Neil Huth
Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO
Greater Brisbane Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolNeil Huth is a Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO with over 30 years’ expertise applying simulation-based methods to agricultural and natural systems and leading the team behind the APSIM crop modelling platform. He combines deep domain knowledge of plant growth, soil biogeochemistry and agroforestry with modern software practices—driving automated development, testing and maintainable back-end code for ApsimX. Neil’s work spans from gene × environment × management studies in Australian wheat to multi-point tree–crop models for Sub‑Saharan Africa, and includes practical innovations in remote sensing and photogrammetry for landscape monitoring. A PhD and an IT postgraduate diploma underpin his ability to bridge rigorous research and production software, and his open-source contributions reflect a hands-on focus on code quality and long-term model sustainability.
17 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at The University of QueenslandPostgraduate Diploma, Information Technology, Postgraduate Diploma, Information Technology at University of Southern Queensland
Github Skills (6)
refactoring10
backend10
csharp10
back-end-development10
refactor10
dotnet-core10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
APSIMInitiative/ApsimX
Apr 2014 - Dec 2022
ApsimX is the next generation of APSIM
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 reviews, 1974 commits, 862 PRs in 8 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Neil's commits in the apsimx repository primarily focused on code refactoring and removing unused type declarations, specifically within the Models directory. The user made changes to the models directory, modifying files such as `PlantTypes.cs` and `Models.csproj` to remove unused code. They also modified code for specific features, for example fixing a converter function. These tasks suggest expertise in backend development and codebase maintenance.
next-generationagriculturemodellingsciencesimulation
hut104/ApsimX
Jul 2015 - Jun 2026
ApsimX is the next generation of APSIM
Contributions:1447 pushes, 542 branches, 1 tag in 11 years
next-generation
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