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Design and implement a feature-selection algorithm to aid in inventory management in the auto industry, using regression techniques. Validate results by calculating expected improvement in dealership gross.

Memory drives collective oscillations in Leptothorax acervorum- Establish how local social interactions lead to globally synchronized activity waves, in colonies of Leptothorax acervorum, by designing and executing algorithms for analysis of individual trajectories.- Investigate relative importances of interaction types by simulating colonies of ants using a mobile cellular automaton model.

Networks and information transfer in schooling fish- Revealed complex interaction network used by fish schools in alarm propagation by developing statistical models and using machine vision techniques. Created visualizations of these spatially-embedded networks.- Established the importance of considering local network structure in predicting spread of behavioral cascades, using generalized linear model regression.- Validated this result by building simulation experiments to explore the effects of different types of network structure on propagation of behavioral cascades.Simulated animal groups balance exploration and exploitation- Revealed a simple mechanism through which individuals balance exploration with exploitation of resources in dynamic environments by implementing a spatial model of collective behavior.- Performed sensitivity analysis to determine that groups must be poised at a critical point between order and disorder to enable optimal exploitation of resources.

Lead an undergraduate lab class, assisting students with lab technique and basic physical principles. Grade weekly lab reports, attend weekly meetings to help streamline the course for next year.

I developed a prototype of a vision guided robotics system to enhance the reliability and flexibility of existing systems.