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Ashkaan K. Fahimipour, PhD
Ashkaan K. Fahimipour, PhD
Principal Investigator | afahimipour [at] fau [dot] edu
Ash is a theoretical ecologist in the Dept. of Biological Sciences and Center for Complex Systems at Florida Atlantic University. Prior to joining the faculty at FAU, he was a Natl. Academy of Sciences Natl. Research Council Fellow at NOAA + UC Santa Cruz; and held postdoctoral positions in the UC Davis Dept. of Computer Science and University of Oregon Inst. of Ecology & Evolution. He received his PhD in Ecology from UC Riverside, and BS in Botany from the University of Florida.
Edita Folfas, PhD
Edita Folfas, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Edita is an incoming Postdoctoral Scholar in the Dept. of Biological Sciences. Prior to joining FAU, she did a PhD in the Dept. of Biology at UT Arlington.
Darien Satterfield, PhD
Darien Satterfield, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
dsatterfield [at] fau [dot] edu
Darien is an FAU Jumpstart Postdoctoral Fellow in the Dept. of Biological Sciences. She completed her Ph.D. in the Center for Population Biology at UC Davis. As a behavioral ecologist and evolutionary biologist, Darien studies collective behaviors like schooling, the ecological drivers of behavioral diversity, and macroevolutionary links between morphology and behavior in fishes. She is also deeply committed to mentorship and to breaking down barriers within science and academia.
Ana Arevalo Cardona
Ana Arevalo Cardona
PhD Student
Ana is an incoming PhD student in Integrative Biology interested in conservation of marine organisms. Her background includes work in sea turtle monitoring, computational methods, and environmental education. She currently serves as a Manatee Master, supporting public outreach and seagrass restoration. Ana is particularly interested in ecosystem restoration and network science, and enjoys combining fieldwork with modeling to develop real-world environmental solutions.
Stephen is a Ph.D. candidate in Complex Systems, studying alignment solutions for general learning algorithms, with a focus on causal reasoning frameworks and reinforcement learning. He is a member of the Eco-Networks Laboratory and serves as an AI Safety Coach. Stephen holds a master’s degree in artificial intelligence and a bachelor’s in mathematics from Florida Atlantic University. His interdisciplinary background shapes his systems-level approach to AI safety and complex systems research.
Leela Johnson
Leela Johnson
PhD Student
Leela is a PhD student in Integrative Biology, with interests ranging from human epidemiology to agricultural entomology. Her research focuses on how information spreads through animal social networks and influences collective foraging behavior. She’s passionate about blending outdoor fieldwork with tools from complex systems science, and she's especially interested in making these insights more accessible to broader audiences. Outside of research, Leela enjoys painting, hiking, and a good cup of tea.
Meghan White
Meghan White
PhD Student
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Candido Diaz, PhD | Asst. Professor, Stetson University
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