SYDE 537Artificial Life: Biology and Computation

Artificial life is the study of the simulation and synthesis of living or life-like systems. This course treats the basic principles of biology and computation in nature that underpin the organization of living systems in life as we know it, as it might exist elsewhere in the universe, and in digital or artificial media. We explore the mechanisms within living individuals that grow and change in a complex environment. This provides a variety of methods for understanding, modelling, and designing complex adaptive systems, whether naturally occurring or engineered, in simulation, in physical systems, with a view to applications in artificial life as the foundation for artificial intelligence and biological modelling.