González Rodríguez, DiegoHernández Carrión, José Rodolfo2016-02-262016-02-262014González Rodríguez, D., Hernández Carrión, J.R. 2014. A Bacterial-Based Algorithm to Simulate Complex Adaptative Systems. From Animals to Animats 13: 13th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptative Behaviour, SAB 2014, Castellón, Spain, July 22-25, 2014. Proceedings, pp. 250-259.978-3-319-08863-1978-3-319-08864-8 (online)0302-9743https://hdl.handle.net/10016/22371Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior which took place at Castellón, Spain in 2014, July 22-25.Bacteria have demonstrated an amazing capacity to overcome envi-ronmental changes by collective adaptation through genetic exchanges. Using a distributed communication system and sharing individual strategies, bacteria propagate mutations as innovations that allow them to survive in different envi-ronments. In this paper we present an agent-based model which is inspired by bacterial conjugation of DNA plasmids. In our approach, agents with bounded rationality interact in a common environment guided by local rules, leading to Complex Adaptive Systems that are named 'artificial societies'. We have demonstrated that in a model based on free interactions among autonomous agents, optimal results emerge by incrementing heterogeneity levels and decentralizing communication structures, leading to a global adaptation of the system. This organic approach to model peertopeer dynamics in Complex Adaptive Systems is what we have named ‘bacterial-based algorithms’ because agents exchange strategic information in the same way that bacteria use conjugation and share genome.10application/pdfeng© 2014 SpringerComplexityArtificial SocietyBacterial-based AlgorithmsP2P SocietyComplex Adaptive SystemsCASA Bacterial-Based Algorithm to Simulate Complex Adaptative Systemsconference proceedingsBiblioteconomía y Documentación10.1007/978-3-319-08864-8_24open access250259From Animals to Animats 13: 13th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptative Behaviour, SAB 2014, Castellón, Spain, July 22-25, 2014. Proceedings