Patent ID: 7370019
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: G06N

Abstract:
1. A method of evolving a network using a genetic representation, said network comprising one or more devices, each of said devices comprising at least one terminal, said at least one terminal being connected to at least one other terminal by a link characterized by a value of interaction strength, at least one of said one or more devices having a parameter token, whereas the value associated with said parameter token determines a characteristic of said device, said method comprising the steps of: associating with said at least one terminal a first sequence of characters; associating with said at least one other terminal a second sequence of characters; mapping at least part of said first sequence of characters and at least part of said second sequence of characters to said value of interaction strength in order to determine said value of interaction strength by calculating a distance between at least part of said first sequence of characters and at least part of said second sequence of characters and mapping said distance to said value of interaction strength; associating with said parameter token a third sequence of characters; mapping at least part of said third sequence of characters to the value of said parameter token; creating a genetic representation from said first, second, and third sequence of characters; applying genetic operators to said genetic representation; and using said genetic representation to generate an evolved network, for adapting said network, and/or to perform a computation or simulation with said network.