Cooperative behaviour can be found in many insect societies. A form of this cooperation known as ... more Cooperative behaviour can be found in many insect societies. A form of this cooperation known as Eusociality is only found in 2% of known insect species, however, these species compose most of the world’s insect biomass. This study investigated the origins of cooperation in eusocial species by analysing the e↵ects of individual relatedness and patch richness on the levels of cooperation observed. These results allowed commentary on the validity of the game theoretic model by Reeve and Ho ̈lldobler and provided insight into the origins of cooperation. A custom Agent Based System (ABS) simulation was developed, with results providing in- sight into multiple aspects leading to the evolution of coop- eration. By comparing the results to Reeve and Ho ̈lldobler’s game theoretic model, the study was able to agree with two of the organizational trends (hypotheses) they mentioned, indicating that higher levels of agent relatedness and higher levels of patch richness (resource density) both lead to higher levels of within-group cooperation. The study was therefore able to comment on the origins of cooperation in biological societies and proved that relat- edness has a strong e↵ect on the cooperation experienced. Finally it would be possible to extend this method of study to address the other hypotheses mentioned by Reeve and Ho ̈lldobler.
This report serves to review the relevant literature surrounding the fields of Intrusion Detectio... more This report serves to review the relevant literature surrounding the fields of Intrusion Detection (ID) and Artifical Intelligence (AI) inspired ID methods. In this review the background information to AI was discussed. Thereafter Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) were introduced and its sub-fields, Misuse Detection (MS) and Anomaly Detection (AD) were discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of both of the above methods and their many approaches were discussed, with a new hybrid approach emerging as the most effective ID method. The hybrid approach combines both MS and AD in order to create a more effective method. This method was discussed with alternative implementations hypothesised. Finally the paper detailed the importance of ID in today's connected world.
Cooperative behaviour can be found in many insect societies. A form of this cooperation known as ... more Cooperative behaviour can be found in many insect societies. A form of this cooperation known as Eusociality is only found in 2% of known insect species, however, these species compose most of the world’s insect biomass. This study investigated the origins of cooperation in eusocial species by analysing the e↵ects of individual relatedness and patch richness on the levels of cooperation observed. These results allowed commentary on the validity of the game theoretic model by Reeve and Ho ̈lldobler and provided insight into the origins of cooperation. A custom Agent Based System (ABS) simulation was developed, with results providing in- sight into multiple aspects leading to the evolution of coop- eration. By comparing the results to Reeve and Ho ̈lldobler’s game theoretic model, the study was able to agree with two of the organizational trends (hypotheses) they mentioned, indicating that higher levels of agent relatedness and higher levels of patch richness (resource density) both lead to higher levels of within-group cooperation. The study was therefore able to comment on the origins of cooperation in biological societies and proved that relat- edness has a strong e↵ect on the cooperation experienced. Finally it would be possible to extend this method of study to address the other hypotheses mentioned by Reeve and Ho ̈lldobler.
This report serves to review the relevant literature surrounding the fields of Intrusion Detectio... more This report serves to review the relevant literature surrounding the fields of Intrusion Detection (ID) and Artifical Intelligence (AI) inspired ID methods. In this review the background information to AI was discussed. Thereafter Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) were introduced and its sub-fields, Misuse Detection (MS) and Anomaly Detection (AD) were discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of both of the above methods and their many approaches were discussed, with a new hybrid approach emerging as the most effective ID method. The hybrid approach combines both MS and AD in order to create a more effective method. This method was discussed with alternative implementations hypothesised. Finally the paper detailed the importance of ID in today's connected world.
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The study was therefore able to comment on the origins of cooperation in biological societies and proved that relat- edness has a strong e↵ect on the cooperation experienced.
Finally it would be possible to extend this method of study to address the other hypotheses mentioned by Reeve and Ho ̈lldobler.
The study was therefore able to comment on the origins of cooperation in biological societies and proved that relat- edness has a strong e↵ect on the cooperation experienced.
Finally it would be possible to extend this method of study to address the other hypotheses mentioned by Reeve and Ho ̈lldobler.