Self-organised communication as a foundation of large, complex societies

该项目旨在研究进化如何塑造了大型动物群体中由个体遵循简单的局部规则而产生的强大的交流网络的自组织。它希望将新知识转化为指导网络自组织的基本原则，从而维持一个复杂的社会。蚁群的实证工作将为模拟模型的构建提供信息，以推动调查超越实验限制。该项目将大大促进我们对通信网络如何促进大型社会发展的理解，从而更好地管理自主人造网络，最重要的是物联网。

This Project aims to investigate how evolution has shaped the self-organisation of robust communication networks that emerge in large animal collectives from the actions of individuals following only simple, local rules. It expects to generate new knowledge into the fundamental principles guiding the self-organisation of networks that can sustain a complex society. Empirical work with ant colonies will inform the construction of simulation models to push the investigation beyond experimental limits. The Project should significantly advance our understanding of how communication networks enable the development of large societies, and thus of how to better manage autonomous man-made networks, most importantly the Internet-of-Things.