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Journal Publications

2017

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Precognition and the Metascalar Nature of Information,” The European Physical Journal Special Topics, vol. 226, no. 2, pp. 229–242, Jan. 2017.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Scaled Ecosytemic Rosennean Complexity,” Ecological Complexity, 2017.

2016

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Hierarchy and the Nature of Information,” Information, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1-10, Jan. 2016.

2015

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Hyperscale Puts the Sapiens into Homo,” International Journal of Intelligence Science, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 13-36, Jan. 2015.

2014

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Chaos and Chaos Complexity and Hierarchy,” Systems Research and Behavioral Science, pp. 14, Jun. 2014.

2013

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Towards Bridging the Gap between Life and Physics,” BioSystems Journal, vol. 112, no. Selected papers from the 9th IPCAT Conference, pp. 163-170, May. 2013.

2007

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Re-Mapping Robert Rosen's (M,R) Systems,” Chemistry & Biodiversity, vol. 4, no. 10, pp. 2352-2368, Oct. 2007.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Variable-Formality Decision-Making in Artificial Systems,” The International Society for the Systems Sciences, vol. 26, pp. 7-8, 2007.

2006

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Living in Hyperscale: Internalization as a Search for Reunification,” ISSS, no. 2006, pp. 362, 2006.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Replicating Robert Rosen's (M,R) Systems,” ISSS, no. 2006, pp. 378, 2006.

2005

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Life and Simple Systems,” Systems Research and Behavioral Science, vol. 22, pp. 413-430, 2005.

2004

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “A Dialogue on Causality, Relations and Other Things,” SEED Journal, no. 2, pp. 80, 2004.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Autocreative Hierarchy I: Structure - Ecosystemic Dependence and Autonomy,” SEED Journal, no. 2, pp. 41, 2004.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Autocreative Hierarchy II: Dynamics - Self-organisation, Emergence and Level-changing,” SEED Journal, no. 2, pp. 60, 2004.

2000

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “A Diffuse Biosemiotic Model for Cell-to-Tissue Computational Closure,” BioSystems, no. 1/mrt, pp. 171, 2000.

1998

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Diffuse Rationality in Complex Systems,” InterJournal, no. 235, pp. 13, 1998.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Emergence: Half a quantum Jump?,” Acta Polytechnica Scandinavica, pp. 19, 1998.

1997

J. Stiens, W. Ranson, R. Cottam, C. De Tandt, R. Vounckx, V. Kotov, G. Shkerdin, B. Dhoedt and R. Baets, “World News: Germanium Improves Modulator Efficiency,” Laser Focus World, pp. 1, 1997.

1996

J. Stiens, W. Ranson, R. Cottam, C. De Tandt, R. Vounckx, V. Kotov, G. Shkerdin, B. Dhoedt and R. Baets, “Experimental Characterisation of Reactive Ion Etched Germanium Diffraction Gratings at 10.6 µm Wavelength,” Appl. Phys. Letters, no. 23, pp. 3455, 1996.

Conference Publications

2017

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Application of "Logic in Reality" to the Computation of Levels of Consciousness in the Multi-scaled Brain,” in IACP 2017 International Association for Computing And Philosophy, Stanford, 2017.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Information: Subjective or Objective?,” in IS4SI-2017 » Session Conference FIS 2017: The Seventh International Conference on the Foundations of Information Science, Jun. 2017, pp. 6.

2014

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “System Duality: Birational Hierarchy,” in 58th Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, ISSS 2014, York, UK, 2014, pp. 9.

2009

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Getting (Empirically) Back To(wards)(pre-)(Existential) Basics,” in Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet, ISSS, Asilomar, USA, Jul. 2009, pp. 11.

2007

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Anticipation: Breaking the Evolutionary Time Barrier,” in Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet, IEEE, 2007.

2006

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Anticipative Anti-Anti-Anthropomophism,” in Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet, CHAOS. Centre for Hyperincursion and Anticipation in Ordered Systems, 2006, pp. 6.

2004

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Back to the Future: Anatomy of a System,” in Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet, CASYS-03: the 6th International Conference on Computing Anticipatory Systems (AIP Conference Proceedings), Vol. 718, pp. 160-165, CHAOS, Liège, Belgium, 2004, pp. 1.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Intelligence?,” in Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet, PerMIS-04: Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems, NIST, Gaithersburg, USA, 2004.

2003

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Abstract or Die: Life, Artificial Life and (v)organisms,” in Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet, PerMIS-03: Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems, Nr. WeAM1-4, pp. 1-7, NIST, Gaithersburg, USA, 2003, pp. 1.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Autocreative Hierarchy II: Dynamics Self-organization, Emergence and Level-changing,” in Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet, KIMAS-03: IEEE International Conference on Integration of Knowledge Intensive Multi-Agent Systems, pp. 766-773, IEEE, Cambridge, USA, 2003, pp. 1.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Sapient Structures for Sapient Control,” in Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A Gender Perspective at the Medelhavsmuseet, KIMAS-03: IEEE International Conference on the Integration of Knowledge Intensive Multi-Agent Systems, pp. 178-181, IEEE, Cambridge, USA, 2003, pp. 1.

2002

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Lifelike Robotic Collaboration requires Lifelike Information Integration,” in PerMIS-02: Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems, PerMIS-02: Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems, Nr. 2M1-2, pp. 1-8, NIST, Gaithersburg, USA, 2002, pp. 1.

2001

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Artificial Minds?,” in ISSS-01: the 45th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, ISSS-01: the 45th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, Nr. 01-114, pp. 1-19, ISSS, Asilomar, USA, 2001, pp. 1.

