Diogo Alagador
Researcher
Biodiversity Chair
MED: Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development
University of Évora, Portugal
a bit about me:
I am interested in developing frameworks to support problem-solving in biodiversity conservation. My research is focused around the integration of Operations Research, Graph Theory, Algorithmic Science and Statistics techniques in the identification of the 'wheres' and 'whens' to conserve, taking the highest benefit per dollar spent. I develop such analyses under scenarios of climate change and socio-economic conflicts, at regional to biogeographical scales and for multiple biodiversity units (habitat, species, genetic lines).
I have a bachelor in Applied Biology (Marine Resources) from the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, a Master Degree in Applied Mathematics from the Institute of Agronomy in Lisbon, and a PhD degree in Conservation Biology from the Institute of Agronomy in Lisbon and the Spanish Museum of Natural Sciences, in Madrid. I had a 3 years postdoctoral research grant at the University of Évora, in the Research Center for Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO) working under Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change.
Presently I am employed at the Univ Évora - Rui Nabeiro Biodiversity Chair - and I integrate the Miguel Araújo's Lab. There, I put my interests into practice, by developing and applying dynamic prioritization approaches that combine ecological, economic and social objectives to discover better outcomes for nature and people.