Abstract
Swarming is a group phenomenon found in nature at all scales, ranging from molecular motors, bacteria and immune T-cells, slime molds, insects, birds and fish, to quadruped herds and humans. Swarming is a collective behavior where self-propelled entities move in a synchronized and coordinated behavior en masse. Analysis of this general behavior by experimentation and modeling is helping us gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of migration patterns and their evolutionary advantages, with applications in biology, artificial intelligence, robotics and beyond.
Recent work on such intricate collective motions at the micro-scale with both living and inanimate matter has opened a wide range of questions as to the underlying biological and physical principles that promote macroscopic emergence of order, synchronization and cooperation among competing individuals. Such questions are particularly difficult to address in the context of biological systems which are typically out of equilibrium. To study these complex biological systems, multidisciplinary approaches are used by biologists, physicists, mathematicians and chemists.
This multidisciplinary conference, at the great atmosphere and tranquility of the Israeli Negev Desert, is where we meet to address all aspects of collective motion and behavior of cells. The meeting will span a range of key invited speaker from a variety of disciplines.
Motivated graduate students and postdocs will have the opportunity to present Posters or give short oral presentations (Ignite Talks) in order to showcase their discoveries in this field.
The meeting is dedicated to the memory of our mentor, colleague and friend Eshel Ben-Jacob who passed away on June 2015. Eshel was an exceptionally creative interdisciplinary scientist. He was one of the world’s leading experts in bio-complexity, who integrated a remarkable mix of physics and biology, immunology and mathematical modeling, engineering and econophysics. His passion in and for research, his original thinking and genuine intensity both as a person and as a scientist are greatly missed.
Swarming is a group phenomenon found in nature at all scales, ranging from molecular motors, bacteria and immune T-cells, slime molds, insects, birds and fish, to quadruped herds and humans. Swarming is a collective behavior where self-propelled entities move in a synchronized and coordinated behavior en masse. Analysis of this general behavior by experimentation and modeling is helping us gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of migration patterns and their evolutionary advantages, with applications in biology, artificial intelligence, robotics and beyond.
Recent work on such intricate collective motions at the micro-scale with both living and inanimate matter has opened a wide range of questions as to the underlying biological and physical principles that promote macroscopic emergence of order, synchronization and cooperation among competing individuals. Such questions are particularly difficult to address in the context of biological systems which are typically out of equilibrium. To study these complex biological systems, multidisciplinary approaches are used by biologists, physicists, mathematicians and chemists.
This multidisciplinary conference, at the great atmosphere and tranquility of the Israeli Negev Desert, is where we meet to address all aspects of collective motion and behavior of cells. The meeting will span a range of key invited speaker from a variety of disciplines.
Motivated graduate students and postdocs will have the opportunity to present Posters or give short oral presentations (Ignite Talks) in order to showcase their discoveries in this field.
The meeting is dedicated to the memory of our mentor, colleague and friend Eshel Ben-Jacob who passed away on June 2015. Eshel was an exceptionally creative interdisciplinary scientist. He was one of the world’s leading experts in bio-complexity, who integrated a remarkable mix of physics and biology, immunology and mathematical modeling, engineering and econophysics. His passion in and for research, his original thinking and genuine intensity both as a person and as a scientist are greatly missed.