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Marina Papadopoulou (Tuscia University), “Across the Swarm-Verse: the self-organization of animal collectives on the move”

SCIoI, Marchstraße 23, 10587 Berlin, Room 2.057

From the daily movement of primate troops to the mesmerizing murmurations of starling flocks in the sky, the dynamics of animal groups on the move fascinate us with the mystery of their underlying social interactions. In this talk, I will first showcase how we combine empirical data and computational models based on self-organization to understand

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Michael Levin (Tufts University), “Communication with intelligence in unconventional embodiments: bioelectricity as a case study”

SCIoI, Marchstraße 23, 10587 Berlin, Room 2.057

Embodiment is critical for intelligence; however, the traditional concept of embodiment as movement in 3-dimensional space covers only a small slice of the way biology exploits embodiment. In this talk, I will present a framework for understanding intelligence more broadly, and show how the multiscale competency of bodies navigates many different kinds of spaces. I

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Pawel Romanczuk (Science of Intelligence)

SCIoI, Marchstraße 23, 10587 Berlin, Room 2.057

More details to follow. This talk is part of David Mezey's course “Introduction to Modeling Collective Behavior, ” a seminar on collective behavior research, combined with multiple interactive elements.     Image created with DALL-E by Maria Ott.

Distinguished Speaker Series

J. Kevin O’Regan (CNRS Paris), “How to make a machine that is conscious and really feels”

SCIoI, Marchstraße 23, 10587 Berlin, Room 2.057

Despite current advances in artificial intelligence, many people remain convinced that machines are still far from being able to really experience, for example, the redness of a sunset, the pain of a pinprick, or what it's like to be sad. This "phenomenal" or "felt" aspect of consciousness seems outside the realm of science and impossible

For the Public

Excellent Pub Quiz

Fahimi bar Skalitzer Str. 133, Berlin, Germany

Dive into the wonderful world of research of the seven Berlin Clusters of Excellence: from literature to chemistry, from politics to AI, you and your team can find answers for exciting and surprising questions from the clusters’ research areas. So seek fellows and think of your team name! Every quiz evening focuses on the research

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Mate Nagy (MTA-ELTE Lendület Collective Behaviour Research Group, Budapest)

SCIoI, Marchstraße 23, 10587 Berlin, Room 2.057

More details to follow. This talk is part of David Mezey's course “Introduction to Modeling Collective Behavior, ” a seminar on collective behavior research, combined with multiple interactive elements.       Image created with DALL-E by Maria Ott.

Thursday Morning Talk

Anne Jaap, Friedrich Schüßler, and Paul Mieske (Science of Intelligence): “Big mouse data: Characterizing mouse behavior through temporal statistics”

SCIoI, Marchstraße 23, 10587 Berlin, Room 2.057

The study of animal behavior is rapidly changing due to recent advances in long-term recording and automated analysis. Here we use these new developments to characterize mouse behavior via their temporal statistics. We analyzed positional data (RFID detections) of groups of mice housed in complex environments over many months. We found that behavior spanning seconds

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Jacob Davidson (Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior, Konstanz)

SCIoI, Marchstraße 23, 10587 Berlin, Room 2.057

More details to follow. This talk is part of David Mezey's course “Introduction to Modeling Collective Behavior, ” a seminar on collective behavior research, combined with multiple interactive elements.       Image created with DALL-E by Maria Ott.

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Cornelia Fermüller (University of Maryland), “Computational Principles of Embodied Intelligence for Robust Motion Perception and Action”

SCIoI, Marchstraße 23, 10587 Berlin, Room 2.057

Abstract Understanding the computational principles of embodied intelligence is central to advancing robotic systems that perceive and act in complex environments. This talk explores key principles—low power consumption, robustness, and generalizability—as they emerge in the context of motion perception and action. For visual navigation, evidence is presented that challenges the conventional SLAM paradigm, which relies

For the Public

Excellent Pub Quiz

Fahimi bar Skalitzer Str. 133, Berlin, Germany

Dive into the wonderful world of research of the seven Berlin Clusters of Excellence: from literature to chemistry, from politics to AI, you and your team can find answers for exciting and surprising questions from the clusters’ research areas. So seek fellows and think of your team name! Every quiz evening focuses on the research

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Jens Krause (Science of Intelligence)

More details to follow. This talk is part of David Mezey's course “Introduction to Modeling Collective Behavior, ” a seminar on collective behavior research, combined with multiple interactive elements.     Image created with DALL-E by Maria Ott.