1999

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “A Biologically Consistent Hierarchical Framework for Self-Referencing Survivalist Computation,” in CASYS-99: the 3rd International Conference on Computing Anticipatory Systems (AIP Conference Proceedings), CASYS-99: the 3rd International Conference on Computing Anticipatory Systems (AIP Conference Proceedings), Vol. 517, pp. 252-262, Liège, Belgium, 1999, pp. 1.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Life as its own Tool for Survival,” in ISSS-99: the 43rd Meeting of the International Society for the System Sciences: Humanity, Science, Technology, ISSS-99: the 43rd Meeting of the International Society for the System Sciences: Humanity, Science, Technology, Nr. 99168, pp. 1-12, 1999, pp. 1.

1998

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Consciousness: the Precursor to Life?,” in GWAL-98: the 3rd German Workshop on Artificial Life, GWAL-98: the 3rd German Workshop on Artificial Life, pp. 239-248, 1998, pp. 1.

1990

H. Thienpont, R. Vounckx, P. Borgermans, R. Cottam, P. Schrey and I. Veretennicoff, “Multilayered Thermo-optic SEEDs : new prospects and improved characteristics,” in Topical Meeting on Optical Computing 90, Topical Meeting on Optical Computing 90, pp. 43, Kobe, Japan, 1990.

Book Publications

2017

R. Cottam and W. Ranson, “Bridging the Gap between Life and Physics,”: Springer, 2017, pp. 338.

2013

R. Cottam and W. Ranson, “A Biosemiotic View on Consciousness Derived from System Hierarchy,” in The Unity of Mind, Brain and World, The Unity of Mind, Brain and World: Current Perspectives on a Sed.: Cambridge University Press, 2013, pp. 36.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “A Framework for Computing Like Nature,” in Computing Nature: Springer Verlag, 2013.

2012

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Closing the Gap between Life and Physics,” in Information Processing in Cells and Tissues: Springer Verlag, 2012, pp. 4.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Towards Cross-Modeling between Life and Solid StatePhysics,” in Integral Biomathics: Springer, 2012, pp. 11.

2009

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “A Difference in What?,” in General Systems Bulletin, ISSS, Asilomar, USA, Jan. 2009, pp. 2.

2008

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Bi-Sapient Structures for Intelligent Control,” in Toward Artificial Sapience: Springer Verlag, 2008.

2004

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Diffuse Rationality in Complex Systems,” in Unifying Themes in Complex Systems, Unifying Themes in Complex Systems, Vol. 2, pp. 355-362, Perseus Books, New York, 2004, pp. 1.

1998

R. Cottam, N. Langloh, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Localisation and Nonlocality in Computation,” in Information Processing in Cells and Tissues, Information Processing in Cells and Tissues , pp. 197-202, 1998, pp. 1.

1993

C. De Tandt, W. Ranson, P. Schrey, R. Vounckx and R. Cottam, “A Passive Crystal Pixel Interchanger,” in ESPRIT Basic Research Series, vol. 13: Optical Information Technology - State of the Art Report, ESPRIT Basic Research Series, vol. 13: Optical Information Technology - State of the Art Report, pp. 357-366, 1993, pp. 1.

N. Langloh, R. Cottam, R. Vounckx and J. Cornelis, “Towards Distributed Statistical Processing- Aquarium: A QUery And Reflection Interaction Using Magic: Mathematical Algorithms Generating Interdependent Confidences,” in ESPRIT Basic Research Series, vol. 13: Optical Information Technology - State of the Art Report, ESPRIT Basic Research Series, vol. 13: Optical Information Technology - State of the Art Report, pp. 303-319, 1993, pp. 1.

Other Publications

2015

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Scale, Hyperscale and Metascalar Information in Living Systems,” in International Conference on the Philosophy of Information, 2015.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “The Metascalar Nature of Information,” in International Conference on the Philosophy of Information, 2015.

2014

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Consciousness, Intelligence and Sapience in Multiscalar Systems,” in Towards a Science of Consciousness, Apr. 2014.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Identity Survival: Grounds for Life?,” in IJAS 2014 Conference of The International Journal of Arts & Sciences, Mar. 2014.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “System Duality and the Included Middle,” in Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, 2014.

2005

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Anticipative-Anti-Anti-Anthropomorphism,” CASYS-2005. Seventh International Conference on Computing Anticipatory Systems, 2005.

2003

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “What is Life?: Emergence and Sapience,” in ISSS-01: the 47th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, 2003.

1999

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “A Biologically-Consistent Diffuse Semiotic Architecture for Survivalist Information Processing,” in IASS/AIS-99: the 7th World Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies: Sign Processes in Complex Systems, 1999.

1998

R. Cottam, N. Langloh, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Approach to Consciousness through Hierarchical Metastatic Evolution,” in Tucson III: Toward a Science of Consciousness, 1998.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “AQuARIUM: a Hierarchically-Supported Mono-Symbolic Language for Analogic Integration,” in Advances in Analogy Research: Integration of Theory and Data from the Cognitive, Computational and Neural Sciences, 1998.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Diffuse Rationality,” in ICCS 2: the 2nd International Conference on Complex Systems, 1998.

1997

R. Cottam, N. Langloh, W. Ranson and R. Vounckx, “Post Digital Computation,” in AIDRI-97: the 7th Conference of the International Association for the Development of Interdisciplinary Research: Learning: from Natural Principles to Artificial Methods, 1997.

R. Cottam, W. Ranson, N. Langloh and R. Vounckx, “A Unified Quasi-Particulate Framework for Evolution,” in MCB-97: Mathematical and Computational Biology: Computational Morphogenesis, Hierarchical Complexity and Digital Evolution, 1997.