Applications of Complex Adaptive Systems

The universe is a massive system of systems, for example, ecological systems, social systems, commodity and stock market. These systems are complex, constantly adapting to their environment, and many are essential to the very existence of human beings. To fully understand these systems, complex adaptive systems research uses systemic inquiry to build multi-level and multidisciplinary representations of reality to study these systems. Applications of Complex Adaptive Systems provides an estimable global view of the most up-to-date research on the strategies, applications, practice, and implications of complex adaptive systems, to better understand the various critical systems that surround human life. Researchers working in the field of complex adaptive systems and related fields such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, multi-agent systems, data mining, as well as professionals in related applications such as defense, bioinformatics, and sociology will find this book an indispensable state-of-art reference.

"This work provides a global view of current research on the strategies, applications, practice, and implications of complex adaptive systems research." --Book News Inc. (2008)

"This book edited by Shan and Yang aims to provide a sketch of this variety by providing a mixed sample of studies on complex adaptive systems." --Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, Vol. 12, No.1 (2009)