In computer science, this general method has been applied in a variety of techniques called ant colony optimization, which search for solutions to complex problems by depositing "virtual pheromones" along paths that appear promising. In the field of artificial neural networks, stigmergy can be used as a computational memory. Federico Galatolo showed that a stigmergic memory can achieve the same performances of more complex and well established neural networks architectures like LSTM.
In computer science, this general method has been applied in a variety of techniques called ant colony optimizati.on, which search for solutions to complex problems by depositing "virtual pheromones" along paths that appear promising In the field of artificial neural networks, stigmergy can .be used as a computational memory Federico Galatolo showed that a stigmergic memory can achieve the same performances of more complex and well established neural networks architectures like LSTM.