Bernd Blasius

I work on the theoretical description of complex living systems at the interface of theoretical ecology and applied mathematics. Using modern tools from statistical physics, complex networks, dynamical systems theory, and data science, I aim to obtain fundamental insights into the organization of living systems, but I am also concerned with the application of such concepts to specific biological systems and tangible applications. My major research activities include such diverse fields as population dynamics and species interactions in spatially extended environments, biodiversity, bioinvasion and epidemic spread, origins of life, microbiology, marine biogeochemistry, as well as animal navigation and optimal search strategies.