ProtoLife
Encyclopedia
ProtoLife is a startup company
based in San Francisco, USA, headed by co-founder and CEO Norman Packard
. Their current main area of endeavor is the development of machine-learning
, statistical model
-based methodologies for evolutionary design
of complex, high-throughput
experiments.
Startup company
A startup company or startup is a company with a limited operating history. These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets...
based in San Francisco, USA, headed by co-founder and CEO Norman Packard
Norman Packard
Norman Harry Packard is a chaos theory physicist and one of the founders of the Prediction Company and ProtoLife. He is an alumnus of Reed College and the University of California, Santa Cruz. Packard is known for his contributions to both chaos theory and cellular automata...
. Their current main area of endeavor is the development of machine-learning
Machine learning
Machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence, is a scientific discipline concerned with the design and development of algorithms that allow computers to evolve behaviors based on empirical data, such as from sensor data or databases...
, statistical model
Statistical model
A statistical model is a formalization of relationships between variables in the form of mathematical equations. A statistical model describes how one or more random variables are related to one or more random variables. The model is statistical as the variables are not deterministically but...
-based methodologies for evolutionary design
Design of experiments
In general usage, design of experiments or experimental design is the design of any information-gathering exercises where variation is present, whether under the full control of the experimenter or not. However, in statistics, these terms are usually used for controlled experiments...
of complex, high-throughput
High-throughput
High-throughput may refer to:* High-throughput computing - a computer science concept * High-throughput screening - a bioinformatics concept* Measuring data throughput - a communications concept...
experiments.