Dylan Childs
Professor at The University of Sheffield
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolDylan Childs is a Professor of Population Biology at the University of Sheffield with over two decades of research experience in quantitative population ecology and 11 years in formal academic roles. He specializes in integrating empirical data with mathematical and computational models to tackle population dynamics and eco-evolutionary processes, bridging fundamental theory and applied conservation questions. His career includes prestigious fellowships (Leverhulme, NERC) and a steady progression from postdoctoral researcher to Director of Postgraduate Research and now professorship, reflecting strong leadership in research and mentoring. Dylan's background in computational biology and mathematical population biology (PhD Imperial College) is complemented by early industry experience as a trader-analyst and SAS programmer, giving him an unusual fluency in both quantitative finance-style analytics and ecological modelling. He is based in Sheffield and is known for applying state-of-the-art statistical tools to real-world ecological datasets, often revealing dynamics that standard approaches miss.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Mathematical Population Biology, PhD, Mathematical Population Biology at Imperial College LondonBA, Natural Sciences, BA, Natural Sciences at University of CambridgeMSc, Computational Biology, MSc, Computational Biology at University of York
Github Skills (13)
ecology10
meta-analysis10
aps10
r-package10
bookdown9
hypothesis-testing9
data-analysis7
hugo-theme4
hugo3
octopus3
energy2
api2
blogdown2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
dzchilds/eda-for-bio
Jan 2017 - Mar 2020
Contributions:66 commits, 66 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 2 months
dzchilds/stats-for-bio
Aug 2016 - Jun 2021
Book for APS 240, Data Analysis with R, in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield
Contributions:157 commits, 33 PRs, 220 pushes in 4 years 11 months
r-packageplantdata-analysishypothesis-testingbookdown
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