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Dr. Pranav Minasandra is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (Konstanz, Germany), affiliated with the Department of Collective Behavior. His work combines quantitative ecology, animal movement modeling, and machine learning to uncover universal patterns in behavioral sequences across species.
- PhD in Animal Behavior from Max Planck Institute
- MSc and BS from Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore)
Research Focus: Analyzes behavioral predictivity decay and statistical similarities in animal sequences using accelerometry and theoretical frameworks. Recent work explores interspecies infant abduction and social coordination in meerkats/hyenas.
Publications span PNAS, Proceedings B, and Current Biology, with 2025 papers revealing truncated power-law patterns in behavior and collective movement dynamics. His Best Paper Award (University of Konstanz) highlights groundbreaking contributions to behavioral sequence analysis.
Collaborates with networks including Meg Crofoot, Ari Strandburg-Peshkin, and Vlad Demartsev. Tools developed include VocalPy integrations and predictivity decay metrics for behavioral forecasting.
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