From biology to algorithms

This thesis describes a path from a model of a biological system to a biologically-inspired algorithm. The thesis commences with a discussion of the principled design of biologically-inspired algorithms. It is argued that modelling a biological system can be tremendously helpful in eventual algorith...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Owens, Nick D. L.
Other Authors: Timmis, Jon ; Tyrrell, Andy
Published: University of York 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.535059