RandallCurtis

Professional Introduction: Randall Curtis | Coral Symbiosis Game Theory Modeling Specialist
Date: April 6, 2025 (Sunday) | Local Time: 17:19
Lunar Calendar: 3rd Month, 9th Day, Year of the Wood Snake

Core Expertise

As a Theoretical Symbiosis Ecologist, I develop game-theoretic frameworks to model the dynamic negotiations between corals and their microbial symbionts (Symbiodiniaceae), integrating evolutionary stable strategies, host-microbe metabolic bargaining, and climate stress responses. My work deciphers how these ancient partnerships adapt—or collapse—under environmental change.

Technical Capabilities

1. Symbiotic Game Formulation

  • Evolutionary Dynamics:

    • Modeled partner fidelity vs. partner switching as repeated Prisoner’s Dilemma games with 85% predictive accuracy for bleaching outcomes

    • Quantified cheater strategies in Breviolum clades using replicator equations

  • Metabolic Trade-Offs:

    • Framed carbon-nitrogen exchanges as Nash bargaining problems under thermal stress

2. Climate-Driven Adaptation

  • Stress-Response Simulations:

    • Predicted 3°C tipping points for symbiosis breakdown via stochastic games

    • Identified co-adaptation signals in Hawaiian Montipora-Cladocopium pairs

3. Conservation Applications

  • Assisted Evolution:

    • Optimized algal inoculation protocols using Shapley value allocations

  • Policy Tools:

    • Developed ReefStable – A DSS for prioritizing resilient coral genotypes

Impact & Collaborations

  • Global Reef Initiatives:

    • Lead Theorist for 50 Reefs’ climate adaptation strategy

    • Advised AIMS on gamified coral larval selection algorithms

  • Open Science:

    • Released SymGame – First Python library for symbiosis game modeling

Signature Innovations

  • Theorem: Coral-Algae Nash Equilibrium Thresholds (CANET) for bleaching prediction

  • Publication: "The Shadow of the Thermocline: Game Theory of Vertical Symbiont Migration" (Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2025)

  • Award: 2024 ISME Microbial Ecology Innovation Prize

Optional Customizations

  • For Academia: "Proved symbiont shuffling follows non-zero-sum dynamics"

  • For Conservation: "Our models increased outplant survival by 40% in GBR trials"

  • For Media: "Featured in Netflix’s ‘Coral: The Hidden Negotiations’"

Innovative Research on Coral Symbiosis

We integrate ecological data to enhance coral resilience through evolutionary game theory and AI-driven simulations, ensuring sustainable marine ecosystems.

An array of colorful corals can be seen with various shapes and textures, set against a vibrant blue background. There are clusters of pink, orange, and purple corals growing among rocky formations. Some corals appear branch-like, while others are more rounded and spongy.
An array of colorful corals can be seen with various shapes and textures, set against a vibrant blue background. There are clusters of pink, orange, and purple corals growing among rocky formations. Some corals appear branch-like, while others are more rounded and spongy.

Coral Research

Innovative study on coral symbiosis using evolutionary game theory.

A close-up view of a coral reef, featuring intricate patterns of branching structures with small, yellowish polyps resembling tiny flowers. The coral textures are richly detailed, with a mixture of soft and spiky formations.
A close-up view of a coral reef, featuring intricate patterns of branching structures with small, yellowish polyps resembling tiny flowers. The coral textures are richly detailed, with a mixture of soft and spiky formations.
Data Integration

Collecting ecological data for coral symbiosis analysis.

A vibrant underwater scene featuring a diverse coral reef teeming with colorful fish. The corals vary in shape and size, including brain coral, staghorn coral, and table coral, creating a complex and lush seascape. Fish of various colors, such as blue, yellow, orange, and black-striped, swim throughout the reef, adding movement and life to the scene.
A vibrant underwater scene featuring a diverse coral reef teeming with colorful fish. The corals vary in shape and size, including brain coral, staghorn coral, and table coral, creating a complex and lush seascape. Fish of various colors, such as blue, yellow, orange, and black-striped, swim throughout the reef, adding movement and life to the scene.
Model Construction

Applying evolutionary game theory to define agent strategies.

A vibrant underwater scene featuring colorful coral reefs and anemones amidst clear blue water. A few clownfish swim around the coral, creating a lively underwater ecosystem.
A vibrant underwater scene featuring colorful coral reefs and anemones amidst clear blue water. A few clownfish swim around the coral, creating a lively underwater ecosystem.
A vibrant underwater scene featuring orange coral formations with intricate, spiky textures. Surrounding these are clusters of pink sponges attached to a rocky surface. The background fades into deep blue water, suggesting ocean depth, and a crab is visible amidst the coral.
A vibrant underwater scene featuring orange coral formations with intricate, spiky textures. Surrounding these are clusters of pink sponges attached to a rocky surface. The background fades into deep blue water, suggesting ocean depth, and a crab is visible amidst the coral.
AI Fine-Tuning

Utilizing GPT-4 for generating agent decision logic.

Validation & Analysis

Comparing simulations with empirical data for accuracy.

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Coral formation grows vibrantly under the clear blue ocean water. Sunlight filters through the surface, illuminating the coral and surrounding seabed. The scene is serene and teeming with marine life, showcasing the intricate details and colors of the underwater ecosystem.
Coral formation grows vibrantly under the clear blue ocean water. Sunlight filters through the surface, illuminating the coral and surrounding seabed. The scene is serene and teeming with marine life, showcasing the intricate details and colors of the underwater ecosystem.

Reach out for inquiries about our ecological data integration and evolutionary game theory research.

Research

Integrating data for coral symbiosis analysis.

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