Science & Research

Photo credits: Dr Tatjana Hubel

I am a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Oxford where I use artificial intelligence to decode how African elephants communicate through vibrations in the ground (seismic communication).

I hold a PhD in Movement Ecology from the Royal Veterinary College where I used GPS collars and other gadgets to track zebra movements in Botswana. My research has contributed to understanding how these incredibly well adapted creatures find food and water over vast distances. I also have a Masters in Engineering and Informatics, where I learnt to code and build machine learning models.

Previously, I have conducted research on the social lives of Dwarf Mongoose in South Africa, as well as assisting the discovery of a new type of parasite that can infect both humans and animals in Senegal.

I have given talks on my research at international academic conferences and have been invited as a guest speaker for the Women in Ecology series in Indiana, US, as well as the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour in Konstanz, Germany.