Fundamentals of Natural Computing : Basic Concepts, Algorithms, and Applications

Introduction A Small Sample of Ideas The Philosophy of Natural Computing The Three Branches: A Brief Overview When to Use Natural Computing Approaches Conceptualization General Concepts PART I - COMPUTING INSPIRED BY NATURE Evolutionary Computing Problem Solving as a Search Task Hill Climbing and Simulated Annealing Evolutionary Biology Evolutionary Computing The Other Main Evolutionary Algorithms From Evolutionary Biology to Computing Scope of Evolutionary Computing Neurocomputing The Nervous System Artificial Neural Networks Typical ANNS and Learning Algorithms From Natural to Artificial Ne. Read more... Abstract: Contains theoretical and philosophical discussions, pseudocodes for algorithms, and computing paradigms that illustrate how computational techniques can solve complex problems, simulate nature, explain natural phenomena, and allow the development of new computing technologies. Read more...