Pascal Perez, MSc Agr (Montp), PhD Envt (Montp)
Ass. Professor (adjunct), Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program
CIRAD (France) representative in Australia
Email: pascal.perez[at]anu.edu.au
Biographical Statement
Pascal is currently an Associated Professor at the Research School of Pacific
and Asian Studies, The Australian National University. He is also a Graduate
School lecturer with the Master of Applied Anthropology for the Development
(MAAPD). He is the representative in Australia of his French research
agency,
Centre for International
Research on Agriculture for Development
Research Interests
Pascal is a specialist in Integrative Social Simulation, using Multi-Agent
Systems technologies to explore complex and adaptive systems. He is
the co-Convenor of the Agent Based Modelling Theme within the ARC funded,
COSNet Network of Excellence. He is also Co-Chair of the Modelling and
Decision Support Working Group within the Global Coral Reef Targeted
Project (CRTR, World Bank).
Key Publications
- (with N. Ardlie, P. Kuneepong, C. Dietrich and W.S. Merritt) CATCHCROP:
Modelling crop yield and water demand for Integrated Catchment Assessment
in northern Thailand. Environmental Modelling and Software
17: 251-259, 2002.
- (with N. Becu, A. Walker, O. Barreteau and C. Le Page) Agent based
simulation of a small catchment water management in northern Thailand:
Description of the CatchScape model. Ecological Modelling
170: 319-331, 2003.
- (with A. Dray, N. Jones, C. Le Page, P. D’Aquino, I. White
and T. Auatabu) The AtollGame experience: from Knowledge Engineering
to a Computer-assisted Role Playing Game. Journal of Artificial
societies and Social Simulation 9(1), 2006.
- (with D. Batten eds) Complex
Science for a Complex World. Exploring Human Ecosystems with Agents
Canberra: ANU E Press, 2006.
- (with O. Barreteau and C. Le Page) Contribution of simulation and
gaming to natural resource management issues: An introduction. Simulation
and Gaming 38(2): 185-194, 2007.
- (with A. Dray, C. Le Page, P. D’Aquino and I. White) Who wants
to terminate the Game? The role of vested interests and meta-players
in the AtollGame experience. Simulation and Gaming (in press) 2007.
Career Highlights
Co-Chair, Modelling and Decision Support Group, (CRTR
project); Task Leader, Companion Modelling Evaluation project (ADD-ComMod);
Chief Investigator, Integrated Modelling Group, (DPMP
project); ARC-International Linkage Fellowship in 2002.
