Professor Holger Maier
Professor
School of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Professor, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia.
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Research Interests
Holger's research is focused on developing improved techniques for the sustainable management of infrastructure (with a particular focus on water, energy and the water-energy nexus) and natural resources (with a particular focus on water resources and natural hazards) in an uncertain environment. This includes elements of modelling (with a particular focus on machine learning and hybrid process / data driven models), optimisation (with a particular focus on evolutionary algorithms and other metaheuristics) and decision support (with a particular focus on strategic planning under deep uncertainty). He is currently the Research Leader of the Economics and Strategic Decisions research cluster of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre, as well as the Leader of a project focussed on the development of a decision support system for the assessment of policy and planning investment options for optimal natural hazard mitigation (UNHaRMED). Holger also leads an internal University of Adelaide project on Collaborative Analysis for Secure, Alternative, Affordable Energy (CASCADE). Further details of his research interests are given below and details of papers published under these categories are provided here.
1. Machine Learning
1.1 Development of improved methods for the extraction of information / relationships from existing datasets
1.2 Development of robust approaches to developing data-driven predictive models
- Overall approach
- Data Processing
- Input determination / input variable selection
- Data splitting
- Identification of model structure
- Model calibration (training)
- Model validation
- Real-time deployment of models
- Hybrid models
1.3. Application of data-driven prediction/forecasting models to a range of water/environmental engineering applications
- Prediction of water quality in water distribution systems
- Prediction and forecasting of water quality in source waters
- Prediction of water availability in source waters
- Prediction of reliability and vulnerability of water supply and water distribution systems
- Prediction of pressure in water distribution systems
- Prediction of optimal water treatment levels
- Prediction of water demand
- Prediction of ecological health of rivers
- Rainfall runoff modelling
- Prediction of settlement of soils
1.4 Development of improved methods for increasing the computational efficiency of simulation models using meta/surrogate models
2. Optimal Long-Term Water Resources and Infrastructure Planning Under Deep Uncertainty (Including Climate Change)
2.1 Development of underlying concepts
2.2 Determination of optimal mix of different water sources under deep uncertainty
2.3 Determination of optimal sequencing / staging of infrastructure projects under deep uncertainty
2.4 Determination of optimal adaptive capacity of reservoirs under deep uncertainty
2.5 Optimal design of infrastructure for localised water supply systems (under deep uncertainty)
2.6 Development of bottom-up (scenario neutral) approaches to climate impact assessment
3. Optimal Design and Operation of Water Distribution Systems Considering the Water-Energy Nexus
4. Development of Improved Approaches to the Optimisation of Real-World Problems
4.1 Synthesis and overview
4.2 Incorporation of domain knowledge / end user experience into formal optimisation approaches
4.3 Increasing the computational efficiency of optimisation processes
- Incorporation of increased system understanding in optimisation processes
- Automatic determination of parameters of evolutionary algorithms and other metaheuristics
- Surrogate / meta modelling
4.4 Applications to different problem domains
- Design of water distribution systems
- Operation of water distribution systems
- Planning and design of localised systems of alternative water sources
- Planning and design of regional water supply systems
- Irrigation planning and scheduling
- Hydropower maintenance scheduling
- Environmental flow planning and scheduling
- Management of river water quality and health
- Maximisation of global food security
- Scenario neutral / bottom-up climate impact assessment
- Model calibration
5. Development of Improved Decision Support Approaches under Uncertainty
5.1 Synthesis and overview
5.2 Development of improved approaches to determining the sensitivity of decisions to uncertainties
5.3 Development of improved approaches to the management of water quality in rivers
