| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N29969/01 |
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(MTP) MSC/PGDIP/PGCERT IN NATURAL COMPUTATION |
| Principal Investigator: |
Yao, Professor X |
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| Department: |
School of Computer Science |
| Organisation: |
University of Birmingham |
| Scheme: |
MTP |
| Starts: |
01 April 2001 |
Ends: |
31 March 2004 |
Value (£): |
534,923
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Artificial Intelligence |
New & Emerging Comp. Paradigms |
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Natural computation is the study of computational systems that use ideas and get inspirations from natural systems, including biological, ecological and physical systems. It is an emerging interdisciplinary area in which techniques and methods are studied for dealing with large, complex, and dynamic problems. The proposed MTP will meet the increasing needs from industry for graduates equipped with natural computation techniques. The MTP covers a selection of topics from evolutionary algorithms, co-evolution, evolutionary design, nature-inspired optimisation techniques, evolutionary games, novel learning algorithms, artificial neural networks, theory of natural computation, molecular computation and quantum computation. The primary aim of the MTP is to provide a solid foundation in natural computation for graduates to pursue a research and development career in industry or to pursue further studies (e.g., PhD). The objectives of the MTP are for students: (1) to understand the ideas and concepts behind various natural computation techniques, (2) to understand the strength and weakness of natural computation techniques and the similarities and differences between these techniques and other existing techniques, and (3) to be able to apply these techniques to solve large and complex problems in industry.
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http://www.bham.ac.uk |