Ulf Dieckmann

Ulf Dieckmann is working on eco-evolutionary dynamics, adaptive dynamics theory, speciation theory, food-web dynamics, spatial ecology, life-history theory, fisheries management, fisheries-induced evolution, cooperation evolution, common-good management, disease evolution, network dynamics, and systemic risk. In 1994, Ulf received his master’s degree in theoretical physics from the University of Aachen, Germany. In 1997, he completed his PhD research in theoretical biology at Leiden University, The Netherlands. In 2000, he obtained his habilitation (professorial license) in biomathematics from the University of Vienna, Austria. He has worked at Stanford University and the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, USA, the Research Center Jülich, Germany, the University of York, UK, Leiden University, The Netherlands, the University of Vienna, Austria, and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Montpellier, France, a research fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin, Germany, a dean of the Southern African Young Scientists Summer Program at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, and an associate faculty member at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Austria. He has advised 100+ PhD students and 35+ postdoctoral scholars, and has published five edited books and 260+ research articles.