Emergent organisation in colonies of simple automata

I. W. Marshall; C. M. Roadknight

doi:10.1007/3-540-44811-x_37

Emergent organisation in colonies of simple automata

I. W. Marshall, C. M. Roadknight

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We have simulated a colony of approx 3000 simple automata, with interaction behaviours that attempt to emulate those observed in stromatolite building microbes. The colony is able to maintain a diverse genome that can metabolise large quantities of up to 100 different nutrient molecules simultaneously. Group organisations that process short lived molecules more rapidly than others readily emerge under the correct conditions. We have applied the lessons to the control and management of a distributed communications system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Pages	349-356
Number of pages	8
Volume	2159
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44811-x_37
Publication status	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

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