Reviews for Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligence: Theories, Methods, and Technologies

The average rating for Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligence: Theories, Methods, and Technologies based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-04-22 00:00:00 Daniel Larsen A broad review of the various methods and instruments that have been used in multitudes of projects to create artificial intelligence. Although the authors have not presented a clear definition for artificial intelligence, they claim that various parts of the book represent the different viewpoints and applications of what is called "Bio-inspired Artificial Intelligence." As an individual interested in the multi-faceted topic of evolutionary intelligence, I believe that bio-inspired artificial intelligence acts as a summarizing paper that comprises some of the most fascinating and state-of-the-art fields, each of which is an intersection of neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and computer sciences. Unlike most of the available textbooks that try to cover these intelligent methods, understanding the contents does not require a strong knowledge in computer science, physics, or biology. The formulations are presented in a very easy-to-comprehend method and the mathematical terms are fully explained upon their first appearance. It can work both as a starter and as a detailed summarizing article. The textbook can be divided into two separate sections: section 1 that includes chapters 1 to 5 and covers some of the basic elements of intelligent systems, section 2 that includes chapters 6 and 7 and provides a somewhat brief introduction to the latest research and projects on development of intelligent robotics. It is not possible to follow the last two chapters selectively, unless the reader has a brief background in evolutionary algorithms, neural networks, and developmental systems which constitute the basic components of section 1. Supplementary materials of the book including slides and exercises can be found at

Review # 2 was written on 2011-11-29 00:00:00 Harrison Pirtle A comprehensive textbook on its topic. Rather verbose, but well structured. Its scope is very broad and it may even appear pretentious, as entire books can be written on each of its 7 chapters. Each chapter is nonetheless quite long, introduces the topic with a gradual progression of details and sophistications, and surveys most of the relevant work done in the field (up to 2008). In addition, it provides a rather vast set of references to further dig all topics and related material, and sometimes boxes are introduced and dedicated to selected, multi-disciplinary topics. In short, a precious book for people interested in this huge, expanding (if sometime abused) field.