Title :
The ecology of computation
Author_Institution :
Zerox Palo Alto Res. Center, CA, USA
fDate :
Feb. 27 1989-March 3 1989
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The author has developed a perspective on computational ecologies as well as a theory of their behavior which explicitly takes into account incomplete knowledge and delayed information on the part of its agents. When processes can choose among many possible strategies while collaborating in the solution of computational tasks, the dynamics lead to asymptotic regimes characterized by fixed points, oscillations and chaos. Spawn in an ongoing project which utilizes idle computational resources in a distributed network of high-performance workstations. The possible existence of a universal law regulating the way in which the benefit of cooperation is manifested in the system has been considered.<>
Keywords :
distributed processing; Spawn; agents; asymptotic regimes; behaviour theory; chaos; computational ecologies; computational tasks; cooperation; delayed information; distributed network; dynamics; fixed points; idle computational resources; incomplete knowledge; oscillations; universal law; workstations; Biology computing; Chaos; Collaborative work; Computer networks; Concurrent computing; Delay; Distributed computing; Distributed processing; Environmental factors; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
COMPCON Spring '89. Thirty-Fourth IEEE Computer Society International Conference: Intellectual Leverage, Digest of Papers.
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1909-0
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1989.301957
