This book gathers peer-reviewed articles on diverse topics related to natural computing, such as computing with slime mold, synthetic biology, eco-physics, artificial chemistry, and computational aesthetics.
The Winter School of Hakodate (WSH) 2011 in Hakodate, Japan, from March 15–16, 2011, and the 6th International Workshop on Natural Computing (6th IWNC) in Tokyo, Japan, from March 28–30, 2012, both organized by the Special Interest Group of Natural Computing (SIG-NAC), the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, are both included in this book (JSAI).