Actin dynamics in cell motility, division, and phagocytosis is regulated by complex factors
with multiple feedback loops, often leading to emergent dynamic patterns in the form of …

The intricate regulatory processes behind actin polymerization play a crucial role in cellular
biology, including essential mechanisms such as cell migration or cell division. However, the …

Cellular sensing of most environmental cues involves receptors that affect a signal-
transduction excitable network (STEN), which is coupled to a cytoskeletal excitable network …

We investigate how the geometry of elongate mineral particles (EMPs) in contact with cells
influences esotaxis, a recently discovered mechanism of texture sensing. Esotaxis is based …

Astrocytes are key regulators of brain homeostasis, equilibrating ion, water, and
neurotransmitter concentrations and maintaining essential conditions for proper cognitive …

Reservoir computing (RC) is known as a powerful machine learning approach for learning
complex dynamics from limited data. Here, we use RC to predict highly stochastic dynamics …

Electrotaxis, the process by which eukaryotic cells establish a polarity and move
directionally along an electric field, is a well-studied mechanism to steer the migration of …

Waves and oscillations play a key role in the flow and processing of information in the brain.
Recent work has demonstrated that in addition to electrical activity, biomechanical signaling …

In this thesis, we develop data driven formalism for analysing features that govern dynamics
in biological systems. We first consider the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum as a …

Advances in imaging and biological sample preparations now allow researchers to study
collective behavior in cellular networks with unprecedented detail. Imaging the electrical …