Dr. Erin Bayne

Dr. Erin Bayne is a professor at the University of Alberta in the Department of Biological Sciences, a co-director of the ABMi Science Centre, as well as a lead on the Boreal Avian Modelling Project. His research focuses on understanding how human activities influence biodiversity with an emphasis on identifying mitigation options that benefit people and species. Erin uses bioacoustics (sound) as his primary tool to collect data, where he applies novel technologies to solve challenging conservation problems. This involves using digital recording, machine learning, and his own ears to document the diversity of sounds. Much of Dr. Bayne’s work takes a multi-scale approach whereby he seeks to connect detailed information on the behaviour of individual animals in response to habitat structure and composition in order to understand how behavioural variation influences population dynamics and community-level processes. He enjoys working with students at all levels, in both the lab and in the field, to train the next generation of conservation professionals.