Kristina Wicke
Kristina Wicke
Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences
507 Cullimore Hall
About Me
Professor Wicke obtained B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Biomathematics from the University of Greifswald in Germany. She was a President's Postdoctoral Scholar at The Ohio State University, before joining NJIT in 2022.
Education
Ph.D.; University of Greifswald; Biomathematics; 2020
M.S.; University of Greifswald; Biomathematics; 2016
B.S.; University of Greifswald; Biomathematics; 2015
M.S.; University of Greifswald; Biomathematics; 2016
B.S.; University of Greifswald; Biomathematics; 2015
Office Hours
T 11:30AM-12:30PM; F 2:30PM-3:30PM
Teaching Interests
Probability, Discrete Mathematics, Discrete Models in Biology, Calculus
Past Courses
MATH 111: CALCULUS I
MATH 244: INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY THEORY
MATH 244: INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY THEORY
Research Interests
Mathematical Phylogenetics, Graph Theory, Combinatorics
Journal Article
Wicke, Kristina, & Fischer, Mareike, & Kubatko, Laura (2023). Effects of discordance between species and gene trees on phylogenetic diversity conservation. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 86(1), 1-34.
Fischer, Mareike, & Francis, Andrew, & Wicke, Kristina (2023). Phylogenetic Diversity Rankings in the Face of Extinctions: The Robustness of the Fair Proportion Index. Systematic Biology,
Bordewich, Magnus, & Semple, Charles, & Wicke, Kristina (2022). On the complexity of optimising variants of phylogenetic diversity on phylogenetic networks. Theoretical Computer Science, 917, 66-80.
Kong, Sungsik, & Pons, Joan, & Kubatko, Laura, & Wicke, Kristina (2022). Classes of explicit phylogenetic networks and their biological and mathematical significance. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 84(6), 1-44.
Fischer, Mareike, & Galla, Michelle, & Wicke, Kristina (2022). Non-binary universal tree-based networks. Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications, 26(1), 81-90.
Fischer, Mareike, & Francis, Andrew, & Wicke, Kristina (2023). Phylogenetic Diversity Rankings in the Face of Extinctions: The Robustness of the Fair Proportion Index. Systematic Biology,
Bordewich, Magnus, & Semple, Charles, & Wicke, Kristina (2022). On the complexity of optimising variants of phylogenetic diversity on phylogenetic networks. Theoretical Computer Science, 917, 66-80.
Kong, Sungsik, & Pons, Joan, & Kubatko, Laura, & Wicke, Kristina (2022). Classes of explicit phylogenetic networks and their biological and mathematical significance. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 84(6), 1-44.
Fischer, Mareike, & Galla, Michelle, & Wicke, Kristina (2022). Non-binary universal tree-based networks. Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications, 26(1), 81-90.
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Bordewich, Magnus, & Linz, Simone, & Owen, Megan, & St John, Katherine, & Semple, Charles, & Wicke, Kristina (2022). On the Maximum Agreement Subtree Conjecture for Balanced Trees. SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics, 36(1), 336-354.
Bouckaert, Remco, & Fischer, Mareike, & Wicke, Kristina (2021). Combinatorial perspectives on Dollo-k characters in phylogenetics. Advances in Applied Mathematics, 131,
Fischer, Mareike, & Herbst, Lina, & Galla, Michelle, & Long, Yangjing, & Wicke, Kristina (2021). Unrooted non-binary tree-based phylogenetic networks. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 294, 10-30.
Fischer, Mareike, & Galla, Michelle, & Herbst, Lina, & Long, Yangjing, & Wicke, Kristina (2020). Classes of tree-based networks. Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art, 3,
Wicke, Kristina, & Mooers, Arne, & Steel, Mike (2020). Formal Links between Feature Diversity and Phylogenetic Diversity. Systematic Biology, 70(3), 480-490.
Wicke, Kristina, & Fischer, Mareike (2020). Combinatorial views on persistent characters in phylogenetics. Advances in Applied Mathematics, 119,
Coronado, Tomás, & Fischer, Mareike, & Herbst, Lina, & Rosselló, Francesc, & Wicke, Kristina (2020). On the minimum value of the Colless index and the bifurcating trees that achieve it. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 80(7), 1993–2054.
Wicke, Kristina, & Steel, Mike (2020). Combinatorial properties of phylogenetic diversity indices. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 80(3), 687–715 .
