We briefly review hyperbolic and kinetic models for self-organized biological aggregations
and traffic-like movement. We begin with the simplest models described by an advection …

This special issue grew out of a BIRS workshop of the same title that was held in February
2012. It contains new research contributions from a broad spectrum of researchers on topics …

We present a planar agent-based flocking model with a distance-dependent communication
weight. We derive a sufficient condition for the asymptotic flocking in terms of the initial …

In this paper, we introduce ParaGlide, a visualization system designed for interactive
exploration of parameter spaces of multidimensional simulation models. To get the right …

We study collision avoidance resulting from unit-speed constraint and singular
communication weight in a thermo-mechanical Cucker–Smale (TCS) flocking ensemble …

We propose a model of superdiffusive Lévy walk as an emergent nonlinear phenomenon in
systems of interacting individuals. The aim is to provide a qualitative explanation of recent …

We introduce a persistent random walk model for the stochastic transport of particles
involving self-reinforcement and a rest state with Mittag–Leffler distributed residence times …

We construct and investigate a new nonlocal kinetic model for the formation and movement
of animal groups in two dimensions. The model generalizes to two dimensions, the one …

Abstract We present a Cucker–Smale-type flocking model for interacting multi-agents (or
particles) moving with constant speed in arbitrary dimensions, and derive a sufficient …

Cells adhere to each other and to the extracellular matrix (ECM) through protein molecules
on the surface of the cells. The breaking and forming of adhesive bonds, a process critical in …