E. (Elham) Ebrahimi

E. (Elham) Ebrahimi

Visiting Researcher
Wildlife Ecology

I am a guest researcher at Utrecht University and a postdoctoral researcher at Wageningen University & Research. As a quantitative ecologist, I integrate geospatial data science, artificial intelligence (AI), and ecological analysis to investigate how global environmental change affects biodiversity and species interactions across space and time. By linking biodiversity observations with environmental variables, from satellite imagery and camera traps to citizen science and open-source databases, I analyze the structure, dynamics, and trends of multi-species communities and disentangle biotic and abiotic drivers of large-scale biodiversity patterns.

I am passionate about building an interdisciplinary foundation for ecological research and conservation action, and I actively pursue collaborations across scientific disciplines to advance integrative, evidence-based solutions that strengthen global conservation efforts.

Currently, I am involved in the international Biodiversa+ BIG PICTURE project, which is developing a Europe-wide repository and AI-driven pipeline to harmonize millions of professional and citizen-science images for continental-scale assessments of wildlife status and trends. Within this project, I contribute to multiple work packages focused on AI applications, characterizing multi-species community assemblages, and developing analytical tools for biodiversity monitoring.