Steven Neil Evans

Steven Neil Evans is a Professor in the Departments of Statistics and Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, with a joint appointment since 1999. His research spans stochastic processes, probability on algebraic structures, and applications in population biology, phylogenetics, and computational biology.

• BSc (Hons I & University Medal) in Statistics, University of Sydney (1983)
• PhD in Mathematics, University of Cambridge (1987)

Research Interests: Evans works on random matrices, Lévy processes, measure-valued stochastic processes, coalescent models in biology and chemistry, phylogenetics (including invariants), biodemography, mutation-selection balance, and stochastic models in population genetics. His recent work connects probability theory with computational biology, focusing on metagenomics and transcriptional regulation. He also explores computational algebra in modeling biological systems.

Articles Trends: His publications reveal a trajectory from foundational work in stochastic processes and Lévy processes to interdisciplinary applications in phylogenetics, population genetics, and computational biology. Key subfields include mutation-selection models, random tree structures, stochastic differential equations, and algebraic probability. Recent work addresses phylogenetic networks and Frechet mean sets in metric spaces.

Scientific Awards:

• Rollo Davidson Prize (1990)
• Presidential Young Investigator Award (1991)
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship (1993)
• G. de B. Robinson Prize (1997)
• Miller Research Professor (2002)
• Fellow, American Mathematical Society (2012)
• Member, National Academy of Sciences (2016)

Advising and Grants: Evans has advised over 30 PhD/Master's students since 1993. He has received continuous NSF grants (1988-2019), NIH funding (2016-2018), and international fellowships. His academic service includes editorial roles at major journals and organizing conferences in probability and mathematical biology.