Olcay Akman

A professor of mathematics and the director of the Center for Collaborative Studies in Mathematical Biology at Illinois State University. He is also the executive director of the Intercollegiate Biomathematics Alliance, a consortium of universities collaborating to advance research and education of mathematical biology. Dr. Akman is currently serving as the editor-in-chief of two research journals, Letters in Biomathematics and Spora, which is the only journal in the world with an exclusive focus on student-driven research in mathematical biology. He is a founding director of BEER (BioMathematics Ecology Education and Research) conference and a nationally recognized soccer referee.