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[[Image:allison.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Radiotracking red crabs during their migration, at my fieldsite on Christmas Island.]] | |||
[[Image:Redcrabs.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Red crabs crossing the road during their migration.]] | |||
'''Projects during CSSS09:''' | |||
* [http://www.santafe.edu/events/workshops/index.php/Foraging_on_the_move Foraging on the Move] | |||
* [http://www.santafe.edu/events/workshops/index.php/Modeling_gossip_networks The Effect of Gossip on Social Networks] | |||
I'm a second year PhD student in the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department at Princeton University, where I work with [http://www.princeton.edu/~slevin/ Simon Levin] and [http://www.princeton.edu/~icouzin/ Iain Couzin]. | I'm a second year PhD student in the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department at Princeton University, where I work with [http://www.princeton.edu/~slevin/ Simon Levin] and [http://www.princeton.edu/~icouzin/ Iain Couzin]. | ||
My thesis research centers around the question of why organisms migrate, but touches on a variety of related questions | My thesis research centers around the question of why organisms migrate, but touches on a variety of related questions, including: | ||
* How do organisms trade off movement in space (e.g. migration) and in time (e.g. dormancy)? | * How do organisms trade off movement in space (e.g. migration) and in time (e.g. dormancy)? | ||
* Why and how do organisms synchronize their behavior? | * Why and how do organisms synchronize their behavior? | ||
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Projects during CSSS09:
I'm a second year PhD student in the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department at Princeton University, where I work with Simon Levin and Iain Couzin.
My thesis research centers around the question of why organisms migrate, but touches on a variety of related questions, including:
- How do organisms trade off movement in space (e.g. migration) and in time (e.g. dormancy)?
- Why and how do organisms synchronize their behavior?
- How do organisms balance different types of information (e.g. personal, social, genetic) when making decisions?
- How are groups formed and to what extent to individual retain their identity within a group?
- How does individual variation result in different behavioral strategies being used?
I use a combination of modeling, simulations and fieldwork in my research.
I have an ScB in Applied Mathematics--Biology so my background is a mix of biology and math. I've taken courses in the potentially relevant areas of Chaos & Nonlinear Dynamics, and Information Theory, and do most of my modeling in MATLAB.
At CSSS, I hope to gain new perspectives on, and learn new tools for, understanding complexity. Also, to meet people and make new connections.
In terms of a possible project, I'm biased towards any relating to the above questions, but am of course open to any exciting ideas!
I look forward to meeting all of you!
In the meantime, feel free to email me (akshaw at princeton.edu) or check out my webpage.