DoctorAlberto Ardid

Lecturer

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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

  • GRANT
    Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Flood Forecasting in Canterbury Catchments
    University of Canterbury1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029
  • GRANT
    Building iwi and stakeholder partnerships for volcanic hazard research in the Taupo Volcanic Zone
    University of Canterbury1 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
  • GRANT
    Whale Forecast: Predictive Modelling of Individual Sperm Whale Occurrence at Kaikōura
    Faculty of Engineering, University of Canterbury1 Jun 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
  • GRANT
    Adapting to climate change through stronger geothermal enterprises
    Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment1 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2027
  • GRANT
    Transitioning Taranaki to a Volcanic Future
    Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment1 Jan 2021 - 30 Sep 2024