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Artificial Life: Where Biology Meets Computer Science (Illustrated in Java)
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Artificial life is a mysterious yet increasingly popular discipline that puts together programmers, philosophers, and biologists with two objectives: to better understand "life" through research and the reproduction of general mechanisms controlling it; and to transpose the mechanisms of life into algorithms and specific procedures.
In this book you will meet virtual universes of cellular automata and programmable matter, as well as ant colonies, a group of basilosaures, and other purely algorithmic creatures. Filled with many illustrations and accompanied with a large bibliography, this introductory book has been written for the public interested in science, including students and researchers. It introduces the subject in a clear and accessible manner, explaining the essential concepts and giving numerous practical applications. In order to materialize the ideas expounded, chapters are accompanied by an annex with an illustration of a Java applet, thereby allowing programmers to test and apply the ideas presented. The readers will be also able to test the applets on the web site associated with the book. To view the French web site regarding Artificial Life: Where Biology Meets Computer Science (Illustrated in Java), click here. To view the author's web site in English, currently under construction, click here. |
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| The author, Jean-Philippe Rennard, is a former economic researcher, and today is a CEO and consultant for computing companies. | 
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Manuscript language: French. Pages: 432 Sample chapters and TOC are available in English. For rights availability or sample chapters, please contact us |
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