Paolo Leopardi
@paololeopardi.bsky.social
PhD student in Swarm Robotics and Evolutionary Robotics @cbehav.bsky.social & @uni-konstanz.de
https://paoloelle.github.io/
https://paoloelle.github.io/
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Today is #alife2025 day 1! Workshops under way... We have our own workshop tmw on Cultural Evolution of Planet X, 13.30-16.30, room 4F. Exciting keynotes from James Borg and @uchiyama.bsky.social. Join us!
October 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Today is #alife2025 day 1! Workshops under way... We have our own workshop tmw on Cultural Evolution of Planet X, 13.30-16.30, room 4F. Exciting keynotes from James Borg and @uchiyama.bsky.social. Join us!
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🐜 Submissions for ANTS 2026 are now open! 🐜
We invite you to submit your paper by 10 November 2025.
Authors may also submit an accompanying video with their paper. If accepted, the video will appear as electronic supplementary material on Springer Nature Link alongside the publication.
We invite you to submit your paper by 10 November 2025.
Authors may also submit an accompanying video with their paper. If accepted, the video will appear as electronic supplementary material on Springer Nature Link alongside the publication.
September 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🐜 Submissions for ANTS 2026 are now open! 🐜
We invite you to submit your paper by 10 November 2025.
Authors may also submit an accompanying video with their paper. If accepted, the video will appear as electronic supplementary material on Springer Nature Link alongside the publication.
We invite you to submit your paper by 10 November 2025.
Authors may also submit an accompanying video with their paper. If accepted, the video will appear as electronic supplementary material on Springer Nature Link alongside the publication.
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When life gives you a fish, you sail with it. 🐟⛵🤖
Our autonomous sailboat and robotic fish finally met on Lake Constance — and the footage did not disappoint. 🌊
Big thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social , Hun Jang and Liang Li for making this happen.
#robotics #swarm #autonomy #maritime
Our autonomous sailboat and robotic fish finally met on Lake Constance — and the footage did not disappoint. 🌊
Big thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social , Hun Jang and Liang Li for making this happen.
#robotics #swarm #autonomy #maritime
September 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
When life gives you a fish, you sail with it. 🐟⛵🤖
Our autonomous sailboat and robotic fish finally met on Lake Constance — and the footage did not disappoint. 🌊
Big thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social , Hun Jang and Liang Li for making this happen.
#robotics #swarm #autonomy #maritime
Our autonomous sailboat and robotic fish finally met on Lake Constance — and the footage did not disappoint. 🌊
Big thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social , Hun Jang and Liang Li for making this happen.
#robotics #swarm #autonomy #maritime
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Hey #CCS2025 friends, before your dinner🍝 in Siena, come to Simay Atasoy's poster to discover how many robots can be optimimally allocated to many tasks! While this problem seems computationally untractable, she found how to solve it efficiently! @cbehav.bsky.social @css-conference.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hey #CCS2025 friends, before your dinner🍝 in Siena, come to Simay Atasoy's poster to discover how many robots can be optimimally allocated to many tasks! While this problem seems computationally untractable, she found how to solve it efficiently! @cbehav.bsky.social @css-conference.bsky.social
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After two great opening keynotes at @css-conference.bsky.social, my students @nomaanhusain.bsky.social and Sindiso Mkhatshwa present their research in lightening plenary talks. #swarmRobotics #collectiveBehaviour #CCS2025 @cbehav.bsky.social Siena 🇮🇹
September 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
After two great opening keynotes at @css-conference.bsky.social, my students @nomaanhusain.bsky.social and Sindiso Mkhatshwa present their research in lightening plenary talks. #swarmRobotics #collectiveBehaviour #CCS2025 @cbehav.bsky.social Siena 🇮🇹
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Full room for Eleonora Gatti's talk at @css-conference.bsky.social, presenting our analysis on the energetic benefits of using social information, in the case study of large soaring birds 🦅 @cbehav.bsky.social #CCS2025 Siena 🇮🇹
September 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Full room for Eleonora Gatti's talk at @css-conference.bsky.social, presenting our analysis on the energetic benefits of using social information, in the case study of large soaring birds 🦅 @cbehav.bsky.social #CCS2025 Siena 🇮🇹
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We’re excited to welcome Andrew Vardy to CASCB until August 26! Leader of the BOTS Group at Memorial University — and the inspiration for a swarm of robots in Doctor Who — Andrew will give a guest talk on August 6 and is open to meeting with CASCB researchers.
