Simon Dedman
Postdoctoral Researcher at Florida International University
San Carlos, California, United States
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Top SchoolSimon Dedman is a postdoctoral researcher specializing in shark, tuna and broader elasmobranch ecology, bringing 11 years of interdisciplinary experience in spatial modelling, big-data machine learning (notably Boosted Regression Trees) and fisheries management. Based at Florida International University after a Stanford postdoc, he co-led a Science paper on the ecological roles of sharks and coordinates large collaborative analyses of Global FinPrint BRUVs using hierarchical Bayesian and machine-learning approaches. He is an active developer of open tools—authoring the gbm.auto R package for automated BRT species distribution models and co-leading development of movegroup for group-level movement analysis—which accelerates reproducible ecological workflow. His background spans field tagging and lab work to policy-facing roles (UK Quota Manager) and program management, giving him rare fluency across data, deployment and management contexts. Simon frequently mentors students and convenes international workshops, and he combines that collaborative leadership with a practical knack for building pipelines that turn raw tag and survey data into actionable ecological insights. Based in San Carlos, California, he also contributes to conservation NGOs and maintains memberships across major elasmobranch societies, reflecting a commitment to applied science and policy impact.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
MRes, Marine & Fisheries Science, MRes, Marine & Fisheries Science at University of AberdeenPostdoctoral Researcher, Ecological Role of Sharks, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecological Role of Sharks at Florida International UniversityGCSE, A-levels, Biology, Geography, Maths, Spanish, GCSE, A-levels, Biology, Geography, Maths, Spanish at Hampton SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Spatial management modelling elasmobranch fisheries Irish Sea, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Spatial management modelling elasmobranch fisheries Irish Sea at Galway-Mayo Institute of TechnologyBSc (Hons), Oceanography with Marine Biology, BSc (Hons), Oceanography with Marine Biology at University of SouthamptonPostdoctoral Researcher, Tuna movement, stock management, data science, Postdoctoral Researcher, Tuna movement, stock management, data science at Stanford University
Spanish, French
Github Skills (200)
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gimp10
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ggplot10
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qt10
r10
linux10
graphic10
gradient-boosting10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
SimonDedman/movegroup
Nov 2021 - May 2025
Home Range for marine animals using dynamic brownian bridge movement models
Contributions:2 releases, 185 pushes, 2 tags in 3 years 6 months
brownian-bridgetrackinghome-range-analysishome-rangespace-use
SimonDedman/gbm.auto
Aug 2014 - Jan 2023
Machine-learning Boosted Regression Tree software suite for species distribution modelling in R
Contributions:4 releases, 397 commits, 470 pushes in 8 years 6 months
machine-learningrboosted-decision-treesboosted-regression-treesboosted-trees
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