Stefano Allesina
allesina at nceas.ucsb.edu
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
735 State St., Suite 300
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 USA
Phone: (805) 892-2517
Fax: (805) 892-2510
Education
Ph.D. Ecology, University of Parma - Italy, 2005
Dissertation: Ecological Flow Networks: Topological and Functional Features
Major Advisor: Dr. Antonio Bodini
Committee: Dr. Luis G. Abarca-Arenas, Prof. Giulio De Leo, Dr. Stefano
Leonardi.
B.S. (Laurea) Environmental Sciences, University of Parma - Italy, 2001
Dissertation: Sviluppo di un modello di simulazione abbinato a
un algoritmo qualitativo per lo studio dei sistemi ambientali complessi
Development of a qualitative algorithm for the study of complex environmental systems. In Italian.
Advisors: Dr. Antonio Bodini, Dr. Alessandro Zaccagnini
Research
NCEAS - U. California Santa Barbara 2007-
Postdoctoral Associate.
Reverse Engineering of Ecological Networks: From the Disassembly to the Construction of Robust Networks
U. Michigan 2005-2007
Postdoctoral Fellow, Mercedes Pascual Lab.
Michigan State U. and NOAA GLERL 2004-2005
Postdoctoral Fellow, Scott Peacor Lab.
U. Maryland 2004 (3 months)
Visiting Scholar, Robert Ulanowicz Lab.