Naomi Ehrich Leonard
Biography
Naomi Ehrich Leonard’s work in control theory focuses on the dynamics and control of nonlinear and multiagent systems. She was among the first to investigate the simple rules that enable individual agents—whether living organisms or underwater robotic vehicles—to work together in groups by coordinating decision-making, sensing, and motion. Her far-reaching impact involves collaboration with oceanographers, ecologists, animal behaviorists, neuroscientists, choreographers of dance, and composers of music. By introducing control-theoretic approaches to address outstanding questions in all these fields, she has developed new approaches for control. Using powerful mathematical insights, Leonard has made fundamental contributions to explain the dynamics of biological and engineering systems.
An IEEE Fellow, Leonard is the Edwin S. Wilsey Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
