MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
6.978: Biologically Motivated Programming Technology for Robust Systems (Autumn 2002)
Instructors: Hal Abelson, Radhika Nagpal, Gerald Jay Sussman
This seminar will provide an introduction to research on new
algorithms, principles, and programming languages for achieving
coherent, reliable, and complex behavior from the cooperation of large
numbers of identically programmed agents. A major source of metaphors
for this technology comes from biology. For example, during
development, cells with identical DNA cooperate to form incredibly
complex structures, in the face of large variations in cell
behavior. Even after development, these systems show incredible
abilities for self-repair and regeneration.
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