Swarm Intelligence: From Natural to Artificial Systems (repost)
Eric Bonabeau, Guy Theraulaz, Marco Dorigo, "Swarm Intelligence: From Natural to Artificial Systems"
O..rd U-ity Press, USA | 1999 | ISBN: 0195131592 | 320 pages | PDF | 19 MB
O..rd U-ity Press, USA | 1999 | ISBN: 0195131592 | 320 pages | PDF | 19 MB
Social insects–ants, bees, termites, and wasps–can be viewed as powerful problem-solving systems with sophisticated collective intelligence. Composed of simple interacting agents, this intelligence lies in the networks of interactions among individuals and between individuals and the environment. A fascinating subject, social insects are also a powerful metaphor for artificial intelligence, and the problems they solve–finding food, dividing labor among nestmates, building nests, responding to external challenges–have important counterparts in engineering and computer science.