Bio: Yuanzhao is an Omidyar Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute, where he studies collective dynamics on networks and data-driven modeling of nonlinear systems. Previously, he was a Schmidt Science ...

Credit: Yuanzhao Zhang et al Networks, which include nodes and connections, can help researchers model dynamic systems like the spread of disease or how the brain processes information.

Once a top student with multiple degrees, Ding Yuanzhao now delivers food in China after unsuccessful job searches in academia.

Ding Yuanzhao, an Oxford graduate, now works as a food delivery rider in Singapore. He struggled to find a job after his postdoctoral research contract ended at the National University of Singapore.