Maximilian H.K. Hesselbarth Research Scholar (he/him)

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Group

Biography

Hi, my name is Max and I am a computational ecologist in the Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Group based at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). I am particularly interested in ecological modeling, with a focus on the spatially explicit nature of most ecological processes.

My research primarily focuses on using spatial patterns to infer underlying ecological processes. I specialize in spatial point pattern analysis, individual-based modeling, and various other computational modeling techniques. This work has fostered my interest in programming, particularly in the R language.

Prior to my current position, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Coastal Ecology and Conservation Lab at the University of Michigan and a PhD student in the Ecosystem Modelling Group at the University of Goettingen.

For more information about my background, please refer to my CV.

Interests

Forest Ecology

Landscape Ecology

Ecosystem Ecology

Point pattern analysis

Individual-based modelling

R programming