Research projects and interest

I’m involved in several and highly diverse projects that let me explore different facets of ecology — from behavioural to urban ecology and beyond.
One of my current projects examines the effects of understudied anthropogenic disturbances, such as noise pollution and direct human presence, on bumblebee behaviour, providing me with deep involvement in pollinator ecology, including fieldwork and related fields of study. I focus on their foraging activity, pollination efficiency, and the potential long-term consequences of these stressors. Moreover, I am also highly interested in pollinator monitoring and conservation. To analyse and interpret the data, I use deep learning-based tools, including computer vision techniques for object detection and tracking, which allow us to identify bumblebees and follow their flight paths in videos recorded under uncontrolled field conditions.
As the main coordinator of an international project, I lead a questionnaire-based survey assessing the potential of domestic gardens toward supporting high biodiversity in nine Central and Eastern European countries and determined how garden owners’ attitudes influence this. Within this project, I also investigate the role of pesticide use, both in gardens and in farmland, reflecting my interest in how pesticide pollution affects wildlife, particularly insects.
Since 2025, I have been participating in a long-term project monitoring great tit (Parus major) populations in Veszprém (Hungary), to which I have also connected my own subproject. In this research, we investigate how veterinary insecticides, originally used to protect pets and livestock, affect the reproductive success and survival of great tits. Specifically, we examine whether insecticide residues in nests are associated with reduced egg and chick survival, while also testing how contamination influences nest-dwelling parasite abundance.
I’m involved in inventory projects on the Hymenoptera of the Azores. In addition, I do some consultancy work in pollination ecology both in temperate and tropical regions.

Feel free to contact me for collaboration.