Pattern-oriented analysis of communication flow: the study ofcicada barbara lusitanica
(with Jorge Louçã, David Rodrigues, and André Morais).
ABSTRACT
This paper provides a general perspective concerning
the study of flux of information in complex social
systems. The recognition of communicative structures
through pattern-matching in social systems allows the
interpretation and prediction of behaviour in social
networks. Applying the pattern-oriented approach
suggests the possibility that through modelling, we can
discover new previously unknown emergent patterns in
complex systems of various kinds. In the present study,
we examine the processes of pattern recognition and
behaviour involved in cicada mating behaviour and
argue that modelling such systems both uncovers and
provides an explanation for emergent patterns.
Experimental results indicate that cicada’s song
recognition patterns are related to and explain the
configuration of cicada’s dislocation and contact
patterns.
Abstract
This paper provides a general perspective concerning the study of flux of information in complex social systems. The recognition of communicative structures through pattern-matching in social systems allows the interpretation and prediction of behaviour in social networks. Applying the pattern-oriented approach suggests the possibility that through modelling, we can discover new previously unknown emergent patterns in complex systems of various kinds. In the present study, we examine the processes of pattern recognition and behaviour involved in cicada mating behaviour and argue that modelling such systems both uncovers and provides an explanation for emergent patterns. Experimental results indicate that cicada’s song recognition patterns are related to and explain the configuration of cicada’s dislocation and contact patterns.
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