All in the same boat: A “situated” model of emergent immune response (2009)
Hebbron, Tom, Noble, Jason, Bullock, Seth
Immune systems provide a unique window on the evolution of individuality. Existing models of immune systems fail to consider them as situated within a biochemical context. We present a model that...
Jason Noble, Simon Powers, Soichiro Tsuda, Social Learning, Alife Xi, Eva Jablonka, ...
Social learning, the evolution of altruism, and controlling robots with biological cells: Some examples of the work of the
Simulating bounded rationality: Optimality modelling without an optimality commitment (2008)
If you accept that evolved agents will be only boundedly rational, what are the consequences for the tools we use to make models of and construct theories about behaviour? In particular, consider...
De Pinedo, Manuel, Noble, Jason
The distinction between personal level explanations and subpersonal ones has been subject to much debate in philosophy. We understand it as one between explanations that focus on an agent’s...
Extremism propagation in social networks with hubs (2008)
Franks, Daniel W., Noble, Jason, Kaufmann, Peter, Stagl, Sigrid
One aspect of opinion change that has been of academic interest is the impact of people with extreme opinions (extremists) on opinion dynamics. An agent-based model has been used to study the role of...
De Pinedo, Manuel, Noble, Jason
The distinction between personal level explanations and subpersonal ones has been subject to much debate in philosophy. We understand it as one between explanations that focus on an agent’s...
Extremism propagation in scale-free social networks (2008)
Franks, Daniel W., Noble, Jason, Kaufmann, Peter, Stagl, Sigrid
Is it really imitation? A review of simple mechanisms in social information gathering (2007)
Imitation has been of great interest to students of animal social learning, but the power of simpler processes has probably been underestimated. Six classes of simple mechanisms for gaining...
Imitation or something simpler? Modelling simple mechanisms for social information processing (2007)
Introduction In the pine forests of Israel, black rats Rattus rattus have hit upon a novel feeding technique. They strip the scales from pine cones to obtain the nutritious seeds inside (Terkel,...
An Evolutionary Simulation Model of Social Learning about Food by Norway Rats (2007)
Jason Noble Elio, Jason Noble, Elio Tuci, Peter M. Todd
. We investigate simple mechanisms for social learning in an evolutionary simulation of food-preference copying in Norway rats. These animals learn preferences by interacting with conspecifics, but,...
Artificial Life: Discipline or Method? Report on a Debate Held at ECAL'99 (2007)
Jason Noble Seth, Jason Noble, Seth Bullock
at-style simulations to look at existing problems. Typically the problems come from within biology. The work of Kitano and his colleagues (e.g., 1997) on morphogenesis in Drosophila is one example....
Knowledge Based Vision and Simple Visual Machines (2007)
The vast majority of work in machine vision emphasizes the representation of perceived objects and events: it is these internal representations that incorporate the `knowledge ' in...
as a new discipline, or as a collection of novel computational methods that can be applied to old problems? And given that the products of AL research range from abstract existence proofs to working...
The Mathematics of Nepotism: A Review of Foundations of Social Evolution (2007)
The theory of natural selection suggests that animals will do their best to maximize their number of offspring. So why do some young Florida scrub jays stay at the nest and help their parents to...
Is it really imitation? A review of simple mechanisms in (2007)
social information gathering
Abstract. The selective pressures aecting animal contest behaviour are investigated with an evolutionary simulation model. Two agents of diering ghting ability compete for control of an indivisible...
Research in Adaptive Behavior and Artifical Life Relating to Social Learning (2007)
have recently made a case for evolutionary simulation modelling as a way of making progress in areas like social learning, in which the empirical data that
David Collins, Sabrina Ronen, Milena Ramrez, Mara Naim, ...
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Abstract. The selective pressures aecting animal contest behaviour are investigated with an evolutionary simulation model. Two agents of diering ghting ability compete for control of an indivisible...
Adaptive Factors in the Evolution of Signalling Systems (2007)
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The Origins of Mimicry Rings (2007)
Mutualistic Müllerian Mimicry, Parasitic Batesian, Daniel W. Franks, Jason Noble
Continuous-time recurrent neural networks (CTRNNs) are potentially an excellent substrate for the generation of adaptive behaviour in artificial autonomous agents. However, node saturation effects in...
