Andres Baeza-castro
Biological Scientist at U.S. Forest Service
United States
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Top SchoolAndres Baeza-castro is a biological scientist with nine years of experience applying ecological and social science methods to large-scale environmental monitoring and decision support. Based at the U.S. Forest Service, he contributes to the world’s largest forest inventory and monitoring program while drawing on a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. His work blends process-based and agent-based modeling to map vulnerability—ranging from Giant Sequoia drought risk to water-borne disease dynamics in Mexico City—and to evaluate how institutional and residential choices shape socio-environmental outcomes. He has a track record of interdisciplinary collaboration across universities and synthesis centers, translating complex models into practical tools for managers and policymakers. Uncommonly for an ecologist, he frames research through a social-science commitment, emphasizing equity and decision-making under changing climatic conditions.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of Michigan
Github Skills (3)
docker3
machine-learning2
perception1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
sostenibilidad-unam/SHV
Jan 2017 - Apr 2019
socio-hydrological vulnerability agent based model
Contributions:191 pushes, 17 comments, 4 issues in 2 years 3 months
model-basedagent-basedagentagent-based-modelhydrological
abaezacastro/WHISL
Jan 2017 - Jan 2019
Contributions:41 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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