Holger Maier

Biography

1/2008 - present Professor (Level E), School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. 9/2007 - 2/2009 Deputy Head, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. 1/2005 -12/2007 Associate Professor (Level D), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. 7/2004 -6/2006 Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching), Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. 1/2002 - 12/2004 Senior Lecturer (Level C), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. 07/1999 - 12/2001 Lecturer (Level B), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 08/1998 - 07/1999 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 02/1998 - 07/1998 Lecturer (Casual), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. 06/1997 - 01/1998 Engineering Adviser, Western Samoa Water Authority (WSWA), Apia, Western Samoa. 07/1996 - 06/1997 Senior Civil Engineer / Acting Technical Services Manager, Western Samoa Water Authority (WSWA), Apia, Western Samoa. 11/1995 - 06/1996 Environmental Engineer, Australian Water Quality Centre and Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Water Quality and Treatment, Bolivar, South Australia. 03/1992 - 11/1995 Researcher/Casual Tutor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. 01/1990 - 03/1992 Design Enigneer, Kinhill Engineers, Adelaide, South Australia.

Research Interest

1. Sustainable infrastructure and natural resources management: Prediction, forecasting and data analysis using statistically-based techniques: Artificial neural networks Neurofuzzy methods Self-organising maps Mutual information Optimisation using evolutionary algorithms and other heuristics derived from nature: Genetic algorithms Ant colony algorithms Sensitivity, risk and uncertainty analysis: Monte Carlo simulation First order reliability analysis Set-to-set mapping Sustainability assessment and decision-making: Multi-criteria decision analysis Agent-based modelling Optimal design and operations of water supply and irrigation systems Rainfall-runoff modelling Water quality management in rivers River health assessment Hydropower system management 2. Engineering education: Roleplay-simulations Active learning methods for developing graduate attributes Assessment of open-ended problems Embedment of sustainability in engineering degree programs