Public Lecture by the Newly Appointed Honorary Professor

(This public lecture is open to everyone. Drinks will be served after the lecture in Room 245 of the CS Building. All are welcome.)

Time:  5:30pm – 6:30pm
Date:  22 November 2007
Venue: Room UG40, Computer Science Building

Title: Evolutionary System Design

Speaker:    Prof. Dr. Bernhard Sendhoff
                    Chief Technology Officer, Honda Research Institute Europe
                    Honorary Professor, University of Birmingham

Abstract:

In this talk, I will first outline the "system" aspect of the evolutionary design process which is briefly described thereafter. The representation as a major part of this process will be the central focus of the presentation and will be described in the context of shape and structure optimization. In particular, the classes of "adaptive" representations and "deformation based" representations will be highlighted. After outlining some of our technological applications in the area of evolutionary shape design, I will focus on our more biologically oriented research activities.
Modelling gene regulatory networks for evolutionary system growth and major transitions in the evolution of early nervous systems highlight the view of evolutionary system design from a more biological perspective.