Explored how inequality affects human behavior and social learning; investigated which kinds of social norms people use to sustain cooperation; studied how individuals react to environmental change.
Research Experience
Before joining IT:U in 2025, was the group leader at the Max Planck Institute in Plön, Germany; currently a professor at Interdisciplinary Transformation University in Linz, Austria, leading the Research Group on the Dynamics of Social Behavior.
Background
Professor of Game Theory and Evolutionary Dynamics; research interests include social behavior (mostly cooperative behavior), using mathematics, computer simulations, and behavioral experiments; focuses on interdisciplinary research.