Kalevi Kull

Kalevi Kull is Professor of Biosemiotics at the University of Tartu in Estonia. A leading figure in biosemiotics, he investigates the semiotic processes in living systems – how organisms produce and interpret signs. His background spans field ecology and theoretical biology, and since 1997 he has served as a professor in Tartu’s Department of Semiotics. Kull’s work covers biosemiotics, ecosemiotics, and theoretical biology, examining how meaning-making and communication occur in organisms and ecosystems. He has also been President of the International Society for Biosemiotic Studies since 2015.