Our People

Collaboratory Director
Assoc Prof Kristin StockGeographic information science
School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Auckland
Collaboratory Members
Prof Chris AndersonEnvironmental science, farm landscapes
School of Agriculture and Environment
Palmerston North
Dr Niloofar AflakiGeoinformatics, natural language processing
School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Auckland
Prof Glenn BanksImpact of resource industries in Papua New Guinea
School of People, Environment and Planning
Palmerston North
Prof Barry BormanEpidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health
Research Centre for Hauora and Health
Wellington
Dr Long ChenCartography and spatial analysis, modeling, and geovisualization to better understand real-world problems and support decision-making
School of People, Environment and Planning
Palmerston North
Dr Ina DraganovaAnimal behaviour and welfare and precision agriculture
School of Agriculture and Environment
Palmerston North
Prof Ian FullerFluvial geomorphology
School of Agriculture and Environment
Palmerston North
Prof Hans GuesgenArtificial intelligence
School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Palmerston North
Assoc Prof Matthew HenryResource and environmental planning
School of People, Environment and Planning
Palmerston North
Patrick HipgraveEvironmental health intelligence
Research Centre for Hauora and Health
Wellington
Assoc Prof Emma Hudson-DoyleCommunication and modelling of uncertainty in disaster situations
Joint Centre for Disaster Research
Wellington
Matt IrwinGIS and remote sensing
School of Agriculture and Environment
Palmerston North
Assoc Prof Gabor KereszturiGeospatial mapping, remote sensing
School of Agriculture and Environment
Palmerston North
Agnieszka Kowalik-TaitData visualisation
Research Centre for Hauora and Health
Wellington
Dr Andrew MurphyMarketing
School of Communication, `Journalism and Marketing
Auckland
Prof Diane PearsonEnvironmental management
School of Agriculture and Environment
Palmerston North
Assoc Prof Raj PrassanaTechnology and systems for supporting emergency management
CrisisLab, Joint Centre for Disaster Research
Wellington
Assoc Prof Russell PrinceHuman geography
School of People, Environment and Planning
Palmerston North
Prof Jon ProcterVolcanology; geomorphology; emergency management; GIS/Remote sensing; Maori natural resource management; Treaty of Waitangi historical research
School of Agriculture and Environment
Palmerston North
Dr Joanna RossResource and Environmental Planning, Urban design
School of People, Environment and Planning
Palmerston North
Eduardo Sandoval CruzPrecision agriculture
School of Food and Advanced Technology
Palmerston North
Dr Allanah RyanDirector, Sustainability
Sustainability at Massey
Palmerston North
Prof Karen StockinMarine biology
School of Natural Sciences
Auckland
Assoc Prof Iqbal SyedEconomic measurements, index numbers, urban economics, and property economics and finance
School of Accountancy, Economics and Finance
Auckland
Assoc Prof Lin Mei TanTax compliance behaviour, and the relationship between tax practitioners and taxpayers
School of Accountancy, Economics and Finance
Auckland
Dr Marion TanEnhancing resilience through understanding the intersection between human behaviour and technology during disasters
CrisisLab, Joint Centre for Disaster Research
Wellington
Collaboratory Postgraduate Students
Aneesha
Boosabaduge
Developing Methods to Georeference New Zealand’s Biota from Text
School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Auckland
Sameeah HameedGeo-spatial Situational Awareness of Disasters Through Social Media Text and Authoritative Data
School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Auckland
Malintha RanasingheCrowdsourced and AI-driven approach for impact-based flood forecasts and warnings in New Zealand​
CrisisLab, Joint Centre for Disaster Research
Wellington
Kalana WijegunarathnaGeoreferencing New Zealand’s Biota from text
School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Auckland
Collaboratory Visitors and Affiliates
Professora Associada Luciene Stamato DelazariDepartamento de Geomática
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Dr Ekaterina EgorovaDepartment of Geo-information Processing
University of Twente
Professor Christopher JonesSchool of Computer Science
Cardiff University
Dr David Medyckyj-ScottTechnical Director – NLRC / RPAL / Cl
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Dr Maria VasardaniSchool of Science
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)