Current projects

Molecular robotics


  • · Molecular system design and simulation with DACCAD[1]
  • · System optimization with BioNEAT[2,3]
  • · Self-assembly and self-repair in swarms of molecular robots[4]
  • · Reservoir computing-based controller design[5]

Complex systems


  • · Evolution of cooperation in agent-based models[6,7]
  • · Analysis of networks of coupled oscillators
  • · Emergence　of structural complexity in a system of many interacting DNA strands with selection

Stochastic black-box optimization


  • · Surrogate-assisted artificial immune system algorithms[8]
  • · Quality-Diversity algorithm for exploring molecular systems[9]

Molecular robotics

The field of molecular robotics is particularly active in Japan, with multiple research events organized throughout the year. Members of the lab are encouraged to join.

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Code repositories

The java code for the simulation and optimization of molecular systems is available on BitBucket.

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Lab retreat

Every year, the lab and collaborators meet to present their recent research and exchange ideas. Location changes every year.

2023 program