Adriana De Palma
Principal Researcher at Natural History Museum
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAdriana De Palma is a Principal Researcher and Co-Lead of the Biodiversity Futures Lab at the Natural History Museum, London, with a decade of experience applying data science to large biodiversity datasets. She develops and leads technical work on the Biodiversity Intactness Index to translate complex ecological models into actionable evidence for policymakers, businesses, and conservationists. Trained to PhD level in ecology, she combines computational ecology, predictive modelling, and policy-focused communication to map past, present and future human impacts on terrestrial life. Adriana also supports training and student development as NHM coordinator for UCL’s MSc in Ecology and Data Science, reflecting a commitment to building capacity in the next generation of biodiversity modelers. Notably, her work bridges rigorous science and practical decision-making, turning global biodiversity trends into metrics that can directly guide sustainability choices.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Ecology, PhD, Ecology at Imperial College LondonBachelor of Science (BS), Biology, General, First Class with honours, Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology, General, First Class with honours at University of Sussex
italian (b1)
Github Skills (26)
r6
hugo5
data-wrangling4
knitr4
stable4
data-visualization3
jekyll3
blogdown3
data-visualisation3
ruby3
quarto2
shiny1
pixel-art1
python1
matrix1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
adrianadepalma/BII_tutorial
Feb 2019 - Nov 2021
Contributions:3 releases, 13 commits, 18 pushes in 2 years 9 months
adrianadepalma/adriana-website
Oct 2023 - Oct 2024
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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