A Contemporary Overview of the History and Applications of Artificial Life

Jamaluddin Mir; Majid Mehmood; Malik Touqir Anwar; M. Yaqoob Wani

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A Contemporary Overview of the History and Applications of Artificial Life

Jamaluddin Mir, Majid Mehmood, Malik Touqir Anwar, M. Yaqoob Wani

Published in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems (Volume 3, Issue 1)

Received: 3 February 2015 Accepted: 21 February 2015 Published: 2 March 2015

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The study of man-made systems which demonstrate certain behaviors that are found to be distinctive characters of natural living systems, found in nature, is called Artificial Life. Artificial life supplements the classic biological science which is focused on the investigation of living organisms by trying to produce life-like characteristics in computer and other such machines. Artificial life is focused on developing an understanding of the fundamental doctrines of life by either creating life-like characteristics in simulations created by computers or by actual physical implementations. Though, the aim of artificial life is concentrated towards both the future and origin of biology, yet the complexity of the subject area requires involvement of other fields of science. The practical as well as the scientific impact of the field of artificial life are equally far reaching.

Published in	Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems (Volume 3, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.acis.20150301.12
Page(s)	6-10
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Artificial Life, Artificial Intelligence, Evolution, Cybernetics, Tierra, Self-Replicating Systems

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Jamaluddin Mir

SIT Department, the University of Lahore, Islamabad, Pakistan
Majid Mehmood

Computer Science Department, University of Gujrat, Sialkot, Pakistan
Malik Touqir Anwar

SIT Department, the University of Lahore, Islamabad, Pakistan
M. Yaqoob Wani

SIT Department, the University of Lahore, Islamabad, Pakistan

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