Erlend Ignacio Fleck Fossen

Erlend Ignacio Fleck Fossen is a Research Fellow at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (OCBE), Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo, where he develops statistical and machine learning methods to predict cancer outcomes and quality-of-life changes in head and neck cancer patients. His multidisciplinary background bridges evolutionary biology and clinical bioinformatics.

Education:

• PhD in Biodiversity Dynamics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 2014-2018
• MSc in Biology (Evolution & Biosystematics), NTNU, 2012-2014
• BSc in Biology (Ecology & Evolution), NTNU, 2009-2012

Research Focus: Fossen's work integrates biostatistics, machine learning, and evolutionary biology. He specializes in predictive modeling of cancer survival/recurrence, thermal adaptation mechanisms, genetic constraints in metabolic scaling, and host-parasite dynamics under climate variability. His research employs diverse models from Daphnia to clinical oncology datasets.

Publication Trends: Fossen's recent articles (2019-2023) reflect a transition from fundamental evolutionary ecology (thermal adaptation, metabolic scaling) to applied medical bioinformatics (cancer outcome prediction). His work consistently demonstrates strong quantitative methodologies including survival analysis, reaction norm modeling, and machine learning applications.

Affiliations & Collaborations: Member of international consortia including BD4QoL and SuPerTreat projects. Previous affiliations include Uppsala University's Evolutionary Biology Centre (2019-2021) and KU Leuven's aquatic ecology lab (2017). Contributes to open-source bioinformatics tools through GitHub repositories.