Specialization
Macroecology and biogeography of global insect invasions.
Educational & Professional Background
Education
- MSc in Biology from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
- PhD in Entomology from University of Bergen, Norway
Professional Experience
- 2009–2017: research on the systematics and phylogeny of snout moths (Pyraloidea) at the Senckenberg Natural History Collections in Dresden and the University Museum in Bergen
- 2018–2020: Former metadata specialist at the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Since 2020: research on biological invasions at the Czech University of Life Sciences in the EVA4.0 project and the Forest Risk Research Centre
- 2022–2024: External entomology expert for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- subject editor for ZooKeys and Biodiversity Data Journal
- General Secretary and webmaster of the Society for European Lepidopterology (SEL)
At Forest Risk Research Centre
As a member of FISC (Forest Invasion Synthesis Centre, Prague), he conducts research on traits and drivers of global insect invasions. His research focuses on invasive insects, their biogeography, host plant associations and feeding guilds, and drivers facilitating their spread to, and establishment in invaded areas. As Data Steward also takes care of all things Data.
Beyond Science
I love cycling, ferns and sci-fi.
