Dr Dhirendra Singh is Principal Research Scientist in the Natural Systems Modelling Group in Data61. He is an expert in agent-based modelling and simulation, cognitive modelling, agent-based reasoning and programming, and software engineering. Dhirendra is technical lead on the ongoing project that is building a national evacuation modelling capability for understanding risk to Australian communities from natural hazards, for use by the emergency services in planning, preparedness, and response. Dhirendra has over 20 years of combined experience in academia and industry, with a PhD in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) and double bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Computer Systems Engineering.