Andrew Adamatzky

Andrew I. Adamatzky (Russian: А. И. Адамацкий) is a Russian and English computer scientist, a professor in the department of computer science at the University of the West of England in Bristol, where he works in the International Center of Unconventional Computing.[1] Prior to moving to England, Adamatzky was a research fellow in the Biophysics department at Saint Petersburg State University in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and also worked for Galafox Ltd. there.[2][3]

Adamatzky is the author or co-author of five books:

  • Identification of Cellular Automata (Taylor & Francis, 1994)
  • Computing in Nonlinear Media and Automata Collectives (Institute of Physics, 2001)
  • Dynamics of Crowd-Minds: Patterns of Irrationality in Emotions, Beliefs and Actions (World Scientific, 2005)
  • Reaction-Diffusion Computers (with Ben De Lacy Costello and Tetsuya Asai, Elsevier, 2005)
  • Physarum Machines: Computers from Slime Mould (World Scientific, 2010)

In addition he is the editor or co-editor of several edited volumes.

Adamatzky is known for his research in unconventional computing. In particular, he has worked on chemical computers using reaction-diffusion processes.[4] He has used slime moulds to plan potential routes for roadway systems[5][6] and as components of nanorobotic systems,[7][8] and discovered that they seek out sedatives in preference to nutrients.[9] He has also shown that the billiard balls in billiard-ball computers may be replaced by soldier crabs.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ International Center of Unconventional Computing people, retrieved 2012-04-15.
  2. ↑ About the author, Identification of Cellular Automata.
  3. ↑ Adamatzky, Andrew (1994), "Research activities at the Biophysics Department of St. Petersburg State University", Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 68 (3): 364, doi:10.1016/0165-0114(94)90195-3 .
  4. ↑ "Future directions in computing: Chemical computing is an unconventional approach to computation that uses a "soup" where data is represented by different concentrations of chemicals", BBC News, 13 November 2007 .
  5. ↑ Keim, Brandon (May 12, 2011), "Video: Slime Mold Engineers the Motorways of Spain", Wired .
  6. ↑ "Railways and slime moulds: A life of slime. Network-engineering problems can be solved by surprisingly simple creatures", The Economist, January 21, 2010 .
  7. ↑ Sterling, Bruce (August 31, 2009), "It's a robot made of slime mold", Wired .
  8. ↑ Bland, Eric, "Plasmobot computer runs on slime mold: Powered by oat flakes, basic computer can perform different functions", MSNBC .
  9. ↑ Palmer, Jason (10 June 2011), "Slime mould prefers sedatives, say researchers: A simple life form known as a slime mould, used in unconventional computing, seems to have a taste for sedatives", BBC News .
  10. ↑ Aron, Jacob (April 12, 2012). "Computers powered by swarms of crabs". New Scientist. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  11. ↑ Solon, Olivia (April 14, 2012). "Computer Built Using Swarms Of Soldier Crabs". Wired. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
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