School of Computing

Computational Intelligence Group

Key Aims

The RPLOT program provides an informative way of analysing <sup>15</sup>N relaxation data
The RPLOT program provides an informative way of analysing 15N relaxation data

This group brings together interdisciplinary researchers investigating the interface between computer science and the domains of bioscience and cognition. In terms of applying computation to other domains, we have experts in investigating the modelling of gene expression and modelling of human attention, emotions and reasoning. From the perspective of applying biological metaphors to computation, we research new computational methods such as genetic algorithms and swarm intelligence.

The group also develops novel techniques for data mining, visualization and simulation. These use the results of interdisciplinary research to find solutions for computationally expensive problems. The methods we develop are also applied to the bioscience and cognitive domains to model systems and to explore the data within them.




Areas of Research Activity

Research grants associated with members of this group are available. Members are engaged in the following areas of research (research areas in more detail) .

*  Application of computational simulations in biology and medicine. *  Bio-inspired computing - genetic algorithms, swarm intelligence, artificial neural networks.
*  Systems biology and bioinformatics *  Theory and applications of information visualisation
*  Data mining and knowledge discovery *  Salience sensitive control
*  Attention, affect and addiction     

Some suggestions of possible postgraduate research projects are also available.

School of Computing, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NF

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