About Arman Pili

Arman is an early-career scientist and a PhD candidate at Monash University (finishing June 2023). His fields of expertise and interest are invasion science, global change biology, applied ecology, biodiversity informatics, and ecological statistics. He is fixated on developing biosecurity decision support tools that can defensibly forecast alien invaders and invasions: what alien species will arrive? when, where, how, and how often will they arrive? will they become invasive? and what impact will they cause? "Lateral thinking with withered technology" (Gunpei Yokoi), Arman creatively and innovatively approaches his research problems by employing statistical and technological advancements in other scientific disciplines.

Arman aspires to lead his own lab in a humble and progressive University.

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Behind the Paper

virToad — a new arsenal in the fight against cane toad invasions

In a paper just published in Landscape Ecology, we showcase a state-of-the-art computer program called virToad. Scientists and conservation managers may use virToad to virtually test the efficiency and cost of potential management strategies before carrying them out in the real world.

The escalating global problem of alien species invasions — shedding light on the neglected

Alien frogs, geckos, lizards, snakes, and turtles — they have been and will continue coming unnoticed to invade and wreak havoc. In our study, we have shed light on who they are, where they are coming from and entering, and how often they are invading.