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ALIFE 14: The Fourteenth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems

July 30–August 2, 2014

Manhattan, New York

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ALIFE 14: The Fourteenth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems

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ALIFE 14: The Fourteenth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems

Hybrid Chemo-Robotic Systems for Embodied Chemical Evolution

Leroy Cronin

isal 2014; 3-5https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch001

View Articletitled, Hybrid Chemo-Robotic Systems for Embodied Chemical Evolution

Evolution of Frequency-Dependent Sexual Selection Using Agent-Based Model

Atsuko Mutoh, Shohei Kato, Nobuhiro Inuzuka

isal 2014; 10-15https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch002

View Articletitled, Evolution of Frequency-Dependent Sexual Selection Using Agent-Based Model

Evolution of Communication in Mate Selection

Aditya Rawal, Janette Boughman, Risto Miikkulainen

isal 2014; 16-22https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch003

View Articletitled, Evolution of Communication in Mate Selection

Constrained Genetic Architecture Promotes Cooperation

Antonine Frénoy, François Taddei, Dusan Misevic

isal 2014; 23-24https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch004

View Articletitled, Constrained Genetic Architecture Promotes Cooperation

Coevolution in Hide and Seek: Camouflage and Vision

Kyle Harrington

isal 2014; 25-32https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch005

View Articletitled, Coevolution in Hide and Seek: Camouflage and Vision

What Happened to My Genes? Insights on Gene Family Dynamics from Digital Genetics Experiments

Carole Knibbe

isal 2014; 33-40https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch006

View Articletitled, What Happened to My Genes? Insights on Gene Family Dynamics from Digital Genetics Experiments

Summary of “The Evolutionary Origins of Modularity”

Jeff Clune, Jean-Baptiste Mouret, Hod Lipson

isal 2014; 41-42https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch007

View Articletitled, Summary of “The Evolutionary Origins of Modularity”

Stress-Induced Variation Can Cause Average Mutation and Recombination Rates to Be Positively Correlated with Fitness

Daniel Weissman

isal 2014; 43-44https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch008

View Articletitled, Stress-Induced Variation Can Cause Average Mutation and Recombination Rates to Be Positively Correlated with Fitness

Identifying Adaptations by Measuring the Trait Derivative of Fitness

Drew Blount

isal 2014; 45-46https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch009

View Articletitled, Identifying Adaptations by Measuring the Trait Derivative of Fitness

Evolving Evolvability in the Context of Environmental Change: A Gene Regulatory Network (GRN) Approach

Yifei Wang, Joanna Bryson, Stephen Matthews

isal 2014; 47-53https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch010

View Articletitled, Evolving Evolvability in the Context of Environmental Change: A Gene Regulatory Network (GRN) Approach

Comparing the Evolvability of Generative Encoding Schemes

Danesh Tarapore, Jean-Baptiste Mouret

isal 2014; 55-62https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch011

View Articletitled, Comparing the Evolvability of Generative Encoding Schemes

The Evolution of General Intelligence

Padmini Rajagopalan, Kay Holekamp, Risto Miikkulainen

isal 2014; 63-70https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch012

View Articletitled, The Evolution of General Intelligence

Reflective Grammatical Evolution

Christopher Timperley, Susan Stepney

isal 2014; 71-78https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch013

View Articletitled, Reflective Grammatical Evolution

Studying the Evolvability of of Self-Encoding Genotype-Phenotype Maps

Andrew Webb, Joshua Knowles

isal 2014; 79-86https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch014

View Articletitled, Studying the Evolvability of of Self-Encoding Genotype-Phenotype Maps

Ecosystem Memory Is Emergent from Local-Level Natural Selection

Daniel Power, Eörs Szathmáry, Richard Watson

isal 2014; 87-88https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch015

View Articletitled, Ecosystem Memory Is Emergent from Local-Level Natural Selection

Evolving Biological Systems: Evolutionary Pressure to Inefficiency

Dominique Chu, David Barnes

isal 2014; 89-96https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch016

View Articletitled, Evolving Biological Systems: Evolutionary Pressure to Inefficiency

Evolution of Animats Following a Moving Target in an Artificial Ecosystem

Joachim Erdei, Borys Wróbel

isal 2014; 98-104https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch017

View Articletitled, Evolution of Animats Following a Moving Target in an Artificial Ecosystem

Population and Evolutionary Dynamics Based on Predator-Prey Relationship in 3D Physical Simulation

Takashi Ito, Marcin Pilat, Reiji Suzuki, Takaya Arita

isal 2014; 105-112https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch018

View Articletitled, Population and Evolutionary Dynamics Based on Predator-Prey Relationship in 3D Physical Simulation

Building on Simplicity: Multi-stage Evolution of Digital Organisms

Laura Grabowski, Javier Magaña

isal 2014; 113-120https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch019

View Articletitled, Building on Simplicity: Multi-stage Evolution of Digital Organisms

More Bang For Your Buck: Quorum-Sensing Capabilities Improve the Efficacy of Suicidal Altruism

Anya Johnson, Eli Strauss, Rodney Pickett, Christoph Adami, Ian Dworkin, Heather Goldsby

isal 2014; 120-128https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch020

View Articletitled, More Bang For Your Buck: Quorum-Sensing Capabilities Improve the Efficacy of Suicidal Altruism

