Neurons, viscose fluids, freshwater polyp hydra-and self-organizing information systems

• Published in: IEEE intelligent systems Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 72 - 86
• Main Authors: Heylighen, F., Gershenson, C., Staab, S., Flake, G.W., Pennock, D.M., Fain, D.C., De Roure, D., Aberer, K., Wei-Min Shen, Dousse, O., Thiran, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01-07-2003
• Subjects: Chaos; Computer science; Conductors; Educational institutions; Hardware; Information systems; Intelligent systems; Knowledge management; Neurons
• ISSN: 1541-1672; 1941-1294
• DOI: 10.1109/MIS.2003.1217631

Principles of self-organisation are presented and are applied to the fields of the Web, which has developed its form from the bottom up; e-science, in which a grid of intelligent components interacted towards a greater understanding of the science concerned; peer-to-peer systems, that lend themselves to information systems that do not work with centralized authority; software and hardware agents; and mobile applications, which often defy centralized control.