Prof. Dr. Jens Krause is a leading behavioral biologist whose research explores the fundamental principles of collective behavior and decision-making in animal groups. As a core contributor to the Cluster of Excellence Science of Intelligence, his work bridges biology, robotics, and artificial intelligence to better understand how living systems process information and act collectively in complex environments.

A central innovation of his research is the development of interactive robotic fish that are accepted by real fish as conspecifics. These biomimetic systems allow his team to experimentally investigate how group-living organisms coordinate, share information, and make adaptive decisions. By embedding biologically derived algorithms into robotic agents, his work provides a powerful framework for testing theories of collective cognition and translating them into artificial systems.

Jens Krause is Professor of Fish Ecology at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and heads the Department of Fish Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB). His interdisciplinary research spans behavioral ecology, social networks, and collective intelligence, with applications ranging from biology to robotics.

He studied at the Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Cambridge, where he completed both his M.Phil. and Ph.D., followed by research positions in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Over his career, he has held academic appointments at the University of Leeds before returning to Berlin.

Krause has published more than 200 scientific articles and served on the editorial boards of leading journals in behavioral ecology and fisheries science. He is also an elected member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Academia Europaea and actively contributes to interdisciplinary discussions on artificial intelligence and responsibility in science.

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