Summary
Eduardo Dalcin is a biodiversity informatics leader with over nine years of focused experience designing and managing biodiversity information systems from Rio de Janeiro. He combines deep technical expertise in biodiversity data and metadata architecture with strategic advisory roles across global initiatives such as World Flora Online, GBIF task forces, IPBES, and GEO BON. As a long-time Biodiversity Informatics Expert at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden and member of multiple international boards, he translates complex ecological data into interoperable, policy-relevant knowledge. Currently on the advisory board of the Biodiversity Observatory at Instituto humanize, he is helping pilot long-term monitoring across Brazilian biomes starting in Paraty. Eduardo holds a PhD in Biodiversity Informatics from the University of Southampton, blending rigorous research training with hands-on implementation. Notably, his career bridges institutional coordination and technical governance, making him adept at steering both data standards and field-scale biodiversity monitoring programs.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Biodiversity Informatics, Ph.D., Biodiversity Informatics at University of Southampton
English, Portuguese