Ian Seiferling
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Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
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Entrepreneurial Fellow @ MIT Delta VMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyJun 2018 - Sep 2018 (4 months)MIT delta ν is an MIT's preeminent educational accelerator for MIT entrepreneurs to help them accelerate their growth in building viable, sustainable ventures. AdaViv, our startup in the Agriculture Technology space, is honoured to have been selected and working in this accelerator for the summer of 2018.- CEOAdaVivApr 2018 - Current (7 years 3 months)AdaViv is a hardware-enabled, predictive agriculture and machine vision company. Keeping "24/7 eyes on the plants", our sensing and AI + computer vision uncovers hidden plant biometrics and translates data into actionable insights for growers. From disease prevention to rapid experimentation, improving yields and quality optimization, AdaViv helps producers grow smarter. We are based in Cambridge, MA and have an excellent track record in MIT's entrepreneurial ecosystem, having emerged from the DesignX and Delta V accelerator programs. AdaViv was founded in 2018 by four former and current MIT researchers/students (3 technical PhDs + Sloan MBA).
- MCohort memberMIT designXJan 2018 - Jul 2018 (7 months)DesignX is a MIT program in the School of Architecture that is accelerating innovation in design and the human environment. Our startup, AdaViv, is currently a member of the 2018 cohort.
- MPostdoctoral Research FellowMIT Senseable City LabJan 2017 - Jul 2018 (1 year 7 months)I'm currently a Postdoc Research Fellow working at the nexus of environmental science and urban planning and design. I'm leading research on the topics of urban green-space and vegetation mapping and distribution, urban green-space - human health interactions, urban agriculture and, more broadly, collaborative research at the SCL developing and deploying tools to learn about cities.
- MPhD ResearcherMIT Senseable City LabJan 2015 - Jan 2016 (1 year 1 month)Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning At this highly interdisciplinary lab I developed research at the intersection of functional ecology, image analysis and urban imagination and innovation. In collaboration with my colleagues, I apply emerging tools from computer vision and machine learning to develop new tools of quantifying and mapping urban vegetation and green space; specifically urban trees. I aim to expand these methods towards the goal of using crowd-sourced data streams to dynamically track and measure urban ecosystem growth, health and development. A primary objective of this work is to help develop a new tools to greatly improve how cities and their citizens view, interact and manage urban trees and green spaces throu
- UPhD CandidateUniversité du Québec à Trois-RivièresSep 2012 - Dec 2016 (4 years 4 months)I was involved in a world-class international research initiative called Functional Significance of Forest Diversity Europe (FunDivEUROPE; www.fundiveurope.eu). I am under the supervision of Dr. Raphael Proulx (UQTR) and Dr. Christian Wirth (U of Leipzig). I am studying the structure and complexity of the forest communities and the phenology of these ecosystems. I do this by using digital photography and, specifically, with repeated photographs of the forest (or time lapse). Forest Structure: In these forest ecosystems, trees define the dominant structure of the ecosystem and interact to fill the 3-dimensional space from the canopy to the forest floor. A hypothesis that we are testing, is that forests with more species (a gre
- FPrincipal InvestigatorFunDiv Europe2012 - 2013 (1 year 1 month)Universität Leipzig Biodiversity research of the last 15 years could demonstrate that multiple functions and services of an ecosystem are influenced by the number of species within this system. Most of these findings, however, are based on research within grassland systems. So science has to make the next big step and address those ecosystems that control a good portion of the carbon, nutrient and water balances of the earth: the forests. Within this project that started in October 2010, scientists from 24 institutions spread across 15 countries are quantifying the influence of biodiversity on forest ecosystem functions and services. Messier Lab, Centre d'etude de la forêt (CEF), Université du Québec
- CField BiologistCentre for Forest ResearchJun 2010 - Sep 2010 (4 months)Designing field sampling protocols and conducting field research in natural forests.
- PPrinciple Investigator and Master's CandidateJan 2008 - Oct 2010 (2 years 10 months)Master's of Science in Biology degree, under the supervision of Dr. Christian Messier and Dr. Pedro Peres-Neto and collaboration with Dr. Raphael Proulx. As the principle investigator, I developed a novel method to quantify and compare the isolation (i.e., level of contrast between landcover inside an area and that of its surroundings) of protected areas embedded in different environmental, social, and economic contexts worldwide.
- IIndependent Environmental Consultant and Field BiologistMay 2007 - Jan 2008 (9 months)
- EAssociate and Field BiologistERIN Consulting LtdMay 2005 - May 2007 (2 years 1 month)Involved in a variety of projects and work related to several fields of environmental science and ecology. Completed extensive fieldwork such as rare plant and wildlife surveying across Saskatchewan and Alberta, various environmental assessments, and environmental monitoring. Involved, both individually and as a part of a team, in phytoremediation projects, writing reports of various levels (e.g. Environmental Screening Reports, project summary reports, government reports), collection of spatial and metadata, and managing data and databases.
- FBiology Laboratory InstructorFirst Nations University of CanadaJan 2005 - Apr 2005 (4 months)• Lectured and Instructed labs and conducted field trips • Prepared theory and materials for lab classes • Wrote, prepared, and supervised exams and laboratories • Graded exams and papers
- Principle InvestigatorUniversity of ReginaJul 2003 - Aug 2005 (2 years 2 months)In this project I developed new methodologies for reconstructing past bark beetle outbreaks and forest fires using material preserved in Yukon Territory lake sediments. Project components included: • Literature research, designing and executing a methodology and research plan • Budgeting • Field and laboratory sampling • Writing and presenting results to faculty, researchers, peers, and at conferences • Collaborating with researchers, government, and private groups • Using aspects of the physical environment to assess the potential of study sites
- TTeaching AssistantJan 2003 - Apr 2005 (2 years 4 months)
- Research AssistantAdapt2002 - 2005 (3 years 1 month)researcher
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- PhD Researcher, Sustainability & Urban EcosystemsMassachusetts Institute of Technology2015
- UPhD BiologyUniversité du Québec à Trois2010 - 2015 (5 years 1 month)
- Masters EcologyUniversité du Québec à Montréal2008 - 2010 (2 years 1 month)
- BSc Honours BiologyUniversity of Regina2000 - 2005 (5 years 1 month)
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- BBSc Honours, Biology • (2000 - 2005)