Theodora Po
Doctoral Candidate
Email: tpo@uci.edu
I am a PhD candidate in the Laboratory of Professor Matt McHenry in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of the University of California, Irvine.
I am a PhD candidate in the Laboratory of Professor Matt McHenry in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of the University of California, Irvine.
I have been studying the mechanics that drive the coordination in hundreds of sea star tube feet.
What captivates me about this system is that - sea stars, without a brain, somehow coordinate the motion of countless autonomous tube feet. This challenges the conventional view of centralized control and shows that there are effective algorithms capable of both autonomous control and being influenced by overarching processing units.
I look forward to conducting research in soft robotics, neurophysiology, and biomechanics to further our understanding of the control of animal locomotion and bio-inspired control algorithms.
