Our People

World Leading Data Scientists

The DARE ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre brings together some of the world’s leading data scientists led by Professor Willem Vervoort from the University of Sydney, and supported by an exemplary cohort of academic leaders with extensive experience in applied data science solutions.

Director

Professor Willem Vervoort, University of Sydney

Edward Cripps

Deputy Director

Associate Professor Edward Cripps, University of Western Australia

Lucy Marshall

Deputy Director

Professor Lucy Marshall, University of Sydney

Carolyn Robinson

Business Manager

Carolyn Robinson, University of Sydney

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Senior Project & Communications Officer

Kelsey Moore, University of Sydney

DARE DOMAIN LEADS

Glenda Wardle

Biodiversity

Professor Glenda Wardle, University of Sydney

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Minerals

Dr Mark Lindsay, University of Western Australia

Water

Professor Willem Vervoort, University of Sydney

DARE THEME LEADS

Edward Cripps

Building Models

Associate Professor Edward Cripps, University of Western Australia

Rohitash Chandra

Exploring Data

Dr Rohitash Chandra, University of NSW

INVESTIGATORS

Mark Jessell

Senior Academic Domain Advisor

Professor Mark Jessell, University of Western Australia

Robert Kohn

Senior Academic Data Science Advisor

Scientia Professor Robert Kohn, University of NSW

Jody Webster

Special Projects – Coral reefs

Professor Jody Webster, University of Sydney

Tristan Salles

Special Projects– Landscapes

Associate Professor Tristan Salles, University of Sydney

Rajitha Athukorala

Research Associate

Dr Rajitha Athukorala, University of Sydney

Matthew Cleary

Chief Investigator

Professor Matthew Cleary, University of Sydney

John Close

Chief Investigator

Professor John Close, The Australian National University

Chief Investigator

Associate Professor Clara Grazian, University of Sydney

Chief Investigator

Dr Aaron Greenville, University of Sydney

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Chief Investigator

Associate Professor Fiona Johnson, University of NSW

Chief Investigator

Professor Judy Kay, University of Sydney

Liu,Shuang

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Dr Shuang Liu, University of New South Wales

Tongliang Liu

Chief Investigator

Associate Professor Tongliang Liu, University of Sydney

Subhas Mukhopadhyay

Chief Investigator

Professor Subhas Mukhopadhyay, Macquarie University

Chief Investigator

Dr Sahani Pathiraja, University of NSW

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Dr Leonardo Portes, University of Western Australia

Minh-Ngoc Tran

Chief Investigator

Associate Professor Minh-Ngoc Tran, University of Sydney

David Warton

Chief Investigator

Professor David Warton, University of New South Wales

PARTNER INVESTIGATORS

Tom Celebrezze

Partner Investigator

Dr Tom Celebrezze, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Partner Investigator

Professor Theo Damoulas, Alan Turing Institute

Patrice de Caritat

Partner Investigator

Dr Patrice de Caritat, Geoscience Australia

Lesley Gibson

Partner Investigator

Dr Lesley Gibson, Western Australia Biodiversity Science Institute

Lisa Hamilton

Partner Investigator

Dr Lisa Hamilton, WaterNSW

Nicholas Haskins

Partner Investigator

Nicholas Haskins, NSW Smart Sensing Network

Georgina Kelly

Partner Investigator

Dr Georgina Kelly, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Partner Investigator

Dr Milan Korbel, McKinsey

George Mathews

Partner Investigator

Dr George Mathews, QuantumBlack

Anandaroop Ray

Partner Investigator

Dr Anandaroop Ray, Geoscience Australia

PHD CANDIDATES

Rajitha Athukorala

PhD Awarded

Dr Rajitha Athukorala, University of Sydney

Kim Bente

PhD Candidate

Kim Bente, University of Sydney

Samuel Davis

PhD Candidate

Samuel Davis, University of Sydney

Ratneel Deo

PhD Completed – Pending Examination

Ratneel Deo, University of Sydney

Vihanga Gunadasa

PhD Completed – Pending Examination

Vihanga Gunadasa, University of Sydney

Arpit Kapoor

PhD Candidate

Arpit Kapoor, University of NSW

Dilani Kaveendri

PhD Completed – Pending Examination

Dilani Kaveendri, University of Sydney

Fabian Leal

PhD Candidate

Fabian Leal, University of WA

Maria Lopes

PhD Candidate

Maria Lopes, University of WA

Yiyi Ma

PhD Candidate

Yiyi Ma, University of NSW

Samudra Madushani

PhD Candidate

Samudra Madushani, University of NSW

SamMason

PhD Candidate

Sam Mason, University of NSW

Emma Nguyen

PhD Completed – Pending Examination

Emma Nguyen, University of Sydney

Megan Nguyen

PhD Awarded

Dr Megan Nguyen, University of Sydney

Linduni Rodrigo

PhD Completed – Pending Examination

Linduni Rodrigo, University of Sydney

Paco Tseng

PhD Awarded

Dr Paco Tseng, University of Sydney

Maryam Zeinolabedini

PhD Completed – Pending Examination

Maryam Zeinolabedini, University of NSW