Robin Engelhardt

Robin Engelhardt serves as a Teaching Associate Professor in the Section for Consumption, Bioethics and Governance at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Food and Resource Economics (Faculty of Science). His interdisciplinary career bridges mathematical biology, social cognition, and science communication, with recent work focusing on computational modeling of social phenomena and educational game design.

Academic Background:

• PhD in Complex Systems, Niels Bohr Institute (1995-1998)
• MSc in Theoretical Biology, University of Copenhagen (1992-1994)
• BA in Comparative European Literature, University of Copenhagen
• Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Programme (2014-2015)

Engelhardt's research examines computational social science through complex systems theory, with emphasis on social cognition, online experiment design, and game mechanics. His work integrates philosophy of science with practical applications in collective decision-making, language evolution, and polarization dynamics. Recent projects analyze recursive belief reasoning in coordination games and wisdom-of-crowds phenomena in digital environments.

Publication trends (2016-2022) reveal consistent interdisciplinary output spanning game theory, social media analysis, and science education. His articles demonstrate methodological innovation in modeling social cognition while addressing real-world challenges like research ethics and institutional science teaching. Key contributions include frameworks for interdisciplinary course design and computational investigations of shared knowledge limitations.

Research Funding & External Roles: Engelhardt has secured grants from The Carlsberg Foundation, Trygfonden, Knud Højgaards Fond, The Danish Ministry of Children and Education, and European Union programs (e-Ten, IST). He maintains active science communication through Danish media outlets including Dagbladet Information and Ingeniøren, and has served as external lecturer at Aalborg University (2014-2016). His professional activities include judging FDB’s Green Idea Prize and developing publicly funded educational games through a personal consultancy.