Members of IceLab

We like a flat, non-hierarchical, open working environment where everyone’s opinions are valued and welcomed. Drop into IceLab to chat over fika any time!

Group Leaders

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Kemal Avican, Research Fellow

Generation and analysis of big data to decode the bacterial side of host-pathogen interplay.

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Åke Brännström, Professor

Exploring eco-evolutionary processes with mathematics.

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Sebastian Diehl, Professor of Ecology

Ecological Dynamics. Takes pleasure in finding things out about the real world and the models we make of it.

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Eric Libby, Associate Professor

Major transitions in evolution. Avid fan of charismatic microfauna.

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Ludvig Lizana, Associate Professor, Deputy Head Physics Department

Deciphering the life of a cell with physics. Loves crafting new ideas.

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Gerard Rocher-Ros, Assistant Professor

Ecosystem ecology in the field and in models. Randomly scrolling through google maps in my free time.

Martin Rosvall

Martin Rosvall, Professor

Network Science. Cries over melting snow.


Members

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Guilherme Barros, Multidisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellow

Understanding causality and causal relationships. Collects interests and pastimes as a hobby.

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Gabrielle Beans, IceLab Coordinator

IceLab Coordinator and Research Communicator, also at Curiosum. Fundamentally curious.

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Rubén Bernardo Madrid, Postdoctoral Fellow

Theoretical and applied biodiversity research. Silly problems, quick solutions.

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Adriano Bonforti, Multidisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellow

Disruption of symbiosis in tropical corals and other organisms. Weird jokes as a way of life.

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Antón Carcedo Martinez, PhD Student

DNA methylation and its role in aging. Skiing, hiking, Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Oleksandr (Sahsa) Cherednichenko, DDLS PhD Student

Getting hands dirty with monstrous code. Finding joy and serenity in puzzles and chess.

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Daniel Edler, Postdoctoral Fellow

Network science and visualizations. Believes a user interface shouldn't need to be explained.

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Aswin Gopakumar, PhD student

Modelling ecosystem function relationships. Loves going on long walks with music and/or people.

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Hugo Harlin, PhD student

Modelling phytoplankton dynamics using partial differential equations. Loves fly fishing and cats.

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Lucas Hedström, Staff Scientist

Modeling the DNA in the cell. Helps with IceLab website and activities. Lives for food, drink and music.

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Yun-Ting Jang, Multidisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellow

Theoretical ecologist working on sustainable multi-trophic farming system. Loves being in nature.

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Juhee Lee, Multidisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellow

Modelling arctic soil networks. Likes to associate unrelated thoughts.

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Maja Lindström, PhD student

Network science. Hooked on football, surfing, and cross-country skiing.

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Magnus Neuman, Staff Scientisit

Network theory applied to epidemiology and ecology.

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Defne Plätturk, PhD Student

Understanding multicellularity through mathematics. Enjoys getting lost with challenging problems.

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Lucas Santana Souza, Postdoctoral Fellow

Using models and simulations to study the social evolution of microbes, viruses, and endosymbiosis.

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Jelena Smiljanić, Staff Scientist

Network Science. Likes books, movies and theater.

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Josephine Solowiej-Wedderburn, Postdoctoral Fellow

Environmental influence on the basic building blocks of life. Takes joy in the little things.

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Erin Stafford, Postdoctoral Fellow

Transmission and mitigation of infectious diseases through mathematics. Enjoys gaining new perspectives.

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Suvam Roy, EC Postdoctoral Fellow

Modelling microbial gene regulation and evolution. Passionate about cinema as an art form.

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Jyoti Verma, Multidisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellow

Microbial genomics in complex communities at the single-cell level. Loves nature and enjoys the little things!

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Seong-Gyu Yang, Postdoctoral fellow

Understanding complex systems with statistical physics methodology. It will all work out somehow.


IceLab Affiliated Researchers

Laura Carroll

Laura Carroll, Affiliate Assistant Professor

Fighting bacterial pathogens using bioinformatics. Food, wine, and cat enthusiast.

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Felipe Cava, Affiliate Professor

Fascinated by the microbial world. Traveling is my adrenaline.

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Cemal Erdem, Affiliate Assistant Professor

Computational modeller of large-scale cancer signalling pathways for fun.

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Maria Eriksson, Affiliate associate professor

How timing affects growth in plants. Nature lover, botanist and florist.

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Maria Fällman, Affiliate professor, Molecular Biology

Bacterial adaptation mechanisms. Loves the feeling of being on the road.

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Johan Henriksson, Affiliate research fellow

Understanding biology by developing new technology. Dancer and tinkerer.

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Nicholas Kamenos, Affiliate professor

Climate change and marine ecosystems

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Jan Karlsson, Affiliate Professor

Exploring the function of inland water networks.

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Olivier Keech, Affiliate associate professor

Metabolic regulations in response to stress/sustainable food production with multitrophic farming. Golf!

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Peter Lind, Affiliate Assistant Professor

Predicting experimental evolution. Be wrong often or your ideas are not bold enough.

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Nicolò Maccaferri, Affiliate Assistant Professor

Exploring light-matter interactions at the nanoscale. Aldapan gora, pausorik pauso.

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Fredrik Ohlsson, Affiliate Associate Professor

Uncovering biological mechanisms using symmetry and geometry.

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Stéphanie Robert, Affiliate Professor

Unravelling the mechanisms regulating cell shape coordination during plant morphogenesis. Likes photography.

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Joacim Rocklöv, Affiliate Professor

Bridging epidemiological modelling and public policy.

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Henrik Sjödin, Affiliate Research Fellow

Looking at the spreading dynamics of emerging infectious diseases using mathematical modeling.

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Åsa Strand, Affiliate professor, UPSC

Regulation and control of cellular energy metabolism.

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Nathaniel Street, Affiliate Professor

Linking genome variation to phenotype in forest trees.

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Nicklas Strömberg, Affiliate Professor

Deciphering host receptor configurations for oral bacteria.

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Stéphane Verger, Affiliate Associate Professor

Cell adhesion and mechanical signaling during plant development. Likes tinkering with technology.

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Jonas Westin, Affiliate Associate Professor

Math modeling, simulation and statistics to study social science. Interest in Complexity Regional Science.

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Jun Yu, Affiliate Professor

Nothing puzzles me more than time and space; yet nothing troubles me less, as I never think about them – Lamb

Meet the Team Behind IceLab

At IceLab, we bring together a dynamic team of researchers and innovators dedicated to exploring the boundaries of interdisciplinary science. From computational modeling to environmental systems and beyond, our members collaborate across fields to unravel complex challenges and inspire new discoveries. Learn more about the people driving our mission forward.

Latest update: 2025-01-30