Eva Kisdi
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University Helsinki Finland
Postal address: P.O. Box 68
Office: Kumpula campus, EXACTUM, room A405
Phone: +358-50-4480 277
eva.kisdi ...at... helsinki.fi
Research
I am a mathematical ecologist with interest in adaptive dynamics, speciation, evolutionary epidemiology, spatial ecology and life histories.
Orcid ID 0000-0002-7096-4222
I am an Editor of Evolutionary Ecology Research
Associate editor of Evolution (2014-2016, Sept 2018-2020)
Associate editor of The American Naturalist (2021-2023)
Associate editor of Theoretical Population Biology
Reviewing Editor of the Journal of Evolutionary Biology (2006-2009)
Secretary of the European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (2006-2011)
Member of the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Analysis and Dynamics Research (2008-2013, 2014-2019)
Recommender of PCI Ecology and PCI Evolutionary Biology (2018-)
Member of the Faculty Opinions (former F1000 Prime, section Theoretical Ecology)
Teaching
I value good teaching as much as
good research, if not more. I have lectured on mathematical modelling, theoretical ecology, mathematical epidemiology,
evolutionary biology, population genetics, and quantitative genetics,
both to students of biology and of mathematics.
o Introduction to mathematical biology (for students of mathematics, part I, part II; spring 2011; fall 2012; fall 2014; fall 2016; fall 2018; fall 2020; fall 2022; next time fall 2024)
o Mathematical methods in biology, parts 1, 2, 3, 4 (for students of biology; every other year, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2021-2022; 2023-2024; next time 2025-2026)
o Spatial models in ecology and evolution (fall 2006, spring 2009, spring 2013, spring 2015, spring 2017, spring 2019, spring 2021, spring 2023, next time spring 2025)
o Mathematics of infectious diseases (fall 2013; fall 2015; fall 2017; fall 2019; fall 2021; fall 2023; next time fall 2025)
o Speciation theory (fall 2008; fall 2010; fall 2012; fall 2014; fall 2018; fall 2020; fall 2022; next time fall 2024)
o Differential equations (BSc Science Program, each year since spring 2021)
o Probability calculus I (BSc Science Program, each year from spring 2024)
o Bifurcation theory (independent study)
o Adaptive dynamics (Plön, August 2023; Oslo, 2008 spring; Vienna June 2007; Budapest, 2003 spring; Jyväskylä summer school, 1999; short courses/lectures: Gothenburg March 2014, Jyväskylä Winter School of Ecology 2014, Helsinki summer school 2012, EMS-ESMTB summer school 2011, FroSpects winter school 2011, Uppsala Dec 2009, Helsinki summer school 2008, Fourth Winter School on Population Dynamics, Woudschoten (The Netherlands), January 2002)
Videos
o The evolution of habitat choice facilitates niche expansion (IITE [International Initiative for Theoretical Ecology] online seminar, 2020)
o Infectious disease modelling (AtMath online seminar, University of Helsinki, May 2020)
o Evolutionary branching: Trade-offs and magic traits (MPDE [Models in Population Dynamics and Ecology] 2016, CIRM, Marseille, France)
o Niche, coexistence, and speciation (Niche Theory and Speciation Workshop, Keszthely, Hungary, 2011)
o Evolutionary branching of a magic trait (Speciation 2010, Laxenburg, Austria)
Meetings organized
o The Helsinki Summer School on Mathematical Ecology and Evolution, Turku (Finland) 2022 (delayed from 2020 due to the pandemic)
o Models in Population Dynamics, Ecology and Evolution (MPDEE, member of the Advisory Scientific Committee), 20-24 April 2020 Leicester, UK - cancelled due to the covid pandemic
o The First Nordic Biomathematics Days, 22-23 October 2019, Helsinki
o Dynamics of host-pathogen systems, minisymposium at the conference Dynamics, equations and applications, 15-20 September 2019, Krakow (Poland)
o The Fifth International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Population Dynamics (CMPD5, member of the scientific committee) Fort Lauderdale (Florida) 19-24 May 2019
o The Helsinki Summer School on Mathematical Ecology and Evolution, Turku (Finland) 2018
o The kick-off meeting of the Year of Mathematical Biology: the biomathematics session of the Finnish Mathematical Days, Joensuu (Finland) 4-5 January 2018
o Models in Population Dynamics, Ecology, and Evolution (MPDEE’18, member of the scientific committee) Leicester (UK) 9-13 April 2018
o The Helsinki Summer School on Mathematical Ecology and Evolution: Structured populations, Turku (Finland) 2016
o The Mathematics of Life conference, Helsinki, 7-10 March 2016
o European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (member of the Scientific Committee) Nottingham (UK) 2016
o The Helsinki Summer School on Mathematical Ecology and Evolution: Dynamics of Infectious Diseases, Turku (Finland) 2014; see poster
o The Helsinki Summer School on Mathematical Ecology and Evolution: Theory of Speciation, Turku (Finland) 2012; see poster
o European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology [member of the Scientific Committee] & Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases symposium [co-organiser]. Krakow (Poland) 2011
o The Helsinki Summer School on Mathematical Ecology and Evolution, Turku (Finland) 2010; see poster
o The Mathematics of Darwin's Legacy, Lisbon (Portugal), 2009
o The Helsinki Summer School on Mathematical Ecology and Evolution, Turku (Finland) 2008
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European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (member of the Scientific Committee)
Edinburgh (UK) 2008
o Game theory in ecological context symposium at the 11th Congress of ESEB, Uppsala (Sweden) 2007
o ESF workshop on Adaptive Dynamics, Tvärminne (Finland) 2006
o
European Conference on Mathematical and
Theoretical Biology [member of the Scientific Committee] & Adaptive
Dynamics symposium [organiser]. Dresden (Germany) 2005
o
Life History Evolution in Nonequilibrium Populations and in Stochastic Environments, MODLIFE
workshop, Turku (Finland) 2002
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Evolution in Metapopulations, MODLIFE/STADYCS seminar, Turku (Finland) 13 December 2001
o
Theory of Speciation symposium at the 8th Congress of ESEB,
Århus (Denmark) 2001
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Coevolution
in symbiotic and exploiter-victim systems, ESF Conference on the Theoretical
Biology of Adaptation, Tihany (Hungary) 2001
o
Game
theory in economics and in evolutionary biology, STADYCS seminar, Jyväskylä
(Finland) 11 August 2001
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ESF Workshop on
Adaptive Dynamics, Kevo (Finland) 2001
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ESF Workshop on Metapopulation Dynamics, Tvärminne (Finland) 1999
Resources
Affiliations
Department of Mathematics and
Statistics, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland. Phone 358-9-1915
1489, fax 358-9-1915 1400
I am a member of the Biomathematics
Group
and also a Docent of
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Family
I am married and have two children, Anita
(born in 1996) and David (1999). Click here for a photo
and for some poetry.
In my free time
Astronomy (armchair)
Gregorian, classical music & playing the violin
I used to
volunteer to an ambulance car run by the Knights of Malta, and I am still homesick for it...