Listening to Nature: Afshin Azarpour’s Vision for Everyday Intelligent Systems
For Afshin Azarpour, the ultimate goal of research is not confined to the laboratory – it is integration into everyday life. Within the framework of COgITOR, his vision looks toward deploying intelligent systems directly in natural environments, such as forests, where they could gather and process information in real time.
By spreading adaptive, material-based computing systems into the environment, it may become possible to monitor ecosystems more effectively and interact with nature in a deeper, more meaningful way. Such an approach could help us collect valuable data while fostering a more complete understanding of the complex systems that surround us.
Afshin’s perspective reflects one of COgITOR’s broader ambitions: developing unconventional computing technologies that move beyond rigid hardware and into dynamic, real-world contexts.
