2023/02/06(Mon) 11:00 -12:30 一樓演講廳 1F, Auditorium
Title
Moving Towards Inertial Intelligent Active Matter
Speaker
Prof. Robert H. Austin (Department of Physics, Princeton University)Abstract
Active matter is a growing field where motile agents powered by energy dissipative mechanisms move out of thermal equilibrium and form novel, emergent patterns and dynamics. Typically these forms of active matter consist of particles which move at constant speed at very low Reynolds numbers, that is, the motions are highly overdamped, so if the individual driving forces are removed, in a very short distance compared to the size of the agent the motion stops. Also, typically the agents have no sensors or the ability to make decisions, their motions are entirely due to local physical laws. Finally, and concommittent with the lack of decision making ability, the agents cannot communicate with each other except physically via physical forces. We can call this dumb, overdamped active matter. I'll describe work we have done with colleagues which uses concepts from robophysics and living systems which are moving towards robotic emulation of synthetic life at high reynolds numbers scales.
Prof. Robert Austin’s research interests:
Cancer-stroma interactions, biophysics of collective behaviors, microfluidics
癌細胞動態與微環境之關聯、細胞群體現象之生物物理、微流道技術
Prof. Robert Austin’s research employs techniques of physics to achieve a quantitative understanding of fundamental aspects of evolution of various systems, encompassing cells, organisms and robots under stress. His current research includes bacterial collective intelligence, dynamics and evolutionary game theory during cancer-stroma interactions.
Poster
Language
演講語言 (Language): in English
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