Professor of Evolutionary Biology & Synthesis at the University of Alberta, where he leads COSSEE's Canada Excellence Research Chair program in Open Science and Synthesis in Ecology and Evolution.
My name is Eduardo Santos, I am currently a Centre Manager at the Centre for Open Science and Synthesis in Ecology and Evolution at the University of Alberta.
Works across comparative and meta-analytic projects with strong experience in synthesis-based biology and collaborative methods development.
Visiting research fellow focused on bird morphology and diet evolution using behavioral experiments and phylogenetic comparative approaches.
I joined I-DEEL in February 2026 as a Postdoctoral Scholar after finishing my PhD in marine science in my home country, Croatia.
I am an field ecologist and conservation biologist interested in how to understand novel ecosystems.
Works on life-history plasticity and comparative pace-of-life questions using Bayesian and meta-analytic methods across taxa.
Computing scientist developing tools for biological research and explainable AI, with prior work in neural network methods for bird data.
My research focuses on quantitative methods in paleoecology, new methods of extracting information from the fossil record, and patterns of extinction in insects.
Iwo Gross joined COSSEE in February 2026 shortly after earning his PhD from Auburn University, Alabama, USA.
Background in non-visual effects in chickens and welfare optimization; currently contributing to synthesis work on trans-generational effects.
Focused on phenotypic plasticity, senescence, and climate change through meta-analytic and synthesis approaches.
PhD student studying anthropogenic noise pollution and its effects on animal health and ecosystems through evidence synthesis and meta-analysis.
Researches computer vision for species identification and behavior tracking from camera trap imagery and video recordings.
Works in research synthesis and meta-research, including health and environmental effects of PFAS in humans and wildlife.
Develops meta-analysis tools for ecology, evolution, conservation, and environmental science, with strong applied statistics focus.
Kyle's research focus has largely been on evidence syntheses methodologies in environmental sciences including tool/guideline development, methodological, and reporting practices, and elevating the utility of evidence syntheses to inform environmental policy-decisions.
Aleksandra Milenović is a first year PhD student of Biological Sciences, and is working as a Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Biological Diversity (BIOL108).
I joined the Collaboration for Open Science and Synthesis in Ecology and Evolution Lab in Jan 2026 as a Master's student.
Researches AI and machine learning approaches for identifying animal behaviour, with extensive software engineering experience.
I am an undergraduate researcher with COSSEE, currently completing a BSc specializing in Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology at the University of Alberta.
Recipient of an Undergraduate Student Research Award.
Recipient of an Undergraduate Student Research Award.
I joined COSSEE at the University of Alberta in March 2026. I hold an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Alberta and a BSc in Computer Science and Engineering from BRAC University.
Jimuel joined COSSEE in February 2026. It was shortly after obtaining his M.Sc. in Computing Science from the University of Alberta in November 2025.
Computing science graduate supporting COSSEE with data extraction and web development at the interface of scientific computing and AI.
Visitor working on pollination-dependence meta-analysis with expertise in pollinator ecology and conservation interventions.
Evolutionary and behavioural ecologist focusing on adaptation to environmental change and global meta-analyses of reproductive strategies in birds.
Email: pietro_pollo(-at-)hotmail(-dot-)com After completing a PhD at UNSW with Michael Kasumovic, I joined the I-DEEL lab in January 2023 as a research assistant. My r...
Email: aprilmartinig(-at-)hotmail(-dot-)com I work at the intersection of animal behavioural ecology and applied ecology. More specifically, I’m interested in understa...
Email: szymek(-dot-)drobniak(-at-)gmail(-dot-)com Polish by birth, world wanderer by occupation, artist deep inside. In my science I focus mostly on phenotypic plast...
Email: philip (-dot-) downing (-at-) oulu (-dot-) fi Instagram: @pip.squiggles (www.instagram.com/pip.squiggles/) I am a visiting research fellow in the I-DEEL lab. I...
Email: fooyongzhi(-at-)gmail(-dot-)com I did my PhD and a recent postdoc at the University of Western Australia with Prof Gillian Rhodes and Prof Leigh Simmons, where...
Email: e(-dot-)macartney(-at-)unsw(-dot-)edu(-dot-)au I am a Post-Doc in the I-DEEL Lab after completing a PhD and MSc with Prof Russell Bonduriansky at UNSW, Sydney....
Email: rose(-dot-)eleanor(-dot-)o(-dot-)dea(-at-)gmail(-dot-)com After growing up in Canberra I moved to Sydney at the same time as the I-DEEL lab, where I spent a yea...
Email: laura(-dot-)wilson(-at-)unsw(-dot-)edu(-dot-)au Laura is an evolutionary morphologist, working at the interface of evo-devo and palaeontology. Laura currently w...