Structured Populations with Limited Resources Exhibit Higher Rates of Complex Function Evolution

Arthur Covert III, Siena McFetridge, Evan DeLord

isal 2014; 129-134https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch021

View Articletitled, Structured Populations with Limited Resources Exhibit Higher Rates of Complex Function Evolution

RoboGen: Robot Generation through Artificial Evolution

Joshua Auerbach, Deniz Aydin, Andrea Maesani, Przemyslaw Kornatowski, Titus Cieslewski, Grégoire Heitz, Pradeep Fernando, Ilya Loshchilov, Ludovic Daler, Dario Floreano

isal 2014; 136-137https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch022

View Articletitled, RoboGen: Robot Generation through Artificial Evolution

Collective Design of Robot Locomotion

Mark Wagy, Joshua Bongard

isal 2014; 138-145https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch023

View Articletitled, Collective Design of Robot Locomotion

Learning to Walk in Every Direction with the TBR-Learning algorithm

Antoine Cully, Jean-Baptiste Mouret

isal 2014; 146-147https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch024

View Articletitled, Learning to Walk in Every Direction with the TBR-Learning algorithm

Investigating Modular Coupling of Morphology and Control with Digital Muscles

Jared Moore, Philip McKinley

isal 2014; 148-155https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch025

View Articletitled, Investigating Modular Coupling of Morphology and Control with Digital Muscles

Abstract of: “Fast Damage Recovery in Robotics with the T-Resilience Algorithm”

Sylvain Koos, Antoine Cully, Jean-Baptiste Mouret

isal 2014; 156-157https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch026

View Articletitled, Abstract of: “Fast Damage Recovery in Robotics with the T-Resilience Algorithm”

Making MONEE

Evert Haasdijk, Nicolas Bredeche, A. E. Eiben

isal 2014; 158-159https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch027

View Articletitled, Making MONEE

On Bootstrapping Sensori-Motor Patterns for a Constructivist Learning System in Continuous Environments

Sébastien Mazac, Frédéric Armetta, Salima Hassas

isal 2014; 160-167https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch028

View Articletitled, On Bootstrapping Sensori-Motor Patterns for a Constructivist Learning System in Continuous Environments

Habit-Based Regulation of Essential Variables

Matthew Egbert, Lola Cañamero

isal 2014; 168-175https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch029

View Articletitled, Habit-Based Regulation of Essential Variables

Active Shape Discrimination with Physical Reservoir Computers

Christopher Johnson, Andrew Philippides, Philip Husbands

isal 2014; 176-183https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch030

View Articletitled, Active Shape Discrimination with Physical Reservoir Computers

Hormonal Modulation of Development and Behaviour Permits a Robot to Adapt to Novel Interactions

John Lones, Matthew Lewis, Lola Cañamero

isal 2014; 184-191https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch031

View Articletitled, Hormonal Modulation of Development and Behaviour Permits a Robot to Adapt to Novel Interactions

Idiotypic Networks for Evolutionary Controllers in Virtual Creatures

Nicola Capodieci, Emma Hart, Giacomo Cabri

isal 2014; 192-199https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch032

View Articletitled, Idiotypic Networks for Evolutionary Controllers in Virtual Creatures

Hold the Spot: Evolution of Generalized Station Keeping for an Aquatic Robot

Jared Moore, Anthony Clark

isal 2014; 200-201https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch033

View Articletitled, Hold the Spot: Evolution of Generalized Station Keeping for an Aquatic Robot

Real-time Hebbian Learning from Autoencoder Features for Control Tasks

Justin Pugh, Andrea Soltoggio, Kenneth Stanley

isal 2014; 202-209https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch034

View Articletitled, Real-time Hebbian Learning from Autoencoder Features for Control Tasks

JBotEvolver: A Versatile Simulation Program for Evolutionary Robotics

Miguel Duarte, Fernando Silva, Tiago Rodrigues, Sancho Moura Oliveira, Anders Christensen

isal 2014; 210-211https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch035

View Articletitled, JBotEvolver: A Versatile Simulation Program for Evolutionary Robotics

Systematic Derivation of Behaviour Characterisations in Evolutionary Robotics

Jorge Gomes, Pedro Mariano, Anders Christensen

isal 2014; 212-219https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch036

View Articletitled, Systematic Derivation of Behaviour Characterisations in Evolutionary Robotics

Evolved Electrophysiological Soft Robots

Nicholas Cheney, Jeff Clune, Hod Lipson

isal 2014; 222-229https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch037

View Articletitled, Evolved Electrophysiological Soft Robots

A Model-Based Framework to Investigate Morphological Computation in Muscular Hydrostats and to Design Soft Robotic Arms

Vito Cacucciolo, Matteo Cianchetti, Cecilia Laschi

isal 2014; 230-231https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch038

View Articletitled, A Model-Based Framework to Investigate Morphological Computation in Muscular Hydrostats and to Design Soft Robotic Arms

Evolution of Locomotion on a Physical Tensegrity Robot

Mark Khazanov, Julian Jocque, John Rieffel

isal 2014; 232-238https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch039

View Articletitled, Evolution of Locomotion on a Physical Tensegrity Robot

Fine Grained Artificial Development for Body-Controller Coevolution of Soft-Bodied Animats

