Carlo Pinciroli
@carlo.pinciroli.net
Associate Prof. at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, I study #algorithms and #software #engineering for #robot #swarms. I bake stuff in my spare time.
https://carlo.pinciroli.net
#robotics #multirobot #multiagent #ai #risotto
https://carlo.pinciroli.net
#robotics #multirobot #multiagent #ai #risotto
It was a blast to visit the @cbehav.bsky.social ! I am impressed by their concentration of talent and creativity.
I am also grateful for the warm hospitality of @swarmdynamics.bsky.social and @joefresna.bsky.social, who made this day even more special!
Let's write a paper already :-)
I am also grateful for the warm hospitality of @swarmdynamics.bsky.social and @joefresna.bsky.social, who made this day even more special!
Let's write a paper already :-)
Very happy to welcome a good friend @carlo.pinciroli.net in the wonderful Konstanz to speak about cool science for a couple of days! Hopefully, these meetings will trigger some fun collaboration!
June 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It was a blast to visit the @cbehav.bsky.social ! I am impressed by their concentration of talent and creativity.
I am also grateful for the warm hospitality of @swarmdynamics.bsky.social and @joefresna.bsky.social, who made this day even more special!
Let's write a paper already :-)
I am also grateful for the warm hospitality of @swarmdynamics.bsky.social and @joefresna.bsky.social, who made this day even more special!
Let's write a paper already :-)
Reposted by Carlo Pinciroli
Today we’re thrilled to welcome Carlo Pinciroli @carlo.pinciroli.net from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute for our next CASCB Talk!
Join us at 12:00 to explore heterogeneity in robot swarms!
📍 ZT 702 & online
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
Join us at 12:00 to explore heterogeneity in robot swarms!
📍 ZT 702 & online
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
June 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Today we’re thrilled to welcome Carlo Pinciroli @carlo.pinciroli.net from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute for our next CASCB Talk!
Join us at 12:00 to explore heterogeneity in robot swarms!
📍 ZT 702 & online
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
Join us at 12:00 to explore heterogeneity in robot swarms!
📍 ZT 702 & online
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
Reposted by Carlo Pinciroli
Very happy to welcome a good friend @carlo.pinciroli.net in the wonderful Konstanz to speak about cool science for a couple of days! Hopefully, these meetings will trigger some fun collaboration!
June 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Very happy to welcome a good friend @carlo.pinciroli.net in the wonderful Konstanz to speak about cool science for a couple of days! Hopefully, these meetings will trigger some fun collaboration!
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We are excited to announce that the Fifteenth International Conference on Swarm Intelligence (ANTS 2026) will be taking place on June 8-10, 2026 in Darmstadt, Germany.
📅 Submissions: Nov 10, 2025
📅 Notification: Jan 30, 2026
📅 Conference: June 8-10, 2026
🌐 ants2026.org
📅 Submissions: Nov 10, 2025
📅 Notification: Jan 30, 2026
📅 Conference: June 8-10, 2026
🌐 ants2026.org
May 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We are excited to announce that the Fifteenth International Conference on Swarm Intelligence (ANTS 2026) will be taking place on June 8-10, 2026 in Darmstadt, Germany.
📅 Submissions: Nov 10, 2025
📅 Notification: Jan 30, 2026
📅 Conference: June 8-10, 2026
🌐 ants2026.org
📅 Submissions: Nov 10, 2025
📅 Notification: Jan 30, 2026
📅 Conference: June 8-10, 2026
🌐 ants2026.org
Best week ever, with Josh Bloom defending his PhD dissertation titled "Global State Prediction for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in Collective Transport." Congratulations!
Many thanks to Dr. Nicola Bezzo, Dr. Kevin Leahy, and Dr. Guanrui Li for your time and detailed feedback!
Many thanks to Dr. Nicola Bezzo, Dr. Kevin Leahy, and Dr. Guanrui Li for your time and detailed feedback!
May 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Best week ever, with Josh Bloom defending his PhD dissertation titled "Global State Prediction for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in Collective Transport." Congratulations!