Email: fonti (-dot-)kar (-at-)mq (-dot-)edu (-dot-)au Fonti's PhD focused on the importance of inter-individual variation for the evolution of phenotypic plasticity....
Email: celarav(-at-)gmail(-dot-)com Carlos did his thesis with Shinichi studying the dunnock variable mating system. Carlos' work focused on understanding the effects...
Email: f(-dot-)roca(-at-)massey(-dot-)ac(-dot-)nz Javier did his PhD at the Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand. He is originally from Ecuador and compl...
My name is Eduardo Santos, I am currently a Centre Manager at the Centre for Open Science and Synthesis in Ecology and Evolution at the University of Alberta.
Alistair did his PhD study with Shinichi studying the individual and population level effects on induced sex-reversal in fish. Alistair works as a postdoc at The Unive...
Echo did her PhD project with Shinichi investigating the causes and consequences of extra-pair paternity in the house sparrow population on Lundy Island, UK. This rese...
Jamie held a number of research positions at the University of Otago, interspersed with several extended stints of overseas travel. He did his PhD working on neurobiol...
Email: benedikt(-dot-)holtmann(-at-)gmail(-dot-)com Originally from Germany, Benedikt moved to New Zealand to do his PhD with Shinichi. In his doctoral research, he ex...
Email: samantha(-dot-)burke(-at-)unsw(-dot-)edu(-dot-)au I joined the I-DEEL lab in February 2020 to start a PhD program with Shinichi Nakagawa, Tracey Rogers, and Szy...
Email: contact( -dot-)matt ( -dot-)gibson (-at-)gmail(-dot-)com I am an applied machine learning researcher with interests in computer vision, decision science and com...
Email: c(-dot-)vendl(-at-)unsw(-dot-)edu(-dot-)au I have a degree in veterinary science from Germany. I did my PhD at the UNSW Mammal Lab on the respiratory microbiota...
Email: dony (-dot-) indiarto (-at-) gmail(-dot-)com I joined Shinichi's lab in February 2018 as a PhD student. I'll be working on species turnover and range shifts und...
Email: sharkyboy_909 (-at-)hotmail(-dot-)com Before joining the I-DEEL lab as a PhD student, I worked with Shinichi and a few others from the lab at Garvan Institute a...
Email: dpmason91(-at-)gmail(-dot-)com Dom joined the I-DEEL lab after completing his undergrad in Marine Biology at UNSW, in 2019. He had a keen interest in aspects of...
Email: joshua(-dot-)markovski(-at-)gmail(-dot-)com Josh joined Shinichi’s lab early 2020 as an undergraduate student in an Advanced Science degree at UNSW. He worked o...
Email: dax(-dot-)kellie (-at-) gmail (-dot-) com Dax completed his PhD in the E&ERC at UNSW, which aimed to understand how cultural and evolutionary factors influenc...
Email: joanna(-dot-)rutkowska(-at-)uj(-dot-)edu (-dot-)pl Although in each sexually reproducing organism an individual has mother and father, non-genetic inheritance h...
Email: nathwilliamb(-at-)runbox(-dot-)com I have a broad interest in evolutionary ecology, but I am particularly attracted to fascinating and controversial questions i...
Email: daniel(-dot-)wa(-dot-) noble(-at-)gmail(-dot-)com Dan has been part of our research group as an ARC DECRA Fellow interested in phenotypic plasticity and the rol...
Email: a (-dot-)aloy (-at-)unsw(-dot-)edu(-dot-)au After years doing field ecology, I will be shifting towards laboratory work on environmental epigenetics using the...
Email: gihan(-dot-)samarasinghe(-at-)unsw(-dot-)edu(-dot-)au I joined Shinichi Nakagawa’s group in October 2017 as a Research Associate, for one year. I was working wi...
Joel was a SNSF research fellow at UNSW. His work focuses predominantly on the interactions between parents and offspring, and especially on the causes and consequence...
I was an undergraduate student at UNSW in the third year of an Advanced Science degree, double majoring in Molecular Biology and Genetics when I joined the i-deel lab...
Email: melissa(-dot-)fangmeier (-at-) outlook (-dot-) com Melissa worked as a research assistant for the I-DEEL team. Her background is in animal science, having studi...
Email: thomasmerkling 00(-at-)gmail (-dot-) com As a part of Endeavour Research Fellow I was working with Lisa Schwanz and Shinichi. I am mostly interested in how envi...
Email: usuitakuji (-at-)gmail (-dot-) com I moved over from Edinburgh, Scotland to join the I-DEEL lab to work as a research assistant for a year. I first came to disc...
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