Michal Joachimczak, Reji Suzuki, Takaya Arita

isal 2014; 239-246https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch040

View Articletitled, Fine Grained Artificial Development for Body-Controller Coevolution of Soft-Bodied Animats

Adopting Morphology to Multiple Tasks in Evolved Virtual Creatures

Dan Lessin, Don Fussell, Risto Miikkulainen

isal 2014; 247-254https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch041

View Articletitled, Adopting Morphology to Multiple Tasks in Evolved Virtual Creatures

Evolving Morphologies with CPPN-NEAT and a Dynamic Substrate

Daniel Richards, Martyn Amos

isal 2014; 255-262https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch042

View Articletitled, Evolving Morphologies with CPPN-NEAT and a Dynamic Substrate

Understanding the Role of Recruitment in Collective Robot Foraging

Lenka Pitonakova, Richard Crowder, Seth Bullock

isal 2014; 264-271https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch043

View Articletitled, Understanding the Role of Recruitment in Collective Robot Foraging

Embodied Evolutionary Robotics with Large Number of Robots

Nicolas Bredeche

isal 2014; 272-273https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch044

View Articletitled, Embodied Evolutionary Robotics with Large Number of Robots

Associating Nearby Robots to Their Voices

Plamen Ivanov, Dylan Shell

isal 2014; 274-281https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch045

View Articletitled, Associating Nearby Robots to Their Voices

Comparison of Selection Methods in On-Line Distributed Evolutionary Robotics

Iñaki Fernández Pérez, Amine Boumaza, François Charpillet

isal 2014; 282-289https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch046

View Articletitled, Comparison of Selection Methods in On-Line Distributed Evolutionary Robotics

The Relay Chain: A Scalable Dynamic Communication Link between an Exploratory Underwater Shoal and a Surface Vehicle

Becky Naylor, Mark Read, Jon Timmis, Andy Tyrell

isal 2014; 290-297https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch047

View Articletitled, The Relay Chain: A Scalable Dynamic Communication Link between an Exploratory Underwater Shoal and a Surface Vehicle

Emergence of Signal-Based Swarmimg

Olaf Witkowski, Takashi Ikegami

isal 2014; 302-309https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch049

View Articletitled, Emergence of Signal-Based Swarmimg

Exploring Conditions That Select for the Evolution of Cooperative Group Foraging

Patrick Haley, Randal Olson, Fred Dyer, Christoph Adami

isal 2014; 310-311https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch050

View Articletitled, Exploring Conditions That Select for the Evolution of Cooperative Group Foraging

Swarm Grammars GD: Interactive Exploration of Swarm Dynamics and Structural Development

Sebastein von Mammen, Sarah Edenhofer

isal 2014; 312-319https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch051

View Articletitled, Swarm Grammars GD: Interactive Exploration of Swarm Dynamics and Structural Development

Four Classes of Morphogenetic Collective Systems

Hiroki Sayama

isal 2014; 320-327https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch052

View Articletitled, Four Classes of Morphogenetic Collective Systems

Can Active Perception Generate Bistability? Heterogeneous Collective Dynamics and Vascular Patterning

Katie Bentley, Kyle Harrington, Erzsébet Regan

isal 2014; 328-335https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch053

View Articletitled, Can Active Perception Generate Bistability? Heterogeneous Collective Dynamics and Vascular Patterning

Inferring Social Structure of Animal Groups from Tracking Data

Brian Hrolenok, Hanuma Maddali, Michael Novitzky, Tucker Balch

isal 2014; 336-343https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch054

View Articletitled, Inferring Social Structure of Animal Groups from Tracking Data

Evolution of Collective Behaviors by Minimizing Surprise

Heiko Hamann

isal 2014; 344-351https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch055

View Articletitled, Evolution of Collective Behaviors by Minimizing Surprise

An Informational Study of the Evolution of Codes in Different Population Structures

Andrés Burgos, Daniel Polani

isal 2014; 352-359https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch056

View Articletitled, An Informational Study of the Evolution of Codes in Different Population Structures

In Between Schelling and Maynard-Smith

Hughes Bersini

isal 2014; 360-364https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch057

View Articletitled, In Between Schelling and Maynard-Smith

Evolution of Autonomous Hierarchy Formation and Maintenance

Arend Hintze, Masoud Mirmomeni

isal 2014; 366-367https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch058

View Articletitled, Evolution of Autonomous Hierarchy Formation and Maintenance

REDS: An Energy-Constrained Spatial Social Network Model

Alberto Antonioni, Seth Bullock, Marco Tomassini

isal 2014; 368-375https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch059

View Articletitled, REDS: An Energy-Constrained Spatial Social Network Model

Effects of Evolution on the Emergence of Scale Free Networks

Bijan Ranjbar-Sahraei, Dean Bloembergen, Haitham Ammar, Karl Tuyls, Gerhard Weiss

isal 2014; 376-383https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch060

View Articletitled, Effects of Evolution on the Emergence of Scale Free Networks

Advancing Social Simulation: Lessons from Demography

Eric Silverman, Jakub Bijak, Daniel Courgeau, Robert Franck

isal 2014; 384-391https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch061