Many thanks to Dr. Nicola Bezzo, Dr. Kevin Leahy, and Dr. Guanrui Li for your time and detailed feedback!
Many thanks to Dr. Nicola Bezzo, Dr. Kevin Leahy, and Dr. Guanrui Li for your time and detailed feedback!
More great news! Stephen Powers defended his PhD dissertation, "Symbolic Model Extraction in Homogeneous Heterogeneous Swarms."
Many thanks to Dr. Eliseo Ferrante, Dr. Kevin Leahy, and Prof. Bill Michalson, for your time and insightful feedback!
Many thanks to Dr. Eliseo Ferrante, Dr. Kevin Leahy, and Prof. Bill Michalson, for your time and insightful feedback!
May 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
More great news! Stephen Powers defended his PhD dissertation, "Symbolic Model Extraction in Homogeneous Heterogeneous Swarms."
Many thanks to Dr. Eliseo Ferrante, Dr. Kevin Leahy, and Prof. Bill Michalson, for your time and insightful feedback!
Many thanks to Dr. Eliseo Ferrante, Dr. Kevin Leahy, and Prof. Bill Michalson, for your time and insightful feedback!
Great news! @ashay-aswale.bsky.social defended his PhD dissertation "Simultaneous Task Scheduling and Coalition Formation in Multi-robot Systems Using Centralized and Decentralized Methods."
Many thanks to Dr. Emanuele Garone, Dr. Kevin Leahy and Dr. Guanrui Li, for your time and great feedback!
Many thanks to Dr. Emanuele Garone, Dr. Kevin Leahy and Dr. Guanrui Li, for your time and great feedback!
May 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Great news! @ashay-aswale.bsky.social defended his PhD dissertation "Simultaneous Task Scheduling and Coalition Formation in Multi-robot Systems Using Centralized and Decentralized Methods."
Many thanks to Dr. Emanuele Garone, Dr. Kevin Leahy and Dr. Guanrui Li, for your time and great feedback!
Many thanks to Dr. Emanuele Garone, Dr. Kevin Leahy and Dr. Guanrui Li, for your time and great feedback!
Reposted by Carlo Pinciroli
Vim is the original escape room
May 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Vim is the original escape room
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so they're mycoblogging
April 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
so they're mycoblogging
Oh now that's something
Multiple learning rules in different parts of dendrites.
Definitive goodbye to hoping the brain is simple...?? 😯
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Definitive goodbye to hoping the brain is simple...?? 😯
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Distinct synaptic plasticity rules operate across dendritic compartments in vivo during learning
Synaptic plasticity underlies learning by modifying specific synaptic inputs to reshape neural activity and behavior. However, the rules governing which synapses will undergo different forms of plasti...
www.science.org
April 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Oh now that's something
I'm proud to announce that @khaiyichin.bsky.social defended his PhD dissertation titled "Sensing Through Faults: Collective Perception by Imperfect Robot Swarms."
Many thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social, Dr. Kevin Leahy and Dr. Nitin Sanket, for your time and your thoughtful feedback!
Many thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social, Dr. Kevin Leahy and Dr. Nitin Sanket, for your time and your thoughtful feedback!
April 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I'm proud to announce that @khaiyichin.bsky.social defended his PhD dissertation titled "Sensing Through Faults: Collective Perception by Imperfect Robot Swarms."
Many thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social, Dr. Kevin Leahy and Dr. Nitin Sanket, for your time and your thoughtful feedback!
Many thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social, Dr. Kevin Leahy and Dr. Nitin Sanket, for your time and your thoughtful feedback!
More and more, BlueSky is where academics share their findings.
THREAD
The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter
In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X.
By quite a lot.
Release the Kraken...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
1/11
The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter
In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X.
By quite a lot.
Release the Kraken...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
1/11
March 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
More and more, BlueSky is where academics share their findings.
Reposted by Carlo Pinciroli
Robotic insects? Sound useful but still very creepy. @ericowens.bsky.social www.livescience.com/technology/r...
