Best Poster

First Place
Momiji Yoshikawa and Ikkyu Aihara
Wavy synchronization in locomotion of train millipedes: From automatic tracking to a phase oscillator model

Second Place
Aki Matsutaka, Shun-ichi Azuma and Ikumi Banno
Diffusion-model-based Coordination of Multi-agent Systems: Achieving Formations Similar to –but Distinct from– References

Third Place
Tenta Suzuki, Yuta Tobe, Tomohiro Harada, Johei Matsuoka and Kiyohiko Hattori
Pheromone-Reward Reinforcement Learning for Trajectory Design of Multi-Agent: Evaluation Using Lane-less Self Driving as a Case Study

Best Student Paper – Swarms

First Place
Kristina Wogatai and Wilfried Elmenreich
Utilization of Cohesion and Adhesion Forces in Plasmodial Slimee Molds for Network Information Transfer

Second Place
Shenbagaraj Kannapiran, Elena Oikonomou, Albert Chu, Spring Berman and Theodore P. Pavlic
Ant-inspired Walling Strategies for Scalable Swarm Separation: Reinforcement Learning Approaches Based on Finite State Machines

Third Place
Yigal Koifman, Erez Koifman, Eran Iceland, Ariel Barel and Alfred M. Bruckstein
VariAntNet: Learning Decentralized Control of Multi-Agent Systems

Best Student Paper – Bio Inspired Robotics

First Place
Gantogoo Oyunbat, Sven Lange, Zhenshan Bing and Florian Röhrbein
Position Estimation Experiment on Bio-inspired Robotic Mouse with Inertial Measurement Unit

Second Place
Shingo Onizuka, Ryohei Michikawa, Yuto Fukao, Xixun Wang, Haruho Mitsunaga, Soshi Yoneda, Yuki Takagi, Yousuke Izuno, Mihiro Nakabayashi, Reo Nishino, Yuya Shimizu, Ryosuke Inoue, Syota Uryu, Akio Noda, Takashi Takuma, Hiroshi Oku, Tomohiro Hayakawa, Tetsushi Kamegawa, Fumitoshi Matsuno and Ryusuke Fujisawa
Enhancing Morphological Diversity and Demonstrating Control Robustness of Polyhedral Modular Rovers

Third Place
Haruhiro Sato, Ku Esaki and Kazuyuki Ito
Bio-Inspired Spiral Soft Arm Based on an Animal Tongue

Best Paper

First Place
Jie Song, Yang Bai, Mikhail Svinin and Naoki Wakamiya
Autonomous Detection and Coverage of Unknown Target Areas by Multi-Agent Systems

Second Place
Xixun Wang and Ryohei Michikawa and Fumitoshi Matsuno
Autonomous Exploration of Mobile Robots in Unknown Uneven Terrain Inspired by Insect Locomotion Strategies

Third Place
Makoto Eguchi and Kazuaki Yamada
Autonomous Role Allocation in Multi-Agent Systems: Inspired by Ant Division of Labor