View Articletitled, Advancing Social Simulation: Lessons from Demography

Pseudo-Static Cooperators: Moving Isn't Always about Going Somewhere

Olaf Witkowski, Nathanael Aubert

isal 2014; 392-397https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch062

View Articletitled, Pseudo-Static Cooperators: Moving Isn't Always about Going Somewhere

Invasion of Cooperation in Scale-Free Networks: Accumulated vs. Average Payoffs

Genki Ichinose, Hiroki Sayama

isal 2014; 398-399https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch063

View Articletitled, Invasion of Cooperation in Scale-Free Networks: Accumulated vs. Average Payoffs

An Agent-Based Model of Indirect Minority Influence on Social Change

Jiin Jung, Aaron Bramson

isal 2014; 400-407https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch064

View Articletitled, An Agent-Based Model of Indirect Minority Influence on Social Change

The Origin of Culture: Selective Conditions for Horizontal Information Transfer

Miguel Gonzalez, Richard Watson, Jason Noble, Seth Bullock

isal 2014; 408-414https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch065

View Articletitled, The Origin of Culture: Selective Conditions for Horizontal Information Transfer

Gene-Culture Coevolution of Language: Measurement-Interval Dependence of Evolutionary Rate

Tsubasa Azumagakito, Reiji Suzuki, Takaya Arita

isal 2014; 415-416https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch066

View Articletitled, Gene-Culture Coevolution of Language: Measurement-Interval Dependence of Evolutionary Rate

The Artificial Life-Form As Entrepreneur: Synthetic Organism-Enterprises and the Reconceptualization of Business

Matthew Gladden

isal 2014; 417-418https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch067

View Articletitled, The Artificial Life-Form As Entrepreneur: Synthetic Organism-Enterprises and the Reconceptualization of Business

On the Relationship between Local Rewiring Rules and Stationary Out-Degree Distributions in Adaptive Random Boolean Network Models

Taichi Haruna, Sayaka Tanaka

isal 2014; 420-426https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch068

View Articletitled, On the Relationship between Local Rewiring Rules and Stationary Out-Degree Distributions in Adaptive Random Boolean Network Models

Random Fuzzy Networks

Octavio Zapata, Carlos Gershenson

isal 2014; 427-428https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch069

View Articletitled, Random Fuzzy Networks

Structure and Dynamics Affect the Controlability of Complex Systems: A Preliminary Study

Alexander Gates, Luis Rocha

isal 2014; 429-430https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch070

View Articletitled, Structure and Dynamics Affect the Controlability of Complex Systems: A Preliminary Study

Evolving Spiking Networks for Turbulence-Tolerant Quadrotor Control

David Howard, Alberto Elfes

isal 2014; 431-438https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch071

View Articletitled, Evolving Spiking Networks for Turbulence-Tolerant Quadrotor Control

Evolving Multimodal Behavior Through Subtask and Switch Neural Networks

Xun Li, Risto Miikkulainen

isal 2014; 439-446https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch072

View Articletitled, Evolving Multimodal Behavior Through Subtask and Switch Neural Networks

POET: An Evo-Devo Method to Optimize the Weights of Large Artificial Neural Networks

Alessandro Fontana, Andrea Soltoggio, Borys Wróbel

isal 2014; 447-454https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch073

View Articletitled, POET: An Evo-Devo Method to Optimize the Weights of Large Artificial Neural Networks

Abstract of: “On the Relationship between Generative Encodings, Regularity, and Learning Abilities when Evolving Plastic Artificial Networks”

Jean-Baptiste Mouret, Paul Tonelli

isal 2014; 455-456https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch074

View Articletitled, Abstract of: “On the Relationship between Generative Encodings, Regularity, and Learning Abilities when Evolving Plastic Artificial Networks”

Evolution, Development and Learning with Predictor Neural Networks

Konstantin Lakhman, Mikhail Burtsev

isal 2014; 457-464https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch075

View Articletitled, Evolution, Development and Learning with Predictor Neural Networks

Online Extreme Evolutionary Learning Machines

Joshua Auerbach, Chrisantha Fernando, Dario Floreano

isal 2014; 465-472https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch076

View Articletitled, Online Extreme Evolutionary Learning Machines

Berry Eaters: Learning Color Concepts with Template Based Evolution

Christopher Headleand, Llyr Cenydd, William Teahan

isal 2014; 473-480https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch077

View Articletitled, Berry Eaters: Learning Color Concepts with Template Based Evolution

An Analog Chemical Circuit with Parallel-Accessible Delay Line for Learning Temporal Tasks

Peter Banda, Christof Teuscher

isal 2014; 482-489https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch078

View Articletitled, An Analog Chemical Circuit with Parallel-Accessible Delay Line for Learning Temporal Tasks

Chemlambda, Universality and Self-Multiplication

Louis Kauffman, Marius Buliga

isal 2014; 490-497https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch079

View Articletitled, Chemlambda, Universality and Self-Multiplication

Self-Organising Autocatalysis

Nathaniel Virgo, Simon McGregor, Takashi Ikegami

isal 2014; 498-505https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch080

View Articletitled, Self-Organising Autocatalysis

Phenomena, Mechanisms, Worlds

Adam Nellis, Susan Stepney

isal 2014; 506-513https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch081

