The field of Natural Computing concerns the development of algorithms inspired by Nature, including Biological, Social and Physical systems. These algorithms draw metaphorical inspiration from various aspects of nature, including the operation of biological neurons, processes of evolution, and models of social interaction amongst organizations. They are used to tackle complex real-world problems. This course provides a description of core Natural Computing approaches, like evolutionary algorithms, immunocomputing and cellular automata, which can be used by the students to tackle a real-world problem.

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