Continuous-time recurrent neural networks (CTRNNs) are potentially an excellent substrate for the generation of adaptive behaviour in artificial autonomous agents. However, node saturation effects in...
Continuous-time recurrent neural networks (CTRNNs) are potentially an excellent substrate for the generation of adaptive behaviour in artificial autonomous agents. However, node saturation effects in...
De Pinedo, Manuel, Noble, Jason
The distinction between personal level explanations and subpersonal ones has been subject to much debate in philosophy. We understand it as one between explanations that focus on an agent’s...
Extremism propagation in scale-free social networks (2007)
Franks, Daniel W., Noble, Jason, Kaufmann, Peter, Stagl, Sigrid
Evolution and the Regulation of Environmental Variables (2005)
Abstract. The idea that the biota can regulate the abiotic components of their environment to levels suitable for life has attracted criticism from neo-Darwinian theorists but is still a viable...
Warning signals and predator-prey coevolution (2004)
Franks, Daniel W., Noble, Jason
Theories of the evolution of warning signals are typically expressed using analytic and computational models, most of which attribute aspects of predator psychology as the key factors facilitating...
Social learning in a multi-agent system (2004)
Noble, Jason, Franks, Daniel W.
In a persistent multi-agent system, it should be possible for new agents to benefit from the accumulated learning of more experienced agents. Parallel reasoning can be applied to the case of newborn...
Batesian mimics influence mimicry ring evolution (2004)
Franks, Daniel W., Noble, Jason
Mathematical models of mimicry typically involve artificial prey species with fixed colorations or appearances; this enables a comparison of predation rates to demonstrate the level of protection a...
Warning signals and predator-prey coevolution (2004)
Franks, Daniel W., Noble, Jason
Theories of the evolution of warning signals are typically expressed using analytic and computational models, most of which attribute aspects of predator psychology as the key factors facilitating...
Social learning in a multi-agent system (2004)
Noble, Jason, Franks, Daniel W.
In a persistent multi-agent system, it should be possible for new agents to benefit from the accumulated learning of more experienced agents. Parallel reasoning can be applied to the case of newborn...
Batesian mimics influence mimicry ring evolution (2004)
Franks, Daniel W., Noble, Jason
Mathematical models of mimicry typically involve artificial prey species with fixed colorations or appearances; this enables a comparison of predation rates to demonstrate the level of protection a...
Warning signals and predator-prey coevolution (2004)
Franks, Daniel W., Noble, Jason
Theories of the evolution of warning signals are typically expressed using analytic and computational models, most of which attribute aspects of predator psychology as the key factors facilitating...
Social learning in a multi-agent system (2004)
Noble, Jason, Franks, Daniel W.
In a persistent multi-agent system, it should be possible for new agents to benefit from the accumulated learning of more experienced agents. Parallel reasoning can be applied to the case of newborn...
Batesian mimics influence mimicry ring evolution (2004)
Franks, Daniel W., Noble, Jason
Mathematical models of mimicry typically involve artificial prey species with fixed colorations or appearances; this enables a comparison of predation rates to demonstrate the level of protection a...
Wiegand, Darrell Whitley. Current and former members of the Brandeis community: (2004)
Sevan Gregory Ficici, Joshua Knowles, Eep Krishna, Kamal Malek, Jason Noble, Ludo Pagie, ...
of the requirements for the degree of:
Social learning in a multi-agent system (2004)
Abstract. In a persistent multi-agent system, it should be possible for new agents to benefit from the accumulated learning of more experienced agents. Parallel reasoning can be applied to the case...
Rogers, M. A., Clarke, Paul, Noble, Jason, Munro, N. P., Paul, A., Selby, P. J., ...
Recent advances in proteomic profiling technologies, such as surface enhanced laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry, have allowed preliminary profiling and identification of tumor markers in...
Rogers, M. A., Clarke, Paul, Noble, Jason, Munro, N. P., Paul, A., Selby, P. J., ...
Recent advances in proteomic profiling technologies, such as surface enhanced laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry, have allowed preliminary profiling and identification of tumor markers in...
Rogers, M. A., Clarke, Paul, Noble, Jason, Munro, N. P., Paul, A., Selby, P. J., ...
Recent advances in proteomic profiling technologies, such as surface enhanced laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry, have allowed preliminary profiling and identification of tumor markers in...
Value stream improvements using kanban for the x-workcell / (2003)
Director of thesis: Ahmad Zargari.
