Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior & University of Konstanz
We combine fish behavior, bio-inspired robots, hydrodynamics, and virtual reality to understand how local interactions become coordinated group motion.
Publications
Hand-picked highlights from the lab, ordered by curator priority.
All publicationsLiang Li , Mate Nagy, Guy Amichay, Ruiheng Wu, Wei Wang, Oliver Deussen, Daniela Rus, Iain D Couzin. Science Robotics. DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adq678
Log in for PDFYufan Zhai, Xingwen Zheng, Li-Ming Chao, Shikun Li, Minglei Xiong, Yongxia Jia, Liang Li , Guangming Xie. Nature Communications. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58880-6
Log in for PDFSercan Sayin, Einat Couzin-Fuchs, Inga Petelski, Yannick Günzel, Mohammad Salahshour, Chi-Yu Lee, Jacob M Graving, Liang Li , Oliver Deussen, Gregory A Sword, Iain D Couzin. Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.adq7832
Log in for PDFRuiheng Wu, Oliver Deussen, Iain D Couzin, Liang Li . Communications Biology. DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-07322-y
Log in for PDFLi-Ming Chao, Iain D Couzin, Liang Li . Physics of Fluids. DOI: 10.1063/5.0237171
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Team
The group brings together animal behavior, robotics, fluid mechanics, and computational modeling.
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We welcome students and researchers interested in collective behavior, robotics, and animal-computer interaction.
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