DoctorAlberto Ardid
Lecturer
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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- LecturerCivil and Environmental Engineering
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Volcanic eruption forecasting using seismic data and machine learning; transfer learning and template matching for precursor detection; wildfire danger forecasting from weather station data; snow avalanche detection using infrasound; real-time flood forecasting; Bayesian magnetotelluric inversion for geothermal imaging; geyser dynamics and conduit analysis; physics-informed machine learning for natural hazards; socio-economic value metrics for operational forecasting; hazard resilience in low-income and under-resourced regions.
GRANTS
- GRANTPhysics-Informed Machine Learning for Flood Forecasting in Canterbury CatchmentsUniversity of Canterbury1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029
- GRANTBuilding iwi and stakeholder partnerships for volcanic hazard research in the Taupo Volcanic ZoneUniversity of Canterbury1 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
- GRANTWhale Forecast: Predictive Modelling of Individual Sperm Whale Occurrence at KaikōuraFaculty of Engineering, University of Canterbury1 Jun 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
- GRANTAdapting to climate change through stronger geothermal enterprisesMinistry of Business, Innovation & Employment1 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2027
- GRANTTransitioning Taranaki to a Volcanic FutureMinistry of Business, Innovation & Employment1 Jan 2021 - 30 Sep 2024