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SUMMARY:Guest Talk by Dr. Jitesh Jhawar | How scientists model natural phenomena? | Data-driven modelling of collective behaviours
LOCATION:RNJ 002\, FLAME University
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nAnimal groups are fascinating examples of collective behaviou
 r systems present in nature - from flocks of birds to schools of fish and s
 ocieties of social insects such as ants and bees. To predict and understand
  such behaviours, it is crucial to understand the mechanisms individuals us
 e within a collective. For this question, I have analyzed the movement of a
 nimals and changes in their collective behaviours at a very fine time scale
 . Further, I have developed individual-based mathematical models using pars
 imonious rules describing behaviours that quantitatively capture the observ
 ed patterns in real group dynamics. I will describe my work on different co
 llective systems, such as fish, beetles, and honeybees. Through this talk, 
 I will highlight the increasing need to integrate mathematical modelling wi
 th data analysis to understand animal behaviours.\n
\nSpeaker Bio:\n
Dr. Ji
 tesh Jhawar is an Assistant Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences at
  Ahmedabad University. He completed his PhD from the Indian Institute of Sc
 ience, Bengaluru, India and then did his post-doctorate from the Max Planck
  Institute of Animal Behavior, Konstanz, Germany. His research interest is 
 primarily on the collective behaviour of animal groups across a wide variet
 y of scales, which he studies using experiments, field studies, mathematica
 l modelling and data analysis.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Description:</strong><br />Animal groups are fascinating example
 s of collective behaviour systems present in nature - from flocks of birds 
 to schools of fish and societies of social insects such as ants and bees. T
 o predict and understand such behaviours, it is crucial to understand the m
 echanisms individuals use within a collective. For this question, I have an
 alyzed the movement of animals and changes in their collective behaviours a
 t a very fine time scale. Further, I have developed individual-based mathem
 atical models using parsimonious rules describing behaviours that quantitat
 ively capture the observed patterns in real group dynamics. I will describe
  my work on different collective systems, such as fish, beetles, and honeyb
 ees. Through this talk, I will highlight the increasing need to integrate m
 athematical modelling with data analysis to understand animal behaviours.</
 p><p><br /><strong>Speaker Bio:</strong></p><p>Dr. Jitesh Jhawar is an Assi
 stant Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University.
  He completed his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Indi
 a and then did his post-doctorate from the Max Planck Institute of Animal B
 ehavior, Konstanz, Germany. His research interest is primarily on the colle
 ctive behaviour of animal groups across a wide variety of scales, which he 
 studies using experiments, field studies, mathematical modelling and data a
 nalysis.</p>
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