Research Activities
Selected Recent Invited Presentations (2015-)
- Equadiff 2019, Keynote Speaker, Leiden, July 2019.
- Workshop on Operator Theoretic Methods in Dynamic Data Analysis and Control, IPAM UCLA, Feburary 2019.
- Workshop on Stochastic Dynamical Systems Appraoches to Fluid Flow Transitions, IUTAM Cornell, September 2018.
- Workshop on Set Oriented Numerics, University of California Santa Barbara, September 2017.
- SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Keynote Speaker, Snowbird, May 2017.
- Workshop on Ergodic Theory, Algorithms and Rigorous Computations, Mathematics Institute, Warwick, April 2017.
- Scaling Cascades in Complex Systems, Keynote Speaker, Free University Berlin, March 2017.
- Workshop on Set Oriented Numerics, Free University Berlin, September 2016.
- International Conference on Statistical Properties of Non-equilibrium Dynamical Systems, SUSTC, Shenzhen, August 2016.
- SIAM Annual Meeting, Keynote Speaker, Boston, July 2016.
- Workshop on Statistical properties of dynamical systems, Erwin Schrodinger Institute for Mathematics and Physics, Vienna, May 2016.
- ICERM Workshop on Computation in Dynamics, Brown University, April 2016.
- 2015 IEEE International Workshop on Complex Systems and Networks, Perth, October 2015.
- Latin American Workshop on Nonlinear Phenomena, Cartagena, September 2015.
- Sinai Workshop on Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems, Leiden, June 2015.
- American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) Workshop on Stochastic Methods for Non-equilibrium Dynamical Systems, San Jose, June 2015.
- Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) Annual Conference, Keynote Speaker, February 2015.
- Random Dynamical Systems and Multiplicative Ergodic Theory, January 2015, BIRS, Banff.
Awards and Fellowships
- John von Neumann Visiting Professorship, Technische Universität München (2016)
- Visiting Scholar, Initiative d’Excellence de l’université de Bordeaux (2016)
- Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence - Postgraduate Research Supervision (2015)
- Erskine Visiting Fellowship, University of Canterbury (2013)
- ARC Future Fellowship (2012-2015)
- John Yu Fellowship, UNSW (2006)
- BHP Billiton Innovation Prize (2004)
- Australian Academy of Sciences / Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship (1997-99)
Editorial and other Duties
- Editorial Board of SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems
- Editorial Board of Physica D
- Editorial Board of Stochastics and Dynamics
- Editorial Board of the Journal of Computational Dynamics
- Editorial Board of the Australian Mathematical Society Lecture Series
Competitive Grants
- ARC Discovery Project (2018-2020) "New mathematics for quantification and assessment of fluctuations
and extremes in time-dependent dynamical systems" (with C. Gonzalez-Tokman, S. Vaienti, and E. van Sebille)
- NHMRC Project Grant (2018-2020) "Very fast, accurate and low dose imaging for radiotherapy treatments" (with R. O’Brien, J-J. Sonke, S. Vinod, and C-C. Shieh)
- Cancer Australia (2017-2019): "High Precision Radiotherapy: Dual Cardiac and Respiratory Motion Management" (with R. O'Brien, J. Booth, P. Bannon, and F. Hegi-Johnson)
- Universities Australia-Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme (2017-2018): "Robust detection and prediction of coherent structures in geophysical, physical, and chemical systems" (with O. Junge)
- Cancer Australia (2015-2017): "Reducing thoracic imaging dose and improving image quality in radiotherapy treatments" (with R. O'Brien and J-J. Sonke)
- ARC Discovery Project (2015-2017): "Discovery and tracking of coherent structures in geophysical flows" (with M. Dellnitz, O. Junge, and A. Quas)
- ARC Future Fellowship (2012-2015): "A probabilistic and geometric understanding of transport and metastability in mathematical geophysical flows"
- ARC Discovery Project (2012-2014): "Extracting macroscopic variables and their dynamics in multiscale systems with metastable states" (with G. Gottwald)
- ARC Discovery Project (2011-2013): "Innovative mathematics using transfer operators to reveal hidden ordered structures in geophysical flows" (with M. Dellnitz and A. Quas)
- Go8-Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme (2011-2012): "The climatic and environmental impacts of ocean circulation: tracking ocean eddies" (with M. Dellnitz)
- Chief Investigator (2008-2013), ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems.
- ARC Discovery Project (2007-2009): "A Dynamical Systems Approach to Mapping Southern Ocean Circulation Pathways" (with M. Dellnitz and A. Treguier)
- 2006 John Yu Fellowship to Europe
- ARC Linkage Project (2005-2007): "A Mathematical Approach to Flexible Management of Open Pit Mines with Uncertain Geology and Unpredictable Demand" (with N.Boland).
- ARC Linkage Project (2003-2004): "Using Mathematics to Maximise the Value of Open Pit Mines" (with N. Boland and P. Taylor)
Recently Organised Conferences
- Transport in Unsteady Flows: from Deterministic Structures to Stochastic Models and Back Again, 15-20 January 2017, Banff International Research Station.
- Advances in Ergodic Theory, Hyperbolic Dynamics, and Statistical Laws (MathsFest 2016), 28 Nov - 2 Dec, University House, ANU.
- 5th International workshop on Set Oriented Numerics, September 1-5 2014
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
- 4th International Workshop on Set-Oriented Numerics, 29 September-2 October 2013, TU Dresden.
- Ergodic Theory and Transfer Operators, Focussed Research Group, Centro de Investigacion en Matematicas, 12-16 August 2013, Guanajuato, Mexico.
- International Workshop on Set-Oriented Numerics in Dynamical Systems , 3-6 September 2012, UNSW, Sydney.
- Open Dynamical Systems: Ergodic Theory, Probabilistic Methods and Applications, 8-13 April 2012, Banff International Research Station.
- New methods for analysing metastable structures in closed, open or non-autonomous dynamical systems, Focussed Research Group, 23-30 October, 2011, Banff International Research Station.
- Discrete Optimization Workshop on Applications in Transport, Logistics, and Networks, 12-15 October, 2010, UNSW, Sydney.
- 1st Pacific Rim Mathematical Association (PRIMA) Congress, 6-10 July 2009, UNSW, Sydney.
Local Research Communities
Externally Funded Projects
- External Funding (Defence Science and Technology Organisation). "Scheduling of amphibious operations and efficient ship packing".
- External Funding (NSW Department of Crime Research and Statistics). "Prison populations and correctional outlays: The effect of reducing re-imprisonment" (with Don Weatherburn)
- External Funding (Hunter Valley Coal Chain Logistics Team): "Increasing Throughput at Newcastle Port" (with P. Pudney)
- External Funding (Patrick Corporation): "Increasing Container Handling Efficiency at Port Botany" (with MASCOS -- UNSW & UniMelb, and Matheon)
- External Funding (BHP Billiton): "Mine Modelling, Optimization, and Valuation"