View Articletitled, Phenomena, Mechanisms, Worlds

Quantifying Robustness in a Spatial Model of Metabolism-Boundary Co-Construction

Eran Agmon, Alexander Gates, Valentin Churavy, Randall Beer

isal 2014; 514-521https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch082

View Articletitled, Quantifying Robustness in a Spatial Model of Metabolism-Boundary Co-Construction

Self-Referencing Cellular Automata: A Model of the Evolution of Information Control in Biological Systems

Theodore Pavlic, Alyssa Adams, Paul Davies, Sara Walker

isal 2014; 522-529https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch083

View Articletitled, Self-Referencing Cellular Automata: A Model of the Evolution of Information Control in Biological Systems

There Can Be Only One: Reversible Cellular Automata and the Conservation of Genki

Nathaniel Virgo, Takashi Ikegami

isal 2014; 530-531https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch084

View Articletitled, There Can Be Only One: Reversible Cellular Automata and the Conservation of Genki

A Hybrid Off/On-Lattice Model of Emergence and Maintenance Autopoiesis

Oliver Wang, Rene Doursat, Paul Bourgine

isal 2014; 532-538https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch085

View Articletitled, A Hybrid Off/On-Lattice Model of Emergence and Maintenance Autopoiesis

Applying Self-Assembly and Self-Reconfigurable Systems for Printer

Masayoshi Mitsui, Atsushi Masumori, Ryo Asakura, Hiroya Tanaka

isal 2014; 539-540https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch086

View Articletitled, Applying Self-Assembly and Self-Reconfigurable Systems for Printer

Self-Organization of Symbiotic Multicellular Structures

Jean Disset, Sylvain Cussat-Blanc, Yves Duthen

isal 2014; 541-548https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch087

View Articletitled, Self-Organization of Symbiotic Multicellular Structures

Clonal Development is Evolutionarily Superior to Aggregation in Wild-Collected Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Jennifer Pentz, Michael Travisano, William Ratcliff

isal 2014; 550-554https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch088

View Articletitled, Clonal Development is Evolutionarily Superior to Aggregation in Wild-Collected Saccharomyces cerevisiae

A Novel in Vitro Metabolic Scheme for the Construction of a Minimal Biological Cell

Filippo Caschera, Vincent Noireaux

isal 2014; 555-556https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch089

View Articletitled, A Novel in Vitro Metabolic Scheme for the Construction of a Minimal Biological Cell

Towards an Optimal DNA-Templated Molecular Assembler

Jakob Andersen, Christoph Flamm, Martin Hanczyc, Daniel Merkle

isal 2014; 557-564https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch090

View Articletitled, Towards an Optimal DNA-Templated Molecular Assembler

Informational Architecture of the Fission Yeast Cell Cycle Regulatory Network

Hyunju Kim, Paul Davies, Sara Walker

isal 2014; 569-570https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch092

View Articletitled, Informational Architecture of the Fission Yeast Cell Cycle Regulatory Network

Modeling and Evaluating the Process of Creating Paintings with Evolution Computing

Tomohiro Suzuki, Yasuhiro Suzuki

isal 2014; 572-579https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch093

View Articletitled, Modeling and Evaluating the Process of Creating Paintings with Evolution Computing

My Life as a Sim: Evolving Unique and Engaging Life Stories Using Virtual Worlds

Rubén García, Pablo García Sánchez, Antonio Mora, J. Merelo

isal 2014; 580-587https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch094

View Articletitled, My Life as a Sim: Evolving Unique and Engaging Life Stories Using Virtual Worlds

MultiAgent System Architecture in Orphibs II

Nuno Barreto, Luís Macedo, Licínio Roque

isal 2014; 588-595https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch095

View Articletitled, MultiAgent System Architecture in Orphibs II

Artificial Life and the Philosophy of Science

Mostafa Fahmy

isal 2014; 596-601https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch096

View Articletitled, Artificial Life and the Philosophy of Science

Complex ALife Simulations: From Generating Life-like Behaviors to Predicting Real-life Phenomena

Orly Stettiner

isal 2014; 602-603https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch097

View Articletitled, Complex ALife Simulations: From Generating Life-like Behaviors to Predicting Real-life Phenomena

Indefinitely Scalable Computing = Artificial Life Engineering

David Ackley, Trent Small

isal 2014; 606-613https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch098

View Articletitled, Indefinitely Scalable Computing = Artificial Life Engineering

Novel Approaches to the Visualization and Quantification of Biological Simulations by Emulating Experimental Techniques

James Butler, Kieran Alden, Henrique Fernandes, Jon Timmis, Mark Coles

isal 2014; 614-621https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch099

View Articletitled, Novel Approaches to the Visualization and Quantification of Biological Simulations by Emulating Experimental Techniques

Easing Parameter Sensitivity Analysis of Netlogo Simulations Using SPARTAN

Kieran Alden, Jon Timmis, Mark Coles

isal 2014; 622-628https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch100

View Articletitled, Easing Parameter Sensitivity Analysis of Netlogo Simulations Using SPARTAN

Hierarchical Heterogeneuous Particle Swarm Optimization

Xinpei Ma, Hiroki Sayama

isal 2014; 629-638https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch101