5.4 Development of improved approaches to ranking options using multi-criteria decision-analysis
5.5 Decision support system for optimal natural hazard mitigation
5.6 Development of improved integrated modelling approaches
6. Optimal Water Allocation for Environmental, Agricultural and Water Supply Purposes
7. Development of Improved Approaches to Hydrological Modelling
Software
- validann: Validation Tools for Artificial Neural Networks (see Humphrey G.B., Maier H.R., Wu W., Mount N.J., Dandy G.C., Abrahart R.J. and Dawson C.W. (2017) Improved validation framework and R-package for artificial neural network models, Environmental Modelling and Software, 92, 82-106, DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.01.023, PlumX Metrics)
- Generalised regression neural network software (see Li X., Zecchin A.C. and Maier H.R. (2014) Selection of smoothing parameter estimators for General Regression Neural Networks - applications to hydrological and water resources modelling, Environmental Modelling and Software, 59, 162-186, DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.05.010, PlumX Metrics)
- Artificial Neural Network Excel Add-In and C++ Code
- Water Distribution Cost-Emissions Nexus (WCEN) Computational Software Framework - multiobjective evolutionary optimisaton of water distribution systems taking into account the water-energy nexus (see Stokes C.S., Simpson A.R. and Maier H.R. (2015) A computational software tool for the minimization of costs and greenhouse gas emissions associated with water distribution systems, Environmental Modelling and Software, 69, 452-467, DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.11.004, PlumX Metrics)
- Water System Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm (WSMGA) with wrapper and analytics (based on Deb's NSGAII)
Research Associates
- Dr Sam Culley, 2020-present
- Dr Sofanit Araya (50% Supervision), 2018-2020
- Dr Graeme Riddell (50% Supervision), 2017-present
- Jeff Newman (50% Supervision), 2014-2018
- Dr Angela Marchi (50% Supervision), 2013-2015
- Dr Arman Ganji (50% Supervision), 2012
- Isaac Sharath (50% Supervision), 2011-212
- Dr Greer Humphrey (50% Supervision), 2011-2013
- Dr Wenyan Wu (50% Supervision), 2011-2014
- Dr Gavin Bowden (50% Supervision), 2010
- Jakin Ravalico (50% Supervision), 2008-2012
- Dr Wai Kuan Foong (50% Supervision), 2007-2009
- Dr Matthew Gibbs (50% Supervision), 2007-present
- Dr Greer Kingston (50% Supervision), 2006-2007
- Gayani Fernando (50% Supervision), 2004-2007
- Aaron Zecchin (Casual Employment, (50% Supervision), 2001-2004
- Bryan Tolson (50% Supervision), 2000
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2008 - ongoing Professor (Level E) University of Adelaide 2007 - 2009 Deputy Head University of Adelaide 2005 - 2007 Associate Professor (Level D) University of Adelaide 2004 - 2006 Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) University of Adelaide 2002 - 2004 Senior Lecturer (Level C) University of Adelaide 1999 - 2001 Lecturer (Level B) University of Adelaide 1998 - 1999 Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of British Columbia 1998 - 1998 Lecturer University of Adelaide 1997 - 1998 Engineering Adviser Western Samoa Water Authority (WSWA) 1996 - 1997 Senior Civil Engineer / Acting Technical Services Manager Western Samoa Water Authority (WSWA) 1995 - 1996 Environmental Engineer Cooperative Research Centre for Tissue Growth and Repair 1992 - 1995 Researcher/Casual Tutor University of Adelaide 1992 - 1995 Researcher/Casual Tutor University of Adelaide 1990 - 1992 Design Enigneer Kinhill Engineers -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2020 Research Award Commendation, Stormwater South Australia Excellence Awards, Excellence in Research & Innovation Category Stormwater Management Association Australia - 2019 Award TRILITY Innovation in Large Organisations Award, Smart Water Awards Water Industry Alliance Australia - 2017 Research Award Outstanding Achievement in Research Award Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Australia - 2017 Fellowship Fellow Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand - - 2014 Award Stormwater Australia National Award for Excellence in Research and Innovation - Australia - 2013 Award Innovation Champions Award - - - 2010 Award Best Paper Award - Australia - 2010 Award Biennial Medalist International Environmental Modelling and Software Society - - 2010 Award Environmental Modelling and Software Best Paper Award - Australia - 2010 Award Award for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research Supervision University of Adelaide Australia - 2009 Award Tertiary Science Educator of the Year, South Australian