A Constructive Approach to Interactions between Evolution and Learning in Emergence of Communication Abilities

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21700156
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Intelligent informatics
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: SUZUKI Reiji 名古屋大学, 情報科学研究科, 准教授 (20362296)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): ARITA Takaya 名古屋大学, 大学院・情報科学研究科, 教授 (40202759)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: 学習 / 進化 / ボールドウィン効果 / コミュニケーション / ニッチ構築 / 動的な適応度地形 / 遺伝的アルゴリズム / 人工生命

Research Abstract

This project aims at understanding roles of learning in evolution of communication abilities from the viewpoint of complex and dynamically changing environments. First, we clarified how learning(or phenotypic plasticity) could contribute to the emergence and evolution of adaptive communication abilities using minimal constructive models. Then, we conducted computational experiments that specifically focused on the origin and evolution of human language and the coevolution of the temporal avoidance in singing behaviors of songbird species, etc.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Self-organizing Stability of Food Web that Emerges from the Evolution of Restrictions on Speciation (2012)
  • Author(s): Hirofumi Ochiai, Reiji Suzuki and Takaya Arita
  • Journal Title: Artificial Life and Robotics Volume: 16(4) Pages: 637-640
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Evolution of Cooperation on Different Pairs of Interaction and Replacement Networks with Various Intensity of Selection (2011)
  • Author(s): Reiji Suzuki and Takaya Arita
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Bio-inspired Computation Volume: 3(3) Pages: 151-158
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Visualizing Language Evolution as an Emergent Phenomenon based on Biological Evolution and Learning (2011)
  • Author(s): Tsubasa Azumagakito, Reiji Suzuki and Takaya Arita
  • Journal Title: Artificial Life and Robotics Volume: 16 Pages: 366-372
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A Constructive Approach to the Evolution of the Planning Ability (2011)
  • Author(s): Kenichi Minoya, Reiji Suzuki and Takaya Arita
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Artificial Life Research(IJALR) Volume: 2(3) Pages: 22-35
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Effects of the Trophic Level on the Stability of Food Webs (2003)
  • Author(s): Hirofumi Ochiai, Reiji Suzuki and Takaya Arita
  • Journal Title: Artificial Life and Robotics Volume: 14(3) Pages: 379-383
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Coevolution of Game Strategies, Game Structures and Network Structures, International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems
  • Author(s): Reiji Suzuki and Takaya Arita
  • Journal Title: Special Issue on Computation and Networks with Biological and Social Metaphors Volume: (印刷中)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] A Simple Integrated Framework for Investigating Genetic and Cultural Evolution of Language (2012)
  • Author(s): Tsubasa Azumagakito, Reiji Suzuki and Takaya Arita
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Evolution of Language(EvolangIX)
  • Place of Presentation: 京都/日本
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-16
• [Presentation] Reconsidering Language Evolution from coevolution of learning and niche construction using a concept of dynamic fitness landscape (2012)
  • Author(s): Reiji Suzuki and Takaya Arita
  • Organizer: Five Approaches to Language Evolution(Proceedings of the Workshops of the 9th International Conference on the Evolution of Language(Evolang IX))
  • Place of Presentation: 京都/日本
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-13
• [Presentation] Soundscape Partitioning to Increase Communication Efficiency in Bird Communities (2012)
  • Author(s): Reiji Suzuki, Charles E. Taylor and Martin L. Cody
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics
  • Place of Presentation: 別府/日本
  • Year and Date: 2012-01-19
• [Presentation] iSoundScape : Adaptive Walk on a Fitness Soundscape (2011)
  • Author(s): Reiji Suzuki, Souichiro Yamaguchi, Martin L. Cody, Charles E. Taylor and Takaya Arita
  • Organizer: Applications of Evolutionary Computation, LNCS 6625(Proc. of the 9th European Event on Evolutionary and Biologically Inspired Music Sound, Art and Design(evomusart2011)
  • Place of Presentation: トリノ/イタリア
  • Year and Date: 2011-04-27
• [Presentation] Coevolution of Game Strategies, Game Structures and Network Structures (2010)
  • Author(s): Reiji Suzuki and Takaya Arita
  • Organizer: Proc. of the 5th International ICST Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information, and Computing Systems(Bionetics 2010)
  • Place of Presentation: ボストン/米国
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-02
• [Presentation] Effects of Temporal Locality of Ecological Processes on Coevolution of Learning and Niche Construction (2010)
  • Author(s): Reiji Suzuki and Takaya Arita
  • Organizer: Proceedings of Artificial Life XII(ALIFEXII)
  • Place of Presentation: オデンセ/デンマーク
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-22
• [Presentation] Evolving Learning Ability in Dynamic Environments : The Structuring Force of Environmental Heterogeneity (2010)
  • Author(s): Solvi Arnold, Reiji Suzuki and Takaya Arita
  • Organizer: Proceedings of Artificial Life XII(ALIFEXII)
  • Place of Presentation: オーデンセ/デンマーク
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-22
• [Book] Multi-Agent Applications with Evolutionary Computation and Biologically Inspired Technologies Intelligent Techniques for Ubiquity and Optimization (2010)
  • Author(s): Yusuke Iwase, Reiji Suzuki and Takaya Arita
  • Total Pages: 379-383
  • Publisher: IGI Global
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.alife.cs.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~reiji/