Abstract: This paper describes an attempt to spread further the inspiration gained from the knowledge of biological systems for engineering applications. New lessons addressed to the control of complex processes might derive from elements of the immune system comprehension. Important points inherent to the immune functions are transposed, re-interpreted and analysed in an adaptive control perspective. They are: viability, distribution, reinforcement learning, optimization, adaptability and memory. Several resemblances will be pointed out with the Q_learning method as well as with classifiers system principles.


Brief Biography of the Speaker:
Marius-Constantin Popescu is currently an Associate Professor in Automatics and Computers, in the Faculty of Electromechanical, Environmental Engineering and Industrial Informatics, University of Craiova, Romania. He is graduate from the Faculty of Automatics-Computers and Informatics-Mathematics in Craiova, he received the Ph.D degree from University of Craiova. In Publishing House he is author of fifteen books in automatics, computers and mathematics area. Research work is focused on improved solutions for computer networks on basis of new telecommunication equipment and automatics systems. He has extensive experience in both experimental and theoretical research work, certified by over 90 journal and conference research papers and 16 research projects from industry. He is invited keynote lecture for automatics engineering courses organized by Faculty of Engineering from University of Targu Jiu. Due to WSEAS recognition as huge scientific Forum he participated in five WSEAS International Conferences, presenting papers and chairing sessions. He participated in the WSEAS International Conference on MATHEMATICAL and COMPUTATIONAL METHODS in SCIENCE and other sections, held in Venice, Tenerife, Heraklion, Bucharest and Cambridge. He is very proud of her 12 papers published in the WSEAS Conferences Books and 5 papers published in WSEAS TRANSACTIONS on SYSTEMS AND CONTROL.