I am a PhD student of biology at Ben-Gurion University. I am mainly curious about exploring and gaining insights from biological data. My research concerns prediction of ecological interactions in multilayer networks. Besides research, I enjoy casual gaming, 3D printing, and spending time with my (crazy) dog.
A little about my research:
The vast complexity of ecological communities presents a significant challenge in understanding and predicting species interactions. My research advances ecological network science by developing innovative machine learning approaches to predict missing interactions in ecological networks. I leverage inductive link prediction (ILP) and transfer learning to overcome the limitations of sparse and incomplete ecological data. By pooling information across different types of ecological communities—my work enables more accurate predictions of species interactions than traditional methods. Beyond the methodological advancement, my research provides a practical tool for ecologists through a pre-trained model that can make instant predictions for new networks.