Andrew Adamatzky is a British

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, who is a Director of the Unconventional Computing Laboratory and Professor in Unconventional Computing at the Department of Computer Science and Creative Technology,

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, United Kingdom. Adamatzky is known for his research in unconventional computing. In particular, he has worked on

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s using reaction–diffusion processes. He has used

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to plan potential routes for roadway systems and as components of nanorobotic systems, and discovered that they seek out valerian tablets, promoted as a herbal sedative, in preference to nutrients. He has also shown that the

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s in billiard-ball computers may be replaced by soldier crabs. Adamatzky is a director of the Unconventional Computing Laboratory, founding Editor-in-Chief of the ''Journal of Cellular Automata'' (OCP Science, 2005–) and the ''International Journal of Unconventional Computing'' (OCP Science, 2005–), and current Editor-in-Chief of ''Parallel Processing Letters'' (World Scientific, 2017–).Parallel Processing Letters Editorial Board
retrieved 2021-03-12. He appears in the 2014 documentary ''

The Creeping Garden ''The Creeping Garden'' is a 2014 British documentary film featuring various kinds of slime molds. The film uses retro cinematography and electronic music to enhance a connection between slime molds and sci-fi films such as '' Phase IV'', ''Invas ...

'' and in the 2019 documentary Le Blob.

Bibliography

Adamatzky is the author or co-author of several books: *''Identification of Cellular Automata'' (Taylor & Francis, 1994) *''Computing in Nonlinear Media and Automata Collectives'' (Institute of Physics, 2001) *''Dynamics of Crowd-Minds: Patterns of Irrationality in Emotions, Beliefs and Actions'' (World Scientific, 2005) *''Reaction-Diffusion Computers'' (with Ben De Lacy Costello and Tetsuya Asai, Elsevier, 2005) *''Physarum Machines: Computers from Slime Mould'' (World Scientific, 2010) *''Reaction-Diffusion Automata'' (Springer, 2013) *''The Silence of Slime Mould'' (Luniver Press, 2014) (an album of art works) In addition he is the editor or co-editor of many edited volumes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adamatzky, Andrew Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Russian emigrants to the United Kingdom British computer scientists Cellular automatists Academics of the University of the West of England, Bristol Place of birth missing (living people) Academic staff of Saint Petersburg State University