Climatic Change and Climate Impacts

Postdoc at the Swiss Ornithological Institute

Education

Professional experience

Ongoing education

Research interests

Awards

Publications 

Education

2007; 2008; 2010: Continuing Education in Sustainable Development, University of Geneva, CH

2001- 2011: PhD thesis in Life Sciences, University of Lausanne, CH

Project: Landspot - landscape potential for animal species survival, colonization and dispersal: a spatial simulation study. Swiss National Fund for Research, grant N° 3100-063147.

Direction: Prof. A.Guisan, University of Lausanne, CH

1997-1999: Master in Biology, University of Lausanne, CH

Subject: Study of the distribution of Formica exsecta Nyl. (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) in the Swiss National Park using a Geographical Information System (GIS).

Direction: Prof. D.Cherix, Zoological Museum and University of Lausanne, CH

1991-1997: Bachelor in Biology, University of Lausanne, CH

Specialisation in:

• botany, with field training on the Mediterranean flora (South France) and an optional course on tropical flora (Prof. Spichiger; Botanical Garden of Geneva, Switzerland)
• animal biology and zoology with field training on marine biology (Roscoff, France).

1988-1991: Graduation (Maturità svizzera, tipo B, Latino), Liceo di Locarno, CH

Professional experience

15.03.2008-14.03.2010: Scientific collaborator at the Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach, CH. Project ClimBird - assessing current and future modifications in the distribution of breeding birds in Switzerland as a consequence of climate and land use changes.

01.02.-30.11.2007 : Scientist, R&D, PMI, Neuchâtel, CH. Main activities: analysis of scientific data; reporting; statistical support; organization of inter-laboratory tests; implementation of new documentary strategies.

1999-2005: Research assistant at the Zoological Museum of Lausanne, CH: maintenance and updating of the data bank of all Vertebrates exposed or stored in the museum; animation of the educational workshop for children (discovery of different animals and their habitat); scientific assistance to master students concerning GIS and predictive modelling.

1995, 2004 -2005: Academic assistant at the University of Lausanne, CH, for systematic botany; biogeography; spatial analyses and geographic information systems (GIS); predictive distribution modelling.

01-28.02.2003 Training period at Landcare Research, New Zealand. Development of Swiss Environmental Domains in collaboration with Dr A.Lehmann (Swiss Center for Faunal Cartography - CSCF; Switzerland), and Dr J.Leathwick (Landcare Research, New Zealand) using the methodology used for LENZ.

August 2004: Staff student for the international workshop “Generalized Regression Analyses and Spatial Predictions: grasping ecological patterns from species to landscape” , Center Pro Natura Aletsch, Riederalp, CH.

Autumn 2003: Academic assistant for the module of spatial analyses of the postgraduate certificate (DESS), in systematic and biodiversity management of the University of Lausanne, CH.

August 2001: Staff student for the international workshop “Advances in GLM/GAM modelling: from species’ distribution to environmental management” , Center Pro Natura Aletsch, Riederalp, CH.

Continuing education

• 11.2006 – 01.2007; 01.2008; 3.2010-6.2010 : Sustainable Development, University of Geneva, CH. Ongoing education certificate.
• 16.03.07; 05.04.07 Business Objects, standard and advanced training, PMI, CH.
• 07.03.07; 16.05.07 Documentum Webtop, Module 1 and 2, PMI, CH.
• 08.09.2005 «Python open source & ArcGIS geoprocessing», ESRI seminar, Polytechnic school of Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, CH.
• 11.03.2005 «Geotreatment with ArcGIS 9», University of Lausanne, CH.
• 15.11.2002 ArcPad Application Builder workshop, ESRI Nyon, CH.
• 17-21.06.2002 «Introduction to Programming ArcObjects with VBA», ESRI training course, ESRI Nyon, CH. Participation certificate.
• 8-23.02.2001 «Numerical analysis of spatial data (ANDSPAT) in environmental sciences: methods and tools», 42 hours, University of Neuchâtel, CH. Ongoing education certificate.
• 18-19, 25-26.05.2000 «Advanced and operational spatial data analysis», workshop, Polytechnic school of Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, CH. Certificate.
• 15-17.9.1999 «Statistical and dynamic approaches to ecological modeling», 3d cycle in biological sciences, University of Neuchâtel, CH. Participation certificate.
• 23.04 – 04.06.1998 «Applied and computational statistics », University of Lausanne, CH. Participation certificate.

Research interests

Species distribution modelling; spatial analyses and GIS; biodiversity; climate change impacts; birds

Awards

• 21.09.2005 Eco-prize WWF-Vaud 2005