We review theoretical models of individual motility as well as collective dynamics and
pattern formation of active particles. We focus on simple models of active dynamics with a …

Moving animal groups display remarkable feats of coordination. This coordination is largely
achieved when individuals adjust their movement in response to their neighbours' …

Over the past decade, technological advances in experimental and animal tracking
techniques have motivated a renewed theoretical interest in animal collective motion and, in …

The mechanism of self-organization resulting in coordinated collective motion has received
wide attention from a range of scientists interested in both its technical and biological …

Similar to other animal groups, human crowds exhibit various collective patterns that emerge
from self-organization. Recent studies have emphasized that individuals anticipate their …

Many group-living animals show social preferences for relatives, familiar conspecifics or
individuals of similar attributes such as size, personality or sex. How such preferences could …

Collective motion occurs when individuals use social interaction rules to respond to the
movements and positions of their neighbors. How readily these social decisions are shaped …

A metaheuristic algorithm for global optimization called the collective animal behavior (CAB)
is introduced. Animal groups, such as schools of fish, flocks of birds, swarms of locusts, and …

When deploying a wireless sensor network (WSN) identifying optimal locations for the nodes
is challenging, especially so if the environment is either (i) unknown or (ii) obstacle-rich. We …

We discuss the collective dynamics of self-propelled particles with selective attraction and
repulsion interactions. Each particle, or individual, may respond differently to its neighbours …