Nisarg Desai
Anthropology
395 Humphrey Center
301 19th Ave S
Minneapolis,
MN
55455
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I am a former PhD in Biological Anthropology. I studied vocal communication in chimpanzees at Gombe National Park, Tanzania. I used machine learning and Bayesian modeling to analyze chimpanzee vocalizations and study the role of vocal learning and sexual selection in explaining the variation in chimpanzee vocalizations.
As a postdoc, I work on implementing computer vision algorithms for pose estimation and behavior tracking in non-human primates at Emory University. In my previous postdoctoral position, I built OpenApePose, an open source, annotated database for pose estimation in apes.
Educational Background & Specialties
Educational Background
- Ph.D.: Biological Anthropology, University of Minnesota, 2022
- M.A.: Biological Anthropology, University of Minnesota, 2018
- BS-MS Dual Degree: Biology and Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), 2015
Specialties
- Primate behavior and ecology
- Machine learning
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