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Jing Gan is a pioneer in bio-inspired swarm robotics, focusing on distributed coordination for multi-robot systems. Her research addresses critical challenges in collective construction, hazardous waste cleanup, and multi-target search by developing algorithms that mimic natural swarm intelligence. Her most influential work, "A distributed swarm intelligence based algorithm for a cooperative multi-robot construction task" (2008, 48 citations), introduced a novel approach for robots to collaboratively locate and transport building blocks without centralized control. Gan further advanced the field with her LIVS coordination method (2007, 33 citations), which uses virtual stigmergy to enable efficient, robust robot collaboration in dynamic environments. Her self-adaptive multi-task allocation method (2008, 16 citations) solved key issues of random movement and uneven robot distribution, while her work on multi-robot aggregation with limited communication (2006, 15 citations) addressed real-world constraints like low radio range. Gan's contributions demonstrate how biological principles can create scalable, resilient robotic systems, making her a notable figure in swarm robotics with lasting impact on autonomous multi-robot coordination.