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ICS Colloquium – Dr. Dorothea Blostein, Queen’s University
November 15, 2013 at 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: | 2203 Dunton Tower |
Cost: | Free |
Audience: | Anyone |
Please note – day and time change:
Dr. Dorothea Blostein, Adrian Muresan, and Slava Jdanov will be speaking from 2:30 to 4:00 on Friday in room 2203 of Dunton Tower. All are welcome.
Dorothea Blostein is a Professor in the School of Computing at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Adrian Muresan and Slava Jdanov are MSc students working with Professor Blostein on developing adaptive tensegrity simulations for Fascial Network Computing.
Talk: Fascial Network Computing
Abstract:
Fascial Network Computing is a novel form of bioinspired computing, based on properties of fascia (connective tissue). We model adaptive properties of fascia by training a tensegrity network to respond to externally applied forces according to a given set of adaptation rules. Tensegrity (tensional integrity) is a structural principle in which elements under compression are held in place by a network of elements under tension. Tensegrity structures are both strong and flexible due to the dynamic interplay between tensional and compressive forces. We characterize Fascial Network Computing as unsupervised learning in an undirected graph, whereas Neural Network Computing is supervised learning in a directed graph. Both types of bioinspired computing display distributed memory and global response to local injury.