Joined CSIRO in 2004; worked on design and implementation of environmental policy tools, including economic experiments informing the Emissions Reduction Fund and advising on major water programs
Shifted focus to digital economy in 2013, researching economic mechanisms for equitable data sharing, impacts of technology on national and regional labour markets (e.g., Tomorrow’s Digitally Enabled Workforce, Growing Opportunities in the Fraser Coast), and policy responses (e.g., The VET Era)
Conducted large-scale randomised controlled trials in behavioural economics with over 160,000 participants
2007–2018: Adjunct Senior Lecturer/Fellow, University of Sydney
2001–2004: Research Scientist, Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland
1999–2001: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Adelaide
1998–1999: Scientific Officer, Institute of Virology & Environmental Microbiology, Oxford
Background
Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO’s Data61
Combines behavioural economics with econometric modelling to address issues of national significance to Australia
Leads the Humans & Machines research group at Data61, applying computational social sciences to understand and guide evolving relationships between humans (individual, organisational, societal levels) and digital machines
Focuses on the science of effective human–AI collaboration through CSIRO's CINTEL Future Science Platform
Professional areas: Economics, Behavioural Economics, Market Design
Current research fields include Human Information Behaviour, Experimental Economics, Industrial Organisation, Urban and Regional Economics, Economic Geography, Information Systems Management, and Environmental and Resource Economics