Floris van bruegel biography

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  • Floris van Breugel is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he leads a laboratory studying insects.

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    Summary

    I run an interdisciplinary lab at the intersection of neuroscience, ecology, engineering, and data science. We focus on studying insects to learn how brains integrate information from different types of sensors across space and time to make complex sequences of decisions. Our lab specializes in real-time tracking, high speed video, optogenetics, and virtual reality to study freely moving flies. We primarily work with the fruit fly, Drosophila, because of the powerful genetic tools available that make it possible to probe the brain during active behavior. Then, aided by modern machine learning tools and control theory, we analyze the behavior, and implement the principles on robotic systems to verify that they actually work. One area of particular interest is how insects use odor, visual, and wind information to track chemical plumes.

    Research interests

    • Biology:  Multi-sensory integration, temporal/spatial memory, and decision making during ecological relevant beha

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      Floris van Breugel

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      My research is focused on understanding the details of how insects can be so efficient at finding our fermenting fruit, and ourselves, despite their numerically limited brains. To answer these questions I build novel systems for automa

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      Floris van Breugel

      Moore-Sloan and Sackler Postdoctoral Scholar of data science and biophysics at UW, Seattle

      I study biological questions that tie together ecology, biomechanics, and neurobiology into engaging narratives of natural history. At the intersection of these topics is animal behavior, and with insects comprising over a third of all animal biomass, I have made them my focus. Of particular interest to me are the fruit fly and mosquito. Fruit flies have co-habited with humans throughout our evolution, and have developed a strong desire for alcohol thanks to our addiction to brewing it. Meanwhile, mosquitoes have forever plagued humanity as vectors of disease including Malaria, Dengue and Yellow Fever, and most recently, Zika.

      My research is focused on understanding the details of how insects can be so efficient at finding our fermenting fruit, and ourselves, despite their numerically limited brains. To answer these questions I build novel systems for automatic observa

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