Gary Polhill
Interim Head Of The Information And Computational Sciences Department
Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolGary Polhill is an experienced computational scientist and interim department head who has spent over two decades applying agent-based modelling and semantic tools to coupled human-natural systems, with a focus on agricultural land use, biodiversity and domestic energy behaviour. Combining a PhD in neural networks with industry experience as a professional programmer, he bridges rigorous AI-based methods and practical model engineering to study out-of-equilibrium dynamics and the impacts of policy shocks. He leads work on methodological challenges—validation, verification, automatic calibration and transparent documentation—to make integrated environmental models more reliable and interoperable. Based in Aberdeen and serving as Senior Research Scientist at The James Hutton Institute since 2011, he brings rare depth in both foundational computation and applied socio-ecological modelling, often embedding semantic approaches to streamline model coupling.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
B. A., Computing and Artificial Intelligence, 2(i), B. A., Computing and Artificial Intelligence, 2(i) at University of SussexPh. D., Neural Networks, Ph. D., Neural Networks at University of St. Andrews
Github Skills (7)
netlogo10
agent-based-modeling9
automation2
python2
workflow-automation1
data-science1
data-analysis1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
garypolhill/FEARLUS-SPOMM
Mar 2016 - Mar 2024
Contributions:2 releases, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 1 month
garypolhill/netlogo-owl
Mar 2013 - Jan 2021
Contributions:19 commits, 5 pushes in 7 years 11 months
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