Dr Lei Gao
Senior Research Scientist
Contact details:
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LOCKED BAG 2
GLEN OSMOND SA 5064 AUSTRALIA
Biography
Dr Lei Gao is a complex system modeller. His research focuses on understanding complex system dynamics and exploring optimal/adaptive/sustainable solutions in land and water resource systems, through integrated systems modelling, high-performance computer simulations, socio-economic analyses, and artificial intelligence techniques. He has developed his expertise across multiple disciplines. This is reflected by his flexibility in working in a range of multidisciplinary projects and teams. He has a very strong technical background and has worked in industry, university, and CSIRO on a broad range of fields throughout his career: global sustainability, water resource management (groundwater, surface water, and mine water), land resource management, fisheries management, urban systems, and complex cyber network systems. He has worked for three CSIRO Business Units and delivered high-quality research outcomes. The research findings generated from these projects have been published in prestigious journals (including two Nature papers) and featured by a number of news media (including Future Earth, ABC Rural, PhysOrg, Australian Resources & Investment, ECOS, Ars Technica, Rethink.earth, Enviroinfo, and CSIRO News) and generated a wide range of news reports and enquires from the industry.
His research interests and expertise have been developed in the following areas:
(1) complex systems modelling, simulation, and impact assessment
(2) sustainability assessment and visualised trade-off analysis
(3) adaptive management and robust decision-making under uncertainty
(4) sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis, and risk assessment
(5) agent-based modelling, evolutionary optimisation, and machine learning
(6) integrated hydro-economic modelling, market-based policy design, and socio-economic analysis
(7) applications of the above expertise on managing complex environmental systems, especially land and water systems
Current Roles
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CSIRO Delegation Leader
Ecological connectivity of the River Murray: managing ecological outcomes and water quality risks through integrated river management — Goyder Institute -
Project Leader
Complex integrated systems and robust decision making under deep uncertainty — CSIRO
Achievements and Awards
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2018-2018
CSIRO Chairman’s Medal for Science Excellence
CSIRO -
2018-2018
Impactful Publication Award
CSIRO Land and Water -
2017-2020
Julius Career Award — the awards are designed to enhance the careers of "exceptional early to mid-career scientists"
CSIRO -
2017-2017
The second Prize of ‘Social Science Outstanding Achievement’, Shandong Province, China
Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award Selection Committee, Shandong Province -
2017-2017
Publons Peer Review Award — Top reviewers for CSIRO
Publons -
2016-2016
Lead author of a highly cited paper published in 2016
Thomson Reuters -
2015-2015
Director Award (Impact Delivery Award)
CSIRO Agriculture -
2015-2015
Early Career Research Excellence Prize
Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand -
2001-2001
The First Prize of the 17th Annual International Mathematical Contest in Modeling (Top 5% of 496 participated teams representing 238 institutions from 11 countries)
Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications -
2001-2001
The Second Prize in National Mathematical Contest in Modeling, Shanghai
Chinese University Mathematical Contest in Modeling -
2000-2000
The Second Prize in National Mathematical Contest in Modeling, China + The First Prize in National Mathematical Contest in Modeling, Shanghai
Chinese University Mathematical Contest in Modeling
