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SUMMARY:Learning to navigate turbulent environments
DTSTART:20201214T161500
DTEND:20201214T171500
DTSTAMP:20260407T163922Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Massimo Vergassola\, Ecole Normale Supérieure\, Paris\n
 Thermal soaring is a major natural instance of animal behavior in the pres
 ence of complex orientation cues generated by turbulence in natural enviro
 nments. The problem is deeply rooted in physics and biology\, with birds' 
 prowess constituting a challenge for artificial systems built for technolo
 gical applications. I will first introduce the natural phenomenology\, the
 n review the physics that controls the complexity of the orientation cues\
 , and finally show how machine learning methods are brought to bear on ide
 ntifying effective flying strategies. Results are applied to gliders in th
 e field and provide insight into the decision processes and the sensorimot
 or cues utilized by birds.\n 
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/84048962946
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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