Networks of picture processors

Abstract The goal of this work is to survey in a systematic and uniform way the main results regarding different computational aspects of networks of picture processors viewed as rectangular picture accepting devices. We first consider networks with evolutionary picture processors only and discuss their computational power as well as a partial solution to the picture matching problem. Two variants of these networks, which are differentiated by the protocol of communication, are also surveyed: networks with filtered connections and networks with polarized processors. Then we consider networks having both types of processors, i.e., evolutionary processors and hiding processors, and provide a complete solution to the picture matching problem. Several results which follow from this solution are then presented. Finally we discuss some possible directions for further research

In Memoriam, Solomon Marcus

This book commemorates Solomon Marcus’s fifth death anniversary with a selection of articles in mathematics, theoretical computer science, and physics written by authors who work in Marcus’s research fields, some of whom have been influenced by his results and/or have collaborated with him