BIONETICS 2007
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    BIONETICS

    2nd International ICST Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information, and Computing Systems

    It is our great pleasure to welcome you to BIONETICS 2007, the Second International Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information and Computing Systems, and to beautiful city Budapest. Building upon the success of the 1st event which was held in Cavalese, Italy, this year's BIONETICS co…

    It is our great pleasure to welcome you to BIONETICS 2007, the Second International Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information and Computing Systems, and to beautiful city Budapest. Building upon the success of the 1st event which was held in Cavalese, Italy, this year's BIONETICS conference stands as a strong, firmly established premier international forum for research in all areas of biologically inspired information and communication technologie.

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    Editor(s): Falko Dressler
    Publisher
    IEEE
    ISBN
    978-963-9799-05-9
    Conference dates
    10th–13th Dec 2007
    Location
    Budapest, Hungary
    Appeared in EUDL
    29th Nov 2011
    Appears in
    IEEEXplore

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    • An Autonomous Molecular Transport System Using DNAs and Motor Proteins in Molecular Communication

      Research Article in 2nd International ICST Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information, and Computing Systems

      S. Hiyama, Y. Moritani, T. Suda, T. Shima, K. Sutoh

      Abstract
      This paper describes a molecular transport system in molecular communication that uses the machinery in living cells. The molecular transport system requires: 1) loading of the specified cargo molecu…This paper describes a molecular transport system in molecular communication that uses the machinery in living cells. The molecular transport system requires: 1) loading of the specified cargo molecules at a loading site (at a sender); 2) transport of the loaded cargoes to an unloading site (to a receiver); and 3) unloading of the transported cargoes at the unloading site, all without using external stimuli. Through the DNA strand exchange at a loading site and at an unloading site, and through motility of a biological motor system (kinesins and microtubules), the authors of this paper constructed a molecular transport system and demonstrated that kinesin-driven microtubules autonomously load, transport and unload cargoes to which a specified DNA strand is attached.
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    • Toward Bio-Inspired Network Robustness - Step 1. Modularity

      Research Article in 2nd International ICST Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information, and Computing Systems

      Suyong Eum, Shinichi Arakawa, Masayuki Murata

      Abstract
      Biological systems have evolved themselves to withstand against perturbations so that a characteristic, called robustness, is the most commonly observed feature in all living organisms. To find out t…Biological systems have evolved themselves to withstand against perturbations so that a characteristic, called robustness, is the most commonly observed feature in all living organisms. To find out the secret of robustness in biological systems, many researchers have investigated the system level structure of biological organizations. One of the known structural features that enable biological systems to be robust is modularity. In this paper we study the correlation between modularity structure and robustness in IP networks. We carry out a simulation study to observe resistibility of different topologies, which have different level of modularity structure, against a perturbation created synthetically. The numerical results show that the quantified modularity seems to be more important measure to understand robustness of IP networks than any other common properties such as clustering coefficient, degree distribution, and average path length.
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    • Self-Replicating and Self-Modifying Programs in Fraglets

      Research Article in 2nd International ICST Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information, and Computing Systems

      Lidia Yamamoto, Daniel Schreckling, Thomas Meyer

      Abstract
      The inherently decentralized nature of artificial chemical computing models makes them particularly attractive for building bio-inspired software with self-organizing and emergent properties. Yet it …The inherently decentralized nature of artificial chemical computing models makes them particularly attractive for building bio-inspired software with self-organizing and emergent properties. Yet it is not straightforward to construct such chemical programs, either manually or automatically. We are exploring the potential of chemical programming models for automatic programming, in the context of autonomic environments where software must operate unsupervised for unlimited periods of time. We are enhancing the Fraglets chemical language to support intrinsic genetic programming, such that programs can replicate and modify themselves during execution. The Fraglets language was originally designed to express communication protocols. We first show a few extensions towards more generic computations, then show how selfreplicating and self-modifying programs can be created. This is a first step towards programs that can repair and optimize themselves in an autonomic way. We reveal a number of features and shortcomings of the language, suggesting fixes and future directions.
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    • Digital and Biological Storage Systems – a Quantitative Comparison

      Research Article in 2nd International ICST Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information, and Computing Systems

      Tomasz Bilski

      Abstract
      The paper presents a quantitative comparison of digital/electronic and biological storage systems. Two biological storage systems are included: DNA and brain memory. First we will show some examples …The paper presents a quantitative comparison of digital/electronic and biological storage systems. Two biological storage systems are included: DNA and brain memory. First we will show some examples of digital-biological systems integration. In the main part of the paper, we discuss different storage aspects, mostly quantitative, such as: organization, functionality, data density, capacity, power consumption, redundancy, integrity, access time and data transfer rate. Numerous analogies between biological and electronic storage systems are pointed out. Finally, we will try to answer the question: which digital storage systems and media are the best equivalents for brain and DNA storage? The analysis of the storage systems resemblances and differences may facilitate to carry bioinformatics research.
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    • Self-organizing mobile surveillance security networks

      Research Article in 2nd International ICST Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information, and Computing Systems

      Duco Ferro, Alfons Salden

      Abstract
      We develop and evaluate ASK-ASSIST, a decision support system that enables automatically setting up communication networks and sharing knowledge amongst security personnel, in particular when they ar…We develop and evaluate ASK-ASSIST, a decision support system that enables automatically setting up communication networks and sharing knowledge amongst security personnel, in particular when they are confronted with a series of unexpected incidents while on patrol. Currently, team leaders of mobile security guards are still forced to assess the consequences of a series of incidents and to take decisions in a heuristic way. On the basis of incomplete and uncertain information they have to determine the security situation, who to bring in contact with whom, and which personnel or which information systems should be lined up in order to resolve the incidents as a whole. ASKASSIST, however, automates robust dynamic formation and coordination of the right coalitions of security personnel, such that they support human improvisation in determining the nature of incidents and taking decisions by the coalitions. These coalitions comprise security personnel, communication security infrastructures and knowledge management security infrastructures. ASK-ASSIST is based on a framework for selforganization that generates ranked lists of incident-specific critical (re)configurations of coalitions in which joint tasks are assigned to agents associated with roles, like guards or team leaders. Our main contributions are the grounding and evaluation of the framework underlying ASK-ASSIST. We instantiate, validate and test the system on the basis of real data. These data concern organizational structures reflected in the coalitions and implicit or explicit feedback provided by personnel from a private security company. The provided feedback relates to the daily operational mobile security surveillance processes including those that involve functionalities of ASK-ASSIST.
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