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Graduate Research School For Candidates Prospective Candidates Available Projects Social insects as models of collective intelligence
Social insects as models of collective intelligence
Title of Project
Social insects as models of collective intelligence
Name of Advisor/s
Prof Simon Robson
College
College of Science & Engineering
Summary of Project
Social insect group are comprise of numerous relatively simple individuals. Yet when acting together, these individuals display an emergent collective intelligence, where the decision-making capacity of the group far exceeds that of the individual. Using the green weaving ant as a study system, you will explore the basis of this behavioural complexity, a models for the development of collective intelligence, robotics and other information systems.
Key Words
social insects, entomology, behaviour, collective decision making, complexity
Would suit an applicant who
enjoys looking at the bigger picture, enjoys a combination of field, laboratory and computer work