Liliana Perez

Assistant Professor,
Université de Montréal
Département de géographie
E-mail: l.perez@umontreal.ca
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Education

  • Doctorate, Geography, Simon Fraser University - 2011/6
  • Master's Thesis, Geography, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia - 2003/6
  • Diploma, Geographic Information Systems, Universidad Distrital, Francisco José de Caldas -2002/07
  • Bachelor's Honours, Geodesy and Cadastre, Universidad Distrital, Francisco José de Caldas - 2000/12


Research

The complexity is inherent to ecological and anthropogenic processes. My research interests lie in learning more about spatial and temporal relationships and interactions driving changes in our world. Spatial analysis, modelling and geographic information systems help to study complex problems, such as climate change, landscape ecology and forestry, by explicitly representing phenomena in their geographic context. The research developed at LEDGE makes use of the inherent multidisciplinary field of geographical information science (GIScience) applied to investigate the relationships between ecological processes, environmental changes and spatial patterns.

QCBS students

Andrea Amaziles Antunes Alves de Carvalho Lousada

Ph.D.
(Start: 2018)
Proposition d'un système d'intelligence d'aide à la décision de gestion des ressources en l'eau

Saeed Harati Asl

Ph.D.
(Start: 2016, End: 2020)
Searching for a sequence of decisions to encourage environmental responsibility: An Agent-Based Modelling problem in forest management

Samuel Seuru

Ph.D.
Other (co-)supervisor: Ariane Burke, Université de Montréal
(Start: 2017, End: 2022)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Ariane Burke
Simulation of the distribution of large herbivores according to paleoclimatic reconstructions during MIS 3 and comparison with hominin population distributions

Alejandra Uribe Albornoz

Ph.D.
Other (co-)supervisor: Kathryn Furlong
(Start: 2018)
Colombian paramos: a study of ecological borders
Link to thesis (pdf)

Simon Demers

M.Sc.
Other (co-)supervisor: Jorge Gibbons, University of Magellanes
(Start: 2018)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Thora Martina Herrmann
Spatial distribution and abundance models for chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia) in Patagonia.

Jeffrey Katan

M.Sc.
(Start: 2018)
Development of a dynamic model linking spatial-temporal trends in climate variability to forest fire regimes in order to predict future behaviour of Canadian Boreal wildfires

Jennifer Sauri Ramirez

M.Sc.
Other (co-)supervisor: Liliana Perez, Université de Montreal
(Start: 2017)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Patrick M.A. James
Modélisation de l’effet du changement du climat sur la synchronisation phénologique entre un insecte défoliateur et son hôte: une approche à base d’agents

Previous students (since 2009)

Brince Jones

Ph.D.
(Start: 2018, End: 2019)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Raja Sengupta
Automated extraction of animal movement rules from Big Data to parametrize and calibrate agent-based models

Guillaume Arnoux Hébert

M.Sc.
(Start: 2015, End: 2018)
An Agent-Based Model to Identify Migration Pathways of Refugees: The Case of Syria

Jonathan Gaudreau

M.Sc.
(Start: 2013, End: 2016)
Modelling the changes in the spatial distribution of black-backed woodpecker in the Boreal Forest of Quebec in relation to Climate Change: an Agent-Based approach

Jennifer Sauri Ramirez

M.Sc.
(Start: 2017, End: 2020)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Patrick M.A. James
Effect of climate change and host tree phenology on the spatial extent of spruce budworm outbreaks: an agent-based approach

Mariana Tiné

M.Sc.
Other (co-)supervisor: Roberto Molowny-Horas, CREAF, ES
(Start: 2015, End: 2018)
Spatial Modeling of Changes in Open Wetlands using Cellular Automata: A Case Study of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Administrative Region, Quebec, Canada
Link to thesis (pdf)



Publications

15- A geospatial agent-based model of the spatial urban dynamics of immigrant population: A study of the island of Montreal, Canada
Perez L , Dragicevic S , Gaudreau J ,
2019 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2019-08-02)

14- Hybrid spatiotemporal simulation of future changes in open wetlands: A study of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, Québec, Canada
Tiné M , Perez L , Molowny-Horas R ,
2019 International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (Date Added: 2019-03-22)

13- Towards modelling future trends of Quebec’s boreal birds’ species distribution under climate change
Gaudreau, J, Perez, L, Harati, S
2018 Canadian Historical Review (Date Added: 2018-09-20)

12-Agent-Based Models and Complexity Science in the Age of Geospatial Big Data
Perez, L, Kim, EK, Sengupta, R, (eds),
2018 Advances in Geographic Information Science Series. ( Date Added: 2018-05-22)

11- An agent-based model to identify migration pathways of refugees: The case of Syria
Hébert G A , Perez L , Harati S ,
2018 Advances in Geographic Information Science (Date Added: 2018-01-01)

10- BorealFireSim: A GIS-based cellular automata model of wildfires for the boreal forest of Quebec in a climate change paradigm
Gaudreau, J, Perez, L, Drapeau, P
2016 Ecological Informatics (Date Added: 2016-05-27)

9- Characterization of spatial relationships between three remotely sensed indirect indicators of biodiversity and climate: a 21years' data series review across the Canadian boreal forest
Perez, L, Nelson, T, Coops, NC, Fontana, F, Drever, CR
2016 International Journal of Digital Earth (Date Added: 2016-01-15)

8- Modelling the Potential Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Production in the Province of British Columbia
Perez, L, A Nelson, T, Bourbonnais, M, Ostry, A
2015 Energy and Environment Research (Date Added: 2015-06-23)

7- Identification des variables expliquant la distribution spatiale d’oiseaux de la forêt boréale et modélisation de tendances futures : une approche multivariée
Gaudreau, J, Perez, L, Legendre, P
2015 Cybergeo (Date Added: 2015-06-03)

6- Predicting climate change impacts to the canadian boreal forest
Nelson, TA, Coops, NC, Wulder, MA, Perez, L, Fitterer, J, Powers, R, Fontana, F
2014 Diversity (Date Added: 2015-04-08)

5- Model testing and assessment: Perspectives from a swarm intelligence, agent-based model of forest insect infestations
Pérez, L, Dragicevic, S, White, R
2013 Computers, Environment and Urban Systems (Date Added: 2015-04-08)

4- Landscape-level simulation of forest insect disturbance: Coupling swarm intelligent agents with GIS-based cellular automata model
Perez, L, Dragicevic, S
2012 Ecological Modelling (Date Added: 2015-04-08)

3- ForestSimMPB: A swarming intelligence and agent-based modeling approach for mountain pine beetle outbreaks
Pérez, L, Dragicevic, S
2011 Ecological Informatics (Date Added: 2015-04-08)

2- Modeling mountain pine beetle infestation with an agent-based approach at two spatial scales
Perez, L, Dragicevic, S
2010 Environmental Modelling and Software (Date Added: 2015-04-08)

1- An agent-based approach for modeling dynamics of contagious disease spread
Perez, L, Dragicevic, S
2009 International Journal of Health Geographics (Date Added: 2015-04-08)