It’s probably a bit late to announce this talk, but Professor Irene Giardina from the University of Rome La Sapienza will speak Thursday, April 2, about collective animal behaviour at Princeton University. The talk will stand at Jadwin Hall A10, from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. Hereafter is the summary of this talk:

"Collective behaviour is a widespread phenomenon in biological systems, at very different scales and levels of complexity. Bird flocks gathering over the roost at dusk, fish schools milling under water, swarms of insects, trails of foraging ants, herds of mammals, are only a few examples, which are familiar to many of us. This self-organization is very general and transcends the detailed nature of the individual constituents, making it a subject of great interdisciplinary interest and has triggered much attention in biology, physics, control theory and robotics. In this talk I will describe how models and empirical data have improved our understanding of animal collective and outline some methodological and conceptual issues relevant for future perspectives in this field."