Emergent algorithm - Definition

An emergent algorithm is an algorithm that has the following characteristics:

• it achieves predictable global effects;
• it does not require global visibility;
• it does not assume any kind of centralized control;
• it is self-stabilizing.

See also

• evolutionary computation
• genetic algorithm
• heuristic

External links

• Emergent Algorithms: A New Method for Enhancing Survivability in Unbounded Systems (http://www.cert.org/archive/html/emergent-algor.html)
• Evolving cellular automata with genetic algorithms (http://www.cs.unibo.it/babaoglu/courses/cas/tutorials/Evolving_Cellular_Automata.pdf) (PDF file)
• On building a conscious artificial being (http://manzotti.lira.dist.unige.it/On%20Line%20Papers/on%20building%20a%20conscious%20being%20lund.pdf) (PDF file)