%0 Book Section %B Proceedings of the Artificial Life Conference 2016 %D 2016 %T Introduction %A Tom Froese %A J. Mario Siqueiros %A Wendy Aguilar %A Eduardo J. Izquierdo %A Hiroki Sayama %A Carlos Gershenson %B Proceedings of the Artificial Life Conference 2016 %P 3–9 %G eng %0 Book %B Complex Adaptive Systems %D 2016 %T Proceedings of the Artificial Life Conference 2016 %E Carlos Gershenson %E Tom Froese %E Jesus M. Siqueiros %E Wendy Aguilar %E Eduardo J. Izquierdo %E Hiroki Sayama %X The ALife conferences are the major meeting of the artificial life research community since 1987. For its 15th edition in 2016, it was held in Latin America for the first time, in the Mayan Riviera, Mexico, from July 4 -8. The special them of the conference: How can the synthetic study of living systems contribute to societies: scientifically, technically, and culturally? The goal of the conference theme is to better understand societies with the purpose of using this understanding for a more efficient management and development of social systems. %B Complex Adaptive Systems %I MIT Press %C Cambridge, MA, USA %8 July %@ 9780262339360 %G eng %U https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/proceedings-artificial-life-conference-2016