Batesian mimics influence mimicry ring evolution (2003)
Mathematical models of mimicry typically involve artificial prey species with fixed colorations or appearances; this enables a comparison of predation rates to demonstrate the level of protection a...
Imitation or something simpler? Modelling simple mechanisms for social information processing (2002)
Imitation or something simpler? Modelling simple mechanisms for social information processing (2002)
Social Learning Mechanisms Compared in a Simple Environment (2002)
Social learning can be adaptive, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms. Many researchers have focused on imitation but this may have led to simpler mechanisms being underestimated. We...
Abstract | Coevolutionary algorithms hold great promise for the automatic discovery of strong strategies in games, but may run into problems with intransitive superiority relationships. Pareto...
Social Learning Mechanisms Compared in a Simple Environment (2002)
Social learning can be adaptive, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms. Many researchers have focused on imitation but this may have led to simpler mechanisms being underestimated. We...
The View from Elsewhere: Perspectives on ALife Modelling (2002)
Michael Wheeler, Seth Bullock, Ezequiel Di Paolo, Jason Noble, Mark Bedau, Philip Husbands, ...
Many artificial life researchers stress the interdisciplinary character of the field. Against such a backdrop, this paper reviews and discusses artificial life, as it is depicted in, and as it...
The view from elsewhere: Perspectives on ALife modeling (2002)
Michael Wheeler, Seth Bullock, Ezequiel Di Paolo, Jason Noble, Mark Bedau, Philip Husbands, ...
Many artificial life researchers stress the interdisciplinary character of the field. Against such a backdrop, this report reviews and discusses artificial life, as it is depicted in, and as it...
The view from elsewhere: Perspectives on ALife modeling (2002)
Michael Wheeler, Seth Bullock, Ezequiel Di Paolo, Jason Noble, Mark Bedau, Philip Husb, ...
9 The authors names have been ordered as follows: The first-named was primarily responsible for the co-ordinating and editing of the present report. Next come the three other organisers of the...
Noble, Jason, Watson, Richard A.
When using an automatic discovery method to find a good strategy in a game, we hope to find one that performs well against a wide variety of opponents. An appealing notion in the use of evolutionary...
Noble, Jason, Todd, Peter M., Tuci, Elio
Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) transmit preferences for novel foods socially by smelling each other's breath. However, rats fail to learn aversions, acquiring a preference even if the rat whose...
Noble, Jason, Watson, Richard A.
When using an automatic discovery method to find a good strategy in a game, we hope to find one that performs well against a wide variety of opponents. An appealing notion in the use of evolutionary...
Noble, Jason, Todd, Peter M., Tuci, Elio
Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) transmit preferences for novel foods socially by smelling each other's breath. However, rats fail to learn aversions, acquiring a preference even if the rat whose...
Noble, Jason, Watson, Richard A.
When using an automatic discovery method to find a good strategy in a game, we hope to find one that performs well against a wide variety of opponents. An appealing notion in the use of evolutionary...
Noble, Jason, Todd, Peter M., Tuci, Elio
Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) transmit preferences for novel foods socially by smelling each other's breath. However, rats fail to learn aversions, acquiring a preference even if the rat whose...
Jason Noble, Richard A. Watson
When using an automatic discovery method to nd a good strategy in a game, we hope to nd one that performs well against a wide variety of opponents. An appealing notion in the use of evolutionary...
Animal contests over resources are often settled by displays rather than fighting. Contests may involve asymmetries that cannot be perceived, such as unequal fighting ability. Classical gametheoretic...
Co-operation, Competition and the Evolution of Pre-Linguistic Communication (2000)
involved. The orthodox position in evolutionary biology (Dawkins, 1976) suggests that organisms are best understood as products of their selfish genes: they do not do things for the good of the group...
Simulation Models as Opaque Thought Experiments (2000)
We review and critique a range of perspectives on the scientific role of individual-based evolutionary simulation models as they are used within artificial life. We find that such models have the...
Submitted for the degree of D. Phil. (2000)
Guillaume Barreau, Cecile Fairhead, Jason Noble, Lisbeth Barreau, ...
Whilst the existence of redundancy within the genetic code has been recognised for some time, the consequences of this redundancy for natural selection have not been granted any attention by...
