Simone Blomberg
Associate Professor Of Statistics And Evolution
Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
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Top SchoolSimone Blomberg is an Associate Professor of Statistics and Evolution at the University of Queensland with over a decade of experience developing and applying quantitative models of macroevolution. She combines deep expertise in R and Julia programming with theoretical work on phylogenetics, comparative methods, diffusion processes, and stochastic differential equations to model evolutionary dynamics. Her training spans a PhD in Ecology and Evolution and an applied statistics master's, enabling a rare blend of biological intuition and rigorous statistical methodology. Based in Brisbane, she translates complex evolutionary questions into reproducible computational tools and enjoys exploring connections between model development and real-world biodiversity patterns. Beyond academia, Simone’s interests in modern jazz and punk rock hint at a creative and eclectic approach to problem solving.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BSc, Zoology/Animal Biology, Bachelor of Science - BSc, Zoology/Animal Biology at Monash UniversityThe University of SydneyMAppStat, Statistics, MAppStat, Statistics at ANU College of Business and Economics
Github Skills (13)
phylogenetics5
evolution5
hierarchical5
cytoscapejs5
phylogenetic-trees4
julia4
laplacian3
beast3
r-package2
procrustes1
numerical1
manifold1
mean1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
simone66b/Menura
Jan 2018 - May 2022
Contributions:37 commits, 4 PRs, 22 pushes in 4 years 5 months
simone66b/JMMenura
Sep 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:33 pushes, 6 branches in 6 months
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