A clear description.
An accurate attribution.

The Association for Eusocial Shrimp Research and Development (AESRD) is a proposed interdisciplinary association focused on eusocial shrimp and the biological, mathematical and computational questions raised by collective systems. Its initial website presents a research agenda, explanatory editorial drafts and proposed governance procedures.

AESRD is pronounced as five individual letters. It is not represented as a registered charity, accredited institution or established legal association. No affiliations or appointed scientific spokespersons are announced in this edition.

Research background

Some sponge-dwelling snapping shrimp in the genus Synalpheus form eusocial colonies. These are relevant to questions about reproductive organisation and cooperation. Computational parallels are proposed areas of investigation, not claims that shrimp execute human-designed algorithms.