Robert Axelrod is the Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding at the University of Michigan. He has appointments in the Department of Political Science and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Prior to coming to Michigan he taught at the University of California, Berkeley (1968-74). He holds a BA in mathematics from the University of Chicago (1964), and a PhD in political science from Yale (1969).

He is best known for his interdisciplinary work on the evolution of cooperation and for his contributions to computational agent-based modeling. His current research interests include complexity theory (especially agent-based modeling), international security, and cyber security.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~axe/