Alessandro (Alex) Filazzola
@afilazzola.bsky.social
I build web apps and use big data to solve ecological problems 🌎 | Data Scientist at ApexRMS 👩💻 | Adjunct Faculty at Western University 🏞️
Come work with me!
We’re hiring a Quantitative Ecologist (Internship)!
ApexRMS is looking for an early-career ecologist who’s passionate about using data, models, and code to understand how ecosystems change including wildfire risk, carbon dynamics, species conservation, and land use.
ApexRMS is looking for an early-career ecologist who’s passionate about using data, models, and code to understand how ecosystems change including wildfire risk, carbon dynamics, species conservation, and land use.
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Come work with me!
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No specific data for Sask. cities, but @afilazzola.bsky.social's study suggested even under low-emission scenario, #ClimateChange could drive more than 150 more species into Winnipeg, while only about 30 species would leave it. @westernu.ca @usask.ca www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
Array of wildlife species found in Sask. cities. Climate change could bring more - The Weather Network
Urban wildlife project caught photos, audio recordings of 143 bird species and 15 mammal species
www.theweathernetwork.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
No specific data for Sask. cities, but @afilazzola.bsky.social's study suggested even under low-emission scenario, #ClimateChange could drive more than 150 more species into Winnipeg, while only about 30 species would leave it. @westernu.ca @usask.ca www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
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🧪 AI is coming to SyncroSim!
We're working on ecoClassify — a new #SyncroSim package led by our team members, Hannah Adams and @afilazzola.bsky.social, that brings image classification into your workflows 🌎
We're working on ecoClassify — a new #SyncroSim package led by our team members, Hannah Adams and @afilazzola.bsky.social, that brings image classification into your workflows 🌎
May 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🧪 AI is coming to SyncroSim!
We're working on ecoClassify — a new #SyncroSim package led by our team members, Hannah Adams and @afilazzola.bsky.social, that brings image classification into your workflows 🌎
We're working on ecoClassify — a new #SyncroSim package led by our team members, Hannah Adams and @afilazzola.bsky.social, that brings image classification into your workflows 🌎
Proud of all this work! And glad to have started working with this project back in 2019 as a postdoc
Celebrating 30 years of alpine science in the Rockies 🌎 🧪
This July, our teammates @afilazzola.bsky.social and Hannah Adams joined researchers in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country to help monitor an alpine butterfly and its host plant—a project that’s been running since 1995.
This July, our teammates @afilazzola.bsky.social and Hannah Adams joined researchers in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country to help monitor an alpine butterfly and its host plant—a project that’s been running since 1995.
August 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Proud of all this work! And glad to have started working with this project back in 2019 as a postdoc
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I created a Winter #Limnology starter pack - please let me know if you'd like to be added (or removed)!
go.bsky.app/UnKfRfA
go.bsky.app/UnKfRfA
November 27, 2024 at 12:45 AM
I created a Winter #Limnology starter pack - please let me know if you'd like to be added (or removed)!
go.bsky.app/UnKfRfA
go.bsky.app/UnKfRfA
Happy to have been back at UTSC to present our classifier work for this project!
Yesterday, we participated in a great workshop at UoT Scaborough kicking off a massive project, towards sustainable agriculture for Net-Zero food systems 👩🌾. We presented an initial inventory of urban agriculture for Toronto, sparking a discussion on sustainable agriculture strategies
November 15, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Happy to have been back at UTSC to present our classifier work for this project!
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We recently welcomed Hannah Adams as our newest quantitative ecologist at ApexRMS!
October 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM
We recently welcomed Hannah Adams as our newest quantitative ecologist at ApexRMS!
If the Toronto Eglinton LRT takes any longer it's going to get decommissioned before it even gets used.
Just like it's sidewalks
toronto.citynews.ca/2024/02/27/e...
#transit
Just like it's sidewalks
toronto.citynews.ca/2024/02/27/e...
#transit
February 29, 2024 at 3:06 AM
If the Toronto Eglinton LRT takes any longer it's going to get decommissioned before it even gets used.
Just like it's sidewalks
toronto.citynews.ca/2024/02/27/e...
#transit
Just like it's sidewalks
toronto.citynews.ca/2024/02/27/e...
#transit
Spain potentially banning short haul flights when trains are available is a fantastic way to combat emissions.
How I wish Canada had a similar train network
#urbanism
fortune-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/fortune....
How I wish Canada had a similar train network
#urbanism
fortune-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/fortune....
February 28, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Spain potentially banning short haul flights when trains are available is a fantastic way to combat emissions.
How I wish Canada had a similar train network
#urbanism
fortune-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/fortune....
How I wish Canada had a similar train network
#urbanism
fortune-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/fortune....
Death by data – can there be too much of a good thing?
