Dr. James Rosindell
Reader in biodiversity theory , Imperial College London
James Rosindell works on the application of maths and computing to problems in ecology, evolution and conservation. He currently leads his own research group in biodiversity theory at Imperial College London, he also teaches ecology and ecological theory to undergraduate and masters level students. Rosindell is particularly interested in large-scale models of biodiversity and use of phylogenetics for conservation prioritisation. His recent work has produced new conceptual models of extinction and extinction debt in response to habitat loss and fragmentation, characterised the relationship between ecology and conservation biology through machine reading of scientific literature, and introduced new theory spanning the gap between ecology and evolution.
Rosindell also founded OneZoom, a UK registered non-profit organisation. OneZoom aims to provide easy access to scientific knowledge about biodiversity and evolution, and raise awareness about the variety of life on earth together with the need to conserve it. It has attracted in excess of a million users, and is the only resource that enables exploration of the complete tree of life linked to information about extinction risk for each species. Through OneZoom, Rosindell has contributed to digital artwork with an underlying conservation message and numerous outreach exhibitions at public venues.