Professor Richard Mann
- Position: Professor of Mathematical Ecology & Evolution
- Areas of expertise: bayesian inference; collective behaviour; movement ecology; behavioural ecology; evolution; phylogenetics; palaeontology
- Email: R.P.Mann@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 8988
- Location: 10.15 (Maths Satellite) EC Stoner
- Website: Personal home page | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Research interests
I am interested in human and animal behaviour. My research focuses on how agents learn from the world around them, make decisions and take actions to achieve their goals. In particular, I develop models of collective behaviour, where agents influence each other, and study the emergent effects that make the group different to the individual.
I also study mathematical models of evolutionary dynamics. My research in this area focuses on models of macroevolution – the diversification of different species through time. I develop models for the generation of phylogenies, the patterns of genetic and morphological differences between species, and the expected distribution of fossil evidence in the history of life.
Qualifications
- DPhil Engineering Science, University of Oxford
- MPhys Physics, University of Oxford
Research groups and institutes
- Statistics
- Applied Nonlinear Dynamics