At Ecodylic Science, we stand at the cutting edge of animal behavior research and technology, driven by a mission to revolutionize the field with innovative tools and platforms. With a focus on collective behavior, we bridge the gap between academia and industry to ensure that groundbreaking innovations find meaningful real-world applications. Founders Ahmed El Hady and Jacob Davidson met serendipitously in 2016 at the Marine Biological Institute in Woods Hole. United by a shared vision to integrate the realms of neuroscience, animal behavior, and complex systems science, and fueled by the potential of emerging technologies, we founded Ecodylic Science. Our goal is clear: to make research advances accessible and impactful in crucial application areas.
Dr. Ahmed El Hady
CEO
Co-founder
Ahmed El Hady is a neuroscientist, pharmacologist and life-long enthusiast to make the world a better place. He is currently a group leader at the Cluster for Advanced Study of Collective Behavior at the University of Konstanz (Germany) where he is developing experimental and theoretical approaches to study how individuals’ decision machinery is shaped by social dynamics and vice versa. He has a PhD from the Max Planck Institute of Dynamics and Self Organization and did his postdoctoral training at Princeton University where he studied neural basis of decision making in rats and monkeys. Beside his broad scientific interest, Ahmed has been key in founding, organizing and fund raising for initiatives such as NeuroBridges which since 2014 brings scientists from across the Middle East to break cultural barriers and promote neuroscience education in the region. Moreover he is the founder of DeepMath, a yearly conference established in 2018 to highlight state of art work on theoretical foundation of deep learning. At Ecodylic, Ahmed will bring his team work skills, fundraising and scientific expertise to manage and build up the company.
Dr. Jacob Davidson
CTO
Co-founder
Jacob Davidson is a scientist, engineer, and data analyst with a passion to forge new paths in understanding complex biological systems. He is currently a researcher at FU Berlin and a visiting scientist at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (Konstanz, Germany). In his research, he leads modeling and analysis in a number of collaborative projects involving different animals – these include honey bees, zebrafish, guppies, nematode worms, and rats. Jacob has a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, and has held research positions at UC Davis, Princeton, and MPI-Animal Behavior. In addition to research endeavors, Jacob has been an active member of the Max Planck PostdocNet, serving as a working group co-leader to support structures that promote equity and diversity in science. At Ecodylic, Jacob brings a rich blend of data analysis leadership and technical proficiency, as well as a desire to innovate at the intersection of technology, science, and behavioral biology.