Gerardo Beni is an electrical engineering professor at the University of California, Riverside, known for coining the term swarm intelligence alongside Jing Wang and developing the electrowetting concept with Susan Hackwood. He created the Xie–Beni index for fuzzy clustering validation with Xuan-Li Xie. Additionally, he authored 'From Swarm Intelligence to Swarm Robotics' in the book Swarm Robotics. Beni was born on February 21, 1946, in Florence, Italy, and is married to Susan Hackwood with whom he has two children.
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Meaning of the name - Gerardo
spearman, warrior
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Gerardo Beni belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Florence, Italy
Educated At: University of Florence | University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation: pedagogue
Spouses: Susan Hackwood
Children: 2
Employers: University of California, Riverside | University of California, Santa Barbara
Astrology Analysis


Ephemeris for February 21, 1946
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 21, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for February 21, 2025 |
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Sun | 2 Pisces 28 | 3 Pisces 19 | 20 Taurus 23 |
Moon | 6 Scorpio 25 | 14 Sagittarius 3 | 1 Libra 35 |
Mercury | 11 Pisces 16 | 13 Pisces 21 | 0 Taurus 11 |
Venus | 7 Pisces 21 | 9 Aries 31 | 14 Gemini 56 |
Mars | 14 Cancer 6 | 17 Cancer 3 | 8 Leo 50 |
Jupiter | 27 Libra 2 | 11 Gemini 46 | 18 Libra 58 |
Saturn | 19 Cancer 2 | 19 Pisces 44 | 20 Cancer 43 |
Uranus | 13 Gemini 25 | 23 Taurus 29 | 15 Gemini 56 |
Neptune | 8 Libra 8 | 28 Pisces 38 | 6 Libra 11 |
Pluto | 10 Leo 8 | 2 Aquarius 41 | 9 Leo 30 |
Rahu | 26 Gemini 44 | 28 Pisces 45 | 22 Gemini 33 |
Ketu | 26 Sagittarius 44 | 28 Virgo 45 | 22 Sagittarius 33 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Gerardo Beni's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Saturn square Ketu
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Mars square Moon
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Rahu
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Ketu
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Sun
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Saturn
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Saturn square Ketu
Exact: 28 September, 2025 - Mars square Sun
Exact: 07 November, 2025