Dr David Newth, CSIRO Centre for Complex Systems Science

Dr David Newth: modelling complex social and biological systems

Dr David Newth’s research focuses on analysing, modelling and understanding the emergent behaviour of complex social and biological systems.

• 25 August 2006 | Updated 14 October 2011

Overview

• Current activities
• Background
• Academic qualifications 
• Achievements 

Current activities

Dr Newth is a Research Scientist with CSIRO Centre for Complex Systems Science.

His research currently focuses on:

• stability and complexity of ecosystems and societies
• evolution of cooperation, social structure and cohesive groups
• massive agent based models calibrated by data
• network analysis of large complex social and ecological network 
• managing the Network Theory Working Group.

Background

Dr Newth commenced working with the CSIRO in 2004 working on modelling complex systems. 

Prior to this, between 2003-04, Dr Newth lectured at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, in:

• complex systems
• data communications
• data modelling
• decision support.

Academic qualifications

Dr Newth graduated with a:

• Bachelor of Applied Science with First Class Honours in 1998 from Charles Sturt University
• Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science in 2002, also at Charles Sturt University.

Achievements

Dr Newth’s awards and achievements include:

• the 2007 John Philip Award for the Promotion of Excellence in Young Scientists
• a One CSIRO Award, presented to the CSIRO Centre for Complex Systems Science, 2005
• the Vice Chancellors Award for Research Excellence (CSU), 2003
• an Australian Postgraduate Award, 1999-2000
• the IBM Computing Prize, 1997.

Dr Newth is a member of:

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Information Theory Society
• IEEE Man Systems and Cybernetics Society
• Association of Computer Machinery.

Find out more about CSIRO's work in Complex Systems Science.