Advancing Artificial Intelligence Through Biological Process Applications

As science continues to advance, researchers are continually gaining new insights into the way living beings behave and function, and into the composition of the smallest molecules. Most of these biological processes have been imitated by many scientific disciplines with the purpose of trying to solve different problems, one of which is artificial intelligence. Advancing Artificial Intelligence through Biological Process Applications presents recent advances in the study of certain biological processes related to information processing that are applied to artificial intelligence. Describing the benefits of recently discovered and existing techniques to adaptive artificial intelligence and biology, this book will be a highly valued addition to libraries in the neuroscience, molecular biology, and behavioral science spheres.

Ana B. Porto Pazos is an Associate Professor at University of A Coruña, Spain (Department of Information Technologies and Communications). She is currently coordinator of the Master in Computer Science at University of A Coruña. She received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of A Coruña, Spain in 1999 and 2004 respectively. She has worked with several research groups such as: Artificial Neural Networks in Computer Science Faculty of the University Politécnica de Madrid (Spain) and Cellular Electrophysiology in Cajal Institute of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Madrid. She has published more than 20 papers and book chapters about artificial neural networks, brain computer modelling, evolutionary computation, telemedicine, etc.

Alejandro Pazos Sierra is a Professor at University of A Coruña, Spain. He is currently the director of the Department of Information Technologies and Communications in University of A Coruña. He received the M.S. degree in Medicine from University of Santiago de Compostela in 1987. He received the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from University Politécnica de Madrid (Spain) in 1989 and the Ph.D. degree in Medicine from University Complutense de Madrid (Spain) in 1996. He has worked with several research groups such as: Visualization and Usability Laboratory College of Computing in Georgia Institute of Technology, Decision Systems Group in Harvard Medical School, Section on Medical Informatics in Stanford University, Artificial Neural Networks Laboratory in Computer Science Faculty of the University Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), etc. He found and is currently the director of Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptive Systems Laboratory in the Faculty of Computer Science in A Coruña University. His current research interests include artificial neural network, medical image, evolutionary computation, adaptive systems, control medical systems and telemedicine. Dr. Pazos is author of more than 40 published papers and is a member of the IEEE and several honour societies, including ACM, International Neural Network Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Internet Society, etc.

Washington Buño Buceta is a Research Professor at Cajal Institute (CSIC), Madrid, Spain. He found and is currently the leader of the Cellular Electrophysiology Group (Department of Functional and Systems Neurobiology, Cajal Institute). He received the M.S. degree in Medicine from Universidad Autónoma of Madrid in 1975. He received the Ph.D. degree in Medicine from Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay in 1964 and the Ph.D. degree in Medicine from Universidad Autónoma of Madrid in 1982. His research interests cover neural plasticity, cellular electrophysiology, etc. He has more than 50 published papers, more than 20 research projects and has worked with several prestigious research groups such as: Laboratoire de Neurosciences Fonctionnelles Unité de Sensori-Motricité Comparée et Comportements - Centre National de la Recherche Scientific, Marsella (France), Dept. of Zoology and Genetics, Iowa State University, Ames (Iowa), Unidad de Neurofisiología del Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable" Faculty of Medicine, Montevideo (Uruguay), etc. He is a reviewer in journals such as Brain Research, Epilepsia, Hippocampus, Journal of Neuroscience, etc. and is a member of honour societies, including International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), Society for Neuroscience (USA), Academia de Ciencias de Latinoamérica, founder member of Sociedad Uruguaya de Electroencefalografía y Neurofisiología Clínica and Sociedad Española de Neurociencias, etc.