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Five questions for Orit Peleg | CU Connections

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CU Boulder’s Orit Peleg, Ph.D., always has been attracted to the intersection of computing and nature. One particular element of nature, the firefly, is illuminating research and outreach that recently earned Peleg funding via the Timmerhaus Ambassadors Fund, which supports endeavors promoting the public understanding of higher education’s value in Colorado and beyond. “My fascination stems from observing how organisms, like fireflies, navigate complex group communications — mirroring challenges faced by computational systems,” said Peleg, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Applied Science, and based at the BioFrontiers Institute. “In my lab, we explore visual communication networks through fireflies’ flashing, aiming to understand their evolved distributed algorithms.” Surprisingly, she says, such natural systems often surpass human-made telecommunication methods in navigating uncertain environments. “In essence, my goal is to extr

Five questions for Orit Peleg | CU Connections Skip to main content SPOTLIGHT Mac Stone Orit Peleg in a firefly field site. CU Boulder’s Orit Peleg, Ph.D., always has been attracted to the intersection of computing and nature. One particular element of nature, the firefly, is illuminating research and outreach that recently earned Peleg funding via the Timmerhaus Ambassadors Fund , which supports endeavors promoting the public understanding of higher education’s value in Colorado and beyond. “My fascination stems from observing how organisms, like fireflies, navigate complex group communicatio

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