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Pranav Kedia @praked.bsky.social · 29d

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

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Pranav Kedia @praked.bsky.social · 25d

Oops forgot to tag our cluster @cbehav.bsky.social here

Pranav Kedia @praked.bsky.social · 29d

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

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Giovanni Reina @joefresna.bsky.social · Sep 1

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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Giovanni Reina @joefresna.bsky.social · Sep 1

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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Giovanni Reina @joefresna.bsky.social · Sep 1

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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ANTS 2026 @ants2026.bsky.social · Jun 13

First Call for Papers - ANTS 2026
Darmstadt, Germany | June 8–10, 2026
ants2026.org

The 15th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence invites submissions on the theme:

"Reaching beyond – swarm intelligence across systems, disciplines, and communities".

🗓️ Submission deadline: 10 Nov 2025

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Pranav Kedia @praked.bsky.social · Aug 1

Last month I pitched @fallingwallslabdk.bsky.social BW at @uni-konstanz.de 🚀
Shared my project SailSwarm — tiny wind-powered robots reimagining ocean monitoring 🌊🤖
Big ideas, 3-min limits, and a room full of future-shapers. What a ride! #FallingWallsLab #SailSwarm #SciComm #OceanTech

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Christophe Bousquet @krisanathema.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · Jul 29

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/

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Giovanni Reina @joefresna.bsky.social · Jul 29

Autonomous sailboats? Check. Lecture? Check. Boat-on-stage entrance? @praked.bsky.social stole the show at #KSCB2025. 😎⛵

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Universität Konstanz @uni-konstanz.de · Jul 9

Falling Walls Lab Baden-Württemberg | 18. Juli 2025, 14 Uhr | im Data Theatre (Gebäude ZT) an der #UniKonstanz: Der internationale Pitch-Wettbewerb bietet Studierenden und Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen eine Bühne, um ihre wissenschaftlichen Ideen zu präsentieren. Details: https://t1p.de/qjgu6

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Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour @cbehav.bsky.social · Jul 14

Today at the CASCB Seminar, we dive into marine robotics! We’re delighted to welcome Mike Benjamin (MIT), who will talk about evolving unmanned marine vehicles into collaborative, coordinated swarms.
What happens when autonomy goes collective? Come find out.
12:00 | ZT 702 & online @uni-konstanz.de

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Ahmed El Hady @zamakany.bsky.social · Jul 22

We have a full house . Konstanz School of Collective Behavior is off to a great start with Iain Couzin as our opening keynote speaker @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @cbehav.bsky.social

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Pranav Kedia @praked.bsky.social · Jun 4

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 ⛵🌊

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Mona Bielig @monabielig.bsky.social · Mar 27

🌍 Join the Heat & Cognition ManyLabs project! We're studying how extreme heat affects human thinking, social behavior & well-being — globally.
Contribute & co-author:
🔗 Info: heatandmind.wordpress.com
📋 Sign up: www.soscisurvey.de/HeatandCogni...
#ManyLabs #EnvironmentalPsychology

The Heat and Cognition Project: The Collective Cost of Extreme Heat

heatandmind.wordpress.com

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Kim Doell @kimdoell.bsky.social · Mar 27

🌍 We are launching a new #ManyLabs!!! Join the Heat & Cognition project! We're studying how extreme heat affects human thinking, social behavior & well-being — globally.
Contribute & co-author:
🔗 Info: heatandmind.wordpress.com
📋 Sign up: www.soscisurvey.de/HeatandCogni...
#EnvironmentalPsychology

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Pranav Kedia @praked.bsky.social · Feb 23

And I have seen what happened after this. Hints for others: the tie changed its place :)

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Pranav Kedia @praked.bsky.social · Feb 21

pewrsr.ch/3X2h0J9
A good 54% of people are unfavorable of Musk. And well, Mark (or should I say Zuck) is hated bipartisanly, I guess!

How Americans view Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

Just over half of U.S. adults (54%) say they have an unfavorable view of Musk, and two-thirds of Americans have an unfavorable view of Zuckerberg.

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Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour @cbehav.bsky.social · Jan 25

Hi all! We are happy to announce that we are now on bluesky!! 🥳

We are The Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour (CASCB) based in @uni-konstanz.de, Germany focused on the study of collective behaviour across species and environments

Here to bluer skies! 🦋

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Pranav Kedia @praked.bsky.social · Jan 24

🎉 Excited to share that I've been awarded the PANDOTA Fund for Doctoral Research at @uni-konstanz.de , support of €5,000
Grateful to my group,
@swarmdynamics.bsky.social & CASCB Konstanz. Excited to advance research in swarm & field robotics challenges! 🌍🤖
Here's to impactful solutions in 2025

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Michael Oberst @moberst.bsky.social · Nov 27

I'm recruiting PhD students for Fall 2025! CS PhD Deadline: Dec. 15th.

I work on safe/reliable ML and causal inference, motivated by healthcare applications.

Beyond myself, Johns Hopkins has a rich community of folks doing similar work. Come join us!

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Bartz-Beielstein @bartzbeielstein.bsky.social · Nov 26

CfP: 2025 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference idea.gm.th-koeln.de?p=742 #optimization #ai #ml

CfP: 2025 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2025)

2025 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2025) Spain (hybrid event)July 14-18, 2025We are inviting you to submit your latest top-quality work for presentation and publication at …

idea.gm.th-koeln.de

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Pranav Kedia @praked.bsky.social · Nov 26

Can I get added as well? I work with some autonomous sensing boats in Konstanz :)

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Pranav Kedia @praked.bsky.social · Nov 25

Disney Research has unveiled a skinless humanoid robot that tracks faces, mimics expressions, blinks, and even "breathes." 🤖
With 19 degrees of freedom and a chest sensor, it captures subtle gaze and head movements, creating an eerily lifelike presence. #Robotics #AI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8_V...

Realistic and Interactive Robot Gaze

YouTube video by DisneyResearchHub

www.youtube.com

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Pranav Kedia @praked.bsky.social · Nov 24

Another random thing to do after those lists on bsky :)

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