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Dr Gary Delaney

Research Group Leader

https://people.csiro.au/D/G/Gary-Delaney

Contact details:

PRIVATE BAG 10
CLAYTON SOUTH VIC 3169 AUSTRALIA

Biography

Dr Gary Delaney is the Research Director for Data61's Analytics and Decision Sciences program at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Melbourne. He graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a PhD in Computational Physics in 2006. He then completed a postdoc at ANU's Applied Mathematics Department before joining CSIRO in 2008.

Gary's primary research interests are in computational modelling and structural characterization of granular systems, and applications of Machine Learning in understanding and optimizing natural and industrial processes. His work focusses on the intersection between data-driven and computational modelling, considering both the advancement of core science through leadership in the development and implementation of algorithmic techniques and the application of these technologies to problems of scientific and industrial importance.

Academic Qualifications

  • 2006

    PhD in Phyiscs
    Trinity College Dublin

  • 2003

    PgDip in Statistics
    Trinity College Dublin

  • 2002

    Bachelors Degree in Computational Physics
    Trinity College Dublin

Professional Experiences

  • 2015-2018

    Research Team Leader
    CSIRO

  • 2013-2018

    Senior Research Scientist
    CSIRO

  • 2010-2013

    Research Scientist
    CSIRO

  • 2006-2008

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Department of Applied Mathematics, Australian National University

Achievements and Awards

  • 2012

    CMIS Early Carer Researcher Achievement Award
    CSIRO

  • 2017

    Julius Career Award
    CSIRO