• DocumentCode
    1055239
  • Title

    Harnessing Digital Evolution

  • Author

    McKinley, Philip ; Cheng, Betty H C ; Ofria, Charles ; Knoester, David ; Beckmann, Benjamin ; Goldsby, Heather

  • Author_Institution
    Michigan State Univ., East Lansing
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Lastpage
    63
  • Abstract
    In digital evolution, self-replicating computer programs-digital organisms-experience mutations and selective pressures, potentially producing computational systems that, like natural organisms, adapt to their environment and protect themselves from threats. Such organisms can help guide the design of computer software.
  • Keywords
    software fault tolerance; computer software; digital evolution; digital organism; self-replicating computer program; Biomimetics; Central Processing Unit; Control systems; Earth; Genetic mutations; Humans; Organisms; Power engineering computing; Robots; Software design; Avida digital evolution platform; computing systems; digital evolution; software;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2008.17
  • Filename
    4445603