Susan Stepney

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• 2024

  Modelling and evaluating restricted ESNs on single- and multi-timescale problems

  Wringe, C., Stepney, S. & Trefzer, M. A., 26 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Natural Computing. 13 p.

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• Unsupervised self-organising map classification of Raman spectra from prostate cell lines uncovers sub-stratified prostate-cancer disease states

  West, D., Stepney, S. & Hancock, Y., 2024, (Submitted) In: Scientific Reports.

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• 2023

  A perspective on physical reservoir computing with nanomagnetic devices

  Allwood, D. A., Griffin, D., Hayward, T. J., Manneschi, L., Musameh, M. F., O'Keefe, S., Stepney, S., Swindells, C. & Trefzer, M. A., 23 Jan 2023, In: Applied Physics Letters. 122, 4, 10 p., 040501.

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• Increased dispersal explains increasing local diversity with global biodiversity declines

  Fagan, B., Pitchford, J., Stepney, S. & Thomas, C. D., 11 Oct 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Global Change Biology. 14 p.

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• 2022

  Measuring When a Music Generation Algorithm Copies Too Much: The Originality Report, Cardinality Score, and Symbolic Fingerprinting by Geometric Hashing

  Yin, Z., Reuben Paris, F., Stepney, S. & Collins, T., Sept 2022, In: SN Computer Science. 3, 5, 18 p., 340.

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• 2021

  Evolving Graphs with Semantic Neutral Drift

  Plump, D., Atkinson, T. & Stepney, S., Mar 2021, In: Natural Computing. 20, 1, p. 127-143 16 p.

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• Nothing in evolution makes sense except in the light of parasitism: evolution of complex replication strategies

  Hickinbotham, S., Stepney, S. & Hogeweg, P., 4 Aug 2021, In: Royal Society Open Science. 8, 8, 15 p., 210441.

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• 2020

  Horizontal Gene Transfer for Recombining Graphs

  Plump, D., Atkinson, T. & Stepney, S., 15 Jul 2020, In: Genetic programming and evolvable machines. 21, p. 321–347 27 p.

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• MetaChem: An Algebraic Framework for Artificial Chemistries

  Faulkner Rainford, P. S. M., Stepney, S. & Sebald, A.A.-M., 3 Jun 2020, In: Artificial Life. 26, 2, 38 p., arXiv:1905.12541.

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• Reservoir computing quality: connectivity and topology

  Dale, M., O'Keefe, S., Sebald, A., Stepney, S. & Trefzer, M. A., 15 Dec 2020, In: Natural Computing.

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• The representational entity in physical computing

  Stepney, S. & Kendon, V., 18 Sept 2020, In: Natural Computing. 2020

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• 2019

  A substrate-independent framework to characterize reservoir computers

  Dale, M., Miller, J. F., Stepney, S. & Trefzer, M. A., 19 Jun 2019, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 475, 2226, 26 p., 20180723.

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• A substrate-independent framework to characterize reservoir computers

  Dale, M., Miller, J. F., Stepney, S. & Trefzer, M. A., 28 Jun 2019, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 475, 2226, 20180723.

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• 2017

  A conceptual and computational framework for modelling and understanding the nonequilibrium gene regulatory networks of mouse embryonic stem cells

  Greaves, R. B., Dietmann, S., Smith, A., Stepney, S. & Halley, J. D., 1 Sept 2017, In: PLoS Computational Biology. 13, 9, 24 p., e1005713.

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• Artificial Epigenetic Networks: Automatic Decomposition of Dynamical Control Tasks using Topological Self-Modification

  Turner, A. P., Caves, L., Stepney, S., Tyrrell, A. & Lones, M. A., Jan 2017, In: IEEE transactions on neural networks and learning systems . 28, 1, p. 218-230 13 p., 7372471.

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• Semantic closure demonstrated by the evolution of a universal constructor architecture in an artificial chemistry

  Clark, E. B., Hickinbotham, S. J. & Stepney, S., 17 May 2017, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 14, 12 p., 20161033.

