Professor Pascal Perez

Background

Professor Pascal Perez is a world leader in participatory modelling of complex systems. He is the co-editor of ‘Complex Science for a Complex World – Exploring Human Ecosystems with Agents” (ANU-E-Press). Before joining the University of Wollongong, he has been a Team Leader at CSIRO and an Associate Professor at the Australian National University. Professor Pascal Perez has 20 years experience working in South East Asia, Western Africa, Pacific Island Countries and Australia.

He is responsible for the management and delivery of all aspects of infrastructure modelling and simulation at the SMART Infrastructure Facility. As Research Director he is responsible for SMART’s academic governance and for establishing strategic scientific partnerships in Australia and beyond.

Research areas and expertise

Participatory decision support tools for Government, Industry and Communities

Agent based modelling technology 

Urban Liveability

Academic Qualifications

MSc (Environmental. Studies), 1986, University Montpellier 2, France

PhD (Environmental. Studies), 1994, University Montpellier 2, France

Achievements

Project Leader, Upland Agricultural Innovation project, Indonesia (1996-2000, AFD).

ARC-International Linkage Fellowship to work on groundwater management (2002-2003, ARC).

Co-Chair, Modelling & Decision Support group, Coral Reef Targeted Research project (2005-2010, World Bank).Chief Investigator, Drug Policy Modelling Program (2005-2010, Colonial Bank Foundation). 

Selected Publications

Link to Research Information System (RIS)

HDR Student Supervision

2001       Irianto Gatot, PhD, University of Rennes, France

2003       Nicolas Becu, PhD, University of Montpellier 2, France

2005       Nazmun Ratna, PhD, Australian National University, Australia

2007       Katherine Daniell, Australian National University, Australia

2008       Rachel Lorenzen, PhD, Australian National University, Australia

2010       Magnus Moglia, PhD, Australian National University, Australia

2010       Stefano Balbi, PhD, University of Venice, Italy

2011       Natalie Jones, PhD, University of Queensland, Australia

2012       Francois Lamy, PhD, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Current  Shiva Pedram, PhD, University of Wollongong, Australia

Current  Murad Safadi, PhD, University of Wollongong, Australia

Professional associations

Member of the National Technical Committee of the Australian Urban Infrastructure Network (AURIN)

Member of the Decision Support Division of Simulation Australia

Member of the European Social Simulation Association (ESSA)

Member of the Modelling & Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (MSSANZ)

Member of the Australian Coastal Society (ACS)