Title :
Keynote 3: Computing with Membranes: An Overview
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Membrane computing is a branch of molecular computing that aims to develop models and paradigms that are biologically motivated. It identifies an unconventional computing model, namely a P system, which abstracts from the way living cells process chemical compounds in their compartmental structure. P systems are a class of distributed maximally parallel computing devices of a biochemical type. We present an overview of the area and discuss recent results that answer some interesting and fundamental open questions concerning these systems.
Keywords :
biocomputing; parallel algorithms; P system; biochemical type; membrane computing; molecular computing; parallel computing devices; unconventional computing model; Abstracts; Biological system modeling; Biology computing; Biomembranes; Chemical compounds; Molecular computing; Parallel processing;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel and Distributed Computing, Applications and Technologies, 2009 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Higashi Hiroshima
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3914-0
DOI :
10.1109/PDCAT.2009.94
