FIRST CONGRESS ON THE INFORMATION SYSTEM SCIENCES SESSION 6 SELF-ORGANIZING AND ADAPTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

摘要

The significance of multi-level systems in solving information problems is investigated with the intention of using a multi-level sys tem as a new approach and investigating the problem of communication within a multi-level system itself. The example studied concerns the basic characteristics of the elements in sets of electrocardiographs and electroencephalographs and the partitioning of the sets according to the characteristics. It is shown that the multi-level goal-seeking approach can be used for a possible solution, eliminating the immense complexity of solving a recursive set. In considering a. general concept of information, it is pointed out that communications and decision-making problems should be related to each other. The major problem in a multi-level system is described as finding the optimal pattern of communication for a specified class of information processing and decision problems or casual subsystems. This discussion leads to a general theory for multi level systems.