Prof. Jan Rychtar

Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

Virginia Commonwealth University

Email: rychtarj@vcu.edu

Qualifications

2004 Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

2000 M.Sc., Mathematics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

1998 B.S., Mathematics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Research Interests

Mathematical biology, Modeling, Game theory

Publication (Selected)

1. Sun, S., Erovenko, I. V., Rychtár, J., et al. (2026). Signals Concealing Positive Information Can Coexist in the General Beer-and-Quiche Type Games (may, 10.1007/s13235-025-00643-5, 2025). Dynamic Games and Applications. Advance online publication.
2. Stephenson, D., Korenok, O., Kim, S. J., et al. (2026). Heterogeneous Vulnerability and Vaccination Behavior: Evidence from Experimental Games. Dynamic Games and Applications. Advance online publication.
3. Sun, S., Erovenko, I. V., Rychtár, J., et al. (2025). Signals Concealing Positive Information Can Coexist in the General Beer-and-Quiche Type Games. Dynamic Games and Applications. Advance online publication.
4. Garakani, S., Flores, L., Alvarez-Pardo, G., et al. (2025). The effect of heterogeneity of relative vaccine costs on the mean population vaccination rate with mpox as an example. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 602, Article 112062.
5. Davis, C., Javor, E. R., Rebarber, S. I., et al. (2024). A mathematical model of visceral leishmaniasis transmission and control: Impact of ITNs on VL prevention and elimination in the Indian subcontinent. PLOS ONE, 19(10), Article e0311314.
6. Hassan, A., Tapp, Z. A., Tran, D. K., et al. (2024). Mathematical model of rabies vaccination in the United States. Theoretical Population Biology, 157, 47–54.
7. Onifade, A. A., Rychtár, J., & Taylor, D. (2024). A dynamic game of lymphatic filariasis prevention by voluntary use of insecticide treated nets. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 585, Article 111796.
8. Marquez, R. M. A., Minas, M. S. C., Santos, J. V. T., et al. (2024). GAME-THEORETICAL MODEL OF COVID-19 VACCINATION IN THE ENDEMIC EQUILIBRIUM. Journal of Biological Systems, 32(02), 349–370.
9. Lopez, S., Majid, S., Syed, R., et al. (2024). Mathematical model of voluntary vaccination against schistosomiasis. PeerJ, 12, Article e16869.
10. Kuo, Y. J., Paras, G., Tagami, T., et al. (2024). A compartmental model for Schistosoma japonicum transmission dynamics in the Philippines. Acta Tropica, 249, Article 107084.
11. Barazanji, M., Ngo, J. D., Powe, J. A., et al. (2023). Modeling the "F" in "SAFE": The dynamic game of facial cleanliness in trachoma prevention. PLOS ONE, 18(6), Article e0287464.
12. Caasi, J. A. S., Guerrero, A. L., Yoon, K., et al. (2023). A mathematical model of invasion and control of coconut rhinoceros beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) in Guam. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 570, Article 111525.
13. Augsburger, I. B., Galanthay, G. K., Tarosky, J. H., et al. (2023). Imperfect vaccine can yield multiple Nash equilibria in vaccination games. Mathematical Biosciences, 356, Article 108967.
14. Augsburger, I. B., Galanthay, G. K., Tarosky, J. H., et al. (2022). Voluntary vaccination may not stop monkeypox outbreak: A game-theoretic model. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(12), Article e0010970.
15. Campo, V. N., Palacios, J. L., Nagahashi, H., et al. (2022). A game-theoretic model of rabies in domestic dogs with multiple voluntary preventive measures. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 85(5), Article 57.
16. Hawkins, D., Kusi, R., Schwab, S., et al. (2022). Mathematical modelling Treponema infection in free-ranging Olive baboons (Papio anubis) in Tanzania. Epidemics, 41, Article 100638.
17. Rychtár, J., & Taylor, D. (2022). A game-theoretic model of lymphatic filariasis prevention. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(9), Article e0010765.
18. Balakrishnan, N., Rychtar, Jan, Taylor, Dewey, et al. (2022). Unified approach to optimal estimation of mean and standard deviation from sample summaries. Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 31(11), 2087–2103.
19. Kimball, P., Levenson, J., Moore, A., et al. (2022). An ODE model of yaws elimination in Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea. PeerJ, 10, Article e13018.
20. Balasekaran, M., Johanis, M., Rychtar, Jan, et al. (2022). Quasi-neutral evolution in populations under small demographic fluctuations. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 538, Article 111040.

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