Melanie Roberts

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Melanie is an honorary research fellow with the University of Melbourne and Research Scientist with the Physical Analytics team at IBM Research - Australia, focussing on weather impacted operations.

In particular, Melanie works on integrating modelling with a weather forced component applicable to emergency management, agriculture and insurance industries.

Her current work is focussed on developing models to understand household-based risk from bushfires in the peri-urban environment, and of developing models of impact of hail on crops.

Experience

  • 2013–present
    Research scientist, IBM Research - Australia
  • 2015–present
    Honorary Fellow, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

Education

  • 2012 
    University of Western Australia, PhD
  • 2008 
    Dalarna University, Sweden, Masters in Science Communication
  • 2005 
    Queensland University of Technology, Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons)
  • 2005 
    Queensland University of Technology, Bachelor of Education (Hons)
  • 2005 
    Queensland University of Techology, Bachelor of Applied Science

Professional Memberships

  • Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics Division
  • Australian Mathematical Society
  • Asia Pacific Consortium of Mathematics for Industry
  • International Association of Wildland Fire

Contact Melanie for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision