Scientific Calendar Event



Description Collective behavior is a distinctive trait of human and animal societies.

This school aims at providing a thorough introduction to basic notions and advanced topics in this subject from the viewpoints of physics, biology, computer science and
robotics.

Speakers:
R. ALONSO, Biology Faculty, University of Havana, Cuba
A. BARRO, Biology Faculy, University of Havana, Cuba
F. GINELLI, University of Insurbia, Italy
P. GONZALEZ, Center for Marine Investigations, University of Havana, Cuba
D. GORDON, Stanford University, USA
A. LAGE, Center for Complex Systems, University of Havana, Cuba
​M. MAGNASCO, Rockefeller University, New York, USA
M. MOSES, University of New Mexico, USA


Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.


Go to day
  • Monday, 13 November 2023
    • 15:00 - 23:00
      • 15:00 Welcome remarks 1h0'
        Speaker: Ernesto ALTSHULER (University of Havana, Cuba), Roberto MULET GENICIO (University of Havana, Cuba)
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:30 Introduction to Complex Adaptive Systems and Collective Behavior 1h0'
        Speaker: Melanie MOSES (University of New Mexico, USA)
      • 17:30 Doing experiments on collective behaviour during a School on collective behaviour 1h0'
        Speaker: Ernesto ALTSHULER (University of Havana, Cuba), Alfredo REYES (CSC, University of Havana, Cuba)
      • 18:30 Lunch break 2h0'
      • 20:30 Interaction and movement of vulnerable tortoises from Patagonia, Argentina 30'
        Speaker: Marco HJELT MADILE (Balseiro Institute, Argentina)
      • 21:00 Innovation-Obsolescence dynamics on networks 30'
        Speaker: Ernesto DIAZ ORTEGA (Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Austria)
      • 21:30 Experiments in collective human behaviour 1h30'
  • Tuesday, 14 November 2023
    • 15:00 - 23:00
      • 15:00 What is collective behavior and how does it work? 1h0'
        Speaker: Deborah GORDON (Stanford University, USA)
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:30 Agent based models of collective behavior 1h0'
        Speaker: Melanie MOSES (University of New Mexico, USA)
      • 17:30 Urania moth: Solitaire or collective insect? 1h0'
        Speaker: Alejandro BARRO (FBio, University of Havana, Cuba)
      • 18:30 Lunch break 2h0'
      • 20:30 Poster session 1h0'
      • 21:30 Experiments in collective human behaviour 1h30'
  • Wednesday, 15 November 2023
    • 15:00 - 23:00
      • 15:00 The regulation of foraging in harvester ants 1h0'
        Speaker: Deborah GORDON (Stanford University, USA)
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:30 Emergent search behaviors in ants, immune systems and robots 1h0'
        Speaker: Melanie MOSES (University of New Mexico, USA)
      • 17:30 The anuran calling repertoire: texts and contexts 1h0'
        Speaker: Roberto ALONSO (FBio, University of Havana, Cuba)
      • 18:30 Lunch break 2h0'
      • 20:30 The anuran calling repertoire: further details 30'
        Speaker: Mariam CURBELO (FBio, University of Havana, Cuba)
      • 21:00 How ants communicate through a mechanical barrier? 30'
        Speaker: Alfredo REYES (CSC, University of Havana, Cuba)
      • 21:30 Experiments in collective human behaviour 1h30'
  • Thursday, 16 November 2023
    • 15:00 - 23:00
      • 15:00 The trail networks of turtle ants 1h0'
        Speaker: Deborah GORDON (Stanford University, USA)
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:30 Scalable networks for collective search, part 1 - why bigger is slower 1h0'
        Speaker: Melanie MOSES (University of New Mexico, USA)
      • 17:30 Collective behaviour of flora and fauna in Cuban corals reefs 1h0'
        Speaker: Patricia GONZALEZ (CIM, University of Havana, Cuba)
      • 18:30 Lunch break 2h0'
      • 20:30 Poster Session & Group picture 1 1h0'
      • 21:30 Experiments in collective human behaviour 1h30'
  • Friday, 17 November 2023
    • 15:00 - 23:00
      • 15:00 The ecology of collective behavior: analogies across natural systems 1h0'
        Speaker: Deborah GORDON (Stanford University, USA)
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:30 Scalable networks for collective search, part 2 - why more is faster 1h0'
