Australia
Associate Professor and Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne, leading Geospatial Transport Planning at the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration. Former Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow. Research focuses on reducing the risk of preventable death and injury in urban environments through interdisciplinary methods, integrating behavioural science with mathematical modelling. Founder and Chair of the Crowd Safety Summit, a biennial event advancing global research and practice in crowd safety. Editorial board member of Transportation Research Part C. Author of over 110 scholarly publications, including in leading journals such as Science and Nature. Consistently ranked among the top 0.05% of scientists globally (Elsevier). Extensive teaching portfolio in transport and safety, including the signature course Human Factors in Transport and professional short courses on crowd and road safety. Advisor to major venues and municipalities across Australia for event safety planning. Served as an expert witness in legal matters involving public safety. Regular contributor and media commentator on transport and public safety issues, nationally and internationally.