10 Minute Thesis Presentation by DARE PhD Candidate, Sam Mason
DARE Symposium February 2025
Sam is a DARE PhD candidate at UNSW having worked in the technology industry for over two decades in software engineering and data science. Over the last five years he has worked professionally at Nearmap – an Australian aerial imagery company – which started his interest in geographic information systems and geospatial statistics.
Sam's master’s thesis focused on tree canopy research using Nearmap’s visible spectrum imagery and AI datasets, which triggered an interest in ecology and environmental science. His PhD centres on developing robust spatio-temporal species distribution models to assess the impact of climate change on species diversity and distributions.