Charles Ofria

Charles Ofria
Born (1973-12-13) December 13, 1973
New York, NY (United States)
Alma materStony Brook University (B.S., 1994)
California Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 1999)
Known forDigital evolution, Avida
AwardsWithrow Distinguished Scholar Award (2006, 2016)
NSF CAREER Award (2007)
Withrow Teaching Excellence Award (2010)
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science, Evolutionary Biology
InstitutionsMichigan State University
Doctoral advisorChristoph Adami
Other academic advisorsRichard Lenski
Websitewww.ofria.com

Charles A. Ofria is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. He is the director of the Digital Evolution (DEvo) Lab and the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action.