View Articletitled, Hierarchical Heterogeneuous Particle Swarm Optimization

Constrained Group Counseling Optimization

Mohammed Eita, Amine Shoukry, Hitoshi Iba

isal 2014; 631-638https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch102

View Articletitled, Constrained Group Counseling Optimization

Causes vs Benefits in the Evolution of Prey Grouping

Ritwik Biswas, David Bryson, Charles Ofria, Aaron Wagner

isal 2014; 641-648https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch103

View Articletitled, Causes vs Benefits in the Evolution of Prey Grouping

The Evolution of Learning Under Environmental Variability

Kai Ellefsen

isal 2014; 649-656https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch104

View Articletitled, The Evolution of Learning Under Environmental Variability

Evolution of Hierarchical Controllers for Multirobot Systems

Miguel Duarte, Sancho Oliveira, Anders Christensen

isal 2014; 657-664https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch105

View Articletitled, Evolution of Hierarchical Controllers for Multirobot Systems

The Kinetic Basis of Self-Organized Pattern Formation

Yuri Shalygo

isal 2014; 665-672https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch106

View Articletitled, The Kinetic Basis of Self-Organized Pattern Formation

Evolution of Communication-Based Collaborative Behavior in Homogeneous Robots

Onofrio Gigliotta, Marco Mirolli

isal 2014; 673-680https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch107

View Articletitled, Evolution of Communication-Based Collaborative Behavior in Homogeneous Robots

Evolving Autonomous Agent Controllers as Analytical Mathematical Models

Paul Grouchy, Gabrielle D'Eleuterio

isal 2014; 681-688https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch108

View Articletitled, Evolving Autonomous Agent Controllers as Analytical Mathematical Models

Attraction Basins in a Lac Operon Model Under Different Update Schedules

Marco Montalva, Gonzalo Ruz, Eric Goles

isal 2014; 689-690https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch109

View Articletitled, Attraction Basins in a Lac Operon Model Under Different Update Schedules

Problems During Cell Cycle in Artificial Cell Modeling

Eugenia Schneider, Michael Mangold

isal 2014; 691-692https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch110

View Articletitled, Problems During Cell Cycle in Artificial Cell Modeling

n Enhanced Artificial Ecosystem: Investigating Emergence of Ecological Niches

Morteza Mahayekhi, Abbas Golestani, Yasaman Farahani, Robin Gras

isal 2014; 693-700https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch111

View Articletitled, n Enhanced Artificial Ecosystem: Investigating Emergence of Ecological Niches

Chaining Distinct Tasks Drives the Evolution of Modularity

Brett Calcott

isal 2014; 701-702https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch112

View Articletitled, Chaining Distinct Tasks Drives the Evolution of Modularity

The Case for Engineering the Evolution of Robot Controllers

Fernando Silva, Miguel Duarte, Sancho Oliveira, Luís Correia, Anders Christensen

isal 2014; 703-710https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch113

View Articletitled, The Case for Engineering the Evolution of Robot Controllers

Self-Replicating Distributed Virtual Machines

Lance Williams

isal 2014; 711-718https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch114

View Articletitled, Self-Replicating Distributed Virtual Machines

Testing the Effects of Speciation and Mutation Rates on Distance-Based Phylogenetic Tree Construction Accuracy Using EcoSim

Ryan Scott, Robin Gras

isal 2014; 719-725https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch115

View Articletitled, Testing the Effects of Speciation and Mutation Rates on Distance-Based Phylogenetic Tree Construction Accuracy Using EcoSim

Preserving Swarm Identity Over Time

James Stovold, Simon O'Keefe, Jon Timmis

isal 2014; 726-733https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch116

View Articletitled, Preserving Swarm Identity Over Time

Optimizing the Crossregulation Model for Scalable Abnormality Detection

Danesh Tarapore, Pedro Lima, Jorge Carneiro, Anders Christensen

isal 2014; 734-735https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch117

View Articletitled, Optimizing the Crossregulation Model for Scalable Abnormality Detection

The Effect of Social Learning on Individual Learning

Chris Marriott, Jobran Chebib

isal 2014; 736-743https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch118

View Articletitled, The Effect of Social Learning on Individual Learning

Self-Organizing Process and Cluster Network in the Game of Life

Yoshihiko Kayama, Yasumasa Imamura

isal 2014; 744-749https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch119

View Articletitled, Self-Organizing Process and Cluster Network in the Game of Life

Adaptive Division of Labor in Multi-Robot System with Minimum Task Switching

Wonki Lee, Daeeun Kim

isal 2014; 750-756https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch120

View Articletitled, Adaptive Division of Labor in Multi-Robot System with Minimum Task Switching

Mutation Accumulation in Bacteria Exposed to UV Radiation

Atsushi Shibai, Saburo Tsuru, Bei-Wen Ying, Daisuke Motooka, Kazuyoshi Gotoh, Shota Nakamura, Tetsuya Yomo

isal 2014; 757-758https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch121

View Articletitled, Mutation Accumulation in Bacteria Exposed to UV Radiation

Task Partitioning Based on Response Threshold Model in Robot Harvesting Task

Wonki Lee, DaeEun Kim

isal 2014; 759-760https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch122

View Articletitled, Task Partitioning Based on Response Threshold Model in Robot Harvesting Task

