Posted by
Stephen Guerin on
May 30, 2006; 7:50am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/this-Wednesday-Lecture-May-31-12-30p-Carlos-Gershenson-A-General-Methodology-for-Designing-Self-Orgas-tp521880.html
SPEAKER: Carlos Gershenson
Centrum Leo Apostel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
TITLE: A General Methodology for Designing Self-Organizing Systems
TIME: Wed May 31, 12:30p
LOCATION: 624 Agua Fria Conference Room
Lunch will be available for purchase
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.
Full paper:
http://uk.arxiv.org/abs/nlin.AO/0505009