People

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  Professor Abbas Rajabifard

  Director

  abbas.r@unimelb.edu.au

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  Professor Greg Foliente

  Deputy Director

  greg.foliente@unimelb.edu.au

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  Mr Geoff Spring

  Senior Industry Adviser

  Area of Expertise: Global Public Safety Communications and Information Management Sector

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  Mr David Williams

  Senior Industry Advisor

  Area of Expertise: Public Safety and Emergency Management

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  Mr Ged Griffin

  Senior Industry Advisor

  Area of Expertise: Public Safety and Emergency Management

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  Chair, Mr Euan Ferguson

  Director

  Euan Ferguson Pty Ltd.

  Former Chief Officer

  Country Fire Authority, Vic.

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  Professor Abbas Rajabifard

  Director

  Centre for Disaster Management and Public Safety

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  Mr Greg Scott

  Inter-Regional Advisor

  United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management

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  Dr Joanna Batstone

  VP and Lab Director

  IBM Research Australia

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  Mr Robert Jensen

  US Disaster Management Expert

  Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs

  US Dept. of Homeland Security

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  Mark Crosweller AFSM

  Head

  National Resilience Taskforce, Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

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  Professor Tom Kvan

  Pro Vice-Chancellor

  Campus and Global Development

  The University of Melbourne

  Director

  Aurin

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  Mr Steve Tsikaris

  Executive Manager

  Department of Treasure and Finance, Victoria

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  Ms Shonal Dessmann

  Principal Emergency Advisor

  Australian Energy Market Operator

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  Assistant Commissioner Debra Abbott

  Victoria Police

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  Associate Professor Alan March

  Director, Bachelor of Environments

  Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

  The University of Melbourne

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  Mr Nick Demetrios

  Central Gippsland Essential Industries Group

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  Mr James Smart

  Partner

  Maddocks Commercial Law Firm

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  Ms Leanne Simpson

  Director Emergency Management

  VicRoads

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  Dr Rory Nathan

  Department of Infrastructure Engineering

  Melbourne School of Engineering

  The University of Melbourne

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  Mr Paul Barnard

  Consultant Emergency Management

  The University of Melbourne

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  Professor Eiichi Taniguchi

  Department of Urban Management

  Graduate School of Engineering

  Kyoto University

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  A/Prof Dongryeol Ryu, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit
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  Mr Clifford Ogleby, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit
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  A/Prof Andrew Western, Flood Management Unit
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  A/Prof Rory Nathan, Flood Management Unit
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  Prof Majid Sarvi, Transport and Logistics Unit
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  A/Prof Russell Thompson, Transport and Logistics Unit
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  A/Prof Helen Goldsworthy, Earthquake Mitigation Unit
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  Prof Nelson Lam, Earthquake Mitigation Unit
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  A/Prof Mark Quigley, Earthquake Mitigation Unit
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  Prof Lisa Gibbs, Community Resilience Unit
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  Prof Priyan Mendis, Community Resilience Unit
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  A/Prof Tuan Ngo, Infrastructure Resilience Unit
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  Prof Thas Nirmalathas, Mission Critical Communications Unit
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  Prof Muthupandian Ashokkumar, Food Security Unit

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  Dr. Benny Chen

  Research Fellow

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  Dr Katie Potts

  Research Fellow

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  Dr Robyn Molyneaux

  Research Associate

  Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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  Dr Saeed Bagloee

  Research Fellow

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  Dr Massoud Sofi

  Research Associate

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  Ms Maryam Rabiee

  Research Associate

Graduates

Graduands

Candidates

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  Mitko Aleksandrov
  Supervisors: Prof. Abbas Rajabifard & Dr. Mohsen Kalantari
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  Abdullah Alhawsawi
  Supervisors: Prof. Majid Sarvi & Prof. Abbas Rajabifard
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  Cheng Cheng
  Supervisors: A/Prof. Russell G. Thompson, Dr. Alysson M. Costa & Dr. Sam Yuen
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  Azadeh Emami
  Supervisors: Prof. Majid Sarvi & A/Prof. Russell G. Thompson
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  Ged Griffin
  Supervisors: Prof. Abbas Rajabifard & Dr. Allison Keally
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  Siddesh Godbole
  Supervisors: Prof. Nelson Lam & Dr. Elisa Luamantarna
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  Jasmine (Chaojie) Guo
  Supervisors: A/Prof. Russell Thompson & Prof. Greg Foliente
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  Roozbeh Hasanzadeh Nafari
  Supervisors: A/Prof. Tuan Ngo & Prof. Priyan Mendis
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  Alireza Kashian
  Supervisors: Prof. Abbas Rajabifard & Dr. Kai-Florian Richter
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  Arash Kaviani
  Supervisors: A/Prof. Russell Thompson, Prof. Abbas Rajabifard & Prof. Majid Sarvi
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  Yan Li
  Supervisors: Prof. Majid Sarvi & Dr. Kourosh Khoshelham
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  Mohamed Mafas
  Supervisors: Prof. Nelson Lam & Dr. Elisa Lumantarna
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  Katitza Marinkovic
  Supervisors: A/Prof. Lisa Gibbs & Dr. Karen Block
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  Mahil Tharindu Pathirana
  Supervisors: Prof. Nelson Lam & Dr. Lihai Zhang
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  Jude Shalitha Perera
  Supervisors: Prof. Nelson Lam & Dr. Mahdi Disfani
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  Shihara Thimanthi Perera
  Supervisors: Prof. Nelson Lam & Dr. Lihai Zhang
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  Mehair Yacoubian
  Supervisors: Prof. Nelson Lam & Dr. Elisa Lumantarna