Insect-Inspired Robot Coordination: Foraging and Coverage

Sjriek Alers, Karl Tuyls, Bijan Ranjbar-Sahraei, Daniel Claes, Gerhard Weiss

isal 2014; 761-768https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch123

View Articletitled, Insect-Inspired Robot Coordination: Foraging and Coverage

Designing a Robotic Platform Controlled by Cultured Neural Cells

Norihiro Maruyama, Atsushi Masumori, Julien Hubert, Takeshi Mita, Douglas Bakkum, Hirokazu Takahashi, Takashi Ikegami

isal 2014; 769-770https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch124

View Articletitled, Designing a Robotic Platform Controlled by Cultured Neural Cells

Neuroevolution of Sequential Behavior in Multi-Goal Navigation Task

Sergey Muratov, Konstantin Lakhman, Mikhail Lakhman

isal 2014; 772-777https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch125

View Articletitled, Neuroevolution of Sequential Behavior in Multi-Goal Navigation Task

Twitter as Social Sensor: Dynamics and Structure in Major Sporting Events

Yuki Takeichi, Kazutoshi Sasahara, Reiji Suzuki, Takaya Arita

isal 2014; 778-784https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch126

View Articletitled, Twitter as Social Sensor: Dynamics and Structure in Major Sporting Events

Hybrid Control for Large Swarms of Aquatic Drones

Miguel Duarte, Sancho Oliveira, Anders Christensen

isal 2014; 785-792https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch127

View Articletitled, Hybrid Control for Large Swarms of Aquatic Drones

Identifying Necessary Conditions for Open-Ended Evolution through the Artificial Life World of Chromaria

L. Soros, Kenneth Stanley

isal 2014; 793-800https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch128

View Articletitled, Identifying Necessary Conditions for Open-Ended Evolution through the Artificial Life World of Chromaria

Splittable Metamorphic Carrier Robots

Tarek Ababsa, Yves Duthen

isal 2014; 801-808https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch129

View Articletitled, Splittable Metamorphic Carrier Robots

The Effect of the Network Structure Differences on the Diffusion of Items

Shota Onoda, Shohei Kato, Atsuko Mutoh

isal 2014; 809-814https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch130

View Articletitled, The Effect of the Network Structure Differences on the Diffusion of Items

An Artificial Chemistry for the 'Lipid World' Scenario

Barak Shenhav

isal 2014; 815-816https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch131

View Articletitled, An Artificial Chemistry for the 'Lipid World' Scenario

Spatial Patterning with the Rule of Normal Neighbors

Micah Brodsky

isal 2014; 817-818https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch132

View Articletitled, Spatial Patterning with the Rule of Normal Neighbors

CodeRouge: a Project to Evolve Life-like Autonomous Programs

Nawwaf Kharma, William Buckley

isal 2014; 819-820https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch133

View Articletitled, CodeRouge: a Project to Evolve Life-like Autonomous Programs

The Effect of Connection Cost on Modularity in Evolved Neural Networks

Jessica Lowell, Jordan Pollack

isal 2014; 821-826https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch134

View Articletitled, The Effect of Connection Cost on Modularity in Evolved Neural Networks

The Resistance of Swarm Ecosystem Under Environmental Variation

Jessica Lowell, Kyle Harrington, Jordan Pollack

isal 2014; 827-834https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch135

View Articletitled, The Resistance of Swarm Ecosystem Under Environmental Variation

Real-Time Evolution of iAnt Robot Foraging Strategies

Joshua Hecker, Melanie Moses

isal 2014; 835-836https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch136

View Articletitled, Real-Time Evolution of iAnt Robot Foraging Strategies

Don't Believe Everything You Hear: Preserving Relevant Information by Discarding Social Information

Christopher Salge, Daniel Polani

isal 2014; 837-844https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch137

View Articletitled, Don't Believe Everything You Hear: Preserving Relevant Information by Discarding Social Information

The Effect of Network Structure on the Spatial Coevolutionary GA

Megan McLaughlin, Mark Wineberg

isal 2014; 845-846https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch138

View Articletitled, The Effect of Network Structure on the Spatial Coevolutionary GA

Evolution as a Random Walk on a High-Dimensional Manifold Defined by Physical Law: Implications for Open-Ended Artificial Life

Andrew Nelson, Brenae Bailey

isal 2014; 847-848https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch139

View Articletitled, Evolution as a Random Walk on a High-Dimensional Manifold Defined by Physical Law: Implications for Open-Ended Artificial Life

Close Returns Plots for Detecting a Chaotic Source in an Interaction Network

Haifa Rabai, Rodolphe Charrier, Cyrille Bertelle

isal 2014; 849-855https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch140

View Articletitled, Close Returns Plots for Detecting a Chaotic Source in an Interaction Network

Pre-Template Metabolic Replicators: Genotype-Phenotype Decoupling as a Route to Evolvability

William Hurndall, Richard Watson, Markus Brede

isal 2014; 856-863https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch141

View Articletitled, Pre-Template Metabolic Replicators: Genotype-Phenotype Decoupling as a Route to Evolvability

A Robot that Uses Arousal to Detect Learning Challenges and Seek Help

Antoine Hiolle, Matthew Lewis, Lola Cañamero

isal 2014; 864-871https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch142

View Articletitled, A Robot that Uses Arousal to Detect Learning Challenges and Seek Help

