Roi Harel

Roi Harel is a behavioral ecologist affiliated with the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, where he works in the Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies. His research integrates fieldwork, experimental approaches, and advanced tracking technologies to investigate decision-making and fine-scale behaviors in social animals.

His studies focus on two main areas: (1) group decision-making dynamics in olive baboons in Kenya, particularly how individuals resolve conflicts of interest and influence collective movement; and (2) the energy-efficient flight mechanics of soaring vultures, analyzing their use of thermals for long-distance travel. He employs inertial sensors (accelerometers, magnetometers, gyroscopes) combined with supervised machine learning to decode behavioral patterns and individual variation.

His work addresses fundamental questions about how individual behaviors shape group-level outcomes across different ecological scales. No scientific awards or student advising information are mentioned in the provided text.