August 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We’re excited to welcome Andrew Vardy to CASCB until August 26! Leader of the BOTS Group at Memorial University — and the inspiration for a swarm of robots in Doctor Who — Andrew will give a guest talk on August 6 and is open to meeting with CASCB researchers.
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Autonomous sailboats? Check. Lecture? Check. Boat-on-stage entrance? @praked.bsky.social stole the show at #KSCB2025. 😎⛵
July 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Autonomous sailboats? Check. Lecture? Check. Boat-on-stage entrance? @praked.bsky.social stole the show at #KSCB2025. 😎⛵
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The sixth day of the Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour 2025 (#kscb2025) continues with a #keynote by Pranav Kedia on #biomimetic #sailboat #swarms
#bioinspiration
@cbehav.bsky.social
https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/
#bioinspiration
@cbehav.bsky.social
https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/
July 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The sixth day of the Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour 2025 (#kscb2025) continues with a #keynote by Pranav Kedia on #biomimetic #sailboat #swarms
#bioinspiration
@cbehav.bsky.social
https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/
#bioinspiration
@cbehav.bsky.social
https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/
I went back home for a few days and found this Donald Duck comic from October 1999. The comic features Donald Duck and his friends' adventures as they encounter various types of robots.
It’s interesting to see that these challenges are still relevant after more than 25 years! 🤖🦆
It’s interesting to see that these challenges are still relevant after more than 25 years! 🤖🦆
July 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I went back home for a few days and found this Donald Duck comic from October 1999. The comic features Donald Duck and his friends' adventures as they encounter various types of robots.
It’s interesting to see that these challenges are still relevant after more than 25 years! 🤖🦆
It’s interesting to see that these challenges are still relevant after more than 25 years! 🤖🦆
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The second season of our podcast "In the Swarm" is here! Get ready for a new episode every 2 weeks on Wednesdays!
First episode is with Dr. Liang Li, who designs, builds, and optimises robotic fish to study energy saving mechanisms within fish schools.🐟
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
First episode is with Dr. Liang Li, who designs, builds, and optimises robotic fish to study energy saving mechanisms within fish schools.🐟
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
July 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The second season of our podcast "In the Swarm" is here! Get ready for a new episode every 2 weeks on Wednesdays!
First episode is with Dr. Liang Li, who designs, builds, and optimises robotic fish to study energy saving mechanisms within fish schools.🐟
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
First episode is with Dr. Liang Li, who designs, builds, and optimises robotic fish to study energy saving mechanisms within fish schools.🐟
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
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www.career.tu-darmstadt.de/HPv3.Jobs/TU... Our resilient cyber-physical systems group at @tuda.bsky.social has a 3 year postdoc position available for blue sky science in distributed robotics. Please consider joining the amazing team! Public sector salary (ca. 61 k - 85 k) plus 30 days annual leave.
Research Associate / PostDoc (all genders) in Distributed Robotics
TU Darmstadt stands for excellent and relevant science. We are playing a decisive role in shaping far-reaching processes of global change—from energy transition to artificial intelligence—through outs...
www.career.tu-darmstadt.de
June 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
www.career.tu-darmstadt.de/HPv3.Jobs/TU... Our resilient cyber-physical systems group at @tuda.bsky.social has a 3 year postdoc position available for blue sky science in distributed robotics. Please consider joining the amazing team! Public sector salary (ca. 61 k - 85 k) plus 30 days annual leave.
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Heading to #OCEANS2025 in Brest 🇫🇷!
Working on autonomous sailing robots (SailSwarm) & keen to meet others in marine robotics, ocean monitoring & cool tech.
Let’s grab a coffee ☕ — or if you're based in Bretagne, I’d love to visit your lab/project too!
DMs open ⛵🌊
Working on autonomous sailing robots (SailSwarm) & keen to meet others in marine robotics, ocean monitoring & cool tech.
Let’s grab a coffee ☕ — or if you're based in Bretagne, I’d love to visit your lab/project too!
DMs open ⛵🌊
June 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Heading to #OCEANS2025 in Brest 🇫🇷!
Working on autonomous sailing robots (SailSwarm) & keen to meet others in marine robotics, ocean monitoring & cool tech.
Let’s grab a coffee ☕ — or if you're based in Bretagne, I’d love to visit your lab/project too!
DMs open ⛵🌊
Working on autonomous sailing robots (SailSwarm) & keen to meet others in marine robotics, ocean monitoring & cool tech.
Let’s grab a coffee ☕ — or if you're based in Bretagne, I’d love to visit your lab/project too!
