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Biological Functions for Information and Communication Technologies

Theory and Inspiration

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Hidefumi Sawai

    1. National Institute of Information and Co, Kobe Research Laboratories, Kobe, Japan

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  • Uniquely combines Life Science and Communication Technology to tackle current problems Specifically, explains how information processing can be modeled on the brain and evolutionary mechanisms and intermolecular interactions Offers a comprehensive introduction to molecular communication and network-based computing Provides readers with ideas and direction for further ICT innovations
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI, volume 320)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Reconsidering Information and Communications Technology from Life

    • Hidefumi Sawai
    Pages 1-48

  3. Molecular Communication Technology as a Biological ICT

    • Tadashi Nakano, Michael Moore, Akihiro Enomoto, Tatsuya Suda
    Pages 49-86

  4. Artificial Chemistry and Molecular Network

    • Hideaki Suzuki
    Pages 87-161

  5. Signal Transduction in Biological Systems and its Possible Uses in Computation and Communication Systems

    • Jian-Qin Liu, Ferdinand Peper
    Pages 163-191

  6. For Deeper Understanding

    • Hidefumi Sawai
    Pages 193-218

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 219-226
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About this book

By incorporating biologically-inspired functions into ICT, various types of new-generation information and communication systems can be created. Just some example of areas already benefiting from such design inspiration are network architectures, information processing, molecular communication, and complex network modeling for solving real world-problems. This book provides the theoretical basis for understanding these developments and explains their practical applications. Highlighted inserts appears throughout to help readers to understand the very latest topics in these emerging research fields. The book ends with a more philosophical discussion on how new ICT solutions can be found by looking at analogous systems in biology. This new way of thinking may help researchers and practitioners to apply innovative ideas in developing next-generation technologies.

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  • National Institute of Information and Co, Kobe Research Laboratories, Kobe, Japan

    Hidefumi Sawai

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