title: An artificial immune system for data analysis.
abstract: We present a simplified view of those parts of the human immune system which can be used to provide the basis for a data analysis tool. The motivation for and reasoning behind such a model is given and the desire for a 'transparent' model and meaningful visualization and interpretation techniques is noted. A minimalist formulation of an artificial immune system and some of its behaviour is described. A simple implementation and a suitable visualization technique are demonstrated using some trivial data and the famous 'iris' data set.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, Centre for Intelligent Systems, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, UK. jit93@aber.ac.uk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Timmis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hunt
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008954:Models, Biological; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology