Natural computation

nne Biologically-inspired computing
Bio-inspired computing
Natural computing

Work cat.: 2007926988: International Conference on Natural Computation (3rd : 2007 : Haikou Shi, China). Third International Conference on Natural Computation, c2007: t.p. (Natural computation)
2003064195: Forbes, Nancy. Imitation of life : how biology is inspiring computing, 2004.
LC database, June 26, 2008 (natural computation; natural computing)
Wikipedia, June 26, 2008 (Natural computation, also called natural computing, is the field of research that works with computational techniques inspired in part by nature and natural systems; Natural computing can be divided into three main branches: Computing inspired by nature; simulation and emulation of nature by means of computing; Computing with natural materials)
Wikipedia, Mar. 30, 2005 (Biologically-inspired computing (also bio-inspired computing): "a field of study that loosely knits together subfields related to the topics of connectionism, social behavior and emergence. It is often closely related to the field of artificial intelligence, as many of its pursuits can be linked to machine learning. It relies heavily on the fields of biology, computer science and mathematics. Briefly put, it is the use of computers to model nature, and simultaneously the study of nature to improve the usage of computers.")
University of Birmingham, School of Computer Science, June 26 2008 (Natural computation is the study of computational systems that use ideas and get inspiration from natural systems, including biological, ecological and physical systems. It is an emerging interdisciplinary area in which a range of techniques and methods are studied for dealing with large, complex, and dynamic problems)