Science Excellence Awards - - - 2009 Award ECMS Faculty Award for Excellence for Higher Degree by Research Supervision - - - 2008 Award Second Best Paper Award American Society of Civil Engineers South Africa - 2006 Award High Commendation, Best Presentation Award - New Zealand - 2006 Award Award for Teaching Excellence (Physical Science and Related Categories) - Australia - 2006 Award Engineering Education Excellence in Engineering Education Award Australasian Association for Engineering Education Australia - 2006 Award Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning - - - 2005 Award Commendation, Australasian Association for Engineering Education Excellence in Engineering Education - - - 2002 Award Elder Prize for Excellence in Teaching The University of Adelaide Australia - 2002 Award Commonwealth of Learning Excellence in Distance Education Award - - - 2002 Award Tall Poppy Science Award - - - 2001 Award Pearson Education UniServe Science Teaching Award - - - 2001 Award ◾ASCILITE Award for Exemplary Use of Electronic Technologies in Teaching and Learning in Tertiary Education for the "Mekong eSim" - Australia - 1994 Scholarship Frank Perry Scholarship in Engineering University of Adelaide Australia - 1992 Award Australian Postgraduate Research Award (Priority Status) University of Adelaide Australia - 1988 Award James Hardie Award for Civil Engineering University of Adelaide Australia - 1988 Scholarship Frank Bull Scholarship for Civil Engineering University of Adelaide Australia - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review German Can read, write, speak and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 1996 University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental/Water Resources Engineering 1990 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Civil Engineering (First Class Honours)
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Journals
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Books
Year Citation 2015 Liner, B., & Maier, H. (2015). H2Optimization: An Introduction to Optimization and Operations Research for Infrastructure Professionals. Aldera. 2010 Humphrey, G., Maier, H., & Lambert, M. (2010). Bayesian artificial neural networks : with applications water resources engineering. USA: Verlag Dr. Muller. 2009 Gibbs, M., Maier, H., & Dandy, G. (2009). Determination of practical genetic algorithm parameter settings: Applications to the operation of water distribution systems. UK: Verlag Dr. Muller. -
Book Chapters
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Conference Papers
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2022 Newland, C., Maier, H., Zecchin, A., & Newman, J. (2022). Impact of the Degree of Incorporation of Domain Knowledge into the Automatic Calibration of Land Use (Natural Hazard Exposure) Models. Poster session presented at the meeting of 11th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Brussels, Belgium, Ann van Griensven, Jiri Nossent, Stefan Reis (Eds.) https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/iemssconference/2022/.. Brussels. 2022 McPhail, C., Maier, H., Westra, S., & van der Linden, L. (2022). Making sense of scenario techniques and robustness metrics for decision making under deep uncertainty. Poster session presented at the meeting of 11th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Brussels, Belgium, Ann van Griensven, Jiri Nossent, Stefan Reis (Eds.) https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/iemssconference/2022/. Brussels. 2021 Leigh, R., Knowling, M., Westra, S., Bennett, B., Zecchin, A., Maier, H., . . . Devanand, A. (2021). A multi-modelling framework to stress-test water resource systems under change. Poster session presented at the meeting of 24th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2021) Book of Abstracts. Sydney, Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc.. 2021 Jeanneau, A., Maier, H., Zecchin, A., van Delden, H., & McNaught, T. (2021). Fuel management strategies for reducing future bushfire risk. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian and New Zealand National Council for fire and emergency services. Sydney. 2021 Liang, R., Thyer, M., Maier, H., Di Matteo, M., & Dandy, G. (2021). Potential benefits of real-time control to reduce urban flooding using distributed smart stormwater storage systems. Poster session presented at the meeting of 23rd EGU General Assembly. 2018 Culley, S. A., Westra, S., Maier, H. R., & Bennett, B. (2018). An R tool for scenario-neutral climate impact analysis of water resource systems. Poster session presented at the meeting of 9th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software. 