Walter de Back

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Papers
  • A. Köhn-Luque, W. de Back, J. Starruß, A. Mattioti, A. Deutsch, J-M. Pérez-Pomares, M.A. Herrero
    Early Embryonic Vascular Patterning by Matrix-Mediated Paracrine Signalling: A Mathematical Model Study
    PLoS ONE 6(9): e24175, 2011.
    [doi]
  • L. Gulyás, G. Szemes, G. Kampis, W. de Back
    A Modeler-friendly API for ABM Partitioning
    In: ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, San Diego, California, USA, 2009.
  • L. Gulyás, W. de Back, G. Szemes, G. Kampis
    Templates for Distributed Agent-Based Simulations
    In: 5th International Conference on e-Social Science, Koeln, Germany, 2009.
  • K. Kurowski, W. de Back, W. Dubitzky, L. Gulyás, G. Kampis, M. Mamonski, G. Szemes, M. Swain
    Complex System Simulations with QosCosGrid
    In: International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS 2009), Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 2009.
    [doi]
  • W. de Back, G. Kampis
    Emergence and Analysis of Complex Food Webs in an Individual-based Artificial Ecology
    In: IEEE Conference, 3rd Symposium on Artificial Life, Nashville, TX, USA, 2009.
    [pdf] [doi]
  • G. Kampis, W. de Back, L. Gulyás
    Niche Differentiation and Coexistence in Resource Competition: Study of a Minimalist Model
    In: Journal of Ecological Modelling, 2008 (under revision).
  • L. Gulyás, W. de Back, G. Szemes, K. Kurowski, W. Dubitzky, G. Kampis
    Templates for Distributed Agent-based Simulations on a Quasi-opportunistic Grid
    In: Proceedings of the 20th European Modeling and Simulation Symposium, Campora San Giovanni, Italy (EMSS 2008), 2008.

  • W. de Back, L. Guylás, G. Kampis
    Niche Differentiation in Various Multi-resource Ecosystems
     In: Proceedings of the European Conference on Complex Systems, Dresden (ECCS 2007), 2007.
    [pdf] 

  • W. de Back, L. Guylás, G. Kampis
    Niche Differentiation and Coexistence in a Multi-Resource Ecosystem with Competition
     In: Advances in Artificial Life: 9th European Conference on Artificial Life, ECAL 2007, LNAI 4648, p. 284-293, Springer-Verlag, 2007.
    [pdf] [doi]
  • W. de Back, M. Wiering, E. de Jong
    Red Queen Dynamics in a Predator-Prey Ecosystem
    In: Proceedings of the 8th annual conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (GECCO 2006), Seattle, USA, 2006.
    [pdf] [doi]
  • M. Wiering, S. Leijnen, A. Koster, W. de Back
    Institute Presentation: Autonomous Intelligent Robots at Utrecht University
    In: International Journal of Advanced Robotics Systems , Vol 1 No 2, 2004.
    [pdf]
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Abstracts / Posters
  • W. de Back, J. Starruß, A. Deutsch
    Morpheus: a Modeling Environment for Multiscale Morphodynamics
    12th International Conference on Systems Biology (ICSB), Heidelberg/Mannheim, 2011.
  • W. de Back, J. X. Zhou, L. Brusch
    Control of Pancreatic Cell Type Ratios by Juxtacrine Signaling
    12th International Conference on Systems Biology (ICSB), Heidelberg/Mannheim, 2011.
  • R. Zimm, W. de Back, J. X. Zhou, L. Brusch
    Modeling Transdifferentiation in the Pancreas: Interplay between Juxtacrine Signaling Pathways
    5th CRTD Summer conference on Regenerative Medicine, Dresden, 2011.
  • W. de Back, L. Brusch, A. Deutsch
    From Hepatocyte Polarization to Canalicular Network Formation: a Multiscale Approach
    European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ECMTB), Cracow, Poland, 2011.
  • W. de Back, A. Deutsch
    Morpheus: Modeling and Simulation in Multicellular System Biology
    1st Sino-German Workshop on Simulation, Changsha, China, 2011.
  • W. de Back, J. Starruß
    Multiscale Modeling of Morphodynamic Systems
    3rd Conference on Systems Biology of Mammalian Cells (SBMC), Freiburg, 2010.
  • W. de Back, J. Starruß
    Multiscale Modeling of Morphodynamic Systems
    4th CRTD Summer conference on Regenerative Medicine, Dresden, 2010.

