Modelling morphogenesis as an amorphous computation
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2006.
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| author | Bhattacharyya, Arnab |
| author2 | Gerald J. Sussman. |
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| description | Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2006. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/367942019-04-11T13:34:18Z Modelling morphogenesis as an amorphous computation Bhattacharyya, Arnab Gerald J. Sussman. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-58). This thesis presents a programming-language viewpoint for morphogenesis, the process of shape formation during embryological development. We model morphogenesis as a self-organizing, self-repairing amorphous computation and describe how we can program large-scale shape formation by giving local instructions to cell-like objects. Our goal is to simulate systems that display properties, like robustness, regeneration, and evolvability, that are present in biological systems but ordinarily not present in computer systems. Consistent with the theory of facilitated variation from evolutionary biology, we find that many of these properties can be introduced and conserved by a hierarchical organization of growth specification. by Arnab Bhattacharyya. M.Eng. 2007-03-12T17:54:21Z 2007-03-12T17:54:21Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36794 79629708 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 58 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Bhattacharyya, Arnab Modelling morphogenesis as an amorphous computation |
| title | Modelling morphogenesis as an amorphous computation |
| title_full | Modelling morphogenesis as an amorphous computation |
| title_fullStr | Modelling morphogenesis as an amorphous computation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modelling morphogenesis as an amorphous computation |
| title_short | Modelling morphogenesis as an amorphous computation |
| title_sort | modelling morphogenesis as an amorphous computation |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36794 |
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