My current research project is an evolutionary computation experiment inspired by biology (specifically, this amazing experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plVk4NVIUh8&pp=ygUOYmF5bSBtZWdhcGxhdGU%3D)
Unfortunately, evolutionary computation is a field generally quite ignorant of the biology that inspired it. A lot of work they do, while exciting to computer scientists, makes no sense to biologists.
So, I brought my WIP to a biology professor I've been working with to ask for feedback. He gave me the highest praise I could ask for:
This is all completely boring and obvious from a biology perspective.
I'm quite relieved! Now my challenge is: how to get CS people to care about these findings ported over from biology.
@ngaylinn A neural network that can learn to survive in a new environment by only mutating.