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From: Mauro Birattari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue 24 Oct 2006 14:00:06 GMT+02:00
To: Seminars <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: IRIDIA Seminar on Fri 27 Oct 2006 at 03:00 PM
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I R I D I A S E M I N A R
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Who:
Carlos Gershenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Center Leo Apostel for Interdisciplinary Studies
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
What:
A General Methodology for Designing Self-Organizing Systems
When:
Fri 27 Oct 2006 from 03:00 PM for 45 min (+questions)
Where:
IRIDIA
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Building C, Floor 5
87 av. Adolph Buyl
Brussels, Belgium
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A General Methodology for Designing Self-Organizing
Systems
Carlos Gershenson
Center Leo Apostel for Interdisciplinary Studies
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~cgershen/
Abstract
Our technologies complexify our environments. Thus, new
technologies
need to deal with more and more complexity. Several efforts have
been
made to deal with this complexity using the
concept of
self-organization. However, in order to promote its
use and
understanding, we must first have a pragmatic
understanding of
complexity and self-organization. This paper presents a
conceptual
framework for speaking about self-organizing systems. The aim
is to
provide a methodology useful for designing and controlling
systems
developed to solve complex problems. First, practical
notions of
complexity and self-organization are given. Then, starting
from the
agent metaphor, a conceptual framework is presented. This
provides
formal ways of speaking about "satisfaction" of elements and
systems.
The main premise of the methodology claims that reducing the
"friction"
or "interference" of interactions between elements of a system
will
result in a higher "satisfaction" of the system, i.e.
better
performance. The methodology discusses different ways in which
this can
be achieved. A case study on self-organizing traffic lights
illustrates
the ideas presented in the paper.
Keywords
Self-organization, design, multi-agent modelling.
References
* Carlos Gershenson (2005) Self-Organizing Traffic Lights.,
Complex
Systems, 16(1):29-53.
See http://uk.arxiv.org/abs/nlin.AO/0411066.
* Carlos Gershenson (2006) A General Methodology for
Designing
Self-Organizing Systems Technical Report 2005-05 of ECCO.
See http://uk.arxiv.org/abs/nlin.AO/0505009.
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See also http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/seminars
Carlos Gershenson...
Centrum Leo Apostel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Krijgskundestraat 33. B-1160 Brussels, Belgium
http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~cgershen/
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