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Informatics luis rocha 2007 fall 2007 biologically-inspired computing Instructor Prof. Luis M. Rocha Office Hours: Wednesdays: 10am – 12pm, Eigenmann Hall, Room #905 Resources Web page Blog: Life Inspired http://informatics.indiana.edu/rocha/i-bic http://life-inspired.blogspot.com/ Oncourse.iu.edu biologically Inspired computing [email protected] http://informatics.indiana.edu/rocha/i-bic INDIANA UNIVERSITY Informatics luis rocha 2007 biologically-inspired computing Overview Aims biologically Inspired computing Bio-inspired computing is a field devoted to tackling complex problems using computational methods modeled after design principles encountered in nature. The goal is to produce informatics tools with enhanced robustness, scalability, flexibility and which can interface more effectively with humans. It is a multi-disciplinary field strongly based on Biology, Computer Science, Informatics, Cognitive Science, and robotics. In this course we study bio-inspired algorithms in security, information retrieval, computational intelligence, robotics, modeling and simulation, machine learning, and biology itself. Students will be introduced to fundamental topics in bioinspired computing, and build up their proficiency in the application of various algorithms to real-world problems. [email protected] http://informatics.indiana.edu/rocha/i-bic INDIANA UNIVERSITY Informatics luis rocha 2007 syllabus What is Life? (3 Lectures) What is Computation? (1 Lecture) Imitation of Life (3 Lectures) Artificial Life and Complex Systems (6 Lectures) Evolutionary Algorithms (4 Lectures) Learning (2 Lectures) Collective Behavior (4 Lectures) Computer Immune Systems (3 Lectures) Discussion Topics biologically Inspired computing Biologically-inspired computing Evolutionary robots, embodied cognition, Inferring BioNetworks, Whole organism modeling, Biomolecular Self-Assembly, DNA Computation, Quantum Computation [email protected] http://informatics.indiana.edu/rocha/i-bic INDIANA UNIVERSITY