Personal

• Address: Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
• Office: OEE803
• e-mail: nkzhenwang [at] 163.com or [email protected]

Education and Qualifications

• 2008. 09 - Present  PhD
  Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
• 2008. 09 - 2011. 07
  Master In Theoretical Physics, School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin, China

Research Interest

• Population Dynamics Analysis (especially evolutionary game dynamics)
  Network Theory (Structure and Dynamics)
• Social Dynamics (e.g. Opinion Formation, Epidemic Spreading) and Online Social Networks
• Systems Biology
• Statistical Physics

Honors & Awards

• 2011.09  Excellent PhD Scholarship in Hong Kong Baptist University
• 2011.07  Excellent Graduate Prize in Nankai University
• 2011.06  Excellent Graduation Thesis Prize in Nankai University
• 2010.12  GuangHua Fellowship presenting Nankai University
• 2010.11  Academic Star Prize in Nankai University
• 2010.10  Scholarship of Excellent Graduate in Nankai University
• 2010.7   First Award for Graduates in Nankai University
• 2009.7   First Award for Graduates in Nankai University

Academic Activities

Reviewer for journals:

• Scientific Reports, PLoS ONE, Physics Review E, Europhysics Letters, Physics Letters A, Physica A, International Journal of Modern Physics C, Chinese Physics B, Physics Script, Chaos Solitons &Fractals, Communication in Theoretical Physics……

Selected Publications

1. Zhen Wang, Attila Szolnoki and Matjaz Perc. If players are sparse social dilemmas are too: Importance of percolation for evolution of cooperation. Scientific Reports 2 (2012) 369.
2. Zhen Wang, Attila Szolnoki and Matjaz Perc. Percolation threshold determines the optimal population density for public cooperation. Physics Review E 85 (2012) 037101.
3. Zhen Wang, Zhen Wang, Xiao-Dan Zhu and Jeferson J. Arenzon. Cooperation and age structure in spatial games. Physics Review E 85 (2012) 011149.
4. Zhen Wang, Attila Szolnoki and Matjaz Perc. Evolution of public cooperation on interdependent networks:The impact of biased utility functions. Europhysics Letters 97 (2012) 48001.
5. Zhen Wang, Zhen Wang, Yuan-Han Yang, Ming-Xing Yu, Li-Guo Liao. Age-related preferential selection can promote cooperation in the prisoner's dilemma game. International Journal of Modern Physics C 23 (2012) 1250013
6. Qing Jin, Zhen Wang, Zhen Wang and Yi-Ling Wang. Strategy changing penalty promotes cooperation in spatial prisoner’s dilemma game. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 45 (2012) 395–401
7. Matjaz Perc, Zhen Wang. Heterogeneous Aspirations Promote Cooperation in the Prisoner’s Dilemma Game. PLoS ONE 5 (2010) e15117.
8. Zhen Wang, Matjaz Perc. Aspiring to the fittest and promotion of cooperation in the prisoner’s dilemma game. Physics Review E 82 (2010) 021115.
9. Zhen Wang, Aleksandra Murks, Wen-Bo Du, Zhi-Hai Rong, Matjaz Perc. Coveting thy neighbors fitness as a means to resolve social dilemmas. Journal of Theoretical Biology 277 (2011) 19–26.
10. Zhao-Jin Xu, Zhen Wang, Lian-Zhong Zhang. Bounded rationality leads to equilibrium of public goods games. Physics Review E 80 (2009) 061104.
11. Hai-Feng Zhang, Run-Ran Liu, Zhen Wang*, Han-Xin Yang, Bing-Hong Wang. Aspiration-induced reconnection in spatial public-goods game. Europhysics Letters 94 (2011) 18006.
12. Zhen Wang, Wen-Bo Du, Xian-Bin Cao, Lian-Zhong Zhang. Integrating neighborhoods in the evaluation of fitness promotes cooperation in the spatial prisoner’s dilemma game. Physica A 390 (2011) 1234–1239.
13. Zhao-Jin Xu, Zhen Wang, Lian-Zhong Zhang. Bounded rationality in volunteering public goods games. Journal of Theoretical Biology 264 (2010) 19–23.
14. Zhen Wang, Zhao-Jin Xu, Jian-Hua Huang, Lian-Zhong Zhang. Maintenance of cooperation induced by punishment in public goods games. Chinese Physics B 19 (2010) 100204.
15. Zhen Wang, Zhao-Jin Xu, Lian-Zhong Zhang. Punishment in optional public goods games. Chinese Physics B 19 (2010) 110201.
16. Zhao-Jin Xu, Zhen Wang, Hong-Peng Song, Lian-Zhong Zhang. Self-adjusting rule in spatial voluntary public goods games. Europhysics Letters 90 (2010) 20001.
17. Zhen Wang, Lin Wang, Zi-Yu Yin and Cheng-Yi Xia. Inferring reputation promotes the evolution of cooperation in spatial social dilemma games. PLoS ONE 7 (2012) e40218.