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My research focuses on understanding how biological form emerges, changes, and constrains function, with a particular emphasis on craniofacial morphology and growth. I work at the interface between geometric morphometrics, statistical shape modelling, biomechanics, and developmental biology to study how craniofacial form is produced and modified across development and in clinical contexts.
My scientific trajectory originates in evolutionary biology and systematics, where questions of morphological variation, structural constraints, and form–function relationships are central. This background continues to inform my current work: rather than viewing shape as a purely geometric object, I approach it as the result of interacting biological, developmental, and functional processes.
A central goal of my research is to move beyond purely descriptive shape analysis toward biologically informed models of craniofacial growth. Craniofacial development is often reduced to age-related trajectories, yet growth is shaped by local tissue properties, mechanical environments, and developmental constraints. My work seeks to integrate these dimensions by combining 3D morphometrics, imaging, and biomechanical reasoning.
Another key aspect of my research concerns longitudinal and heterogeneous clinical data. Clinical datasets rarely fit the assumptions of standard statistical models, and I am particularly interested in how shape modelling frameworks can be adapted to sparse, irregular, and multi-source data. This includes both technical developments and critical evaluation of what such models can and cannot infer about biological processes.
Beyond methodological development, I am committed to improving how shape analysis is used in clinical research. Through collaborations with clinicians and dedicated training initiatives, I work toward aligning research questions, study design, and analytical methods so that morphometric tools are used critically and appropriately.
Overall, my research aims to contribute to a more integrative understanding of craniofacial biology, where morphology is studied not in isolation but as part of a system linking development, function, and biological constraints. By bridging quantitative modelling, biology, and clinical research, I seek to build frameworks that are both scientifically rigorous and clinically meaningful.
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