Matthew works on “digital evolution. He will use ML to create low-dimensional representations of viable “digital organisms” and study how evolution happens in this reduced space. His research will shed light on the evolution of evolvability – when populations evolve to improve their ability to generate further adaptive variation.
- AI Mentor: Kevin Wood, Biophysics
- Science Mentor: Luis Zaman, Complex Systems; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Research Theme: Digital Evolution