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
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for February 21, 1946
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 21, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 21, 2026 |
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| Sun | 2 Pisces 28 | 3 Pisces 4 | 21 Taurus 21 |
| Moon | 6 Scorpio 25 | 26 Aries 12 | 13 Libra 47 |
| Mercury | 11 Pisces 16 | 20 Pisces 52 | 1 Taurus 53 |
| Venus | 7 Pisces 21 | 14 Pisces 7 | 16 Gemini 9 |
| Mars | 14 Cancer 6 | 22 Aquarius 59 | 9 Leo 20 |
| Jupiter | 27 Libra 2 | 15 Cancer 35 | 18 Libra 52 |
| Saturn | 19 Cancer 2 | 0 Aries 46 | 20 Cancer 48 |
| Uranus | 13 Gemini 25 | 27 Taurus 36 | 16 Gemini 0 |
| Neptune | 8 Libra 8 | 0 Aries 47 | 6 Libra 10 |
| Pluto | 10 Leo 8 | 4 Aquarius 20 | 9 Leo 31 |
| Rahu | 26 Gemini 44 | 9 Pisces 25 | 22 Gemini 30 |
| Ketu | 26 Sagittarius 44 | 9 Virgo 25 | 22 Sagittarius 30 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Gerardo Beni's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Rahu conjunction Mercury
Exact: 01 January, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Saturn
Exact: 11 January, 2026 - Saturn square Ketu
Exact: 21 January, 2026 - Mars conjunction Venus
Exact: 12 March, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 12 March, 2026 - Rahu conjunction Venus
Exact: 22 March, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Saturn
Exact: 01 May, 2026 - Rahu conjunction Sun
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Mars square Moon
Exact: 08 October, 2026 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Mars opposition Venus
Exact: 17 December, 2026
