CoPhe Lab, IIT Madras
(CoPhe pronounced as coffee; short for collective phenomena)
We study systems made of many interacting agents that range from cells that migrate as a group, animals that move together, and pedestrians and vehicles in traffic, where each agent can make its own decisions. Using a mix of physics-based models and data-driven methods, we work on three kinds of questions. The emergence question: How does group-level behaviour arise from interactions that are local to each agent? The inverse problem: How should we tune the interactions or design the surroundings so that the group behaves as desired? The inference question: Can we recover the governing equations from real data, or infer hidden traits of agents from how they move? [Read more →]
Prospective
students
At CoPhe Lab, we bring together students from diverse academic backgrounds—ranging from mechanical engineering and mechatronics to biomedical engineering & science and physics. Our team includes PhD scholars, master’s students, and undergraduates. Many students from local private colleges, IISERs, and other institutions join us to complete their final-year projects. [Meet our team →]
Our research spans both fundamental and applied domains, with applications in healthcare, traffic engineering, and swarm robotics. [Explore our projects →]
If you are interested in becoming part of our group, please write to me with your resume attached, clearly stating why you would like to join CoPhe Lab and in what capacity. [Join us →]
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