{"595270":{"#nid":"595270","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Ph.D. Proposal Oral Exam - Keith Paarporn","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle:\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EInformation, Feedback and Decision-making in Biological Multi-agent Systems\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee:\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Weitz, Advisor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Wardi, Co-Advisor\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Egerstedt, Chair\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Shamma\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe objective of the proposed research is to develop a theoretical understanding of multi-agent systems observed in biology and other non-engineered systems. We apply modeling concepts and mathematical tools from decentralized multi-agent control to the analysis of complex multi-agent biological systems. In doing so, we gain insights into their underlying mechanisms and potential methods for influence. Three examples we study are epidemic spreading in a population of aware individuals, microbial communication, and the evolution of cooperation with game-environment feedback. These examples incorporate three central concepts from control theory - information, feedback, and decision-making. The operation of these systems depend on how information or incentives are distributed among the agents, and the decisions they make affecting the population-level welfare. We analyze their inherent behaviors and outline methods in which they can be influenced.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Information, Feedback and Decision-making in Biological Multi-agent Systems"}],"uid":"28475","created_gmt":"2017-08-29 21:24:30","changed_gmt":"2017-08-29 21:24:30","author":"Daniela Staiculescu","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-09-18T10:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2017-09-18T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-09-18T12:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-09-18 14:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-09-18 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-09-18 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"434371","name":"ECE Ph.D. Proposal Oral Exams"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"102851","name":"Phd proposal"},{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}