I’ve heard it said before for famous musicians, it is not about the notes that they do play, but the notes that they don’t. The same is true about data.
I’ve heard it said before for famous musicians, it is not about the notes that they do play, but the notes that they don’t. The same is true about data.
February 20, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Death by data – can there be too much of a good thing?
I’ve heard it said before for famous musicians, it is not about the notes that they do play, but the notes that they don’t. The same is true about data.
I’ve heard it said before for famous musicians, it is not about the notes that they do play, but the notes that they don’t. The same is true about data.
New authentication feature - hardcore mode.
If you enter your password incorrectly, your account gets deleted
If you enter your password incorrectly, your account gets deleted
February 18, 2024 at 1:27 PM
New authentication feature - hardcore mode.
If you enter your password incorrectly, your account gets deleted
If you enter your password incorrectly, your account gets deleted
Time Warp: Academia vs. Corporate Hustle
My biggest shift switching from #academia to a company? The value of time. Same hustle, but undefined hours to billable ones changed how I think about time.
My biggest shift switching from #academia to a company? The value of time. Same hustle, but undefined hours to billable ones changed how I think about time.
February 9, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Time Warp: Academia vs. Corporate Hustle
My biggest shift switching from #academia to a company? The value of time. Same hustle, but undefined hours to billable ones changed how I think about time.
My biggest shift switching from #academia to a company? The value of time. Same hustle, but undefined hours to billable ones changed how I think about time.
Busting myths from leaving academia to a corporate world.
Going from a post-doc in ecology to a job in data science, there were many myths floating around that were discouraging. But, once I had a bit of time outside, I realized how so many of these myths were false.
Going from a post-doc in ecology to a job in data science, there were many myths floating around that were discouraging. But, once I had a bit of time outside, I realized how so many of these myths were false.
February 6, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Busting myths from leaving academia to a corporate world.
Going from a post-doc in ecology to a job in data science, there were many myths floating around that were discouraging. But, once I had a bit of time outside, I realized how so many of these myths were false.
Going from a post-doc in ecology to a job in data science, there were many myths floating around that were discouraging. But, once I had a bit of time outside, I realized how so many of these myths were false.
Data analyst, data scientist, or data engineer. Which should you choose?
Titles vary a lot between jobs, and there are no official rules that are tied to each. In some, especially smaller companies, you might be expected to fill all three roles. But what do these roles generally look like?
Titles vary a lot between jobs, and there are no official rules that are tied to each. In some, especially smaller companies, you might be expected to fill all three roles. But what do these roles generally look like?
February 5, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Data analyst, data scientist, or data engineer. Which should you choose?
Titles vary a lot between jobs, and there are no official rules that are tied to each. In some, especially smaller companies, you might be expected to fill all three roles. But what do these roles generally look like?
Titles vary a lot between jobs, and there are no official rules that are tied to each. In some, especially smaller companies, you might be expected to fill all three roles. But what do these roles generally look like?
Startup, established company, or FAANG+. Where should you apply?
Finding your perfect fit is crucial. Initially, I explored all three options without much selectivity, but hindsight taught me the importance of being picky. Where you work matters more than your job title.
Finding your perfect fit is crucial. Initially, I explored all three options without much selectivity, but hindsight taught me the importance of being picky. Where you work matters more than your job title.
February 2, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Startup, established company, or FAANG+. Where should you apply?
Finding your perfect fit is crucial. Initially, I explored all three options without much selectivity, but hindsight taught me the importance of being picky. Where you work matters more than your job title.
Finding your perfect fit is crucial. Initially, I explored all three options without much selectivity, but hindsight taught me the importance of being picky. Where you work matters more than your job title.
So you’re leaving academia. Where do you start?
Well to begin, I think you should Marie Kondo your academic experience. Take a look at your day-to-day activities and ask “Does this spark joy?”.
Well to begin, I think you should Marie Kondo your academic experience. Take a look at your day-to-day activities and ask “Does this spark joy?”.
February 1, 2024 at 12:53 PM
So you’re leaving academia. Where do you start?
Well to begin, I think you should Marie Kondo your academic experience. Take a look at your day-to-day activities and ask “Does this spark joy?”.
Well to begin, I think you should Marie Kondo your academic experience. Take a look at your day-to-day activities and ask “Does this spark joy?”.
New on here, so I'd like to introduce myself! I’m Alex and two years ago I made the jump from a post-doc in ecology to a corporate data science job. I love that I made this jump, but at the time, there was a lot of uncertainty. I wanted to join the chorus of others on socials to share my thoughts
February 1, 2024 at 2:14 AM
New on here, so I'd like to introduce myself! I’m Alex and two years ago I made the jump from a post-doc in ecology to a corporate data science job. I love that I made this jump, but at the time, there was a lot of uncertainty. I wanted to join the chorus of others on socials to share my thoughts