cEvo hosts Computational Palaeobiology symposium
Symposium at D-BSSE, funded by SNSF, showcases recent advances in computational palaeobiology
On Wednesday 22nd May, cEvo hosted a symposium on computational palaeobiology at D-BSSE. Six fantastic talks were presented by early career researchers, namely:
Lewis Jones, Universidade de Vigo
Mind the uncertainty: Global plate model choice impacts deep-time palaeobiological studies
Rebecca Cooper, Université de Fribourg
Deep learning estimation of palaeodiversity in R and Python
Robert Yuan, University of Cambridge and ETH Zürich
A phylogeny of shrews (Soricidae, Lipotyphla) based on morphology and DNA sequences
Christopher Dean, University College London
Occupancy modelling reveals sampling heterogeneity shapes interpretations of the end-Cretaceous dinosaur fossil record
Kristína Kocáková, Universität Zürich
Using machine learning to understand past shark extinctions
William Gearty, American Museum of Natural History
The impact of fossil tip age on reconstructing trait evolution using phylogenetic comparative methods
This was followed by an apéro on the terrace, allowing attendees from across Switzerland (and beyond) to mingle. Huge thanks to our speakers and attendees for an interesting and enjoyable afternoon!
