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Christoph Adami, PhD
Professor

Areas of Expertise:
  • Computational Biology
  • Artificial Life
  • Digital Immune Systems

Chris Adami is a pioneer in research on “digital life”: mutating and adapting computer viruses living in a controlled computer environment, as a tool for investigating basic life science questions. Dr. Adami was instrumental in developing the “Avida Artifical Life” system, which creates an environment within any standard computer in which populations of computer programs can live, evolve, and adapt. In addition to studying the principles governing evolving systems, he also engages in research concerning quantum information theory and computation. Professor Adami earned his PhD in physics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Prior to Keck Graduate Institute, he was a faculty associate at Caltech and was a Principal Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. He is the recipient of NASA’s Exceptional Achievement Medal.

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Contact Information

Christoph Adami
909/607-9853
Christoph_Adami@kgi.edu

Resources

Chris Adami's FIBR site

Chris Adami's faculty Web site