Unconventional Computation [electronic resource] : 6th International Conference, UC 2007, Kingston, Canada, August 13-17, 2007, Proceedings /

Invited Papers -- How Neural Computing Can Still Be Unconventional After All These Years -- Optimal Algorithmic Cooling of Spins -- Nanocomputing by Self-assembly -- Organic User Interfaces (Oui!): Designing Computers in Any Way Shape or Form -- Regular Papers -- Unconventional Models of Computation Through Non-standard Logic Circuits -- Amoeba-Based Nonequilibrium Neurocomputer Utilizing Fluctuations and Instability -- Unconventional “Stateless” Turing–Like Machines -- Polarizationless P Systems with Active Membranes Working in the Minimally Parallel Mode -- On One Unconventional Framework for Computation -- Computing Through Gene Assembly -- Learning Vector Quantization Network for PAPR Reduction in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Systems -- Binary Ant Colony Algorithm for Symbol Detection in a Spatial Multiplexing System -- Quantum Authenticated Key Distribution -- The Abstract Immune System Algorithm -- Taming Non-compositionality Using New Binders -- Using River Formation Dynamics to Design Heuristic Algorithms -- Principles of Stochastic Local Search -- Spatial and Temporal Resource Allocation for Adaptive Parallel Genetic Algorithm -- Gravitational Topological Quantum Computation -- Computation in Sofic Quantum Dynamical Systems -- Bond Computing Systems: A Biologically Inspired and High-Level Dynamics Model for Pervasive Computing.