Otso Ovaskainen

Otso Ovaskainen

Academy Professor
Unit
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Department / Division
Department of Biological and Environmental Science
Room number
YA C440
Email
otso.t.ovaskainen@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358503092795
Postal address
Survontie 9

Biography

Biography

I am professor in mathematical and statistical ecology. My focus is in the development of statistical methods that help making more out of ecological data, as well as in the development of mathematical methods that help developing ecological theory. My current main areas are joint species distribution modelling, species identification from DNA, audio and image data, and agent-based modelling through spatio-temporal point processes. I lead the ERC-Synergy project LIFEPLAN that surveys wordls biodiversity with DNA, audio and image, and develops statistical methods for the analyses of those data. Currently I am an Academy Professor at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at JY, and I am a leader of the Predictive Community Ecology (PredCom) research group.

Publications

Publication
2026

A digital twin for real-time biodiversity forecasting with citizen science data

Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Ovaskainen, Otso
Winter, Steven
Tikhonov, Gleb
Lauha, Patrik
Lehtiö, Ari
Nokelainen, Ossi
Abrego, Nerea
Aroluoma, Anni
Harrison, Jesse Patrick
Heikkinen, Mikko
Kallio, Aleksi
Koliseva, Anniina
Lehikoinen, Aleksi
Roslin, Tomas
Somervuo, Panu
Souza, Allan Tainá
Tahir, Jemal
Talaskivi, Jussi
Turunen, Alpo
Vancraeyenest, Aurélie
Zuquim, Gabriela
Autto, Hannu
Hänninen, Jari
Inkinen, Jasmin
Kalttopää, Outa
Koskinen, Janne
Kotakorpi, Matti
Kuntze, Kim
Loehr, John
Mutanen, Marko
Oranen, Mikko
Paavola, Riku
Renkonen, Risto
Schiestl-Aalto, Pauliina
Sipilä, Mikko
Sujala, Maija
Sundell, Janne
Tepsa, Saana
Tuominen, Esa-Pekka
Uusitalo, Joni
Vallinmäki, Mikko
Vatka, Emma
Veikkolainen, Silja
Watts, Phillip C.
Dunson, David
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Research groups

Research group

Predictive Community Ecology Group

A research group jointly run by Nerea Abrego and Otso Ovaskainen at the Department of Biological and Environmental Science