Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

Evolution of behavioral courtship signals in Trinidadian guppies Ongoing

What is a signal? Do posture displays satisfy the definition of a signal? By using guppies I tackle this fundamental problem and hopefully understand how courtship behavior has been shaped by ecological and evolutionary pressures.

Flirting with Danger: How Trinidadian Guppy Populations Differ in Ornamentation and Mating Strategies

Show me your good side. But, do you know which one is your good side? Investigating whether asymmetrical ornamentation in wild male guppies correlates with lateralized courtship behaviour. Using a novel machine learning–based approach to quantify body posture and assess the relationship between ornamentation patterns and display orientation.

Mpala Baboon Research Project, Kenya

Effect of environmental conditions in the sleeping behaviour of Olive baboons (Papio anubis) 2025

Studied huddling behavior in wild baboons using thermal imaging to investigate how environmental conditions influence sleep. Developed and implemented a detection model to estimate sleeping positions and analyzed their relationship with ambient factors. – YoloV5 detection – Thermal imaging

University of Konstanz

First come, first served: exploring priority effect in algal communities 2024

Experimental Ecology study using 320 algal communities to study priority effect. I automated sample collection and imaging with pipetting and microscope robots, programming them to optimize workflow. I also implemented machine learning techniques for cell counting and species identification, allowing a more precise and quantitative analysis of the large number of communities. – Opentron pipetting robot

University of Oviedo

Ethology analysis of an invasive fish (Gambusia holbrooki) using self-made video analysis tools 2021

Leadership and shoaling behavior in novel environments study using an invasive fish species (G. holbrooki).