Pedro Tarroso
Principal Data Scientist
Vila do Conde, Portugal
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Top SchoolPedro Tarroso is a Principal Data Scientist with 11 years of experience blending ecological research and spatial data science to decipher how biodiversity is organized from genes to ecosystems. With a PhD in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution from Universidade do Porto and a background in applied biology, he combines expertise in satellite-based earth observation (MODIS, Sentinel), cartography, and R/Python programming to deliver compelling maps and reproducible analysis. His career spans academic research at CIBIO InBIO and industry-leading data science at STRIX, where he applies rigorous scientific methods to practical conservation and landscape restoration challenges. An active educator and code sharer, he maintains a blog and GitHub with reproducible workflows and tutorials that make advanced spatial-ecological methods accessible to practitioners. Notably, his work emphasizes translating complex ecological patterns into actionable insights for conservation, marrying technical depth with a strong commitment to preserving natural landscapes.
11 years of coding experience
Biologia Aplicada, Biologia Aplicada at Universidade do MinhoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution at Universidade do Porto
Github Skills (15)
kmz10
qgis8
plotly5
bioinformatics5
binder4
visualization3
charts3
cli3
react2
plotly-dash2
json1
parser1
csl1
bibliography1
file-format1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ptarroso/layer2kmz
Nov 2016 - Oct 2021
A QGIS plugin for exporting a KMZ with symbology
Contributions:1 release, 75 commits, 2 PRs in 4 years 11 months
symbologyqgiskmzqgis-plugin
ptarroso/table2style
Oct 2015 - May 2020
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 4 years 8 months
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