Complex systems

My work has involved studying immune systems, ant colonies, gut microbes, intra-cellular signaling networks and human societies. I am interested in exploring the role of information in diverse co-evolutionary biological systems.

The three principal questions that guide my research are:

a) What happens to the flow of information, materials and energy as you make these complex systems bigger?

b) What happens to the topology and structure of the underlying networks as you make these systems bigger?

c) Are there strategies employed by these complex systems (e.g. the immune system) like decentralization, modularity,

scale-invariant detection and response that can be used to design more efficient human-engineered computer systems?

Read more about my research on my publications page and research interests page.