"So ant algorithms have to be simple, distributed and scalable - the very qualities that we need in large engineered sitributed systems," she said.

The biologist Deborah Gordon has uncovered how ant colonies search efficiently without central organization, an insight that might improve computer networks. Ants are capable of remarkable feats of ...

"Ant algorithms are used in robotics, for example for optimizing manufacturing processes, but we have now transferred the trick to drug discovery," says Schneider.

So ant algorithms have to be simple, distributed and scalable – the very qualities that we need in large engineered distributed systems.

ABSTRACT Growing concerns about the environment, energy dependency, and the unstable fuel prices have increased the sales of electric vehicles. Energy-efficient routing for electric vehicles requires ...

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims the ants devise "highly complex networks" to collect food that are "far more efficient" than all the algorithms ...

Ant algorithms (PDF) are already a thriving industry in computer science, artificial intelligence, and robotics. But human groups tackling complex problems also face dilemmas similar to ants: how ...