Ken Webb Publications

Peer-reviewed published research papers

Webb, K., & White, T. (2004). Cell Modeling using Agent-based Formalisms. AAMAS 2004, New York.

Webb, K., & White, T. (2004). Combining Analysis and Synthesis in a Model of a Biological Cell. SAC '04, March 14-17, 2004, Nicosia, Cyprus. [slides]

Webb, K., & White, T. (2005). UML as a cell and biochemistry modeling language. BioSystems, 80, 283–302. [hi-res graphics]

Webb, K., & White, T. (2005). Cell Modeling with Reusable Agent-based Formalisms. JAI 2005.

Other papers and presentations

Webb, K. (2007). UML Modeling of Finite State Machines and Molecular Machines. Symposium on Complex Systems Engineering, Santa Monica. [symposium site] [slides]

Webb, K. (2006). Embedded Development with UML 2 and Xholon - Presentation to the Ottawa Carleton Linux Users Group. Ottawa, Canada: OCLUG.

Webb, K. (2007). Open-Source from the Trenches - Presentation to Seminar on Open Source. Ottawa, Canada: Carleton University.

Webb, K. (2007). Xholon - Presentation to Barcamp Ottawa 3. Ottawa, Canada.

Webb, K. (2007). Xholon – an Agent Based Modeling (ABM) tool based on “Monkey Topology”. SwarmFest 2007, DePaul University, CTI. Chicago, Illinois, USA. [conference site]

MSc coursework

I completed my MSc in the Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems program (Informatics Department) at the Univerity of Sussex, Brighton, UK in 2004.

The following is my MSc dissertation:

Webb, K. (2004). Protein-Based Neural Networks and Their Potential Applications in Building Adaptive Systems. Brighton, UK: University of Sussex, MSc Dissertation. [C++ software]

The following is the project I did for my Programming Techniques course. It was the prototype for what has since become the Xholon project:

Webb, K. (2004). Executable model of a biological cell. Brighton, UK: University of Sussex, Programming Techniques – Project Report. [C++ software]

The following is my project for the Adaptive Systems course:

Webb, K. (2004). Architectural Models of Bacterial Chemotaxis. Brighton, UK: University of Sussex, Adaptive Systems – Project Report. [NetLogo software] [ODE C++ software]

The following is my project for the Artificial Life course:

Webb, K. (2004). Protein sorting in the Golgi. Brighton, UK: University of Sussex, Artificial Life – Project Report. [NetLogo software] [another version of NetLogo software] [NetLogo documentation] [possible extensions]

The following is my project for the Simulation of Adaptive Systems course:

Webb, K. (2004). Evolution of Communication. Brighton, UK: University of Sussex, SAB – Project Report.

The following is my project for the Animal and Machine Intelligence course:

Webb, K. (2004). Could Ant Behaviors be used in a house cleaning system?. Brighton, UK: University of Sussex, AMI – Project Report.

BA coursework

I completed my BA (Honours) in Cognitive Science at Carleton University in 2003.

Webb, K. (2003). Autopoiesis - A comparison of two computational models. Ottawa, Canada: Carleton University, BA Honours Project. [appendices]

Book

Webb, K., & Lafreniere, L. (1990). Oracle Distributed Systems: A C programmer's development guide. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: McGraw Hill.