Team
Our transdisciplinary team of leading experts in computer science, artificial intelligence, environmental and freshwater science, agricultural and catchment systems modeling, Māori environmental science, policy, and environmental social science is working on a cutting-edge project that aims to develop a novel framework for freshwater modelling. With our unique approach, we aim to better understand the impact of environmental factors on freshwater quality and propose mitigation strategies to contribute to Te Mana o te Wai. Our ultimate goal is to provide a standardized interface for evaluating data and models while quantifying uncertainty, enabling us to address policy-relevant questions in freshwater quality well beyond the current state of the art. For more information, please get in touch.
Jörg Wicker
Project Lead
Senior Lecturer at the School of Computer Science, University of Auckland | CTO of enviPath
Theo Sarris
Co-Lead
Science Leader of Environmental Science team, Institute of Environmental Science and Research
Daniel Wilson
Leader - Knowledge Production Practices for Freshwater
Professional Teaching Fellow at the School of Computer Science, University of Auckland
Katerina Taskova
Lead - Enabling AI and process-based model integration
Senior Lecturer at the School of Computer Science, University of Auckland
Gill Dobbie
Lead - Novel approaches to freshwater problems
Professor at the School of Computer Science, University of Auckland | Chair of Science Advisory Panel at Plant and Food Research Institute | Chair of Science Advisory Committee at PlantTech Research Inc | Deputy Chair of Marsden Funding Council at Royal Society of NZ
Sandy Elliott
Lead -- Ensuring uptake and impact
Principal Scientist for Catchment Processes, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Albert Bifet
Director of Artificial Intelligence Institute, University of Waikato
Alfred Theodore Kpodonu
Senior Healthy Waters Specialist, Auckland Council
Deniz Özkundakci
Associate Professor at the Environmental Research Institute, University of Waikato | Toihuarewa Waimāori – Chair in Lake and Freshwater Science at University of Waikato
Kaiqi Zhao
Senior Lecturer at the School of Computer Science, University of Auckland
Diana Benavides Prado
Senior Research Fellow at the School of Computer Science, University of Auckland
Richard McDowell
Billy van Uitregt
Senior Lecturer at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington
Jingfeng Zhang
Lecturer at the School of Computer Science, University of Auckland
Brendon Blue
Lecturer at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington
Kohji Muraoka
Ministry for the Environment
Val Snow
Principal Scientist, Agroecosystem Modelling, at AgResearch
Ioannis Ziogas
Assistant Teaching Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy and an Assistant Research Professor at the Massive Data Institute, Georgetown University.
Katharina Dost
Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Computer Science, University of Auckland
Trung Nguyen
Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Computer Science, University of Auckland
Louise Weaver
Senior Scientist at Water, Waste and Social Systems Group, Institute of Environmental Science and Research