Applications
Questions we address with our theories and novel computational technologies
The outcomes of our research on computational and collective intelligence move science forward and answer questions to enhance society and the environment.
Energy distribution and consumer behaviour
How do consumers use energy?
How can we adapt distributed energy resources to balance supply and demand and deliver reliable, clean power?
Sustainable cities and ecosystems
What drives consumer behaviour on transport and energy networks?
How do invasive and native flora and fauna interact?
How can understanding multi-agent systems boost sustainable development goals?
Food security and insect-plant interactions
How do insects pollinate crops, or destroy them?
How can an understanding of social insect behaviour improve human food security?
Social and information sciences
How do communities learn, cooperate and negotiate?
How do social networks facilitate the spread of misinformation or prejudice?
How can models of agent-interaction shed light on society and politics?
Digital health and wellbeing
How can we construct intelligent agents that healthcare patients or the elderly trust?
How can we recognise the needs, plans and goals of intelligent human and computational agents?
Theory of computation and theoretical ecology
How can new theories of computation support our understanding of machine capability?
What aspects of collective agent behaviour and networks can inform our understanding of social and ecological systems?