Education
- PhD in Computer Science and Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Michigan State University, 2027 (expected)
- Advisor: Emily Dolson
- B.S. Computer Science; Minor in Mathematics, Grand Valley State University, 2022
Work experience
- May 2021-2022: Software Developer
- Neural Planet
Publications
Interaction Strengths Affect Whether Ecological Networks Promote the Initiation of Egalitarian Major Transitions
Sydney Leither, Max Foreback, David A. Baum, Emily Dolson; July 24–28, 2023. "Interaction Strengths Affect Whether Ecological Networks Promote the Initiation of Egalitarian Major Transitions." Proceedings of the ALIFE 2023: Ghost in the Machine: Proceedings of the 2023 Artificial Life Conference. ALIFE 2023: Ghost in the Machine: Proceedings of the 2023 Artificial Life Conference. Online. (pp. 73). ASME. https://doi.org/10.1162/isal_a_00686
The Role of Abiotic Parameters in the Promotion of Egalitarian Major Evolutionary Transitions
Max Foreback, Sydney Leither, David A. Baum, Emily Dolson; July 24–28, 2023. "The Role of Abiotic Parameters in the Promotion of Egalitarian Major Evolutionary Transitions." Proceedings of the ALIFE 2023: Ghost in the Machine: Proceedings of the 2023 Artificial Life Conference. ALIFE 2023: Ghost in the Machine: Proceedings of the 2023 Artificial Life Conference. Online. (pp. 78). ASME. https://doi.org/10.1162/isal_a_00692
Using evolutionary computation to find parameters that promote egalitarian major evolutionary transitions
Max Foreback, Sydney Leither, and Emily Dolson. 2023. Using Evolutionary Computation to Find Parameters that Promote Egalitarian Major Evolutionary Transitions. In Proceedings of the Companion Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (GECCO 2023 Companion). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 135–138. https://doi.org/10.1145/3583133.3590704.