2018 Culley, S. A., Westra, S., Maier, H. R., & Bennett, B. (2018). Identifying the climate variables to which water resource systems are most sensitive. Poster session presented at the meeting of 9th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software. 2018 Bennett, B., Culley, S., Westra, S., & Maier, H. (2018). ForeSIGHT: An R-package to Support Scenario-Neutral Climate Impact Assessments. Poster session presented at the meeting of AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2018, H53Q-1819. Washington, DC, USA. 2015 Riddell, G. A., van Delden, H., Maier, H. R., & Zecchin, A. C. (2015). Applying an ‘outcomes of interest’ scenario framework to consider uncertainties impacting risk reduction policies. Poster session presented at the meeting of MODSIM 2015. Gold Coast, Australia. 2015 Riddell, G. A., van delden, H., maier, H. R., & zecchin, A. C. (2015). Including land value in hazard mitigation planning. Poster session presented at the meeting of AFAC 2015. Adelaide, Australia. 2014 Riddell, G. A., zecchin, A. C., Maier, H. R., & van Delden, H. (2014). Handling uncertainty in optimal decision-making for natural hazard mitigation planning. Poster session presented at the meeting of AFAC 2014. Wellington, New Zealand. -
Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2024 van Delden, H., Jeanneau, A., Vanhout, R., Radford, D., Maier, H., & Zecchin, A. (2024). Sea flood mapping and impact assessment for Port Adelaide and surrounds - A study to explore future risk scenarios using UNHaRMED. 2023 Liang, R., Thyer, M., & Maier, H. (2023). Evaluating Benefits of Smart Design and Control of Distributed Storage for the Pasadena Case Study Catchment. 2023 Liang, R., Thyer, M., & Maier, H. (2023). Evaluating Benefits of Smart Design of Distributed Storage for the Trinity Valley Study Catchment. University of Adelaide, City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, and Stormwater Management Authority. 2022 van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., Riddell, G., Jeanneau, A., Maier, H., & Zecchin, A. (2022). Exploring future bushfire risk and risk reduction potential. 2022 Dumbrell, N., O'Connor, P., Matthews, K., Johns, C., Maier, H., Umberger, W., . . . Cavagnaro, T. (2022). Carbon valorisation : Achieving a carbon neutral farming future in South Australia. University of Adelaide. 2022 He, L., Zecchin, A., Westra, S., Jeanneau, A., Radford, D., & Maier, H. (2022). ADAPTIVE ANALYTICAL BUSHFIRE LIKELIHOOD (AABL) TOOL FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING FUTURE BUSHFIRE RISK. 2022 Culley, S., Zecchin, A., & Maier, H. (2022). National scale assessment of viable biomethane locations in Australia: viable case studies report. 2022 Culley, S., Zecchin, A., & Maier, H. (2022). Where are the most viable locations for bioenergy hubs across Australia?. 2022 Culley, S., Zecchin, A., & Maier, H. (2022). Prototype online mapping tool: Identifying most viable sites for biomethane injection in Australia. 2022 Westra, S., Leigh, R., Knowling, M., Beh, E., Devanand, A., Thyer, M., . . . McInerney, D. (2022). Assessment of current and future water security in the Barossa and Eden Valleys. 2022 van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., Riddel, G., Elco, K., Radford, D., Dandy, G., . . . Zecchin, A. (2022). Evaluation Document: GRUMP - Gawler River UNHARMED Mitigation Project. Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. 2022 van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., Riddell, G., Koks, E., Radford, D., Dandy, G., . . . Zecchin, A. (2022). Integrated Assessment of Flood Mitigation Options: GRUMP - Gawler River UNHARMED Mitigation Project. Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. 2022 van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., Riddell, G., Koks, E., Radford, D., Dandy, G., . . . Zecchin, A. (2022). Pathways Document for Integrated Flood Risk Management: GRUMP - Gawler River UNHARMED Mitigation Project. Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. 2022 van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., Riddell, G., Koks, E., Radford, D., Dandy, G., . . . Zecchin, A. (2022). Project Summary and Evaluation: GRUMP - Gawler River UNHARMED Mitigation Project. Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC. 2022 Jeanneau, A., Zecchin, A., van Delden, H., Vanhout, R., McNaught, T., Wouters, M., & Maier, H. (2022). Opportunities for alternative fuel load reduction approaches - summary report (719). 2022 Jeanneau, A., Zecchin, A., van Delden, H., McNaught, T., & Maier, H. (2022). Mapping how outputs from various Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC projects could be combined to address the issue of how to best manage fuel to reduce bushfire risk into the future (718). 