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Malcolm Angus MacIver

  • 1976 Citations
19972022

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Research Interests

Professor MacIver believes that the body’s mechanical intelligence can be just as important, if not more important, than what’s going on in your head. His primary scientific efforts are in understanding how animal mechanics and sensory abilities fit together, and he pursues that problem using approaches from neuroscience, animal behavior studies, robotics, mathematical modeling, and computer simulations. In engineering, he has pioneered the development of a new sensor inspired by the ability of certain fish to sense using a self-generated electric field, and highly maneuverable propulsion systems based on fish locomotion.

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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Grants

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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • Research Output

    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

    • 1 Scopus citations

    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

    • 4 Scopus citations

    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. Srinivasa, S., Ayanian, N., Amato, N. & Kuindersma, S. (eds.). MIT Press Journals, (Robotics: Science and Systems; vol. 13).

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

    • 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

    • 3 Scopus citations

    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

    • 7 Scopus citations