TY - GEN
T1 - 99% (Biological) inspiration
AU - Hinchey, Michael G.
AU - Sterritt, Roy
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Greater understanding of biology in modern times has enabled significant breakthroughs in improving healthcare, quality of life, and eliminating many diseases and congenital illnesses. Simultaneously there is a move towards emulating nature and copying many of the wonders uncovered in biology, resulting in "biologically inspired" systems. Significant results have been reported in a wide range of areas, with systems inspired by nature enabling exploration, communication, and advances that were never dreamed possible just a few years ago. We warn, that as in many other fields of endeavor, we should be inspired by nature and biology, not engage in mimicry. We describe some results of biological inspiration that augur promise in terms of improving the safety and security of systems, and in developing self-managing systems, that we hope will ultimately lead to self-governing systems.
AB - Greater understanding of biology in modern times has enabled significant breakthroughs in improving healthcare, quality of life, and eliminating many diseases and congenital illnesses. Simultaneously there is a move towards emulating nature and copying many of the wonders uncovered in biology, resulting in "biologically inspired" systems. Significant results have been reported in a wide range of areas, with systems inspired by nature enabling exploration, communication, and advances that were never dreamed possible just a few years ago. We warn, that as in many other fields of endeavor, we should be inspired by nature and biology, not engage in mimicry. We describe some results of biological inspiration that augur promise in terms of improving the safety and security of systems, and in developing self-managing systems, that we hope will ultimately lead to self-governing systems.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34548138926&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EASE.2007.1
DO - 10.1109/EASE.2007.1
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34548138926
SN - 0769528090
SN - 9780769528090
T3 - Proceedings - Fourth IEEE International Workshop on Engineering of Autonomic and Autonomous Systems, EASe 2007
SP - 187
EP - 195
BT - Proceedings - Fourth IEEE International Workshop on Engineering of Autonomic and Autonomous Systems, EASe 2007
T2 - 4th IEEE International Workshop on Engineering of Autonomic and Autonomous Systems, EASe 2007
Y2 - 26 March 2007 through 29 March 2007
ER -