Acacia Ackles
Assistant Professor at Lawrence University
Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolAcacia Ackles is an assistant professor and computational biologist with nine years of experience bridging academic research and teaching in digital evolution and artificial life. Currently at Lawrence University after a PhD at Michigan State, she combines rigorous computational modeling with clear research writing and project organization skills. Her work focuses on evolutionary dynamics in digital systems, translating complex simulations into accessible classroom and research experiences. Prior roles—from graduate research to paralegal assistance—have given her a disciplined, detail-oriented approach to collaborative projects and grant-driven timelines. Based in Lansing, she brings both deep technical training in applied math and biology and a knack for turning theoretical models into engaging hands-on learning. Colleagues describe her as a persistent researcher who pairs computational rigor with strong communication.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Biology & Applied Mathematics, Bachelor's degree Biology & Applied Mathematics at The George Washington UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational Biology at Michigan State University
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Github Skills (29)
genetic-algorithm10
responsive10
github-pages10
jekyll10
jekyll-theme10
neuroevolution9
evolutionary-computation9
evolutionary-algorithms9
evolution9
genetic-programming9
agent6
python6
datetime6
pandas6
modular6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
alackles/MABE2
Jun 2021 - May 2023
Version 2 of the Modular Agent-Based Evolver
Contributions:2 PRs, 175 pushes, 27 branches in 1 year 11 months
agent-basedagentmodular
alackles/tessevolve
May 2021 - Jun 2023
Contributions:1 release, 168 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 1 month
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