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20192026
most citedOptimal navigation of microswimmers in complex and noisy environments

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physics.flu-dyn2026

Learning Backward Transport for Source Localization

Maurizio Carbone, Lorenzo Piro

We address the problem of locating a chemical source in a flow. Based on the duality between the concentration field and Lagrangian tracer trajectories, we interpret concentration…

physics.flu-dyn2026

Smart strategies to navigate turbulent odor plumes reorienting to local wind

Lorenzo Piro, Maurizio Carbone, Luca Biferale +4

Olfactory search in turbulent environments is a sensorimotor problem that many animals solve with remarkable efficiency, yet replicating this ability in artificial systems is an en…

cs.RO2026

Olfactory pursuit: catching a moving odor source in complex flows

Maurizio Carbone, Lorenzo Piro, Robin A. Heinonen +3

Locating and intercepting a moving target from possibly delayed, intermittent sensory signals is a paradigmatic problem in decision-making under uncertainty, and a fundamental chal…

cond-mat.soft2026

Nonequilibrium energetics of sensing and actuation by a smart active particle

Luca Cocconi, Benoît Mahault, Lorenzo Piro

Smart active agents must allocate finite energetic resources across distinct functions, yet the underlying thermodynamic trade-offs remain poorly understood. Here, we introduce a m…

physics.flu-dyn2026

Adaptive shape control for microswimmer navigation in turbulence

Jingran Qiu, Lorenzo Piro, Luca Biferale +3

Navigation in turbulent environments is a fundamental challenge for biological and artificial microswimmers. While most existing studies focus on adapting motility or steering, the…