Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Evolving technologies are key to monitoring biodiversity change as the decades of the pivotal 21st century progress. My research program highlights include: • Semantic enhancement of primary taxonomic literature to extract knowledge and discrete data elements and aggregate them with data from multiple sources • Machine learning algorithms along with image libraries based on museum collections to classify diverse and cryptic species with unprecedented speed and efficiency • DNA barcode libraries combined with specimen image libraries to facilitate rapid biodiversity inventories • Micro-CT tomography to visualize neuroarchitecture in spiders Teaching responsibilities include masters level courses in biodiversity informatics and tropical field methods through Leiden University, and PhD student training.