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I combine computational and experimental approaches to investigate dynamics and control problems in soft biological systems. I particularly focus on revealing mechanisms, through which soft slender-bodied animals can combine embodied control principles and neural sensory and feedback to achieve complex motion behaviors.
To obtain a mechanistic understanding of soft biological systems, + I started by establishing a .
+ + +To elucidate underlying control and behavioral strategies, a mechanistic +understanding is thus required. However, this is often hindered by experimental complexities as well +as by the lack of modeling techniques able to appropriately capture the nonlinear, heterogeneous, and +anisotropic nature of biological constituents, and their dynamic interaction. +To address this gap, I have established a computational framework for the modeling and simulation +of complex musculoskeletal architectures[4]. This framework pioneers the use of one-dimensional, +elastic slender body assemblies (via Cosserat rods theory) to construct active, heterogeneous, and threedimensional +biological layouts, striking a balance between computational efficiency, modeling accuracy +and scalability. I have demonstrated the utility of this approach across biophysical scenarios, scales, and +environment, from human joints to full-scale aquatic, terrestrial and aerial creatures