Local activation + long range inhibition
Reaction-diffusion (Turing patterns)
Spontaneous symmetry breaking
Coarsening patterns
Preferential attachment / rich-gets-richer
Social networks, naming/language games
Stigmergy
Social insects, sociocultural processes
Balance b/w production and destruction
Game of Life, autopoiesis
Balance b/w exploration and exploitation
Evolutionary algorithms, PSO
Coevolution of structure and behavior
Adaptive networks, mind-body coevolution
Other?
Discussion
Future Perspectives
How can one make self-organization programmable?
Can one predict the macroscopic outcomes of self-organization?
What are the roles of self-organization in ALife challenges (e.g., open-ended evolution)?