DMs open ⛵🌊
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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
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Today we’re excited to welcome @jonaskuresearch.bsky.social from @uni-konstanz.de to our next CASCB Talk! Join us at 12:00 to explore how swarms of robots learn complex behaviours via modular design, imitation learning & open-ended techniques.
📍 ZT 702 & online
📍 ZT 702 & online
May 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Today we’re excited to welcome @jonaskuresearch.bsky.social from @uni-konstanz.de to our next CASCB Talk! Join us at 12:00 to explore how swarms of robots learn complex behaviours via modular design, imitation learning & open-ended techniques.
📍 ZT 702 & online
📍 ZT 702 & online
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Today, German Science Foundation @dfg.de decided to shut down the most vibrant, inspiring, and successful scientific community I’ve been part of!
@cbehav.bsky.social fostered groundbreaking interdisciplinary research in #collectiveBehavior. Its closure is a loss for science in Germany and beyond 🕯️🌑
@cbehav.bsky.social fostered groundbreaking interdisciplinary research in #collectiveBehavior. Its closure is a loss for science in Germany and beyond 🕯️🌑
May 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Today, German Science Foundation @dfg.de decided to shut down the most vibrant, inspiring, and successful scientific community I’ve been part of!
@cbehav.bsky.social fostered groundbreaking interdisciplinary research in #collectiveBehavior. Its closure is a loss for science in Germany and beyond 🕯️🌑
@cbehav.bsky.social fostered groundbreaking interdisciplinary research in #collectiveBehavior. Its closure is a loss for science in Germany and beyond 🕯️🌑
Group pictures are always challenging! 🐶😮💨
April 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Group pictures are always challenging! 🐶😮💨
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Hello World!
After almost a month of starting a research group - finally the announcement :)
We are the 'Active Sensing Collectives' group (tinyurl.com/yckehxys) at the CASCB in the University of Konstanz. We're still growing, see PhD position ad below. @cbehav.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de z.de
After almost a month of starting a research group - finally the announcement :)
We are the 'Active Sensing Collectives' group (tinyurl.com/yckehxys) at the CASCB in the University of Konstanz. We're still growing, see PhD position ad below. @cbehav.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de z.de
March 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hello World!
After almost a month of starting a research group - finally the announcement :)
We are the 'Active Sensing Collectives' group (tinyurl.com/yckehxys) at the CASCB in the University of Konstanz. We're still growing, see PhD position ad below. @cbehav.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de z.de
After almost a month of starting a research group - finally the announcement :)
We are the 'Active Sensing Collectives' group (tinyurl.com/yckehxys) at the CASCB in the University of Konstanz. We're still growing, see PhD position ad below. @cbehav.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de z.de
Two years ago today, I defended my master’s thesis in Robotics Engineering. Incredible to see how time flies—and how much effort I put into opening that bottle, though
February 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Two years ago today, I defended my master’s thesis in Robotics Engineering. Incredible to see how time flies—and how much effort I put into opening that bottle, though
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The Konstanz school of collective behaviour is back! We look forward to welcoming everyone to Konstanz this summer
Check out the amazing lineup!
Check out the amazing lineup!
Pls share: Konstanz School of Collective behavior from 21st July - 8th August. Application deadline: April, 15. An amazing line up of speakers spanning all aspects of collective behavior . For info: www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/
@cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
@cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The Konstanz school of collective behaviour is back! We look forward to welcoming everyone to Konstanz this summer
Check out the amazing lineup!
Check out the amazing lineup!
I just deleted my X account after less than 3 months of subscription. Let’s see if I last longer here 🦋💪
+ bonus picture of the Alps from a (dirty) plane window
+ bonus picture of the Alps from a (dirty) plane window
February 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I just deleted my X account after less than 3 months of subscription. Let’s see if I last longer here 🦋💪
+ bonus picture of the Alps from a (dirty) plane window
+ bonus picture of the Alps from a (dirty) plane window
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#CollectiveBehaviour is all around. Here is a short film showcasing our research as the cluster of excellence, collective behaviour in based in @uni-konstanz.de
youtu.be/S0MkSuBK0iI?...
youtu.be/S0MkSuBK0iI?...
The Cluster of Excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour
YouTube video by Collective Behaviour
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January 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#CollectiveBehaviour is all around. Here is a short film showcasing our research as the cluster of excellence, collective behaviour in based in @uni-konstanz.de
youtu.be/S0MkSuBK0iI?...
youtu.be/S0MkSuBK0iI?...