Christophe Randin

Christophe Randin is a Researcher at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne. His work focuses on understanding how species distributions respond to climate change, particularly in alpine and mountain ecosystems. He holds a PhD from the University of Lausanne and has conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Colorado (INSTAAR) and the University of Basel as part of the ERC TREELIM project.

His research integrates field experiments, ecological modeling, and historical data analysis, with key areas including plant phenology, biodiversity conservation, and socio-ecological systems. Notable projects include the 'Herbier vaudois 2.0' leveraging historical herbarium records and the 'Atlas Scientifique du Mont Blanc' under the EU-funded PIT program.

Randin’s publications emphasize high-resolution land use forecasting, vegetation dynamics, and climate impacts on ecosystems. He has co-supervised PhD students like Daphné Asse and contributed to tools like the 'ecospat' R package for ecological modeling.