2021 Jeanneau, A., Zecchin, A., van Delden, H., McNaught, T., & Maier, H. (2021). Guidance framework for the selection of different fuel management strategies (716). 2021 Jeanneau, A., Zecchin, A., van Delden, H., McNaught, T., & Maier, H. (2021). Identifying opportunities for the use of different fuel management strategies in WA (717). 2021 Jeanneau, A., Zecchin, A., van Delden, H., McNaught, T., & Maier, H. (2021). Influence of climate change and fuel management on bushfire risk in Western Australia (714). 2021 Jeanneau, A., Zecchin, A., van Delden, H., McNaught, T., & Maier, H. (2021). Identification of fuel management locations and risk reduction potential (715). 2021 Culley, S., Zecchin, A., Hosseini, T., & Maier, H. (2021). Adelaide Case Study Report - Viability Assessment. 2021 Culley, S., Maier, H., & Zecchin, A. (2021). Final Framework Report. 2020 Culley, S., Maier, H., Zecchin, A., & Riddell, G. (2020). Methodology Report. 2020 Culley, S., Zecchin, A., Hosseini, T., & Maier, H. (2020). Griffith Case Study Report - Viability Assessment: Assessment framework for bio-methane injection in gas networks (RP1.2-03). Future Fuels CRC. 2020 Newman, J., Dandy, G., Zecchin, A., Maier, H., van Delden, H., Newland, C., & Riddell, G. (2020). Simulation optimisation for natural hazard risk management (533). 2020 Culley, S., Westra, S., Maier, H., Bennett, B., & Newman, J. (2020). WATER SECURITY RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF THE MIDDLE RIVER SUPPLY SYSTEM (2020/10). 2020 Maier, H., Riddell, G., van Delden, H., Araya, S., Zecchin, A., Vanhout, R., . . . Hamers, E. (2020). Improved decision support for natural hazard risk reduction – annual report 2019-2020 (629). 2020 Maier, H., Riddell, G., van Delden, H., Araya, S., Zecchin, A., Vanhout, R., . . . Hamers, E. (2020). Improved decision support for natural hazard risk reduction – annual project report 2018-2019 (583). 2020 March, A., de Moraes, L., Riddell, G., Dovers, S., Stanley, J., van Delden, H., . . . Maier, H. (2020). Integrating bushfire risk reduction and statutory mechanisms in South Australia: assessment of the draft Planning and Design Code 2019 (584). 2020 March, A., de Moraes, L., Riddell, G., Dovers, S., Stanley, J., van Delden, H., . . . Maier, H. (2020). Integrated urban planning for natural hazard mitigation (535). 2019 van Delden, H., Riddell, G., Vanhout, R., Maier, H., Newman, J., Zecchin, A., & Dandy, G. (2019). UNHaRMED framework report: a co-creation approach for the development and use of decision support systems for disaster risk reduction. (484). 2019 Riddell, G., Araya, S., Zecchin, A., Maier, H., Daniell, J., & van Delden, H. (2019). INFORMING STRATEGIC URBAN RISK MAPPING FOR METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE. 2019 Araya, S., Maier, H., Zecchin, A., & Riddell, G. (2019). Workshop 1 Report - Opportunities and Barriers for Introducing Bio-Methane into Existing Gas Networks. 2019 Thyer, M. A., Maier, H. R., & Di Matteo, M. (2019). Evaluating the benefits of smart stormwater systems: summary of research outcomes. South Australia: The University of Adelaide.
DOI2019 Thyer, M. A., Di Matteo, M., Liang, R., Maier, H. R., & Dandy, G. (2019). Evaluating smart storage options for drainage rehabilitation to provide flood, reuse and water quality benefits. 2018 Riddell, G., van Delden, H., & Maier, H. (2018). Urbanisation pressures and flood risk: Gawler River catchment and regional development (434). 2018 Maier, H., Riddell, G., van Delden, H., Newman, J., Zecchin, A., Dandy, G., . . . Bennett, B. (2018). Improved decision support for natural hazard risk reduction: annual project report 2017-18 (427). 2018 March, A., de Moraes, L. N., Riddell, G., Dovers, S., Stanley, J., van Delden, H., . . . Maier, H. (2018). Australian inquiries into natural hazard events (544). 2018 March, A., de Moraes, L. N., Riddell, G., Stanley, J., van Delden, H., Beilin, R., . . . Maier, H. (2018). Practical and theoretical issues: integrating urban planning and emergency management (414). 2017 Riddell, G., van Delden, H., Dandy, G., Maier, H., Zecchin, A., Newman, J., & Newland, C. (2017). Futures Greater Adelaide 2050: An exploration of disaster risk and the future (243). 2011 Leonard, M., Thyer, M., Lambert, M., Maier, H., & Dandy, G. (2011). Task 4 Milestone 1 Report, Application Test Bed, Onkaparinga Catchment Case Study: Surface Water Hydrological Modelling. - Thyer, M., Maier, H., & Matteo, M. D. (n.d.). Evaluating the Benefits of Smart Stormwater Systems: Unley Case Study.
