Lea Popovic

Dept of Mathematics, Cornell University

I am currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Dept of Mathematics at Cornell University. I received a PhD in Probability and Statistics from the University of California, Berkeley under the guidance of David Aldous. Previously, I earned an Honours BSc degree in Mathematics from the University of Toronto, Canada.

Contact Information:
Address: 580 Malott Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607)255-6400; Fax: (607)255-7149
Email: popovic (at) math (dot) cornell (dot) edu

Research:
My research interests are in probability theory and its applications. My thesis work concentrated on branching processes and their asymptotics, the motivation coming from a model for macroevolution. Some of my current research is in analysis of stochastic models related to population biology. I am also involved in a research project on stochastic models for intracellular reaction networks.

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Papers and Preprints:

  • Ph.D. Thesis (2003), UC Berkeley. - ps
  • "Asymptotic Genealogy of a Critical Branching Process" (2003), Ann. of Appl. Probab., Vol 14(4), 2004. - pdf
  • "A Critical Branching Process Model for Biodiversity" (2004), (with D.Aldous), Adv. in Appl. Probab., Vol 37(4), 2005. - pdf
  • "Asymptotic Analysis of Multiscale Approximations to Reaction Networks" (2005), (with T.Kurtz, K.Ball, G.Rempala), to appear in Ann. of Appl. Probab. - pdf
  • "Genealogy of Catalytic Branching Models" (with A.Greven and A. Winter), submitted to Ann. of Appl. Probab. - pdf
  • "Stochastic Models for Phylogenetic Trees in Higher Order Taxa" (with D.Aldous and M.Krikun), to be submitted.

Curriculum Vitae: 

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