Istem Fer
Senior researcher
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Current Research
My current research focuses on improving ecosystem models through data assimilation. I am interested in constraining and validating models using a diversity of data types in a Bayesian framework. For this purpose I am using and contributing to development of PEcAn (Predictive Ecosystem Analyzer) which is an ecological bioinformatics toolbox for improving communication between models and data.
Interests
- Ecological Modeling and Forecasting
- Data Assimilation
- Global Change Biology
- Paleoecology
Education
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PhD in Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation
Potsdam University, DE
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MSc in Computational Science and Engineering
Istanbul Technical University, TR
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BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Istanbul Technical University, TR