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• Ternary graph as a questionnaire: A new approach to assessment of quality of life?

  Brown, R., Tomasello, L., Mitchell, D. A., Sebald, A. & Stepney, S., 18 May 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery. p. 679-684 6 p.

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• The Geometry of Speed Limiting Resources in Physical Models of Computation

  Russell, B. J. & Stepney, S., Jun 2017, In: International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science. 28, 4, p. 321–333

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• The Natural Science of Computing

  Horsman, D., Kendon, V. & Stepney, S., Aug 2017, In: Communications of the ACM. 60, 8, p. 31-34 3 p.

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• 2016

  Defining and Simulating Open-Ended Novelty: Requirements, Guidelines, and Challenges

  Banzhaf, W., Baumgaertner, B., Beslon, G., Doursat, R., Foster, J. A., McMullin, B., de Melo, V. V., Miconi, T., Spector, L., Stepney, S. & White, R., Sept 2016, In: Theory in Biosciences. 135, 3, p. 131-161 31 p.

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• Maximizing the Adjacent Possible in Automata Chemistries

  Hickinbotham, S., Clark, E., Nellis, A., Stepney, S., Clarke, T. & Young, P., 17 Feb 2016, In: Artificial Life. 22, 1, p. 49-75

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• 2015

  Environment Orientation: a structured simulation approach for agent-based complex systems

  Hoverd, T. & Stepney, S., Mar 2015, In: Natural Computing. 14, 1, p. 83-97

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• Heterotic computing: past, present and future

  Kendon, V., Sebald, A. & Stepney, S., 15 Jun 2015, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 373, 2046, 15 p., 20140225.

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• Heterotic computing: exploiting hybrid computational devices

  Kendon, V., Sebald, A. & Stepney, S., 15 Jun 2015, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 373, 2046, 15 p., 20150091.

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• Zermelo Navigation in the Quantum Brachistochrone

  Russell, B. J. & Stepney, S., Mar 2015, In: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical. 48, 11, 29 p., 115303.

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• 2014

  Applications of Finsler Geometry to Speed Limits to Quantum Information Processing

  Russell, B. J. & Stepney, S., Jun 2014, In: International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science. 25, 4, p. 489–505

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• Artificial Biochemical Networks: Evolving Dynamical Systems to Control Dynamical Systems

  Lones, M. A., Fuente, L. A., Turner, A. P., Caves, L., Stepney, S., Smith, S. L. & Tyrrell, A., Apr 2014, In: IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. 18, 2, p. 145-166 22 p., 6423886.

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• Local and global models of physics and computation

  Stepney, S., 2014, In: International Journal of General Systems. 43, 7, p. 673-681 9 p.

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• When does a physical system compute?

  Horsman, C., Stepney, S., Wagner, R. C. & Kendon, V., Sept 2014, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 470, 2169, p. 20140182

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• Zermelo Navigation and a Speed Limit to Quantum Information Processing

  Russell, B. J. & Stepney, S., 2 Jul 2014, In: Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics). 90, 012303.

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• 2013

  Atomicity Failure and the Retrenchment Atomicity Pattern

  Banach, R., Jeske, C., Hall, A. & Stepney, S., 2013, In: Formal Aspects of Computing. 25, 3, p. 439–464 26 p.

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• Biochemical Connectionism

  Lones, M. A., Turner, A. P., Fuente, L. A., Stepney, S., Caves, L. & Tyrrell, A., Dec 2013, In: Natural Computing. 12, 4, p. 453-472 20 p.

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• Computational models of signalling networks for non-linear control

  Fuente, L. A., Lones, M. A., Turner, A. P., Stepney, S., Caves, L. S. & Tyrrell, A. M., May 2013, In: Biosystems. 112, 2, p. 122-130

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• The incorporation of epigenetics in artificial gene regulatory networks

  Turner, A. P., Lones, M. A., Fuente, L. A., Stepney, S., Caves, L. S. D. & Tyrrell, A. M., May 2013, In: Biosystems. 112, 2, p. 56-62 7 p.

