How high-level behaviors arise from low-level rules, and how understanding this relationship can suggest novel solutions to complex real-world problems such as disease prevention, stock-market prediction, and data mining on the Internet.
Russell Standish is Director of the High Performance Computing Support Unit and Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Mathematics at the University of New South Wales.
Mark A. Bedau is Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Reed College, Adjunct Professor of Systems Science at Portland State University, and Editor-in-Chief of the MIT Press journal Artificial Life.
Hussein A. Abbass is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Artificial Life and Adaptive Robotics Lab, School of Computer Science, Australian Defense Force Academy, and Honorary Associate at the University of New England.