Matthew Pennell
Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolMatthew Pennell is a quantitative evolutionary biologist and computational scientist with 14 years of experience developing statistical models and software to link population-level processes to macroevolutionary patterns. As a PhD-trained method developer and current postdoctoral fellow at UBC, he builds mathematically grounded models of trait and chromosome evolution and implements scalable computational workflows for large comparative datasets. His work blends "top-down" phylogenetic inference with "bottom-up" population-genetic modeling, and he has a track record of producing both novel theory and usable tools for the community. Deeply interested in computationally intensive statistics, data visualization, and robust software design, he brings a pragmatic focus on reproducible scientific workflows. Outside his core domain he leverages broad interests—from AI and linguistics to public policy—to seek data-driven solutions to interdisciplinary problems.
14 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology at University of IdahoBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology at Simon Fraser University
English
Github Skills (14)
evolutionary10
r-package9
quantitative9
r8
evolution8
traits7
apply7
tuple7
idris6
gleam6
database4
stable3
automation2
data-versioning2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mwpennell/capwire
Jun 2012 - Jun 2014
Contributions:20 commits, 2 pushes, 2 comments in 1 year 11 months
mwpennell/phyloPCA
Apr 2014 - Mar 2015
Contributions:63 commits, 2 pushes in 10 months
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