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David E. Bignell is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions are primarily situated within the field of Computer Science, with a significant focus on Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems.

Their recent publications have appeared exclusively in the venue arXiv (Cornell University), highlighting active engagement in disseminating research through preprint platforms. Notable papers include:

  • UniMASK: Unified Inference in Sequential Decision Problems (2022, arXiv)
  • Towards Flexible Inference in Sequential Decision Problems via Bidirectional Transformers (2022, arXiv)
  • Adapting a World Model for Trajectory Following in a 3D Game (2025, arXiv)

Bignell's research topics cover several areas, frequently addressing challenges in:

  • Topic Modeling
  • Software Engineering Research
  • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques
  • Speech and dialogue systems

Collaborative efforts feature several frequent co-authors including Sam Devlin, Micah Carroll, Orr Paradise, Jessy Lin, and Raluca Georgescu. These partnerships have supported the research activity contributing to the fields mentioned.

The scientist's work spans multiple subfields, with five publications related to Artificial Intelligence and one in Information Systems.

Best Publications

  • Soil function in a changing world: the role of invertebrate ecosystem engineers

    P. Lavelle;D. Bignell;M. Lepage;V. Wolters

  • Biodiversity inventories, indicator taxa and effects of habitat modification in tropical forest

    J. H. Lawton;D. E. Bignell;B. Bolton;G. F. Bloemers;G. F. Bloemers;G. F. Bloemers

  • Interactions between Aboveground and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Feedbacks

    David U. Hooper;David E. Bignell;Valerie K. Brown;Lijbert Brussard

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soil

    Lijbert Brussaard;Val M. Behan-Pelletier;David E. Bignell;Valerie K. Brown

  • Termites in Ecosystems

    David E. Bignell;Paul Eggleton

  • Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate-dependent

    Diana H. Wall;Mark A. Bradford;Mark G. St. John;John A. Trofymow

  • Termites : evolution, sociality, symbioses, ecology

    琢哉 安部;David Edward Bignell;正彦 東

  • Influence of termites on ecosystem functioning. Ecosystem services provided by termites

    Pascal Jouquet;Saran Traoré;Chutinan Choosai;Christian Hartmann

  • Biology of Termites: A Modern Synthesis

    David Edward Bignell;Yves Roisin;Nathan Lo

  • Gut content analysis and a new feeding group classification of termites

    S. E. Donovan;P. Eggleton;D. E. Bignell

  • The diversity, abundance and biomass of termites under differing levels of disturbance in the Mbalmayo Forest Reserve, southern Cameroon

    P. Eggleton;D. E. Bignell;W. A. Sands;N. A. Mawdsley

  • Termite assemblage collapse along a land-use intensification gradient in lowland central Sumatra, Indonesia

    D. T. Jones;F. X. Susilo;D. E. Bignell;S. Hardiwinoto

  • The species richness of termites (Isoptera) under differing levels of forest disturbance in the Mbalmayo Forest Reserve, southern Cameroon

    Paul Eggleton;D. E. Bignell;W. A. Sands;B. Waite

  • Termite diversity across an anthropogenic disturbance gradient in the humid forest zone of West Africa

    Paul Eggleton;David E. Bignell;Stephan Hauser;Luc Dibog;Luc Dibog

  • Effects of Global Changes on Above- and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Implications for Ecosystem Functioning

    V. Wolters;W.L. Silver;D.E. Bignell;D.C. Coleman

  • Detritivory, coprophagy, and the evolution of digestive mutualisms in Dictyoptera

    C.A. Nalepa;D.E. Bignell;C. Bandi

  • Nitrogen and carbon isotope ratios in termites: an indicator of trophic habit along the gradient from wood-feeding to soil-feeding

    I. Tayasu;T. Abe;P. Eggleton;D. E. Bignell

  • Molecular phylogenetic profiling of prokaryotic communities in guts of termites with different feeding habits

    Alain Brauman;Joel Doré;Paul Eggleton;David Bignell

  • On the elevated intestinal pH of higher termites (Isoptera: Termitidae)

    D. E. Bignell;P. Eggleton

  • Global Impact of Termites on the Carbon Cycle and Atmospheric Trace Gases

    Atsuko Sugimoto;David E. Bignell;Jannette A. MacDonald

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Eggleton
Paul Eggleton Natural History Museum
Richard G. Davies
Richard G. Davies University of East Anglia
John H. Lawton
John H. Lawton Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier
Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Diana H. Wall
Diana H. Wall Colorado State University
Patrick Lavelle
Patrick Lavelle Sorbonne University
Volkmar Wolters
Volkmar Wolters University of Giessen
Lijbert Brussaard
Lijbert Brussaard Wageningen University & Research
Fatima Maria de Souza Moreira
Fatima Maria de Souza Moreira Federal University of Lavras
Philip Ineson
Philip Ineson University of York

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