Emergent engineering: A radical paradigm shift

International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-60

  Ulieru, Mihaela ^a   Doursat, René ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Centre de Recherche en Epistemologie Appliquee Ecole Polytechnique   (France)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Complex systems; CPE; Cyber physical ecosystems; Developmental biology; Emergence and self organisation; Emergent engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; COBALT COMPOUNDS; CYBER PHYSICAL SYSTEM; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

CO-EVOLUTION; COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENTS; CYBER-PHYSICAL ECOSYSTEMS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; SELF ORGANISATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES; TRADITIONAL ENGINEERINGS;

BALANCING;

EID: 81855194728     PISSN: 17548632     EISSN: 17548640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAACS.2011.037748     Document Type: Article

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