rvacus [at] irif [dot] fr - CNRS

I have been a ENS de Lyon student from September 2016 to July 2020, where I obtained a master's degree in theoretical Computer Science. I am now a 2nd year PhD student under the supervision of Amos Korman and Pierre Fraigniaud.

I am interested in computational aspects of stochastic systems inspired by animal and human behavior. I focus on groups of individuals (e.g., birds, fishes, insects) facing collective challenges (e.g., navigation and foraging). Specifically, my research involves elementary notions from:

• Distributed computing: Identifying the most efficient way for a group of individuals to perform collective tasks;
• Probability: Accounting for the presence of noise (lack of information, lack of organization, miscommunications, mistakes);
• Game Theory: Taking into account selfish behaviors and competition between individuals.

• On the role of hypocrisy in escaping the tragedy of the commons. Amos Korman & Robin Vacus. Scientific Reports, 11(1):1-9, 2021.

• Early Adapting to Trends: Self-Stabilizing Information Spread using Passive Communication. Amos Korman & Robin Vacus. PODC, 2022. [HAL]

• Distributed Alignment Processes with Samples of Group Average. Amos Korman & Robin Vacus. [HAL]