Research
Our laboratory aims to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the collective behavior of social insects and the collective motion of self-propelled particle systems—using a variety of research methods—and to develop applications based on information science.
The collective behaviors exhibited by various organisms—such as ants, bees, fish, and birds—are fascinating phenomena characterized by order. For examples, ants form trails to transport large amounts of food and execute colony relocations. Bees efficiently search for and transport food through sophisticated information exchange. Fish and birds maintain cohesive groups while moving at high speeds, navigating dynamically through three-dimensional space.
These collective motions are sustained by the autonomous decisions of individual organisms. We conduct research aimed at understanding the mechanisms by which ordered collective behavior emerges from limited, local information—utilizing data analysis from behavioral measurements and mathematical modeling—with the ultimate goal of engineering applications.