Managing uncertainty in supporting natural resource management

Dr Joseph Guillaume is a Research Fellow in the Institute for Water Futures and the Fenner School of Environment & Society.

Dr Guillaume specialises in uncertainty management in decision support, with a particular focus on water resources and the use of integrated modelling. As part of an interdisciplinary approach, research includes development of new algorithms and tools for uncertainty analysis and decision support, modelling, text analysis, interviews and workshop based approaches to understanding current uncertainty management practices, and action research exploring alternative futures and institutional arrangements to improve organisational capacity to tackle an uncertain future.

A collaborative approach to research is preferred, working closely with industry and government partners, as well as undergraduate (special topics and Advanced Studies Courses), Honours, Masters and PhD students.

Dr Guillaume previously worked at the Water and Development Research Group at Aalto University (2014-2019), held an ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA 2019-2022) focused on advancing uncertainty prioritisation in water resource management, and was Program Leader for Foresight and Decisions in the One Basin CRC (2023-2024). He is on the Editorial Board of Environmental Modelling & Software and was Associate Editor of Journal of Hydrology (2018-2024).