Research interestsWe work on problems in quantitative biology, materials design, non-equilibrium dynamics, and theoretical computer science. A common theme is realizing pattern recognition and other neuro-inspired functions in physical and biological systems.
Recent advances in computational intelligence have relied on emergent behavior of simulated dynamical systems. Can such smart collective behaviors seen in `software’ (error correction, pattern recognition, associative memory) be implemented directly in ‘hardware’ (biochemical reactions, self-assembly, origami)? Current work includes: 1. Prediction and inference of the environmental state by organisms. 2. Olfaction, molecular recognition and an information theory of `shape'. 3. Disordered non-linear mechanics, origami and problems of control. See Publications and Research for more details. Openings: If you are interested in working on such themes as a postdoc, graduate student or undergrad, contact amurugan@uchicago.edu. |
News
6/14/2016: Alexandra Carruthers arrives.
5/28/2016 : Weerapat Pittayakanchit arrives. 5/26/2016 : Weishun Zhong arrives. 5/19/2016 : Workshop on Aging and Failure in biology @ Harvard 4/14/2016 : FNANO 16 (Foundations of Nanoscience), Snowbird, UT 3/15/2016 : UIUC Condensed Matter Symposium. 2/19/2016 : Ryan Thiermann joins. 2/16/2016: Menachem Stern joins. ~ 2/9/2016 : Sheets 2016 workshop at KITP, Santa Barbara.
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Recent publications
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The Information Capacity of Specific Interactions with: M. Huntley, M. Brenner Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (May 2016) Receptor arrays optimized for natural odor statistics, with: D. Zwicker, M. Brenner Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Apr 2016) Biological implications of dynamical phases in non-equilibrium reaction networks, with: S. Vaikuntanathan invited contribution, Journal of Statistical Physics (2016, 162 (5)) Undesired usage and the robust self-assembly of heterogeneous structures, with: J. Zou, and M. Brenner Nature Communications 6, 6203 (Jan 2015) Multifarious Assembly Mixtures: Systems Allowing Retrieval of Diverse Stored Structures, with: Z. Zeravcic, S. Leibler and M. Brenner Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112(1) 54-59 (Dec 2014) |
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