Abstract Path Planning problems with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are among the
most studied knowledge areas in the related literature. However, few of them have been …

Organoids are multicellular structures that can be derived from adult organs or pluripotent
stem cells. Early versions of organoids range from simple epithelial structures to complex …

Swarm robotics deals with the design, construction, and deployment of large groups of
robots that coordinate and cooperatively solve a problem or perform a task. It takes …

This is an introductory textbook about the concepts and techniques of mathematical/
computational modeling and analysis developed in the emerging interdisciplinary field of …

The central nervous system (CNS) underlies memory, perception, decision-making, and
behavior in numerous organisms. However, neural networks have no monopoly on the …

In this paper we argue that the new availability of digital data sets allows one to revisit G
abriel T arde's (1843–1904) social theory that entirely dispensed with using notions such as …

Swarm intelligence is a relatively new approach to problem solving that takes inspiration
from the social behaviors of insects and of other animals. In particular, ants have inspired a …

Computational Intelligence: An Introduction, Second Edition offers an in-depth exploration
into the adaptive mechanisms that enable intelligent behaviour in complex and changing …

The remarkable collective action of organisms such as swarming ants, schooling fish and
flocking birds has long captivated the attention of artists, naturalists, philosophers and …

The concept of stigmergy has been used to analyze self-organizing activities in an ever-
widening range of domains, including social insects, robotics, web communities and human …