Rick L. Riolo (1950-2018) was a complex systems researcher and full professor at University of Michigan.

Biography

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Rick Riolo was born in East Lansing, Michigan on September 4, 1950[1] He was married to Sue Monet and they had one daughter, Maria Annichia Riolo. He received an undergraduate degree at UMich in 1972 for molecular biology did his Ph.D. at University of Michigan under John H. Holland in 1988 in computer science.[2] He was one of the first two faculty members of the Program for the Study of Complex Systems at University of Michigan, established in the late-1980s.[3] He use computational techniques to study a wide variety of fields, including the evolution of cooperation, genetic algorithms, agent-based modelling, and genetic computing.[4] In 2018, he died of a degenerative muscle disorder.[1]

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Books

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  • Riolo, Rick; Worzel, Bill (2012-12-06). Genetic Programming Theory and Practice. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4419-8983-3.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Rick L. Riolo 1950-2018". U-M LSA Center for the Study of Complex Systems. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  2. ^ "Rick Riolo Swarm Development Group Member Page". pj.freefaculty.org. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  3. ^ "Rick Riolo Obituary (1950 - 2018) - Ann Arbor, MI - Ann Arbor News". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  4. ^ Riolo, Rick L.; Cohen, Michael D.; Axelrod, Robert (Nov 2001). "Evolution of cooperation without reciprocity". Nature. 414 (6862): 441–443. doi:10.1038/35106555. hdl:2027.42/62686. ISSN 0028-0836.