Blair R. Costelloe

Dr. Blair R. Costelloe is a behavioral ecologist at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior's Department of Collective Behavior, Konstanz. Their research bridges animal behavior with technology, focusing on drone-based observation and computer vision for studying wild ungulates and collective behavior.

• Current Projects: Herd Hover (drones for high-resolution behavioral data), WildDrone (autonomous conservation drones), and maternal behavior studies in Thomson’s gazelles.
• Past Work: Automated bat counting methods, warthog predation documentation, and fawn survival strategies.
• Expertise: Interdisciplinary methods, predator-prey dynamics, and scalable ecological monitoring.

Recent publications highlight collaborations with computer scientists on machine learning applications in ecology. Awards include EU Marie Sklodowska Curie and Princeton University funding.