Florida Institute of Technology · PhysicsThe Syllable Lab
Anqi Wu · Melbourne, Florida
Research Focus
Dr. Anqi Wu's research lab focuses on understanding how multiple animals interact with each other to reveal the cognitive mechanisms behind social behaviors. By breaking down complex behaviors into simpler units, or 'syllables', the lab aims to uncover the rules and intentions underlying these interactions. Their work incorporates advanced computational methods to analyze and interpret behavioral patterns, ultimately contributing insights relevant to fields like neuroscience and public health.
multi-animal interactionssocial behaviorsbehavioral modelingcognitive mechanismsdecision-making processesdata analysisanimal behaviorinverse reinforcement learning
Research Aims
3AIM 01Develop methods for learning and segmenting multi-animal behavioral time series into fundamental units.
AIM 02Extract longer sequences of interactions to comprehend complex social behaviors.
AIM 03Create a framework for understanding intent in multi-animal interactions through inverse reinforcement learning.
Skills the Lab Values
behavioral time series analysismachine learningtransformer modelsdata segmentationsoftware developmentcomputational modelingstatistical analysisvideo analysis of animal behaviorneural data interpretation
Output against the department
Publications96bottom 5% of dept.21st of 22
this lab
most publishedleast published
Citations3.1kbottom 14% of dept.19th of 22
this lab
most citedleast cited
Career totals from OpenAlex, compared against labs that share a department. A department spans everything from one paper to tens of thousands, so bar heights are on a log scale — otherwise the largest lab would flatten every other bar to a line.