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Datasets
Year Citation - Maier, H., Riddell, G., Delden, H. V., Zecchin, A., Dandy, G., & Araya, S. G. (n.d.). UNHaRMED - Unified Natural Hazard Risk Mitigation Exploratory Decision Support System.
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Software
Year Citation 2018 Bennett, B. S., Culley, S., Westra, S., Guo, D., & Maier, H. (2018). foreSIGHT: Systems Insights from Generation of Hydroclimatic Timeseries (Version 0.9.2) [Computer Software]. https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=foreSIGHT: CRAN. -
Filesets
Year Citation - May, R., & Maier, H. (n.d.). neural-network-add-in-1-5-4-setup.exe.
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Media
Year Citation - Maier, H. (n.d.). What do Environmental Engineers do?.
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Presentations
Year Citation - McPhail, C., Maier, H., Kwakkel, J., Giuliani, M., Castelletti, A., & Westra, S. (n.d.). Robustness metrics: How are they calculated and when should they be used?.
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Research Funding
Year | Amount | Source | Project |
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2017-2020 | $540,000 | Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC | Integrated urban planning for natural hazard mitigation |
2017-2020 | $880,000 | Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC | Improved decision support for natural hazard risk reduction (Lead CI) |
2016-2018 | $319,235 | Water Research Australia | Better data-driven decision-making under future climate uncertainty |
2014-2017 | $1,055,00 | Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC | Decision support system for assessment of policy & planning investment options for optimal natural hazard mitigation (Lead CI) |
2012-2013 | $104,928 | SA Department for the Environment, Water and Natural Resources | Riverine recovery optimisation (Lead CI) |
2012-2013 | $193,483 | Goyder Institute | Optimal water resource mix for metropolitan Adelaide |
2012-2014 | $179,267 | Goyder Institute | Improved modelling of the catchments and drainage network in the upper south east for management outcomes |
2011-2014 | $501,500 | Goyder Institute | Development of an agreed set of climate projections for South Australia |
2011-2013 | $246,000 | Goyder Institute | Managed aquifer recharge and urban stormwater use options |
2011-2012 | $198,000 | Goyder Institute | Development of descision support frameworks for water resource management in the South East [Project Report] (Lead CI) |
2011 | $80,350 | Department for Water | Evaluation and application of Source Rivers modelling framework to the South Australian reacheas of the River Murray (Lead CI) |
2010-2012 | $330,000 | Water Quality Australia | Optimum control of chloramine in water distribution systems |
2009-2012 |
$198,000 (ARC) $60,000 (Industry) |
ARC Linkage Projects | Early warning of cyanobacteria blooms in drinking water reservoirs by means of evolutionary algorithms |
2008-2010 | $304,270 | eWater CRC | New Techniques in Optimisation, Modelling and Decision Support [Projet Report] |
2006-2010 |
$430,000 (ARC) $170,000 (Industry) |
ARC Linkage Projects | Innovative approach to the optimal management of water resources and application to the Upper South East Region of South Australia (Lead CI) |
2006-2009 |
$238,000 (ARC) $75,000 (Industry) |
ARC Linkage Projects | Effects of urbanisation and introduced species on rivers and estuaries: a whole of catchment approach |
