Natural Computing

Natural Computing refers to computational processes observed in nature, and human-designed computing inspired by nature. When complex natural phenomena are analyzed in terms of computational processes, our understanding of both nature and the essence of computation is enhanced. Characteristic for human-designed computing inspired by nature is the metaphorical use of concepts, principles and mechanisms underlying natural systems. Natural computing includes evolutionary algorithms, neural networks, molecular computing and quantum computing.The journal Natural Computing provides a forum for discovery in natural computing, offering links among researchers and insight into trends in an emerging specialty. The journal reports on theory, experiments, and applications, and covers natural computing from a very broad perspective, including use of algorithms to consider evolution as a computational process, and neural networks in light of computational trends in brain research.

《自然计算》是指在自然中观察到的计算过程，以及受自然启发而由人类设计的计算。当从计算过程的角度分析复杂的自然现象时，我们对计算的本质和本质的理解都得到了加强。受自然启发而设计的人类计算的特点是隐喻性地使用自然系统的概念、原理和机制。《自然计算》包括进化算法、神经网络、分子计算和量子计算。《自然计算》杂志为自然计算的发现提供了一个论坛，提供了研究人员之间的联系和对新兴专业趋势的洞察。期刊报道了理论、实验和应用，并从非常广泛的角度涵盖了自然计算，包括使用算法将进化视为计算过程，以及根据大脑研究中的计算趋势进行神经网络研究。