User:Caitrine

I am a roboticist by way of computer science and too much cheesy science fiction, currently working toward a doctoral degree. Much of my research concerns the optimization and control of legged systems, especially through the study of animal physiology and biomechanics. Animals, it turns out, are much better at not falling over than your average robot. For now.

I am also interested in the application of the principles of complex biological networks that exhibit emergent macrobehaviors (ant colonies, nervous systems, swarms, social networks, etc.) to optimization and machine learning.