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Parrott, Lael

Associate professor

Coordonnées
	Local :	429-3
	Pavillon :	520, Côte Sainte-Catherine
	Teléphone :	514-343-8032
	Courriel :	lael.parrott@umontreal.ca
	Page Web :	Complex systems laboratory

Biography

Lael Parrott is Associate Professor and Director of the Complex Systems Laboratory in the Department of Geography, Université de Montréal. A native of Vancouver, BC, she earned her MSc. ("The EcoCyborg Project: A model of an artificial ecosystem", 1995) and her PhD ("Learning to engineer life: A generally configurable model for the simulation of artificial ecosystems", 2000) in Biosystems Engineering from McGill University. Before coming to the University of Montreal, she was a research associate at the BITÖK institute (Bayreuth Institute for Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, Bayreuth, Germany) where she worked on individual-based forest stand modelling.

In the Department of Geography, Dr. Parrott is pursuing a research program in complex systems with an emphasis on the study of ecological complexity. The overall objective is to improve scientific understanding of the structures and dynamics of ecological systems through the application of theories arising from the field of complex systems studies and the development of innovative quantitative approaches in ecological informatics. Dr. Parrott’s research team is currently working on the development of novel measures of complexity for ecological data and on the development of spatiotemporal models of ecosystem dynamics. By studying ecosystems as complex systems, Dr. Parrott aims to contribute to the development of better ecological indicators and more appropriate methods of ecosystem management. 

Dr. Parrott's other interests include multi-agent systems, artificial life, and ecological engineering applied to the creation and restoration of ecosystems.

Dr. Parrott is a member of the executive committee of the Centre for Forest Research (CEF, a provincially funded strategic research network) and an active member of the Quebec high performance computing network (RQCHP) and of Compute Canada. She is also subject editor in hybrid modelling for the Elsevier journal "Ecological Informatics".

Recent publications

For more information on Lael Parrott’s research projects, publications and research team, please consult the Complex Systems Laboratory web site

Conferences presentations

For more information on Lael Parrott’s research projects, publications and research team, please consult the Complex Systems Laboratory web site

Courses taught

• GÉO 2312 - Gestion des ressources
• GÉO 3532 - Modélisation
• GÉO 6331 - Théorie et pratique de la modélisation
• GÉO 6341 - Étude des systèmes complexes

Students

For more information on Lael Parrott’s research projects, publications and research team, please consult the Complex Systems Laboratory web site

 

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Page mise à jour le 8-07-2009