International Workshop on Artificial and Intelligent Living Matter
Abstract
Animal herds, flocks of birds, colonies of ants and bacteria all display fascinatingexamples of coordinated, collective motion. The physical community has madeconsiderable progress in the understanding of basic principles governing these livingsystems. This basic understanding has even led to the design of various synthetic activematerials that are capable of self-propulsion and self-assembly. Yet all investigations sofar have scarcely addressed a main feature of living matter: the responsive and adaptivefunctionality of active systems. How to design a biological or synthetic active systemwith intelligent responsiveness built in? This new frontier of living matter research hasthe potential to usher in important advances in the biomedical sciences.More importantly, one can foresee sophisticated technologies, where swarms ofrobots of any size can accomplish specific tasks with minimal centralized control;unmanned missions in hostile environments (like spatial exploration or combatreadiness) is an example of future practical application.In this Erice Workshop, world-renowned experts in the field will discuss theirmost recent advances in both experimental and theoretical investigations devoted toelucidate complex nonequilibrium mechanisms in the context of biological and artificialactive matter. Particular emphasis will be devoted to applications in the context ofArtificial Intelligence (AI) technology.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 06, 2021
- Source ID
- N629092112011
Entities
People
- Fabio Marchesoni
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Camerino