Overview

Our time recognizes robustness as an important, all-pervading feature in the world around us. Despite its omnipresence, robustness is not entirely understood, rather dif?cult to de?ne, and, despite its obvious value in many situations, rather dif?cult to achieve. One of the goals of this edited book is to report on the topic of robustness from a variety and diverse range of ?elds and perspectives. We are interested, for instance, in fundamental strategies nature applies to make systems robust—and arguably “intelligent”—and how these strategies may hold as general design principles in modern technology. A particular focus is on computer-based systems and appli- tions. This in mind, the book has four main sections: Part I has a look at robustness in terms of underlying technologies and infrastr- tures upon which many computer-based “intelligent” systems reside and inves- gates robustness on the hardware and software level, but also in larger environments such as the Internet and self-managing systems. The contributions in Part II target robustness in research areas that are inspired by biology, including brain-computer interfaces, biological networks, and biological immune systems, for example. Part III involves the exciting ?eld of arti?cial intelligence. The chapters here discuss the value of robustness as a general design principle for arti?cial intelligence, stressing its potential in areas such as humanoid robotics and image processing.

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Author:   Alfons Schuster
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9781849967655

ISBN 10:   1849967652
Pages:   299
Publication Date:   13 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Robustness in Computer Hardware, Software, Networks, and Protocols.- Robustness in Digital Hardware.- Multiagent-Based Fault Tolerance Management for Robustness.- A Two-Level Robustness Model for Self-Managing Software Systems.- Robustness in Network Protocols and Distributed Applications of the Internet.- Robustness in Biology Inspired Systems.- Detecting Danger: The Dendritic Cell Algorithm.- Non-invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces for Semi-autonomous Assistive Devices.- Robust Learning of High-dimensional Biological Networks with Bayesian Networks.- Robustness in Artificial Intelligence Systems.- Robustness in Nature as a Design Principle for Artificial Intelligence.- Feedback Structures as a Key Requirement for Robustness: Case Studies in Image Processing.- Exploiting Motor Modules in Modular Contexts in Humanoid Robotics.- Robustness in Space Applications.- Robustness as Key to Success for Space Missions.- Robust and Automated Space System Design.- Robust Bio-regenerative Life Support Systems Control.

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