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Bio-Inspired Predictive Layered Architecture targeting Online Data Flow Anomaly Discovery

4 Department of Autonomous Systems, Andorra Institute of Emerging Technologies, Andorra la Vella, Andorra

Abstract

The increasing dependence on interconnected cyber-physical ecosystems, cloud-driven industrial automation, autonomous robotic systems, distributed control environments, and intelligent communication infrastructures has intensified the complexity of online data-flow security management. Contemporary digital environments generate continuously evolving telemetry streams characterized by nonlinear operational behaviors, heterogeneous communication patterns, adaptive state transitions, and distributed decision dependencies. Traditional anomaly detection architectures frequently fail to identify subtle behavioral deviations embedded within high-dimensional online data flows due to their dependence on static thresholds, isolated event analysis, and insufficient temporal contextualization. These limitations become especially critical in environments involving autonomous mobility systems, predictive control frameworks, industrial automation networks, and real-time cyber-physical coordination.

This research introduces a Bio-Inspired Predictive Layered Architecture (BIPLA) designed for online data flow anomaly discovery within distributed intelligent environments. The proposed architecture integrates bio-inspired behavioral intelligence, multilayer predictive control principles, adaptive sequence interpretation, and nonlinear anomaly-learning mechanisms to improve the detection, interpretation, and prioritization of complex online anomalies. The framework draws theoretical inspiration from bio-inspired vibration sensing systems, predictive control architectures, nonlinear adaptive control mechanisms, distributed optimization models, and AI-driven recurrent learning systems. The architecture incorporates layered telemetry acquisition, adaptive preprocessing, predictive sequence correlation, distributed consensus analysis, and contextual anomaly scoring.

The study synthesizes research from robotics, nonlinear predictive control, adaptive mechatronics, vibration sensing, and intelligent networked systems to construct a multidisciplinary analytical model capable of operating across heterogeneous real-time data environments. The proposed framework further integrates recurrent metaheuristic learning concepts inspired by recent AI-driven intrusion detection research to enhance adaptive responsiveness against evolving anomalous behaviors.

Analytical findings demonstrate that the proposed layered architecture significantly improves anomaly visibility, temporal prediction accuracy, behavioral adaptability, and distributed operational awareness. The bio-inspired analytical model effectively distinguishes operational variability from malicious or abnormal system behavior while reducing false-positive detections through contextual predictive intelligence. The framework also demonstrates scalability advantages within multirate and distributed environments involving nonlinear operational dynamics.

The research contributes a novel interdisciplinary framework connecting predictive control theory, bio-inspired sensing intelligence, recurrent neural adaptation, and online anomaly analysis. The proposed system offers practical relevance for industrial automation, robotic coordination systems, networked control infrastructures, intelligent mobility platforms, and cloud-integrated cyber-physical environments where real-time anomaly discovery is essential for operational reliability and cyber resilience.

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