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Malcolm Angus MacIver

  • 1896 Citations
19972022
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Education/Academic qualification

Neuroscience, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

… → 2001

Philosophy, MA, University of Toronto

… → 1992

Philosophy and Computer Science, BSc, University of Toronto

… → 1991

Computer Science, BS, University of Toronto

Research interests

  • Biomechanics
  • Neuroethology
  • Neuromechanics
  • Robotics
  • Signal acquisition

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Electric Fish Medicine & Life Sciences
Fish Engineering & Materials Science
Fishes Medicine & Life Sciences
Robotics Engineering & Materials Science
fins Agriculture & Biology
Robots Engineering & Materials Science
Biomechanical Phenomena Medicine & Life Sciences
Propulsion Engineering & Materials Science

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Grants 2003 2022

NCS-FO: How Ecology Induces Cognition: Paleontology, Machine Learning, and Neuroscience

Dombeck, D. A. & MacIver, M. A.

National Science Foundation

9/1/18 → 8/31/22

Project: Research project

Ecology
Learning systems
Animals
Brain
Planning

Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

Acosta, A., Allada, R., Apkarian, A., Awatramani, R., Beeman, M., Bevan, M. D., Bozza, T. C., Cang, J., Chetkovich, D. M., Cobia, D. J., Contractor, A., Corcos, D. M., DeVries, S. H., Dewald, J. P. A., Dhar, S., Disterhoft, J. F., Dombeck, D. A., Elliott, J. M., Feng, Y., Ferreira, A. B., Gallio, M., Garcia-Anoveros, J., George Jr, A. L., Geula, C., Gordon, K. E., Gottfried, J. A., Grafman, J. H., Hartmann, M. J. Z., Heckman, C., Hespos, S. J., Jayaraman, A., Kahnt, T., Kearney, J. A., Kessler, J., Kiskinis, E., Kohtz, J., Kording, K. P., Kozorovitskiy, Y., Krainc, D., Larson, C., Lee, S. S. M., Li, L., Losh, M. C., Maccaferri, G., MacIver, M. A., Martina, M., Mazzulli, J., McLean, D., Mesulam, M., Miller, L. E., Miller, R. J., Mussa-Ivaldi, F., Nusslock, R., Opal, P., Ozdinler, P. H., Paller, K., Parrish, T. B., Prakriya, M., Radulovic, J., Raman, I. M., Reber, P. J., Redei, E., Rogalski, E., Sanchez, J. T., Sanz-Clemente, A., Savas, J. N., Schmidt, T. M., Schwartz, G. W., Segraves, M., Shepherd, G. M. G., Siddique, T., Solla, S. A., Surmeier Jr, D. J., Swanson, G. T., Topczewski, J., Tresch, M. C., Tysseling, V. M., Vassar, R. J., Voss, J. L., Wainwright, D. A., Wang, L., Weintraub, S., Woolley, C. S. & Wright, B. A.

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

5/1/17 → 4/30/22

Project: Research project

neurosciences
graduate
university
education

Reticulospinal Execution of Innate Decision-Making

MacIver, M. A., McLean, D. & Patankar, N. A.

National Science Foundation

7/15/15 → 6/30/20

Project: Research project

Neurology
Animals
Decision making
Robots
Students

NRI: Electrosense imaging for underwater telepresence and manipulation

Kording, K. P., MacIver, M. A. & Peshkin, M.

National Science Foundation

9/1/14 → 8/31/19

Project: Research project

Fish
Imaging techniques
Remotely operated vehicles
Navigation
Testbeds

A Bio-inspired Underwater Robot for Station keeping with Omnidirectional Disturbances

MacIver, M. A., Murphey, T. D. & Peshkin, M.

Office of Naval Research

5/1/14 → 3/31/18

Project: Research project

Robots
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Fish
Actuators
Fluids

Research Output 1997 2019

1 Citation (Scopus)

Superlinear Convergence Using Controls Based on Second-Order Needle Variations

Mamakoukas, G., MacIver, M. A. & Murphey, T. D., Jan 18 2019, 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 4301-4308 8 p. 8619405. (Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control; vol. 2018-December).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Superlinear Convergence
Needles
First-order
Controller
Nonlinear Alternative
4 Citations (Scopus)

Feedback synthesis for underactuated systems using sequential second-order needle variations

Mamakoukas, G., MacIver, M. A. & Murphey, T. D., Dec 1 2018, In : International Journal of Robotics Research. 37, 13-14, p. 1826-1853 28 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Underactuated System
Needles
Lie Brackets
Underwater Vehicle
Synthesis

Feedback synthesis for controllable underactuated systems using sequential second order actions

Mamakoukas, G., MacIver, M. A. & Murphey, T. D., Jan 1 2017, Robotics: Science and Systems XIII, RSS 2017. MIT Press Journals, Vol. 13.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Feedback
Needles
Nonlinear feedback
Controllability
Feedback control
2 Citations (Scopus)

Human-in-the-loop active electrosense

Fang, S., Peshkin, M. & Maciver, M. A., Feb 2017, In : Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. 12, 1, 014001.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Virtual reality
Fish
Display devices
Head
User-Computer Interface
5 Citations (Scopus)

Hydrodynamic optimality of balistiform and gymnotiform locomotion

Sprinkle, B., Bale, R., Bhalla, A. P. S., MacIver, M. A. & Patankar, N. A., Mar 4 2017, In : European Journal of Computational Mechanics. 26, 1-2, p. 31-43 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Locomotion
Fish
Hydrodynamics
Optimality
Rigid Body