Prof. Erik Winfree — Research Profile
California Institute of Technology · Computing + Mathematical Sciences
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Computing + Mathematical Sciences
PhD in Computing and Mathematical Sciences (CMS)
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 15, 2026
PhD in Computer Science (CS)
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 15, 2026
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Prof. Erik Winfree at California Institute of Technology Computing + Mathematical Sciences lists molecular programming, DNA nanotechnology, DNA computing, cell-free biochemical circuits, biophysics, complexity theory, programming languages and compilers as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- Combinatorial decision-making driven by multicomponent surface condensatesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jul 1
- Universal Spatial Distribution Approximation in Equilibrium Lattice Models with Local Pairwise InteractionsDROPS (Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz Center for Informatics) · Jan 1
- Contrastive Hebbian Learning for Multicomponent LiquidsDROPS (Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz Center for Informatics) · Jan 1
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