Liang Li

Liang Li is a Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, leading the Embodied Collective Intelligence Lab. Her research bridges biology and robotics to study collective behavior through physical agent-environment interactions.

• Current position: Group Leader, Department of Collective Behavior
• Past roles: Project Leader at University of Konstanz and MPI
• Education: Ph.D. in Robotics and Control, College of Engineering, Peking University

Research Interests

Dr. Li's work focuses on embodied cognition, swarm intelligence, and fluid dynamics in biological and robotic systems. Key areas include hydrodynamic interactions in fish schooling, bio-inspired robotics design, and translating biological principles into robotic applications.

Article Trends: Recent publications emphasize energy efficiency in swimming systems, hydrodynamic modeling for collective behavior, and virtual reality tools for behavioral studies. Interdisciplinary themes span robotics, fluid dynamics, neuroscience, and evolutionary ecology.

Collaborations & Grants

Her research involves international collaborations with institutions like University of Konstanz and Peking University. Grants include funding for robotic platforms (RoboTwin) and advanced pose estimation tools (DeepPoseKit).

Labs & Teams

The Embodied Collective Intelligence Lab is a small, interdisciplinary team specializing in bio-robotic systems. The group develops experimental robotic platforms and computational models to decode collective behavior rules.