MIT builds swarms of tiny robotic insect drones that can fly 100 times longer than previous designs
Scientists have built a new type of robotic insect that can fly 100 times longer than previous generations.
www.livescience.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Robotic insects? Sound useful but still very creepy. @ericowens.bsky.social www.livescience.com/technology/r...
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We're excited to announce the first Evolving Self-organisation workshop at GECCO 2025!
Submission deadline: March 26, 2025
More information: evolving-self-organisation-workshop.github.io
Submission deadline: March 26, 2025
More information: evolving-self-organisation-workshop.github.io
February 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We're excited to announce the first Evolving Self-organisation workshop at GECCO 2025!
Submission deadline: March 26, 2025
More information: evolving-self-organisation-workshop.github.io
Submission deadline: March 26, 2025
More information: evolving-self-organisation-workshop.github.io
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This review paper by @guillaume-garrigos.com on SGD-related algorithms is a fantastic resource, offering elegant, self-contained, and concise proofs in a single, accessible reference. arxiv.org/pdf/2301.11235
January 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This review paper by @guillaume-garrigos.com on SGD-related algorithms is a fantastic resource, offering elegant, self-contained, and concise proofs in a single, accessible reference. arxiv.org/pdf/2301.11235
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3/ AI breakthroughs like AlphaFold wouldn’t be possible without decades of work on datasets.
e.g., AlphaFold was trained on protein structures from the Protein Data Bank (PDB), which took 50+ years and ~$20 *billion* to create.
This is the kind of foundational effort AI needs.
e.g., AlphaFold was trained on protein structures from the Protein Data Bank (PDB), which took 50+ years and ~$20 *billion* to create.
This is the kind of foundational effort AI needs.
January 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
3/ AI breakthroughs like AlphaFold wouldn’t be possible without decades of work on datasets.
e.g., AlphaFold was trained on protein structures from the Protein Data Bank (PDB), which took 50+ years and ~$20 *billion* to create.
This is the kind of foundational effort AI needs.
e.g., AlphaFold was trained on protein structures from the Protein Data Bank (PDB), which took 50+ years and ~$20 *billion* to create.
This is the kind of foundational effort AI needs.
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In recent decades, wildland fires have been enabled by many factors, including the legacy of fire suppression, human settlement and distribution patterns, other management actions, and even natural climate variability. 1/
January 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In recent decades, wildland fires have been enabled by many factors, including the legacy of fire suppression, human settlement and distribution patterns, other management actions, and even natural climate variability. 1/
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I have a draft of my introduction to cooperative multi-agent reinforcement learning on arxiv. Check it out and let me know any feedback you have. The plan is to polish and extend the material into a more comprehensive text with Frans Oliehoek.
arxiv.org/abs/2405.06161
arxiv.org/abs/2405.06161
A First Introduction to Cooperative Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has exploded in popularity in recent years. While numerous approaches have been developed, they can be broadly categorized into three main types: centralized ...
arxiv.org
January 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I have a draft of my introduction to cooperative multi-agent reinforcement learning on arxiv. Check it out and let me know any feedback you have. The plan is to polish and extend the material into a more comprehensive text with Frans Oliehoek.
arxiv.org/abs/2405.06161
arxiv.org/abs/2405.06161
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Why are evolved networks (such as gene and metabolic webs) different from engineering designs? One lesson is provided by evolved electronic circuits, as shown in this @sciam.bsky.social paper by John Koza
jstor.org/stable/pdf/2...
jstor.org/stable/pdf/2...
December 28, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Why are evolved networks (such as gene and metabolic webs) different from engineering designs? One lesson is provided by evolved electronic circuits, as shown in this @sciam.bsky.social paper by John Koza
jstor.org/stable/pdf/2...
jstor.org/stable/pdf/2...
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A rare actual good news story: bees – both honey bees and wild bees – seem to be doing better in the UK.
