Fundamentals of Natural Computing (Chapman & Hall/Crc Computer and Information Sciences) Leandro Nunes de Castro

Fundamentals of Natural Computing presents theoretical and philosophical discussions, pseudocodes for algorithms, and computing paradigms that illustrate how natural computing brings together nature and computing to develop new computational tools for problem solving; to synthesize natural patterns and behaviors in computers; and to potentially design novel types of computers. Building on core concepts progressively, the book features a consistent and approachable textbook-style format with figures, tables, examples, and exercises to apply the concepts right away. The topics reflect a wide range of disciplines, including evolutionary computing, neurocomputing, swarm intelligence, immunocomputing, fractal geometry, artificial life, quantum computing, and DNA computing.