2006-2007 | $95,370 | Centre for Natural Resources Management (CNRM) | Sensitivity Analysis of Models used to predict the effects of Policy Decisions on salinity levels in the River Murray (Lead CI) |
2006-2007 | $262,290 | eWater CRC | New techniques for modelling, optimisation and decision support |
2004-2007 |
$252,200 ARC) $110,000 (Industry) |
ARC Linkage Projects | New approach to sensitivity assessment of complex simulation models for environmental management |
2003 | $10,000 | ARC Special Research Initiative | Sustainable terrestrial and riverine systems through integrated assessment and modelling (Lead CI) |
2003-2004 | $132,984 | ARC Discovery | New techniques for artificial neural network modelling in hydrology (Lead CI) |
2003 | $5,000 | ECMS Faculty Small Research Grants Scheme | Improved approach for the optimisation of water distribution networks (Lead CI) |
2003-2005 | $40,000 | Hydro Tasmania | Optimal maintenance scheduling for hydro power stations using ant colony optimisation (Lead CI) |
2002-2005 | $402,000 | CRC Water Quality & Treatment | Development of tools for improved disinfection control |
2002-2005 | $274,000 | CRC Water Quality & Treatment | Decision support system to maintain water quality in water distribution systems |
2002 | $9,000 | University of Adelaide | New techniques for artificial neural network modelling in hydrology |
2002-2004 | $91,000 | ARC Discovery | Improving flow management for the control of blue-green algal bloms (Lead CI) |
2002-2004 |
$135,270 (ARC) $40,000 (Industry) |
ARC Linkage Projects | Desalination options for metropolitan Adelaide's water supply and implications for water resource allocation for regional communities |
2001 | $5,000 | CRC Water Quality & Treatment | Control of water treatment processes using artificial neural network modelling (Lead CI) |
2001 | $12,000
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University of Adelaide
United Water |
Optimisation of water distribution systems including the effects of uncertainty (Lead CI) |
2000 | $14,000 | Australian Research Council |
Assessment of effectiveness of flow management strategies in reducing the frequency and intensity of cyanobacterial (blue-green algal) blooms (Lead CI) |
Teaching Grants
Date | Project | Funding Body | Amount |
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2008 | Development of online industry case study learning objects | University of Adelaide | $8,900 |
2006 | Online situational learning initiative | University of Adelaide | $100,000 |
2000 | Mekong e-sim: a distributed computer supported role-play/simulation | University of Adelaide | $10,000 |
Teaching Activities
Courses Developed
Date | Course Title | Institution |
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2005-2011, 2013 | Environmental Modelling and Management (C&ENVENG 7029) | University of Adelaide |
2000-2011, 2013 | Envirnmental Modelling and Management (C&ENVENG 4087) | University of Adelaide |
1995-2005, 2007 | Water Engineering II S2 (C&ENVENG 2035) | University of Adelaide |
2000-2006, 2008 | Environmental Engineering II (C&ENVENG 2026) | University of Adelaide |
2009-2010, 2013 | Environmental Engineering & Sustainability II (C&ENVENG 2068) | University of Adelaide |
2001 | Engineering Modelling and Analysis II (C&ENVENG 2014) | University of Adelaide |
1999-2001 | Environmental Engineering and Design III - Design Project (C&ENVENG 3009) | University of Adelaide |
1999 | Statistical Analysis in Hydrology (8990) | University of Adelaide |
Teaching Development
- Developer of Hybrid Just-in -Time / Project Based Learning approach.
- Co-developer and the facilitator of the multi-award winning Mekong e-Sim online roleplay simulation.