Bee-friendly planting, less pesticide use and an uptick in beekeeping are all having results 🐝 🎉 inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
Bee-friendly planting, less pesticide use and an uptick in beekeeping are all having results 🐝 🎉 inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
The good news about bees: Why they're returning to British gardens
Thanks to a combination of efforts by beekeepers, better farming practices and reduced pesticide use, populations are showing signs of recovery
inews.co.uk
December 27, 2024 at 12:15 PM
A rare actual good news story: bees – both honey bees and wild bees – seem to be doing better in the UK.
Bee-friendly planting, less pesticide use and an uptick in beekeeping are all having results 🐝 🎉 inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
Bee-friendly planting, less pesticide use and an uptick in beekeeping are all having results 🐝 🎉 inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
Reposted by Carlo Pinciroli
Astonishing how many RL bottlenecks are resolved simply by “make simulator go fast”. What if we had prioritized engineering over algorithms years ago?
December 21, 2024 at 6:48 AM
Astonishing how many RL bottlenecks are resolved simply by “make simulator go fast”. What if we had prioritized engineering over algorithms years ago?
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1/ Okay, one thing that has been revealed to me from the replies to this is that many people don't know (or refuse to recognize) the following fact:
The unts in ANN are actually not a terrible approximation of how real neurons work!
A tiny 🧵.
🧠📈 #NeuroAI #MLSky
The unts in ANN are actually not a terrible approximation of how real neurons work!
A tiny 🧵.
🧠📈 #NeuroAI #MLSky
Why does anyone have any issue with this?
I've seen people suggesting it's problematic, that neuroscientists won't like it, and so on.
But, I literally don't see why this is problematic...
I've seen people suggesting it's problematic, that neuroscientists won't like it, and so on.
But, I literally don't see why this is problematic...
This would be funny if it weren't sad...
Coming from the "giants" of AI.
Or maybe this was posted out of context? Please clarify.
I can't process this...
Coming from the "giants" of AI.
Or maybe this was posted out of context? Please clarify.
I can't process this...
December 16, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Pretty much my inner voice as I write proposals
Veronica Coan: “Daddy, do scientists just spend most of their time saying, ‘this is bullshit, this is bullshit, and this is also bullshit?’”
Jim Coan: “Yes, my love, that is what scientists spend most of their time doing.”
Jim Coan: “Yes, my love, that is what scientists spend most of their time doing.”
December 14, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Pretty much my inner voice as I write proposals
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In today's lecture in my nonlinear dynamics and chaos course, I tried to give intuition for where chaos comes from. It's caused by repeated stretching and folding of phase space.
December 9, 2024 at 9:26 PM
In today's lecture in my nonlinear dynamics and chaos course, I tried to give intuition for where chaos comes from. It's caused by repeated stretching and folding of phase space.
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Nothing cooler than emulating nature very well: "Bird-inspired drone can jump for take-off" [via EPFL News] 🧪🤖🐦
"EPFL researchers have built a drone that can #walk, #hop, and #jump into #flight with the aid of birdlike legs..."
actu.epfl.ch/news/bird-in...
#robotics #bird #drone #mechatronics
"EPFL researchers have built a drone that can #walk, #hop, and #jump into #flight with the aid of birdlike legs..."
actu.epfl.ch/news/bird-in...
#robotics #bird #drone #mechatronics
Bird-inspired drone can jump for take-off
EPFL researchers have built a drone that can walk, hop, and jump into flight with the aid of birdlike legs, greatly expanding the range of potential environments accessible to unmanned aerial vehicles...
actu.epfl.ch
December 9, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Nothing cooler than emulating nature very well: "Bird-inspired drone can jump for take-off" [via EPFL News] 🧪🤖🐦
"EPFL researchers have built a drone that can #walk, #hop, and #jump into #flight with the aid of birdlike legs..."
actu.epfl.ch/news/bird-in...
#robotics #bird #drone #mechatronics
"EPFL researchers have built a drone that can #walk, #hop, and #jump into #flight with the aid of birdlike legs..."
actu.epfl.ch/news/bird-in...
#robotics #bird #drone #mechatronics