Estimating the Energy Cost of (Artificial) Evolution

Alan Winfield

isal 2014; 872-875https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch143

View Articletitled, Estimating the Energy Cost of (Artificial) Evolution

Designing a Minimalist Socially Aware Robotic Agent for the Home

Matthew Francisco, Ian Wood, Selma Šabanović, Luis Rocha

isal 2014; 876-883https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch144

View Articletitled, Designing a Minimalist Socially Aware Robotic Agent for the Home

Feedback Control of Evolving Swarms

Jacob Gold, Adam Wang, Kyle Harrington

isal 2014; 884-891https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch145

View Articletitled, Feedback Control of Evolving Swarms

Computation and Scientific Discovery? A Bio-Inspired Approach

Ioan Muntean

isal 2014; 892-899https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch146

View Articletitled, Computation and Scientific Discovery? A Bio-Inspired Approach

Steps Toward a Modular Library for Turning Any Evolutionary Domain into an Online Interactive Platform

Paul Szerlip, Kenneth Stanley

isal 2014; 900-907https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch147

View Articletitled, Steps Toward a Modular Library for Turning Any Evolutionary Domain into an Online Interactive Platform

Effects of Personality Distribution on Collective Behavior

Brent Eskridge, Ingo Schlupp

isal 2014; 908-915https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch148

View Articletitled, Effects of Personality Distribution on Collective Behavior

Evaluating Topological Models of Neuromodulation in Polyworld

Jason Yoder, Larry Yaeger

isal 2014; 916-923https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch149

View Articletitled, Evaluating Topological Models of Neuromodulation in Polyworld

The Effects of Elitism on Spatial Coevolutionary GAs

Morgan McLaughlin, Mark Wineberg

isal 2014; 924-931https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch150

View Articletitled, The Effects of Elitism on Spatial Coevolutionary GAs

Pleasure, Persistence and Opportunism in Action Selection

Matthew Lewis, Antoine Hiolle, Lola Cañamero

isal 2014; 932-933https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch151

View Articletitled, Pleasure, Persistence and Opportunism in Action Selection

A Continuous-Time Binary Consensus Protocol with Hysteretic Units Applied to the Density Classification Problem

Marco Montes de Oca, Louis Rossi

isal 2014; 932-940https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch152

View Articletitled, A Continuous-Time Binary Consensus Protocol with Hysteretic Units Applied to the Density Classification Problem

Sounds Shadowing Agents Generating Audible Features from Emergent Behaviors

Insook Choi, Robin Bargar

isal 2014; 941-948https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch153

View Articletitled, Sounds Shadowing Agents Generating Audible Features from Emergent Behaviors

Towards Designing Artificial Universes for Artificial Agents Under Interaction Closure

Martin Biehl, Christoph Salge, Daniel Polani

isal 2014; 949-956https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch154

View Articletitled, Towards Designing Artificial Universes for Artificial Agents Under Interaction Closure

Framework for Adaptive Swarm Simulation and Optimization Using MapReduce

Sergi Canyameres, Doina Logofătu

isal 2014; 957-962https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch155

View Articletitled, Framework for Adaptive Swarm Simulation and Optimization Using MapReduce

In Vitro Reconstruction of Functional Membrane

Yutetsu Kuruma, Hideaki Matsubayashi, Takuya Ueda

isal 2014; 963-964https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch156

View Articletitled, In Vitro Reconstruction of Functional Membrane

volving Spiking Neural Networks for Temporal Pattern Recognition in the Presence of Noise

Ahmed Abdelmotaleb, Neil Davey, Maria Schilstra, Volker Steuber, Borys Wróbel

isal 2014; 965-972https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch157

View Articletitled, volving Spiking Neural Networks for Temporal Pattern Recognition in the Presence of Noise

Improving Robot Behavior Optimization by Combining User Preferences

Antonine Bernatskiy, Gregory Hornby, Josh Bongard

isal 2014; 973-980https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch158

View Articletitled, Improving Robot Behavior Optimization by Combining User Preferences

Blueprint for Self-replicating and Self-assembling 3D Printers

Mads Buch, Steen Rasmussen

isal 2014; 981-982https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch159

View Articletitled, Blueprint for Self-replicating and Self-assembling 3D Printers

Evolution of Chemical Signals in Ecological System Evoked by the "Cry-Wolf" Plants

Megumi Sakai, Yasuhiro Suzuki

isal 2014; 983-986https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch160

View Articletitled, Evolution of Chemical Signals in Ecological System Evoked by the "Cry-Wolf" Plants

Designing a Passive Folding String Device with an Electromagnet

Atsushi Masumori, Masayoshi Mitsui, Hiroya Tanaka

isal 2014; 987-988https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch161

View Articletitled, Designing a Passive Folding String Device with an Electromagnet

Index

isal 2014; 989-992https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch162

View Articletitled, Index

Scale-Free Correlations in Collective Motion with Position-Based Interactions

Eliseo Ferrante, Ali Turgut, Christián Huepe

isal 2014; Tom-Wenseleershttps://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch048

View Articletitled, Scale-Free Correlations in Collective Motion with Position-Based Interactions

Preface

isal 2014; ix-xiihttps://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-32621-6-ch000

View Articletitled, Preface