To understand the present and predict the future of the earth, we need to look back to the past. Biotic-abiotic interactions can be better quantified over longer timescale, which is available only from the fossil record. Present-day global changes expand the societal significance of paleontology, which is an old and exciting science branch. My research aims to understand how global natural and anthropogenic changes constrained the evolution and distribution of the biota in the context of biological conservation. In particular, I am interested in the macroevolution of the marine invertebrates over the last 250 million years, combining traditional (invertebrate taxonomy, taphonomy, sedimentary microfacies) and innovative quantitative approaches (Geometric morphometrics, quantitative biostratigraphy, bioinformatics, and machine learning). 

Education

Ph.D.

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany