Title :
Engineering emergence
Author :
Stepney, Susan ; Polack, Fiona A C ; Turner, Heather R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., York Univ.
Abstract :
We explore various definitions and characteristics of emergence, how we might recognise and measure emergence, and how we might engineer emergent systems. We discuss the TUNA (Theory Underpinning Nanotech Assemblers) project, which is investigating emergent engineering in the context of molecular nanotechnology, and use the TUNA case study to explore an architecture suitable for emergent complex systems
Keywords :
emergent phenomena; large-scale systems; molecular electronics; nanotechnology; systems engineering; Theory Underpinning Nanotech Assemblers project; emergent system engineering; molecular nanotechnology; Biology computing; Centralized control; Character recognition; Computer science; Heat engines; Nanobioscience; Nanotechnology; Physics; Solid state circuits; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, 2006. ICECCS 2006. 11th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Stanford, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2530-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICECCS.2006.1690358
