Mechanism-led
Biological and organisational behaviours are translated into explicit computational mechanisms rather than used as surface-level metaphors.
About SwarmLab
An independent research laboratory for collective intelligence.
SwarmLab is a UK-based research initiative advancing swarm algorithms, machine learning, swarm robotics and bio-inspired decision systems.
Purpose
Rigorous ideas.
Useful intelligence.
SwarmLab brings together a coherent programme of computational-intelligence research. Its central theme is the purposeful design of heterogeneous collectives: systems whose differences, interactions and information flows become sources of computational strength.
The laboratory connects fundamental algorithm design, reproducible evaluation and applied investigation. It exists to extend the science of collective computation and create credible pathways from research mechanisms to complex real-world decisions.
Research principles
Evidence-centred
Algorithms are studied through benchmark performance, statistical comparison, convergence behaviour, diversity and information-flow analysis.
Application-aware
Research questions are framed with complex, uncertain and high-dimensional decision environments in mind.
2020—Peer-reviewed research programme
7Novel algorithm families
9Peer-reviewed publications
UKIndependent research laboratory