Alex Gimenez
- IFISC (CSIC-UIB)
- Campus Universitat de les Illes Balears E-07122 Palma de Mallorca. Spain
- alex@ifisc.uib-csic.es
Profile
My current research focuses on developing mathematical and computational models in the context of epidemiology and ecology. In particular, I am modelling the epidemics causing the Mass Mortality Event of Pinna nobilis, and the emergent epidemics in almond trees and vineyards caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa in Europe. Besides, I am developing Machine Learning models to detect and classify different seagrass and algae species from satellite images and analyzing worldwide spatial data of coral reefs.
Recent Publications
Leaf susceptibility of Macaronesian laurel forest species to Phytophthora ramorum
Moralejo, Eduardo; García-Muñoz, José A.; Denman, Sandra; Giménez-Romero, ÀlexEuropean Journal of Forest Research 144, 363-376 (2025)
High-resolution climate data reveals increased risk of Pierce's Disease for grapevines worldwide
Giménez-Romero, Àlex; Moralejo, Eduardo; Matías, Manuel A. Submitted (2025)
Mapping the distribution of seagrass meadows from space with deep convolutional neural networks
Giménez-Romero, Àlex; Ferchichi, Dhafer; Moreno-Spiegelberg, Pablo; Sintes, Tomàs; Matías, Manuel A. Submitted (2025)
Unravelling the universal spatial properties of coral reefs
Giménez-Romero, Àlex; Matías, Manuel A.; Duarte, Carlos M.Global Ecology and Biogeography 34, e13939 (1-12) (2025)
Cómo los viñedos europeos escaparon de una devastadora enfermedad… por ahora
Giménez-Romero, Àlex; Matías, Manuel A.The Conversation, , (2024)
Ongoing Research projects
CYCLE
Complex DYnamics of CoastaL Ecosystems: Resilience to Climate Change. Modelling and Simulations.
P.I.: Damià Gomila, Tomás Sintes
Complex Dynamics of Coastal Ecosystems: Resilience to Climate Change (CYCLE) is a coordinated multidisciplinary research project that brings together the efforts of experts in the fields of marine ecology and the physics ...
MdM-IFISC-2
Maria de Maeztu 2023-2026
P.I.: Ernesto Estrada, Ingo Fischer, Emilio Hernández-García, Rosa Lopez, Claudio Mirasso, Jose Javier Ramasco, Raúl Toral, Roberta Zambrini
After 15 years of its existence, IFISC can point to a proven track record of impactful research. The previous 2018-2022 MdM award has significantly enhanced the institute's capabilities, as demonstrated by an ...