- Co-leader of the South Australian cluster of Project EnRoLE.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2023 Principal Supervisor Opportunities and challenges for using brackish groundwater to increase agricultural productivity and resilience in the Murray-Darling Basin Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Caleb James Gray 2021 Principal Supervisor System Risk Modelling in Critical Water Infrastructure - Decision Support for Assessing and Mitigating Cyber Threats. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Cael James Angus Keenan 2021 Principal Supervisor Quantitative Framework to Enable the Sustainable Renewable Energy Transition Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jing Tian 2021 Principal Supervisor An integrated modelling approach for the planning of collaborative and adaptive wildfire risk-reduction activities Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Douglas Arthur Gordon Radford 2021 Co-Supervisor An analytical framework to support the application of higher-value approaches in the circular economy. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Jodie Kathleen Bricout -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2019 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Real-time Control of Stormwater Storages to Improve Performance of Urban Stormwater Systems Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ruijie Liang 2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor A coupled approach to regional flood and land-use modelling to determine the impact of land-use-change and mitigation strategies on flood risk reduction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Eike Michael Hamers 2017 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Understanding the Problem Structure of Optimisation Problems in Water Resources Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Siwei Zhu 2016 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Towards a Better Understanding of Scenarios and Robustness for the Long-Term Planning of Water and Environmental Systems Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Cameron McPhail 2016 - 2021 Co-Supervisor A Systematic Investigation of Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms Applied to the Water Distribution System Problem Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Peng Wang 2015 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Improved Implementation of Scenario-Neutral Climate Impact Assessments for Water Resource Systems Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sam Anthony Culley 2014 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Foresight for Risk - Using Scenarios for Strategic Risk Assessment and Management of Emergent Disaster Risk Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Graeme Angus Riddell 2014 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Developing a (Semi) Automatic Calibration Procedure for Cellular Automata Based Land-use Models Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Charles Peter Newland 2013 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Practical Implementation of the Scenario-Neutral Approach to Climate Impact Assessments for Hydrological Systems Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Danlu Guo 2012 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Optimal Water Allocation and Scheduling for Irrigation Using Ant Colony Algorithms Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Duc Cong Hiep Nguyen 2012 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Improved Evolutionary Algorithm Optimisation of Water Distribution Systems Using Domain Knowledge Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Weiwei Bi 2012 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Multiobjective Planning and Design of Distributed Stormwater Harvesting and Treatment Systems through Optimization and Visual Analytics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Michael Di Matteo 2011 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Improving Partial Mutual Information Based Input Variable Selection for Data Driven Environmental and Water Resources Models Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Xuyuan Yuan Li 2011 - 2014 Co-Supervisor A Framework for the Minimization of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Water Distribution Systems Considering the Time-Dependency of Emissions Factors Associated with the Generation of Electricity Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Christopher Sean Stokes 2010 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Optimal Sequencing of Water Supply Options Incorporating Sustainability and Uncertainty Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Eva Hooi Ying Beh 2009 - 2014 Co-Supervisor An adaptive multi-objective framework for the scheduling of environmental flow management alternatives using ant colony optimization Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Joanna Margaret Szemis 2009 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Frameworks for Assessing and Improving Urban Water Supply Security Planning under Climate Change Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Fiona Paton 2008 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Frameworks for Evaluating and Improving Simplified Hydrologic Models for Baseflow and Rainfall-Runoff Estimation Using Distributed Physical Models Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Li Li 2007 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Impacts of an Altered Water and Salinity Regime on the Condition of Wetlands in the Upper South East of South Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Abigail Goodman 2007 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Fully Integrated Modelling of Surface-Subsurface Flow Processes: Quantifying In-Stream and Overland Flow Generation Mechanisms Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Daniel Partington 2007 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm Optimization of Water Distribution Systems Accounting for Economic Cost Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reliability Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Wenyan Wu 2004 - 2008 Co-Supervisor A Contribution Towards Real-Time Forecasting of Algal Blooms in Drinking Water Reservoirs by Means of Artificial Neural Networks and Evolutionary Algorithms Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Amber Welk 2003 - 2014 Co-Supervisor Water Distribution System Optimization Using Metamodels Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Darren Broad 2003 - 2006 Co-Supervisor Prediction of Special Core Parameters for Australian Hydrocarbon Basins Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hussam Goda 2003 - 2006 Principal Supervisor Bayesian Artificial Neural Networks in Water Resources Engineering Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Greer Humphrey 2003 - 2010 Principal Supervisor Developing Artificial Neural Network Models for Water Quality Modelling and Prediction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Robert May 2003 - 2007 Principal Supervisor Ant Colony Optimisation for Power Plant Maintenance Scheduling Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Wai Foong 2003 - 2008 Principal Supervisor Genetic Algorithm Parameter Setting for Water Distribution System Optimisation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Matthew Gibbs 2002 - 2006 Principal Supervisor Uncertainty Analysis Methods For Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Kylie Hyde 1999 - 2003 Co-Supervisor USE OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR PREDICTING SETTLEMENT OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS ON COHESIONLESS SOILS Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Mohamed Shahin 1998 - 2003 Co-Supervisor Forecasting Water Resources Variables Using Artificial Neural Networks Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Gavin Bowden
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