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Malcolm A. MacIver

Professor

Northwestern University

Affiliations

Mccormick School of Engineering & Applied Science

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Department of Computer Science

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Neurobiology

Department of Political Science

Malcolm A. Maciver is currently serving as a Biomedical Engineering Professor at Northwestern University.

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Malcolm A. MacIver

Northwestern University

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fish biology neuroscience robotics biophysics physiology biomechanics biology animal behavior sensors kinematics weakly electric fish avian biology motor control zoology experimental biology behavioral ecology bio-inspired robotics underwater technologies movement ecology larval zebrafish nervous system bioacoustics sensing mechanisms aquatic ecosystems mechanics animal ecology wildlife predator-prey interactions intelligent robotics movement analysis wave motion spatial planning marine hydrodynamics marine engineering neuroethics aquatic organisms experimental biophysics invertebrate vision embodied robotics biorobotics robotic sensing object tracking water conductivity motor volumes counter-propagating waves prey capture visual science mechanical science ocean engineering ecology evolution machine vision plo biology physiological measurements sensor applications neural mechanisms motion analysis cognitive robotics information seeking hydraulics biological evolution positioning systems experimental analysis neuroecology sensor interfaces object detection underwater robot reductionist bias sensory acquisition apteronotus albifrons fast algorithm prey-capture behavior gymnotid electric fish undulatory propulsor future underwater vehicles prey capture movements ergodic exploration

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Of Mice and Machines: A Comparison of Learning Between Real World Mice and Rl Agents. ArXiv.org (2025)

bio-inspired computationrl agentsartificial intelligenceneural computationrobot learningautonomous learninganimal cognitioncomputational intelligenceevolutionary intelligencecognitive scienceneurosciencebehavioral neuroscience

A Robot-Rodent Interaction Arena With Adjustable Spatial Complexity for Ethologically Relevant Behavioral Studies. Cell Reports (2024)

Alexander T. LaiGerman EspinosaGabrielle E. WinkChristopher F. AngeloniDaniel A. DombeckMalcolm A. MacIver

animal behaviorrobot-rodent interaction arenaroboticsspatial complexityadjustable spatial complexityneurosciencebehavioral sciences

EVOLUTION: Blinking Through Deep Time. Current Biology (2023)

Malcolm A. MacIver

biologyevolutionary biologymolecular evolution

Participating in a Climate Futures Market Increases Support for Costly Climate Policies. Nature Climate Change (2023)

Moran CerfSandra C. MatzMalcolm A. MacIver

climate futures marketclimate policypublic policyenvironmental economicsclimate change

Participating in a Climate Prediction Market Increases Concern About Global Warming. Nature Climate Change (2023)

Moran CerfSandra C. MatzMalcolm A. MacIver

climate changeglobal warmingpsychology

Publisher Correction: Participating in a Climate Prediction Market Increases Concern About Global Warming. Nature Climate Change (2023)

Moran CerfSandra C. MatzMalcolm A. MacIver

climate communicationpublisher correctionscientific communicationglobal warmingclimate changejournalism

Publisher Correction: Participating in a Climate Prediction Market Increases Concern About Global Warming (Nature Climate Change, (2023), 13, 6, (523-531), 10.1038/S41558-023-01679-4). (2023)

publisher correctionglobal changeclimatic changeclimate change effectsclimate policyenvironmental scienceglobal warminggreenhouse gas controlearth scienceclimate changenature climate changeclimate issues

Spinal Basis of Direction Control During Locomotion in Larval Zebrafish. Journal of Neuroscience (2023)

Michael JayMalcolm A. MacIverDavid L. McLean

physiologyneurologyanimal behaviorfish biologyspinal basismovement analysismotor behaviordirection controlmotor controlneurophysiologymotion controlneural sciencelarval zebrafishneuroscienceneuroanatomy

Achieving Mouse-Level Strategic Evasion Performance Using Real-Time Computational Planning. arXiv (Cornell University) (2022)

Espinosa, GermanWink, Gabrielle E.Lai, Alexander T.Dombeck, Daniel A.MacIver, Malcolm A.

systems engineeringmachine learningcomputer securityroboticscomputer sciencereal-time computational planning

Formalizing Planning and Information Search in Naturalistic Decision-Making. Nature Neuroscience (2021)

L. T. HuntN. D. DawP. KaandersM. A. MacIverU. MuganE. ProcykA. D. RedishE. RussoJ. SchollK. StachenfeldC. R. E. WilsonN. Kolling

cognitive neurosciencenaturalistic decision-makinginformation seekingcognitive scienceneuroscience

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Malcolm A. MacIver

Professor

Northwestern University

Affiliations

Mccormick School of Engineering & Applied Science

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Department of Computer Science

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Neurobiology

Department of Political Science

Malcolm A. Maciver is currently serving as a Biomedical Engineering Professor at Northwestern University.

Honors

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Northwestern University

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Of Mice and Machines: A Comparison of Learning Between Real World Mice and Rl Agents. ArXiv.org (2025)

A Robot-Rodent Interaction Arena With Adjustable Spatial Complexity for Ethologically Relevant Behavioral Studies. Cell Reports (2024)

Alexander T. LaiGerman EspinosaGabrielle E. WinkChristopher F. AngeloniDaniel A. DombeckMalcolm A. MacIver

animal behaviorrobot-rodent interaction arenaroboticsspatial complexityadjustable spatial complexityneurosciencebehavioral sciences

EVOLUTION: Blinking Through Deep Time. Current Biology (2023)

Malcolm A. MacIver

biologyevolutionary biologymolecular evolution

Participating in a Climate Futures Market Increases Support for Costly Climate Policies. Nature Climate Change (2023)

Moran CerfSandra C. MatzMalcolm A. MacIver

climate futures marketclimate policypublic policyenvironmental economicsclimate change

Participating in a Climate Prediction Market Increases Concern About Global Warming. Nature Climate Change (2023)

Moran CerfSandra C. MatzMalcolm A. MacIver

climate changeglobal warmingpsychology

Publisher Correction: Participating in a Climate Prediction Market Increases Concern About Global Warming. Nature Climate Change (2023)

Moran CerfSandra C. MatzMalcolm A. MacIver

climate communicationpublisher correctionscientific communicationglobal warmingclimate changejournalism

Publisher Correction: Participating in a Climate Prediction Market Increases Concern About Global Warming (Nature Climate Change, (2023), 13, 6, (523-531), 10.1038/S41558-023-01679-4). (2023)

Spinal Basis of Direction Control During Locomotion in Larval Zebrafish. Journal of Neuroscience (2023)

Michael JayMalcolm A. MacIverDavid L. McLean

Achieving Mouse-Level Strategic Evasion Performance Using Real-Time Computational Planning. arXiv (Cornell University) (2022)

Espinosa, GermanWink, Gabrielle E.Lai, Alexander T.Dombeck, Daniel A.MacIver, Malcolm A.

systems engineeringmachine learningcomputer securityroboticscomputer sciencereal-time computational planning

Formalizing Planning and Information Search in Naturalistic Decision-Making. Nature Neuroscience (2021)

L. T. HuntN. D. DawP. KaandersM. A. MacIverU. MuganE. ProcykA. D. RedishE. RussoJ. SchollK. StachenfeldC. R. E. WilsonN. Kolling

cognitive neurosciencenaturalistic decision-makinginformation seekingcognitive scienceneuroscience

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