期刊
APPLIED SOFT COMPUTING
卷 13, 期 1, 页码 527-538出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2012.09.008
关键词
Natural computing; Soft computing; Biocomputing; Microbe-based neurocomputing; Neural network algorithm; Traveling salesman problem (TSP); Euglena gracilis; Micro-aquarium; Microfluidic device; Optical feedback; Phototaxis; Flagellate microbial cells; Noise oscillator
资金
- Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture [21360192]
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) of Korea [K20901000006-09E0100-00610]
- Seoul RBD Program [10919]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [21360192] Funding Source: KAKEN
We report on neurocomputing performed with real Euglena cells confined in micro-aquariums, on which two-dimensional optical feedback is applied using the Hopfield-Tank algorithm. Trace momentum, an index of swimming activity of Euglena cells, is used as the input/output signal for neurons in the neurocomputation. Feedback as blue-light illumination results in temporal changes in trace momentum according to the photophobic reactions of Euglena. Combinatorial optimization for a four-city traveling salesman problem is achieved with a high occupation ratio of the best solutions. Two characteristics of Euglena-based neurocomputing desirable for combinatorial optimization are elucidated: (1) attaining one of the best solutions to the problem, and (2) searching for a number of solutions via dynamic transition between the best solutions. Mechanisms responsible for the two characteristics are analyzed in terms of network energy, photoreaction ratio, and dynamics/statistics of Euglena movements. The spontaneous fluctuation in input/output signals and reduction in photoreaction ratio were found to be key factors in producing characteristic (1), while the photo-insensitive Euglena cells or the accidental evacuation of cells from non-illuminated areas causes characteristic (2). Furthermore, we show that the photophobic reactions of Euglena involves various survival strategies such as adaptation to blue-light or awakening from dormancy, which can extend the performance of Euglena-based neurocomputing toward deadlock avoidance or program-less adaptation. Finally, two approaches for achieving a high-speed Euglena-inspired Si-based computation are described. (C) 2012 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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