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'''Artificial Regulatory Networks and the Evolution of Neural Networks'''
'''Neuro-Cellular Automata'''


In this project we will study the design and evolution of Artificial Regulatory Networks (ARN) applied to the evolution of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). ARNs are based on a genome representation generated by a duplication/divergence process. The network can be evolved to match output functions. The goal is to adapt the ARN and evolve ANNs when performing a certain task.
A new type of Cellular Automata is presented and studied: the Neuro-Cellular Automata. The standard way of representing the rules of an automaton is replaced by an Artificial Neural Network. The motivation of this change is two-fold: to have a more biologically inspired automata and to explore the connections between Cellular Automata, Neural Networks, Evolution and Complexity. The process of the development of this kind of automata is also described, as well as some considerations about important aspects of the work. We use simple one-dimensional Cellular Automata, in order to better understand the complexity of the different components of the Neuro-Cellular Automata and to evolve it, because evolution is required to design these type of automata. A study regarding ways to measure complexity is also performed, since these measures play an important role in evaluating the population of automata in the evolutionary process.




''Interested participants'': [[Jorge Tavares]], [[Anna Fedor]], [[Cornelia Kreutzer]]
''Participants'': [[Jorge Tavares]],  [[Cornelia Kreutzer]], [[Anna Fedor]]
 
''Paper'': [[Media:sf_csss06_tavares_et_al.pdf | Neuro-Cellular Automata: Connecting Cellular Automata, Neural Networks and Evolution ]]
 


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Latest revision as of 19:13, 9 July 2007

CSSS 2006 Santa Fe

Neuro-Cellular Automata

A new type of Cellular Automata is presented and studied: the Neuro-Cellular Automata. The standard way of representing the rules of an automaton is replaced by an Artificial Neural Network. The motivation of this change is two-fold: to have a more biologically inspired automata and to explore the connections between Cellular Automata, Neural Networks, Evolution and Complexity. The process of the development of this kind of automata is also described, as well as some considerations about important aspects of the work. We use simple one-dimensional Cellular Automata, in order to better understand the complexity of the different components of the Neuro-Cellular Automata and to evolve it, because evolution is required to design these type of automata. A study regarding ways to measure complexity is also performed, since these measures play an important role in evaluating the population of automata in the evolutionary process.


Participants: Jorge Tavares, Cornelia Kreutzer, Anna Fedor

Paper: Neuro-Cellular Automata: Connecting Cellular Automata, Neural Networks and Evolution


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