Irene Martin Fores

Irene Martin Fores is a Researcher and Data Synthesis Officer at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide (part of the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology). Her expertise spans invasion ecology, community ecology, global change, and biodiversity patterns. She holds a PhD in Ecology and Environment from Complutense University of Madrid (2015), preceded by a first-class MSc in Biological Sciences. Her career includes roles at Rey Juan Carlos University and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) before joining the University of Adelaide in 2020.

Research Contributions: Irene’s work focuses on plant invasions, functional ecology, and ecological modeling. She is a lead developer of the 'ausplotsR' CRAN R package and the 'Alien Flora of Australia' GitHub repository, advancing biodiversity monitoring and data interoperability. Her 37 peer-reviewed articles (84% in Q1 journals) and 1 book reflect her international collaborations, yielding a H-index of 14 and FWCI of 1.12.

Collaborations & Impact: She collaborates globally with researchers in Europe, America, and Australia. Her software tools, such as those for harmonizing biodiversity data, are widely used in ecological research infrastructure.

Awards: Recipient of a prestigious 4-year fellowship for her PhD studies.