Deep integrative ideas concerning the concept of time (entropy & 2nd law of thermodynamics), timescale in adaptive systems, exploitation and control of time, info processing, perception
Network theories and collective dynamics applied to better understand the loss of cognitive function
Aging and adaptation in infectious diseases by pathogen and host, including immune system dynamics, host-pathogen co-adaptation, and pathogen antigenic diversity and endemism
Interaction between growing, aging human population with its environment
Human resilience through the lens of equilibrium perturbation in physics, economics, infrastructure