TABMON

Towards a Transnational Acoustic Biodiversity Monitoring Network

Building Europe's largest acoustic biodiversity monitoring network autonomous acoustic sensors to study birds across diverse landscapes and seasons.

🌍 International Consortium

TABMON brings together Europe’s leading experts in acoustic ecology, artificial intelligence, biodiversity monitoring, and conservation policy. Our multidisciplinary team spans 15+ institutions across the continent, united by a shared vision of revolutionizing biodiversity surveillance.


👥 Core Team Members

🇳🇴 Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)

Benjamin Cretois

Benjamin Cretois

Principal Investigator & Project Coordinator
Research Scientist specializing in bioacoustics and AI applications for biodiversity monitoring.

Carolyn Rosten

Carolyn Rosten

Research Scientist
Expert in biodiversity conservation and ecological research methods.

Julia Wiel

Julia Reisser

Research Scientist
Specialist in ecological data analysis and biodiversity monitoring techniques.

🇳🇱 Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Ben McEwen

Ben McEwen

Postdoctoral researcher
Expert in biodiversity informatics and museum collections data integration.

Dan Stowell

Dan Stowell

Senior Research Scientist
Expert in computational bioacoustics and machine learning for wildlife monitoring.

🇳🇱 University of Amsterdam (UvA)

Daniel Kissling

Daniel Kissling

Professor
Head of Theoretical & Computational Ecology, expert in biodiversity modeling and ecosystem dynamics.

Cynthia Barile

Cynthia Tedore

Postdoctoral researcher
Specialist in computational ecology and biodiversity data analysis.

🇫🇷 University of Toulon (LIS)

Hervé Glotin

Hervé Glotin

Professor
Leading expert in bioacoustics and AI for environmental monitoring.

Corentin Bernard

Corentin Nelias

Postdoctoral researcher
Specialist in acoustic signal processing and machine learning algorithms.

Ricard Marxer

Ricard Marxer

Associate Professor
Expert in audio signal processing and computational methods for bioacoustics.

🇪🇸 Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC)

Lluís Brotons

Lluís Brotons

Senior Research Scientist
Expert in landscape ecology and biodiversity monitoring in forest ecosystems.

Gerard Bota

Gerard Bota

Research Scientist
Specialist in forest ecology and acoustic monitoring applications.

Cristian Pérez-Granados

Cristian Pérez-Granados

Research Scientist
Expert in ornithology and acoustic ecology research.

Dani Villero

Dani Villero

Research Scientist
Specialist in soundscape ecology and acoustic monitoring methodologies.


🏛️ Partner Institutions

Coordinator: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)

Consortium (alphabetical)

  • CBS – Statistics Netherlands (Netherlands)
  • CTFC – Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (Spain)
  • LIS – Laboratoire d’Informatique et Systèmes, Université de Toulon (France)
  • Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Netherlands)
  • NINA – Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (Norway)
  • Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland (Netherlands)
  • Tilburg University – Dept. of Cognitive Science & AI (Netherlands)
  • UvA – Institute for Biodiversity & Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), Dept. of Theoretical & Computational Ecology (TCE) (Netherlands)

Collaborators

  • Imperial College London (Bugg acoustic device development and deployment support).

Funding & duration

  • Supported under Biodiversa+ with national co-funding; French ANR record ANR-23-EBIP-0010 lists a start in January 2024 and a 36-month duration.

Want to join our team or collaborate with TABMON? We’re always looking for passionate researchers, skilled technicians, and innovative partners to expand our impact across Europe. Contact us to explore opportunities!