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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:\nDr. Jite
 sh Jhawar is an Assistant Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences at A
 hmedabad University. He completed his PhD from the Indian Institute of Scie
 nce, Bengaluru, India and then did his post-doctorate from the Max Planck I
 nstitute of Animal Behavior, Konstanz, Germany. His research interest is pr
 imarily on the collective behaviour of animal groups across a wide variety 
 of scales, which he studies using experiments, field studies, mathematical 
 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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