  • W. de Back, J. Starruß
    Middle-out Modeling of Multiscale Morphodynamics
    12th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems (ALIFE XII), Odense, Denmark, 2010.
    In: H. Fellermann et al. (Eds.) Proceedings of the Twelth International Conference on Artificial Life (Alife XI), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA., 2010.

  • W. de Back, J. X. Zhou, L. Brusch, A. Deutsch
    Predicting Pancreatic Cell Fate A Multiscale Model of Organogenesis
    EMBO Workshop in System Biology of Development, Ascona, Switzerland, 2010.
  • W. de Back, J. Starruß
    Multiscale Modeling of Morphodynamic Systems
    EMBO Workshop in System Biology of Development, Ascona, Switzerland, 2010.
    (EMBO Poster award)
  • W. de Back, S. Branciamore
    Evolution of Cooperation in an RNA world
    In: Workshop on Level of Selection and Individuality in Evolution, European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL 2009), Budapest, Hungary, 2009.
    [pdf]
  • S. Branciamore, W. de Back, E. Gallori
    Evolution of RNA Cooperation on the Rocks
    In: Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere, Special Issue: 15th Conference on the Origin of Life (ISSOL2008), Florence, Italy, Springer, 2008.
    [doi]
  • S. Branciamore, W. de Back, E. Gallori
    Does Coexistence solve the Prebiotic Information Problem?
    In: S. Bullock, J. Noble, R. A. Watson, and M. A. Bedau (Eds.) Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Artificial Life (Alife XI), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA., 2008.
  • W. de Back, S. Branciamore, G. Kampis
    Phenotype-based Evolution of Complex Food Webs
    In: S. Bullock, J. Noble, R. A. Watson, and M. A. Bedau (Eds.) Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Artificial Life (Alife XI), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA., 2008.
  • W. de Back, L. Gulyás, G. Szemes, G. Kampis
    Distributed Simulation Templates for Repast
     In: SwarmFest, Chicago, USA, 2008.
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Thesis, Internship
  • W. de Back
    Virtual Life: Eco-Evolutionary Experiments with Situated Agents
    MSc Thesis, Department of Philosophy, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 2006.
  • W. de Back
    Virtual Life: Internship report
    Department of Philosophy, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 2004.

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Book
  • W. de Back, T. van der Zant, L. Zwanepol (eds.)
    Robo Sapiens. Proceedings of the First Dutch Symposium on Embodied Intelligence
    Artificial Intelligence Preprints Series, Department of Philosophy, Utrecht University, Vol. 24, April 2001.
    [full text, pdf]

    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    Preface

    Part I: ROBO SAPIENS

    Inman Harvey, Robotics: Philosophy of Mind using a Screwdriver
    Rens Kortmann, Embodied Cognitive Science
    Dario Floreano, Evolutionary Robotics
    Hugo de Garis, First Evolution Experiments on a Physical CAM-Brain
     Hugo de Garis, Building Gods or our Potential Exterminators

    Part II: ROBO PLAZA

    Erwin Mulder et al., Groningen RoboCup Team
    Marco Wiering et al., Clockwork Orange: the Dutch RoboCup Team
    Hans-Ulrich Kobialka et al., GMD Robots Powered by Dual Dynamics
    Bolesian, Kennistechnologie in Uitvoering
    Paul Vogt, Adaptive Grounding of Lexicons on Mobile Robots
    Dario Floreano et al., Light-Switch Problem: Evolution of Adaptive Synapses

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Older publications
  • W. de Back
    Over Betekenis
    Department of Philosophy, Utrecht University, 2005 (dutch).
  • W. de Back
    Framsticks Deathmatch
    Departmental magazine 'de Connectie', Department of Philosophy, Utrecht University, July 2005. (dutch).
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  • R. Veldkamp, W. de Back
    Fight for your A-life
    Software Extra! 2.0, Vol 1 No 3, 2005. Published in Polish, German, French and Italian.
  • W. de Back
    Robotics Research in Utrecht
    Belgian/Dutch Association for Artificial Intelligence, BNVKI Newsletter Vol 17, No 6, December 1999.
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