Researcher biography

Luz is a mathematician, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Queensland, School of Mathematics and Physics, advised by Dr Matthew Holden. Luz is interested in decision-science, aiming to answer a pressing question: "How can we make better decisions for biodiversity conservation?". Luz' expertise lies in optimization, sequential decision-making, adaptive management, AI and value of information. Prior to this, Luz undertook her PhD at the Queensland University of Technology, designing optimization approaches for biodiversity conservation using new technologies.