Galla, Michelle, & Wicke, Kristina, & Fischer, Mareike (2019). Statistical Inconsistency of Maximum Parsimony for k-Tuple-Site Data. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 81(4), 1173–1200.
Wicke, Kristina, & Fischer, Mareike (2019). On the Shapley Value of Unrooted Phylogenetic Trees. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 81(2), 618-638.
Wicke, Kristina, & Fischer, Mareike (2018). Phylogenetic diversity and biodiversity indices on phylogenetic networks. Mathematical Biosciences, 298, 80-90.
Unterseher, Martin, & Karunarathna, Samantha, & Cruz, García Roberto, & Dagamac, Nikki, & Dahl, Mathilde, & Dool, Serena, & Galla, Michelle, & Herbst, Lina, & Nilsson, R Henrik, & Puechmaille, Sébastien, & Schöner, Caroline, & Schöner, Michael, & Siddique, Abu, & Teltewskoi, Annette, & Wicke, Kristina, & Würth, David, & Wurzbacher, Christian, & Hyde, Kevin (2018). Mycobiomes of sympatric Amorphophallus albispathus (Araceae) and Camellia sinensis (Theaceae) – a case study reveals clear tissue perferences and differences in diversity and composition. Mycological Progress, 17, 489-500.
Wicke, Kristina, & Fischer, Mareike (2017). Comparing the rankings obtained from two biodiversity indices: the Fair Proportion Index and the Shapley Value. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 430, 207-214.
Bouckaert, Remco, & Fischer, Mareike, & Wicke, Kristina (2021). Combinatorial perspectives on Dollo-k characters in phylogenetics. Advances in Applied Mathematics, 131,
Fischer, Mareike, & Herbst, Lina, & Galla, Michelle, & Long, Yangjing, & Wicke, Kristina (2021). Unrooted non-binary tree-based phylogenetic networks. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 294, 10-30.
Fischer, Mareike, & Galla, Michelle, & Herbst, Lina, & Long, Yangjing, & Wicke, Kristina (2020). Classes of tree-based networks. Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art, 3,
Wicke, Kristina, & Mooers, Arne, & Steel, Mike (2020). Formal Links between Feature Diversity and Phylogenetic Diversity. Systematic Biology, 70(3), 480-490.
Wicke, Kristina, & Fischer, Mareike (2020). Combinatorial views on persistent characters in phylogenetics. Advances in Applied Mathematics, 119,
Coronado, Tomás, & Fischer, Mareike, & Herbst, Lina, & Rosselló, Francesc, & Wicke, Kristina (2020). On the minimum value of the Colless index and the bifurcating trees that achieve it. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 80(7), 1993–2054.
Wicke, Kristina, & Steel, Mike (2020). Combinatorial properties of phylogenetic diversity indices. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 80(3), 687–715 .
Galla, Michelle, & Wicke, Kristina, & Fischer, Mareike (2019). Statistical Inconsistency of Maximum Parsimony for k-Tuple-Site Data. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 81(4), 1173–1200.
Wicke, Kristina, & Fischer, Mareike (2019). On the Shapley Value of Unrooted Phylogenetic Trees. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 81(2), 618-638.
Wicke, Kristina, & Fischer, Mareike (2018). Phylogenetic diversity and biodiversity indices on phylogenetic networks. Mathematical Biosciences, 298, 80-90.
Unterseher, Martin, & Karunarathna, Samantha, & Cruz, García Roberto, & Dagamac, Nikki, & Dahl, Mathilde, & Dool, Serena, & Galla, Michelle, & Herbst, Lina, & Nilsson, R Henrik, & Puechmaille, Sébastien, & Schöner, Caroline, & Schöner, Michael, & Siddique, Abu, & Teltewskoi, Annette, & Wicke, Kristina, & Würth, David, & Wurzbacher, Christian, & Hyde, Kevin (2018). Mycobiomes of sympatric Amorphophallus albispathus (Araceae) and Camellia sinensis (Theaceae) – a case study reveals clear tissue perferences and differences in diversity and composition. Mycological Progress, 17, 489-500.
Wicke, Kristina, & Fischer, Mareike (2017). Comparing the rankings obtained from two biodiversity indices: the Fair Proportion Index and the Shapley Value. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 430, 207-214.
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