Publications

Given the interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of my work, this list includes both ecology journal publications and computer science conference papers. In computer science, conferences typically require a full paper submission that undergoes rigorous peer review, more like a journal publication in ecology. A full record is available on Google Scholar.

Bold indicates my authorship. ❋ student mentee, * equal authorship.

Peer-reviewed, in review

  • East, A., S. M. Rayeed, S. Stevens, L. Cotton❋, J. Domingez❋, N. Cain❋, E. Campolongo, I. Betancourt, and S. Record. From collection trays to AI-ready data: an operational framework for automated entomological specimen processing. Biodiversity Data Journal (in review).

2026

  • Rayeed, S. M.*, M. Khurana*, A. East*, I. E. Fluck, E. G. Campolongo, S. Stevens, I. Zarubiieva, S. C. Lowe, M. W. Denslow, E. D. Donoso, J. Wu, M. Ramirez, B. Baiser, C. V. Stewart, P. Mabee, T. Berger-Wolf, A. Karpatne, H. Lapp, R. P. Guralnick, G. W. Taylor, and S. Record. (2026). A continental-scale dataset of ground beetles with high-resolution images and validated morphological trait measurements. Nature Scientific Data.
  • Eichenwald, A., J. M. Grady, A. East, N. Charney, and S. Record. (2026). ForestForTrees: an R package to infer forest structure from remote sensing data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 17(7): 2052–2060.
  • East, A., J. Kumar, and W. Hargrove. (2026). Comprehensive framework for assessing and optimizing existing research networks. Conservation Biology e70202.
  • Pahuja, V., S. Stevens, A. East, S. Record, and Y. Su. (2026). Automatic image-level morphological trait annotation for organismal images. International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2025

  • East, A., E. G. Campolongo, L. Meyers, S. M. Rayeed, S. Stevens, I. Zarubiieva, I. E. Fluck, J. C. Girón, M. Jousse, S. Lowe, K. I. Perry, I. Betancourt, N. Charney, E. Donoso, N. Fox, K. J. Landsbergen, E. Nepovinnykh, M. Ramirez, P. Singh, … S. Record. (2025). Optimizing image capture for computer vision-powered taxonomic identification and trait recognition of biodiversity specimens. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 16(10): 2260–2275.
  • Rayeed, S. M., A. East, S. Stevens, S. Record, and C. V. Stewart. (2025). Fine-grained beetle taxonomy with vision models: a benchmark on long-tailed and domain-adaptive classification. IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), Honolulu, Hawaii, 5152–5158.

2024

  • East, A., A. J. Hansen, P. A. Jantz, D. Roberts, and D. Armenteras-Pascual. (2024). Validation and error minimization of GEDI data in the South American tropics. Remote Sensing 16(19).
  • Hansen, A. J., A. East, Z. Ashford❋, C. Crittenden❋, O. Jakabosky❋, D. Quinby, L. Gigliotti❋, F. T. van Manen, M. A. Haroldson, A. Middleton, N. Robinson, and D. M. Theobald. (2024). Integrating ecological value and charismatic species habitats to prioritize habitats for conservation: a case study from Greater Yellowstone. Natural Areas Journal 44: 157–171.

2023

  • East, A., A. Hansen, D. Armenteras, P. Jantz, and D. Roberts. (2023). Measuring understory fire effects from space: canopy change in response to tropical understory fire and what this means for applications of GEDI for tropical fire. Remote Sensing 15: 696.

2022

  • Hansen, A. J., K. Mullan, D. M. Theobald, N. Robinson, A. East, and S. Powell. (2022). Informing conservation decisions to target private lands of highest ecological value and risk of loss. Ecological Applications.

2021

  • Hansen, A. J., A. East, R. E. Keane, M. Lavin, K. Legg, Z. Holden, C. Toney, and F. Alongi. (2021). Is whitebark pine less sensitive to climate warming when climate tolerances of juveniles are considered? Forest Ecology and Management 493: 119221.
  • Hansen, A. J., K. Mullan, D. M. Theobald, S. Powell, N. P. Robinson, and A. East. (2021). Natural vegetation cover on private lands: locations and risk of loss in the northwestern United States. Ecosphere 12.
  • Hansen, A. J., B. P. Noble, J. Veneros, A. East, S. J. Goetz, C. Supples, J. E. M. Watson, P. A. Jantz, R. Pillay, W. Jetz, S. Ferrier, H. S. Grantham, T. D. Evans, J. Ervin, O. Venter, and A. L. S. Virnig. (2021). Towards monitoring ecosystem integrity within the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Conservation Letters e12822: 1–23.

Other publications

  • Collinge, S., M. Alberti, A. A. Berhe, C. J. Brock, R. Chapin-Kramer, A. East, K. E. Fisher, L. L. Jennings, H. P. Jones, A. D. Rodewald, K. J. Siegel, P. H. Templer, and T. Weber. (2026). Chapter 8: Status, trends, and future projections of terrestrial ecosystems in the US. The Nature Record.
  • Carroll, K. A., A. East, X. Gao, J. G. McMullen II, and N. Emery. (2025). Early-career publishing and reviewing: pitfalls and perspectives. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America e70023.
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