Tiago A. Marques

Dr. Tiago A. Marques is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, UK, and an invited professor at DEIO (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal). He specializes in Ecological Statistics, focusing on population density estimation using passive acoustic data and distance sampling methods. His work spans marine mammals (cetaceans, polar bears), fish, birds, and other wildlife. Key projects include DECAF (cetacean abundance via passive acoustics) and LATTE (cetacean behavior and human noise impact analysis).

Education: Biologist by training, with an MSc and PhD in Statistics.
Research Interests: Ecological statistics, acoustic monitoring, conservation biology, and statistical methodology dissemination.

Key Contributions: Developed distance sampling software tools, pioneered methods for integrating acoustic data into ecological surveys, and led polar bear population studies in the Arctic. Collaborates globally on wildlife conservation and statistical ecology.

Labs/Teams: CREEM (Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling) at St Andrews. Active in open-source tool development, including R packages and GitHub repositories like DeepDiverCueRates.