A Simulation Environment for the Neuroevolution of Ant Colony Dynamics

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Main Authors: Crosscombe, Michael, Horiguchi, Ilya, Maruyama, Norihiro, Dobata, Shigeto, Ikegami, Takashi
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author Crosscombe, Michael
Horiguchi, Ilya
Maruyama, Norihiro
Dobata, Shigeto
Ikegami, Takashi
author_facet Crosscombe, Michael
Horiguchi, Ilya
Maruyama, Norihiro
Dobata, Shigeto
Ikegami, Takashi
contents We introduce a simulation environment to facilitate research into emergent collective behaviour, with a focus on replicating the dynamics of ant colonies. By leveraging real-world data, the environment simulates a target ant trail that a controllable agent must learn to replicate, using sensory data observed by the target ant. This work aims to contribute to the neuroevolution of models for collective behaviour, focusing on evolving neural architectures that encode domain-specific behaviours in the network topology. By evolving models that can be modified and studied in a controlled environment, we can uncover the necessary conditions required for collective behaviours to emerge. We hope this environment will be useful to those studying the role of interactions in emergent behaviour within collective systems.
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spellingShingle A Simulation Environment for the Neuroevolution of Ant Colony Dynamics
Crosscombe, Michael
Horiguchi, Ilya
Maruyama, Norihiro
Dobata, Shigeto
Ikegami, Takashi
Multiagent Systems
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
We introduce a simulation environment to facilitate research into emergent collective behaviour, with a focus on replicating the dynamics of ant colonies. By leveraging real-world data, the environment simulates a target ant trail that a controllable agent must learn to replicate, using sensory data observed by the target ant. This work aims to contribute to the neuroevolution of models for collective behaviour, focusing on evolving neural architectures that encode domain-specific behaviours in the network topology. By evolving models that can be modified and studied in a controlled environment, we can uncover the necessary conditions required for collective behaviours to emerge. We hope this environment will be useful to those studying the role of interactions in emergent behaviour within collective systems.
title A Simulation Environment for the Neuroevolution of Ant Colony Dynamics
topic Multiagent Systems
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.13147