Ben Kerr
I develop new aspects of the interaction between model types, showing how computational models can be 'tested' by experimental microbial model systems. To demonstrate how this works, I propose a framework of 'foreground' and 'background' features of models. In my case study of diversity maintenance in microbial ecosystems, a computational model with specific foreground features was tested against a microbial model. The latter's background features had to be incorporated into the simulation as foreground aspects to make its predictions effective. This modelling dynamic enriches philosophical accounts of model testing and analysis.
