Swarm Intelligence: From Natural to Artificial Systems

by Guy Theraulaz, Marco Dorigo, Eric Bonabeau

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195131592
• ISBN13: 9780195131598
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"