title: Heterotic computing: exploiting hybrid computational devices.
abstract: Current computational theory deals almost exclusively with single models: classical, neural, analogue, quantum, etc. In practice, researchers use ad hoc combinations, realizing only recently that they can be fundamentally more powerful than the individual parts. A Theo Murphy meeting brought together theorists and practitioners of various types of computing, to engage in combining the individual strengths to produce powerful new heterotic devices. 'Heterotic computing' is defined as a combination of two or more computational systems such that they provide an advantage over either substrate used separately. This post-meeting collection of articles provides a wide-ranging survey of the state of the art in diverse computational paradigms, together with reflections on their future combination into powerful and practical applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK viv.kendon@durham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Viv
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6551-3056
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kendon
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
authors.forename: Angelika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sebald
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3146-5401
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stepney
keywords: heterotic computing; hybrid computing; unconventional computing