Divakar Viswanath is a Professor at the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, specializing in Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing. He obtained his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1998, focusing on numerical analysis. His research interests include exploring the connections between nonlinear dynamics and population genetics through coalescent theory. He investigates complex problems such as time-varying mutation rates and the condition numbers of inference algorithms impacted by natural selection. His work contributes significantly to understanding evolutionary processes within genetic frameworks.