This article is about using biology as an inspiration in computing. For computers composed of biological parts, see
Biological computing. For data analysis and mathematical modeling in biology, see
Computational biology.
Bio-inspired computing, short for biologically inspired computing, is a field of study which seeks to solve computer science problems using models of biology. It relates to connectionism, social behavior, and emergence. Within computer science, bio-inspired computing relates to artificial intelligence and machine learning. Bio-inspired computing is a major subset of natural computation.