We encourage PhD and postdoctoral candidates from Ukraine to apply for the positions available at the Dynamical Systems Laboratory in a variety of research projects supported by our ongoing grants. […]
Physics Community features study on deriving the size of a collective from the motion of one unit
Prof. Pietro De Lellis and Prof. Maurizio Porfiri, in a new piece “Behind the Paper”, explain what inspired them to explore the ways to assess the number of units in […]
Congratulations Dr. Alain Boldini!
Our PhD student, Alain Boldini, has successfully defended his dissertation titled “Understanding actuation in ionic polymer composites: from physical principles to engineering design” under the guidance of Professor Maurizio Porfiri. […]
Inferring the size of a collective of self-propelled Vicsek particles from the random motion of a single unit
Quite surprisingly, one can infer the size of a stochastic system from the characteristics of the motion of a single unit. This enticing idea has been applied by Einstein, Smoluchowski, […]
Postdoctoral Positions available
DSL is hiring! Would you like to develop your scientific career with a team of bright young researchers under the guidance of Professor Maurizio Porfiri? Apply now for a Postdoctoral […]