Jorrit H. Poelen is an independent software/data engineer, Ronin research scholar, and UCSB CCBER research affiliate with an interest in open science and biodiversity informatics. He lives and works in Oakland, CA (on Ohlone land) Minneapolis, MN on land originally cared for by Dakota, Ojibwe, Northern Cheyenne and others.

He contributes to Global Biotic Interactions, Nomer, Preston, Elton, Terrestrial Parasite Tracker, Big Bee, and the Open Traits Network.

He also writes peer-reviewed papers, gives talks, and reviews data publications.

For more information, please have a look at Jorrit's CV, a 2020 NSF Biosketch, or a 2020 NIH Biosketch.