Floris Van Breugel
Associate Professor In Mechanical Engineering & Neuroscience At University Of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada, United States
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Top SchoolFloris Van Breugel is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Neuroscience at the University of Nevada, Reno, with 16 years of experience fusing biology, control theory, and machine learning to design robust robotic control systems inspired by insect behavior. His lab pairs high-speed video, real-time tracking, optogenetics, and virtual reality with genetic tools in Drosophila to uncover neural and behavioral principles that translate directly into engineered algorithms and robotic implementations. Trained in Control and Dynamical Systems (Caltech PhD) and Biological Engineering (Cornell), he applies quantitative, multi-camera tracking and advanced data analysis to problems ranging from insect search strategies to multisensory navigation in mosquitoes and flies. Notably, his work bridges field ecology and lab neuroscience—leveraging naturalistic behavioral observations to drive machine-vision-driven experiments and novel control architectures.
16 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
The Athenian SchoolCalifornia Institute of TechnologyBachelor’s Degree, Biological Engineering, A+, Bachelor’s Degree, Biological Engineering, A+ at Cornell University
English, Dutch
Github Skills (57)
fenics10
prediction-model10
layout10
python10
image10
image-processing10
feature-selection10
basler10
sampling10
differentiation10
statistical-inference10
parameter-estimation10
svg10
optimisation10
figure10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
florisvb/FlyPlotLib
Aug 2012 - Nov 2022
Contributions:85 commits, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 10 years 4 months
florisvb/FlydraAnalysisTools
Jul 2012 - Jan 2015
Contributions:54 commits, 1 push in 2 years 5 months
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