Heinz von Foerster and Early Research in the Field of Pattern Recognition at the Biological Computer Laboratory

Jan Müggenburg

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-45093-9_15

Heinz von Foerster and Early Research in the Field of Pattern Recognition at the Biological Computer Laboratory

Jan Müggenburg

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This paper deals with the early phase of research in the field of pattern recognition in the 1960s using Heinz von Foerster’s Biological Computer Laboratory (BCL) as an example. In a first step, the foundation, rise and decline of the BCL are outlined. Subsequently, three machines will be presented that were expected to model the natural phenomenon of pattern. Finally, the suggestion is made to refer to these biological computers as “lively artifacts” and to understand their observation as an integral aspect of their mode of operation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2019 - 17th International Conference, Revised Selected Papers : 17th International Conference, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, February 17–22, 2019, Revised Selected Papers, Part I
Editors	Roberto Moreno-Díaz, Franz Pichler, Alexis Quesada-Arencibia
Number of pages	7
Volume	1
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Publication date	15.04.2020
Pages	116–122
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-45092-2, 978-3-030-45094-6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-45093-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45093-9_15
Publication status	Published - 15.04.2020
Event	17th International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory - 2019: International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory - Museo Elder de la Ciencia y la Tecnología, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Duration: 17.02.2019 → 22.02.2019 Conference number: 17 http://eurocast2019.fulp.ulpgc.es/

Research areas and keywords

Media and communication studies
Informatics
Biological Computer Laboratory
biological computing
Cybernetics
Heinz von Foerster
pattern recognition

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Müggenburg, J. (2020). Heinz von Foerster and Early Research in the Field of Pattern Recognition at the Biological Computer Laboratory. In R. Moreno-Díaz, F. Pichler, & A. Quesada-Arencibia (Eds.), Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2019 - 17th International Conference, Revised Selected Papers: 17th International Conference, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, February 17–22, 2019, Revised Selected Papers, Part I (Vol. 1, pp. 116–122). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12013 LNCS). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45093-9_15

Müggenburg, Jan. / Heinz von Foerster and Early Research in the Field of Pattern Recognition at the Biological Computer Laboratory. Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2019 - 17th International Conference, Revised Selected Papers: 17th International Conference, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, February 17–22, 2019, Revised Selected Papers, Part I. editor / Roberto Moreno-Díaz ; Franz Pichler ; Alexis Quesada-Arencibia. Vol. 1 Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2020. pp. 116–122 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Müggenburg, J 2020, Heinz von Foerster and Early Research in the Field of Pattern Recognition at the Biological Computer Laboratory. in R Moreno-Díaz, F Pichler & A Quesada-Arencibia (eds), Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2019 - 17th International Conference, Revised Selected Papers: 17th International Conference, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, February 17–22, 2019, Revised Selected Papers, Part I. vol. 1, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 12013 LNCS, Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 116–122, 17th International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory - 2019, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 17.02.19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45093-9_15

Heinz von Foerster and Early Research in the Field of Pattern Recognition at the Biological Computer Laboratory. / Müggenburg, Jan.
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