Evolution of cooperation and fairness
How and why do cooperative behaviors evolve when selfish strategies seem to dominate? This research area uses agent-based models and evolutionary game theory to understand the mechanisms that sustain cooperation across different scales and contexts.
Projects in this area
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Co-evolution of inter-birth interval and sharing behaviors
Explores how birth spacing and resource-sharing behaviors co-evolve in agent populations.
→Large scale cooperation
Investigates the mechanisms that allow cooperation to scale beyond small kin groups to large anonymous societies.
→Partner choice in cooperation
Studies how selective partner choice shapes the evolution of cooperative behavior and reputation systems.