This article introduces a systems framework for understanding the sustainability of complex
adaptive and evolvable systems such as the human social system, viewed as a subsystem …

In this paper, we describe a MATLAB computer simulation course project implemented as
part of an introductory graduate course in autonomous robotics at the University of …

The notion of representation is well-defined within the traditional computational theory of
mind. However, in the relatively novel theory of situated cognition this is not the case. The …

The natural world of life is replete with examples of systemic governance subsystems that
operate to sustain the continuance of those systems. Every cell, organism, population, and …

Biological inspiration admits to degrees. This paper describes a new neural processing
algorithm inspired by a deeper understanding of the workings of real biological synapses. It …

Sexual reproductive behavior has a necessary social coordination component as willing and
capable partners must both be in the right place at the right time. While there are many …

Emergence is a phenomenon taken for granted in science but also still not well understood.
We have developed a model of artificial genetic evolution intended to allow for emergence …

Information Foraging Theory (IFT) is proposed as a framework in which model information
search in the military intelligence analysis domain. Information Foraging Theory explains …

The design of the Tocorime Apicu integrated search engine draws upon the honeybee
information sharing model, which is an inherently parallel, hierarchical model for task …

The first component discussed in Chap. 5 is the deep analysis of a system of interest using a
top-down decomposition procedure. This chapter will provide the guidelines for how this …