@inproceedings{116f76010f4a4159a4b6c0e9e5269058,
title = "Preserving swarm identity over time",
abstract = "Collective identity helps swarms remain coherent in the presence of others. Building identity into artificial systems enables groups of agents to work in the same area as one another, without interference from other agents. By linking the firefly algorithm to the control logic of the agents, we present a method to form and maintain identity in swarms. By measuring swarm polarization, and swarm overlap, we show that the inclusion of an identity allows a swarm to remain coherent for an extended period of time, without interference from other swarms.",
author = "James Stovold and Simon O'Keefe and Jon Timmis",
note = "Funding Information: James Stovold is funded by an EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant. Jon Timmis is part funded by the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering. Many thanks to Mark Read for his discussions on the Vargha–Delaney A Test. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Artificial Life 14 - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems, ALIFE 2014. All rights reserved.; 14th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems, ALIFE 2014 ; Conference date: 30-07-2014 Through 02-08-2014",
year = "2014",
language = "English",
series = "Artificial Life 14 - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems, ALIFE 2014",
publisher = "MIT Press Journals",
pages = "726--733",
editor = "Hiroki Sayama and John Rieffel and Sebastian Risi and Rene Doursat and Hod Lipson",
booktitle = "Artificial Life 14 - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems, ALIFE 2014",
address = "United States of America",
}