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• 2012

  Boolean logic gate design principles in unconventional computers: an NMR case study

  Bechmann, M. W., Sebald, A.A.-M. & Stepney, S., 2012, In: International journal of unconventional computing. 8, 2, p. 139-159 21 p.

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• Engineering simulations for cancer systems biology

  Bown, J. L., Andrews, P. S., Deeni, Y., Goltsov, A., Idowu, M., Polack, F. A. C., Sampson, A. T., Shovman, M. & Stepney, S., Nov 2012, In: Current Drug Targets. 13, 12, p. 1560-1574

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• Programming Unconventional Computers: dynamics, development, self-reference

  Stepney, S., 17 Oct 2012, In: Entropy. 14, 10, p. 1939-1952

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• 2010

  Classical Computing in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

  Rosello-Merino, M., Bechmann, M., Sebald, A. & Stepney, S., Mar 2010, In: International Journal on Unconventional Computing. 6, 3-4, p. 163-195 33 p.

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• Computer simulation: The imaginary friend of auxin transport biology

  Garnett, P., Steinacher, A., Stepney, S., Clayton, R. & Leyser, O., Sept 2010, In: Bioessays. 32, 9, p. 828-835 8 p.

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• Controlling Complex Dynamics with Artificial Biochemical Networks

  Lones, M. A., Tyrrell, A. M., Stepney, S. & Caves, L. S., Apr 2010, In: Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 6021, p. 159-170 12 p.

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• Counting Preimages of Homogeneous Configurations in 1-Dimensional Cellular Automata

  Powley, E. J. & Stepney, S., 2010, In: J. Cellular Automata. 5, 4-5, p. 353-381 29 p.

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• From Binary to Continuous Gates - and Back Again

  Bechmann, M., Sebald, A. & Stepney, S., 2010, In: INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND SYSTEMS DESIGN: POWER AND TIMING MODELING, OPTIMIZATION AND SIMULATION. 6274, p. 335-347 13 p.

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• Investigations of Game of Life Cellular Automata Rules on Penrose Tilings: Lifetime, Ash, and Oscillator Statistics

  Owens, N. & Stepney, S., 2010, In: JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AUTOMATA. 5, 3, p. 207-225 19 p.

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• Report on 8th International Conference on Unconventional Computation 2009

  Stepney, S., 2010, In: EATCS Bulletin. 100, p. 173-175 3 p.

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• 2009

  Automorphisms of Transition Graphs for Elementary Cellular Automata

  Powley, E. J. & Stepney, S., 2009, In: JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AUTOMATA. 4, 2, p. 125-136 12 p.

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• Automorphisms of Transition Graphs for Linear Cellular Automata

  Powley, E. & Stepney, S., 2009, In: JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AUTOMATA. 4, 4, p. 293-310 18 p.

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• Highly entangled multi-qubit states with simple algebraic structure

  Tapiador, J. E., Hernandez-Castro, J. C., Clark, J. A. & Stepney, S., 1 Apr 2009, In: J. Phys. A: Math. Theor.. 42, 41, 15 p., 415301.

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• Non-Classical Hypercomputation

  Stepney, S., 2009, In: International journal of unconventional computing. 5, 3-4, p. 267-276 10 p.

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• 2008

  Searching for quantum programs and quantum protocols: a review

  Stepney, S. & Clark, J. A., 2008, In: Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience. 5, 5, p. 942-969

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• The certification of the Mondex electronic purse to ITSEC level E6

  Woodcock, J., Stepney, S., Cooper, D., Clark, J. A. & Jacob, J. L., Jan 2008, In: Formal Aspects of Computing. 20, 1, p. 5-19 15 p.

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