We are pleased to announce that our 2018 Michalik Lecture will be given by Professor Martin Nowak, Director of the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard University.
Abstract:
Biological evolution describes how populations of individuals change over time. The three fundamental principles of evolution are mutation, selection and cooperation. I will present the mathematical formalism of evolution mostly focussing on stochastic processes. I will discuss amplifiers and suppressors of selection, evolutionary game theory and evolutionary graph theory.
Further reading:
Allen B, G Lippner, Y-T Chen, B Fotouhi, N Momeni, S-T Yau, MA Nowak (2017)
Evolutionary dynamics on any population structure. Nature 544: 227–230
Nowak MA (2006). Evolutionary Dynamics: Exploring the Equations of Life.
Dr. Nowak is a Professor of Mathematics and of Biology and a world expert on evolutionary game theory (e.g, the evolution of cooperation and other behaviors), population structures, cancer dynamics and treatment, and a range of other topics. He has written several hundred articles and has published books on virology, evolutionary dynamics, and cooperation (e.g, SuperCooperators: Why We Need Each Other to Succeed, Simon & Schuster).
Location and Address
Shenley Room, Wyndham Hotel