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Does Training Lead to the Formation of Modules in Threshold Networks?

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This paper addresses the question to determine the necessary conditions for the emergence of modules in the framework of artificial evolution. In particular, threshold networks are trained as controllers for robots able to perform two different tasks at the same time. It is shown that modules do not emerge under a wide set of conditions in our experimental framework. This finding supports the hypothesis that the emergence of modularity indeed depends upon the algorithm used for artificial evolution and the characteristics of the tasks.

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Acknowledgments

This research used computational resources of the “Plateforme Technologique de Calcul Intensif (PTCI)” located at the University of Namur, Belgium, which is supported by the F.R.S.-FNRS. This paper presents research results of the Belgian Network DYSCO (Dynamical Systems, Control, and Optimisation), funded by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme, initiated by the Belgian State, Science Policy Office.

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  1. Department of Mathematics and naXys, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium

    D. Nicolay & T. Carletti

  2. Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DISI), University of Bologna, Campus of Cesena, Bologna, Italy

    A. Roli

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  1. RAF, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Stefano Battiston

  2. CREATE-NET, Trento, Italy

    Francesco De Pellegrini

  3. IMT Lucca, Lucca, Italy

    Guido Caldarelli

  4. School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy

    Emanuela Merelli

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Nicolay, D., Roli, A., Carletti, T. (2016). Does Training Lead to the Formation of Modules in Threshold Networks?. In: Battiston, S., De Pellegrini, F., Caldarelli, G., Merelli, E. (eds) Proceedings of ECCS 2014. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29228-1_16

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