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The aim of the proposed research consists in studying the properties of the collective dynamics in systems of living active matter. More precisely, we will consider cell colonies of mesenchymal stem cells undergoing growth and migration. Starting from experimental data the project’s objectives are: i) to statistically analyze the data, using tracking techniques and optical flow methods, and to build the velocity field in the colony; ii) to study the collective properties of the properties using a statistical physics approach; iii) to develop models of collective motion. Finally, one wants to compare the observed behavior at the microscale, to collective movements occurring at the macroscopic scale in other systems (flocks and swarms) – to also be characterized from data using 3D tracking.