About me

About me

I am a researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research with a strong background in spatial statistics, computer vision, and AI. My research explores how biodiversity and ecological processes vary across space and scale, while also considering the human activities and decisions that shape these patterns. I use deep learning with bioacoustic and remote sensing data to support large-scale biodiversity conservation.

Research Focus

AI & bioacoustics

Applying deep learning to bioacoustic data for biodiversity monitoring.

Computer vision

Using visual and remote sensing data to understand environmental change.

Spatial statistics

Modelling how ecological patterns and processes vary across space and scale.

Citizen science

Examining how people, human activities, and reporting biases shape biodiversity data and conservation decisions.

Languages

🇫🇷 French • 🇬🇧 English • 🇳🇴 Norwegian

🎯 Fun Facts

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BJJ Purple Belt Coach at Evolve Academy
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Powerlifting 160/110/190 kg (Squat/Bench/Deadlift)
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I love dogs and have a border collie
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Reading SF I love science fiction

🔬 About My Research

Selected current work

Research in action

TABMON Coordinator

A Biodiversa+ project establishing a transnational acoustic biodiversity monitoring network of more than 100 sensors across Norway, the Netherlands, France, and Spain. We combine AI and acoustic data to study bird migration and generate biodiversity indicators for EU environmental policy.

ROaR Work-package lead

Developing methods for training acoustic models with few data.

HABLOSS

Studying nature habitat loss using remote sensing data.

BEAGLE Work-package co-lead

Co-leading a work package extending biodiversity data collection across eDNA, acoustic, and camera-trap modalities in an EU Horizon project.

📚 Selected publications

Cretois, Benjamin, et al. (2026). TABMON: Design and deployment of a transnational passive acoustic monitoring network for European birds. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 17(6), 1867–1879.
Cretois, Benjamin, et al. (2024). Snowmobile noise alters bird vocalization patterns during winter and pre-breeding season. Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(2), 340–350.
Cretois, Benjamin, Carolyn M. Rosten, and Sarab S. Sethi. (2022). Voice activity detection in eco-acoustic data enables privacy protection and is a proxy for human disturbance. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13(12), 2865–2874.
Cretois, Benjamin, et al. (2021). Coexistence of large mammals and humans is possible in Europe's anthropogenic landscapes. Iscience, 24(9).
Linnell, John D. C., et al. (2020). The challenges and opportunities of coexisting with wild ungulates in the human-dominated landscapes of Europe's Anthropocene. Biological Conservation, 244, 108500. (Co-first authorship with Benjamin Cretois.)