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CA-based self-organizing environments

The case of a configurable adaptive illumination facility

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The term Ambient Intelligence (AmI) refers to electronic environments that are sensitive and responsive to the presence of people; in this paper, an example of AmI system whose goal is to enhance the experience of pedestrians moving inside the related physical environment will be presented. The environment is endowed with a set of sensors (to perceive humans or other physical entities such as dogs, bicycles, etc.), interacting with a set of actuators (lights). The model for the interaction and action of sensors and actuators is a dissipative multilayered cellular automata, supporting a self-organization of the system as a response to the presence and movements of people inside it. The paper will introduce the model, as well as the results of simulations of its application in a concrete case study.

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  1. Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence (CSAI) Research Center, Department of Computer Science, Systems and Communication (DISCo), University of Milan—Bicocca, Viale Sarca 336/14, 20126, Milan, Italy

    Stefania Bandini, Andrea Bonomi & Giuseppe Vizzari

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Bandini, S., Bonomi, A., Vizzari, G. et al. CA-based self-organizing environments. J Supercomput 57, 109–120 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-010-0393-3

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