Unconventional Computation

There is a world beyond Turing, as more and more computer researchers are demonstrating, but where would you find out about the current leading edge in unconventional computation? Here, in this fascinating work that is the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Unconventional Computation, held in Kingston, Canada, in August 2007. The 17 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. All current aspects of unconventional computation are addressed.

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Invited Papers.- How Neural Computing Can Still Be Unconventional After All These Years.- Optimal Algorithmic Cooling of Spins.- Nanocomputing by Self-assembly.- Organic User Interfaces (Oui!): Designing Computers in Any Way Shape or Form.- Regular Papers.- Unconventional Models of Computation Through Non-standard Logic Circuits.- Amoeba-Based Nonequilibrium Neurocomputer Utilizing Fluctuations and Instability.- Unconventional "Stateless" Turing-Like Machines.- Polarizationless P Systems with Active Membranes Working in the Minimally Parallel Mode.- On One Unconventional Framework for Computation.- Computing Through Gene Assembly.- Learning Vector Quantization Network for PAPR Reduction in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Systems.- Binary Ant Colony Algorithm for Symbol Detection in a Spatial Multiplexing System.- Quantum Authenticated Key Distribution.- The Abstract Immune System Algorithm.- Taming Non-compositionality Using New Binders.- Using River Formation Dynamics to Design Heuristic Algorithms.- Principles of Stochastic Local Search.- Spatial and Temporal Resource Allocation for Adaptive Parallel Genetic Algorithm.- Gravitational Topological Quantum Computation.- Computation in Sofic Quantum Dynamical Systems.- Bond Computing Systems: A Biologically Inspired and High-Level Dynamics Model for Pervasive Computing.