João d’Oliveira Coelho

Associated Student, ICArEHB

Interdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and Evolution of Human Behaviour (ICArEHB)
FCHS, University of Algarve
Campus de Gambelas
8005-139 Faro
Portugal

Doctoral Student, University of Oxford

Institute of Human Sciences, University of Oxford, 64 Banbury Rd, Oxford OX2 6PN, UK

Centre for Functional Ecology, Universidade de Coimbra

Calçada Martim de Freitas 3000-456 Coimbra Portugal

joaopedrocoelho@gmail.com or joao.coelho@anthro.ox.ac.uk

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0871-1926

Research Interests

d’Oliveira Coelho’s research interests encompass Geospatial Paleontology, Paleoecology, and Gorongosa. Within the realm of Geospatial Paleontology, the focus lies on automating remote sensing and AI techniques to investigate the distribution and interrelationships of fossil assemblages. In the domain of Paleoecology, the exploration delves into reconstructing ancient ecosystems and the ecological dynamics of extinct mammals via machine learning approaches. The Miocene of Gorongosa presents a unique temporal, geographical, and paleoenvironmental context for examining evolutionary processes involved in the hominoid radiations and hominin origins.

Short Bio

João d’Oliveira Coelho is a self-taught programmer with an academic background in biological anthropology. While graduating in Human Evolution and Biology from the University of Coimbra, Jd’OC founded osteomics.com, where various web applications were developed. Currently concluding a DPhil at the University of Oxford in Geospatial Paleoanthropology, Jd’OC is actively engaged in fieldwork at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique and Lake Turkana in Kenya.