I only found out about reservoir computing yesterday. In a cognitive neuroscience context. Thought it was a cool idea.
Doing it with cellular automata is sooo Wolfram!
Janos, it sounds like you have an actual application for it. How hard would it be to just leap in and code something up?
Reference:
Spivey, M. (no date) “A Potential Mechanism for Gibsonian Resonance: Behavioral Entrainment Emerges from Local Homeostasis in an Unsupervised Reservoir Network.” Center for Open Science. doi: 10.1007/S11571-023-09988-2.