Artificial Life: Discipline or Method? Report on a Debate Held at ECAL '99 (2000)
Held At Ecal, Jason Noble, Seth Bullock
from within biology. The work of Kitano and colleagues [1] on morphogenesis in Drosophila is one example. We see this work as exemplifying the idea of AL as a method, or a collection of methods, that...
Elio Tuci, Jason Noble, Peter M. Todd
the copying of food preferences in Norway rats
Jason Noble, Elio Tuci, Peter M. Todd
Social learning is distinguished from innate behaviour and individual learning as a behavioural strategy. We investigate simple mechanisms for social learning in an evolutionary simulation of...
Elio Tuci Jason, Jason Noble, Peter M. Todd
Apparently imitative behaviours may have simpler explanations: we investigate a simple mechanism for social learning in an evolutionary simulation of food-preference copying in Norway rats. These...
Cooperation, Conflict and the Evolution of Communication (1999)
This paper presents a general model that covers signalling with and without conflicts of interest between signallers and receivers. Krebs and Dawkins (1984) argued that a conflict of interests will...
Sexual Signalling in an Artificial Population: When Does the Handicap Principle Work? (1999)
. Males may use sexual displays to signal their quality to females; the handicap principle provides a mechanism that could enforce honesty in such cases. Iwasa et al. [1] model the signalling of...
Artificial Life: Discipline or Method? (1999)
genetic algorithms and animat-style simulations to look at existing problems. Typically the problems come from within biology. The work of Kitano and his colleagues (e.g., 1997) on morphogenesis in...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sussex, 1998.
Jason Noble, Julian Budd, Ron Chrisley, Stephen Eglen, Inman Harvey, Phil Jones, ...
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The Evolution of Animal Comunication Systems: . . . (1998)
Jason Noble, Seth Bullock, Julian Budd, Ron Chrisley, Stephen Eglen, Inman Harvey, ...
this paper but all of the work actually presented in the chapter is my own. Chapter 7 is based on a paper published in the Proceedings of the Sixth Conference on Artificial Life (Noble, 1998b) and...
Cascade-Correlation as a Model of Representational Redescription (1998)
Particular Stephen Eglen, Alan Jeffrey, Richard Dallaway, Philip Jones, Stephen Dunn, Jason Noble, ...
How does knowledge come to be manipulable and flexible, and transferable to other tasks? These are issues which remain largely untackled in connectionist cognitive modelling. The Representational...
Evolved Signals: Expensive Hype vs. Conspiratorial Whispers (1998)
Artificial life models of the evolution of communication have usually assumed either cooperative or competitive contexts. This paper presents a general model that covers signalling with and without...
Two animals contesting possession of a resource sometimes fight, but more often engage in aggressive displays until one or the other retreats. Game theory predicts that signals of strength or...
Two animals contesting possession of a resource sometimes fight, but more often engage in aggressive displays until one or the other retreats. Game theory predicts that signals of strength or...
Knowledge-based vision and simple visual machines (1997)
The vast majority of work in machine vision emphasizes the representation of perceived objects and events: it is these internal representations that incorporate the `knowledge ' in...
Modelling the Development of the Retinogeniculate Pathway (1997)
Postscript Guillaume Barreau, Clive Cox, Philip Jones, Jason Noble, Sara Parsowith, Stephen Eglen, ...
s, Vol. 13, p. 202. Berman, N. E. J., & Payne, B. R. (1989). Modular organization of on and off responses in the cat lateral geniculate nucleus. Neuroscience, 32, 721--737. Bienenstock, E. L.,...
Knowledge-Based Vision and Simple Visual Machines (1997)
this paper, we discuss simple machine vision systems developed by artificial evolution rather than traditional engineering design techniques, and note that the task of identifying internal...
The Scientific Status of Artificial Life (1997)
The field of artificial life is questioned on the grounds of its scientific status, its object of study, and its methodological standards; the concepts "artificial life" and...
Batesian mimics influence mimicry ring evolution.
Franks, Daniel W., Noble, Jason
Mathematical models of mimicry typically involve artificial prey species with fixed colorations or appearances; this enables a comparison of predation rates to demonstrate the level of protection a...
Warning signals and predator-prey coevolution.
Franks, Daniel W, Noble, Jason
Theories of the evolution of warning signals are typically expressed using analytic and computational models, most of which attribute aspects of predator psychology as the key factors facilitating...