        Speaker: Melanie MOSES (University of New Mexico, USA)
      • 17:30 Understanding human mobility from cellphone data: applications 1h0'
        Speaker: Alejandro LAGE (CSC, University of Havana, Cuba)
      • 18:30 Lunch break 2h0'
      • 20:30 Non-Markovian SIR epidemic spreading with Weibull infection in networks with community structure 30'
        Speaker: José Andrés GUZMAN MORAN (Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil)
      • 21:00 Awards ceremony for undergrad research 2h0'
  • Monday, 20 November 2023
    • 15:00 - 23:00
      • 15:00 An introduction to active matter 1h0'
        Speaker: Franceso GINELLI (University of Insurbia, Italy)
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:30 Collective behaviour of marine creatures: theory, methods and experiments (Part 1) 1h0'
        Speaker: Marcelo MAGNASCO (Rockefeller University, New York, USA)
      • 17:30 Collective Dynamics of Moving Organisms: The Statistical Physics of Self-Propelled Particles 30'
        Speaker: Pablo de CASTRO (São Paulo State University, Brazil)
      • 18:00 MacArthur’s resource-competition model for large ecosystems with random species-resources couplings 30'
        Speaker: Alberto BATISTA (University of Havana, Cuba)
      • 18:30 Lunch break 2h0'
      • 20:30 Brain storm on collected experimental data 2h30'
  • Tuesday, 21 November 2023
    • 15:00 - 23:00
      • 15:00 The Vicsek model 1h0'
        Speaker: Franceso GINELLI (University of Insurbia, Italy)
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:30 Collective behaviour of marine creatures: theory, methods and experiments (Part 2) 1h0'
        Speaker: Marcelo MAGNASCO (Rockefeller University, New York, USA)
      • 17:30 Pattern separation in the hippocampus of mice 30'
        Speaker: Sabrina BENAS (Buenos Aires University, Argentina)
      • 18:00 Olfactory search with finite-state controllers 30'
        Speaker: Kyrell Vann VERANO (ICTP, Italy)
      • 18:30 Lunch break 2h0'
      • 20:30 Brain storm on collected experimental data 2h30'
  • Wednesday, 22 November 2023
    • 15:00 - 23:00
      • 15:00 Hydrodynamic theories 1h0'
        Speaker: Franceso GINELLI (University of Insurbia, Italy)
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:30 Collective behaviour of marine creatures: theory, methods and experiments (Part 3) 1h0'
        Speaker: Marcelo MAGNASCO (Rockefeller University, New York, USA)
      • 17:30 Do Suburban Populations of Lizards Behave Differently from Forest Ones? 30'
        Speaker: Anabelle VIDAL (University of Havana, Cuba)
      • 18:00 Habitat selection of resident Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) in Cuba through GPS tracking data 30'
        Speaker: Saúl GONZALEZ (University of Havana, Cuba)
      • 18:30 Lunch break 2h0'
      • 20:30 Brain storm on collected experimental data 2h30'
  • Thursday, 23 November 2023
    • 15:00 - 23:00
      • 15:00 Experimental realizations of Collective motion 1h0'
        Speaker: Franceso GINELLI (University of Insurbia, Italy)
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:30 Collective behaviour of marine creatures: theory, methods and experiments (Part 4) 1h0'
        Speaker: Marcelo MAGNASCO (Rockefeller University, New York, USA)
      • 17:30 Born approximation for the estimation of acoustic dispersion of fluid-like organisms of arbitrary geometries 1h0'
        Speaker: María G. CASCALLARES (National Institute for Fishery Research and Development (INIDEP), Argentina)
      • 18:30 Lunch break 2h0'
      • 20:30 Diploma thesis defense 2h20'
      • 22:50 Group picture 2 10'
  • Friday, 24 November 2023
    • 15:00 - 18:30
      • 15:00 Beyond the Vicsek class 1h0'
        Speaker: Franceso GINELLI (University of Insurbia, Italy)
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
      • 16:30 Collective behaviour of marine creatures: theory, methods and experiments (Part 5) 1h0'
        Speaker: Marcelo MAGNASCO (Rockefeller University, New York, USA)
      • 17:30 Closing remarks 1h0'
        Speaker: Ernesto ALTSHULER (University of Havana, Cuba), Roberto MULET GENICIO (University of Havana, Cuba)