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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | INES 2010 |
| Subtitle of host publication | 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings |
| Pages | 321-326 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, INES 2010 - Las Palmas of Gran Canaria, Spain Duration: 5 May 2010 → 7 May 2010 |
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| Name | INES 2010 - 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings |
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Abstract
Slime molds are fascinating organisms, they can either live as an organism consisting out of a single cell (protozoa) or they can form a multi-cellular organism (pseudoplasmodium). So from the biological point of view, the slime molds are studied in order to understand the evolutionary step from a single cell organism to a multi-cellular organism. Studies have shown that the behavior of cooperating single cell organisms exhibit synergistic emergent intelligence, for example finding shortest paths. Just recently, simulation and experiments with a real slime mold (Physarum polycephalum) have been used for traveling salesman like problems. In this work we present a simulation model for the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. Different to other studies, here the whole life-cycle is modeled and simulated. This model is used to study the mechanism of cooperation of single cells: We compare the mechanism of altruistic group selection against individual and egoistic selection. It turns out that simple signaling mechanisms are sufficient for a complex behavior of Dictyostelium discoideum, that allows altruistic behavior on cell level, helping the whole population to survive.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science(all)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Science(all)
- Information Systems
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INES 2010: 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings. 2010. p. 321-326 5483821 (INES 2010 - 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings).
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TY - GEN
T1 - A simulation study of mechanisms of group selection of the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum
AU - Becker, Matthias
PY - 2010
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N2 - Slime molds are fascinating organisms, they can either live as an organism consisting out of a single cell (protozoa) or they can form a multi-cellular organism (pseudoplasmodium). So from the biological point of view, the slime molds are studied in order to understand the evolutionary step from a single cell organism to a multi-cellular organism. Studies have shown that the behavior of cooperating single cell organisms exhibit synergistic emergent intelligence, for example finding shortest paths. Just recently, simulation and experiments with a real slime mold (Physarum polycephalum) have been used for traveling salesman like problems. In this work we present a simulation model for the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. Different to other studies, here the whole life-cycle is modeled and simulated. This model is used to study the mechanism of cooperation of single cells: We compare the mechanism of altruistic group selection against individual and egoistic selection. It turns out that simple signaling mechanisms are sufficient for a complex behavior of Dictyostelium discoideum, that allows altruistic behavior on cell level, helping the whole population to survive.
AB - Slime molds are fascinating organisms, they can either live as an organism consisting out of a single cell (protozoa) or they can form a multi-cellular organism (pseudoplasmodium). So from the biological point of view, the slime molds are studied in order to understand the evolutionary step from a single cell organism to a multi-cellular organism. Studies have shown that the behavior of cooperating single cell organisms exhibit synergistic emergent intelligence, for example finding shortest paths. Just recently, simulation and experiments with a real slime mold (Physarum polycephalum) have been used for traveling salesman like problems. In this work we present a simulation model for the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. Different to other studies, here the whole life-cycle is modeled and simulated. This model is used to study the mechanism of cooperation of single cells: We compare the mechanism of altruistic group selection against individual and egoistic selection. It turns out that simple signaling mechanisms are sufficient for a complex behavior of Dictyostelium discoideum, that allows altruistic behavior on cell level, helping the whole population to survive.
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U2 - 10.1109/INES.2010.5483821
DO - 10.1109/INES.2010.5483821
M3 - Conference contribution
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SP - 321
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BT - INES 2010
T2 - 14th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, INES 2010
Y2 - 5 May 2010 through 7 May 2010
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