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We are still in the first phase of this study, so will not start interviews until later in the year, but please complete the Expression of Interest form for interviews and we will be in touch to schedule an interview. We will start recruiting for focus groups in early 2023.
Five fun facts
The word swarm comes from the old English word swearm, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”), which is thought to have been spoken as a single language 4500 BC to 2500 BC. A swarm is a large or dense group. Swarm behaviour, or swarming, is a collective behaviour common in biology, from cell colonies to insect swarms and bird flocks. The term “swarm” is applied also to artificial entities which mimic collective behaviours, as in a robot swarm. Swarm behaviour was first simulated on a computer in 1986 with the simulation program boids (an artificial life program which stimulates the flocking behaviour of birds). The SWARM study is part of a larger UKRI-funded PhD which is part of the Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Node in Functionality research programme, which is a multidisciplinary collaboration between ethicists, sociologists, computer scientists and engineers working together to produce guidelines for the development of trustworthy autonomous systems with evolving functionality.Research Ethics Approval
This project has been reviewed and approved by the University of Bristol Faculty of Engineering Research Ethics Committee (Ref: 11141). Find out more before participating from these PDFs: SWARM study summary SWARM flyer Interviews Participant Information Sheet for Interviews SWARM flyer focus groups Participant Information for Focus Groups (will be live once interviews are completed) Expression of Interest for Focus Groups (will be live once interviews are completed) Source: By Matimba Swana, University of Bristol Share this:Nanowerk Newsletter
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