Collective Intelligence in Natural and Artificial Systems (DUS.AD016.086)

Thematic area

Social sciences and humanities, cultural heritage

Project area

Structure responsible for the research project

Institute of cognitive sciences and technologies (ISTC)

Project manager

VITO TRIANNI
Phone number: 0644595277
Email: vito.trianni@istc.cnr.it

Abstract

The project focuses on the study of a variety of collective systems composed of interacting agents, spanning from neurons/neuroglia in the brain to people in a crowd, from insects in a colony to robots in a swarm. The overarching aim is to understand how cognitive processes like attention, decision making or categorisation emerge in a system from the numerous interactions among the system components, possibly organised in complex network topologies. The insights gathered in this endeavour are exploited to synthesise cyber-physical systems like robot swarms and cognitive radio networks to optimally deal with the complexity inherent to real-world applications.

Goals

Study the dynamics of collective behaviour and collective intelligence in complex multi-agent systems. Identify rules that lead individuals to self-organise into desired patterns. Exploit the gained understanding to design artificial systems like robot swarms. Apply the methodology to solve real-world problems.

Start date of activity

20/05/2019

Keywords

Collective Intelligence, Swarm Robotics, Multi-Agent Systems

Last update: 26/03/2025