Brendan Holyland

Brendan Holyland

Brendan is a research fire behaviour analyst focusing on spatial analysis and wildfire risk. He completed a Master of Ecosystem Management and Conservation at the University of Melbourne in 2021 where he developed a range of skills in risk and spatial analysis. His...
Caitlin Symon

Caitlin Symon

Caitlin is a future fire analyst working on the ‘What makes a good fire simulator?’ research project. In 2023, she completed a Master of Ecosystem Management and Conservation and undertook research looking at the impact of windthrow on fuel hazard in the Wombat State...
Emma Window

Emma Window

Emma is a research assistant based at the Creswick campus. Their duties are primarily conducting flora surveys, measuring vegetation, and identifying plants as part of a statewide fire and biodiversity monitoring project. Emma completed a Master of Science...
Paul Bentley

Paul Bentley

Paul is currently undertaking research as a bushfire risk analyst with FLARE. His current research interests include developing decision support tools though the integration of risk frameworks and geospatial analytics for fire risk planning. He can be found working on...
Denis Kultaev

Denis Kultaev

Denis is originally a forestry engineer from Russia. He started his career working for the Department of Forestry and later for a pipeline construction company where he was responsible for the monitoring of rational use of forest resources and activities in the field....