Professor John Boland

Professor of Environmental Mathematics School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences

Mawson Lakes Campus (OC1-33)
tel +61 8 830 23449
fax +61 8 830 25785

email John.Boland@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

Research

Research themes

Transforming industries
Scarce resources
Healthy futures

Research focus

Engineering
Environmental Science and Management
Atmospheric Sciences
Built Environment and Design
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Highlights

Time Series Analysis and Forecasting for Climate Variables
Renewable Energy Utilisation
Climate Change and Risk Analysis
Heat Transfer and Energy Efficient Buildings
Water Harvesting,Ecological Footprint
Sustainable Diet

Research

Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

Maximising solar PV with phase change thermal energy storage, Australian Renewable Energy Agency - R&D Program, 01/05/2016 - 30/04/2019
LCL RP2021e1 - Greener Inner-urban Travel with Sharing Economy Mobility Services, CRC for Low Carbon Living Ltd, 01/07/2017 - 31/12/2018
Carbon reductions from composting food waste for food production - fitting recycling models to urban forms, CRC for Low Carbon Living Ltd, 01/04/2015 - 30/06/2018
RP2005: Urban Micro Climates: Comparative study of major contributors to the Urban Heat Island effect in three Australian cities, CRC for Low Carbon Living Ltd, 01/07/2013 - 30/06/2018
ARC Linkage Partners: Paving the way: an experimental approach to the mathematical modelling and design of permeable pavements, Zero Waste SA, 01/01/2011 - 30/12/2016
Indigenous knowledge: water sustainability and wild fire mitigation., ARC - Discovery Indigenous (Indigenous Researchers Development), 01/01/2011 - 11/04/2016
Paving the way: an experimental approach to the mathematical modelling and design of permeable pavements, ARC - Linkage Project, 01/11/2011 - 31/03/2016
Australian Solar Energy Forecasting Systems (ASEFS) - Phase 1, United States - Australia Solar Energy Collaboration R&D Program, 01/03/2013 - 31/12/2015
Development of an agreed set of climate projections for South Australia, Goyder Institute for Water Research, 01/01/2011 - 01/12/2015
Distributed Storage Scoping Study, CRC for Low Carbon Living Ltd, 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2014
Forecasting & characterising grid connected solar energy, Australian Solar Institute - Competitive Component R & D Projects, 01/04/2011 - 30/06/2014
A framework of adaptation of Australian households to heat waves, Climate Change Adaption Research Grants, 01/10/2011 - 30/04/2013
Zeroing in food waste, Local Government Association of South Australia, 01/07/2010 - 31/12/2012
Climate change adaptation network accarnsi, The University of New South Wales, 12/05/2009 - 12/10/2012
Unlocking the grid: the future of the electricity distribution network, ARC - Linkage Project, 01/07/2008 - 31/03/2012
Strategic integration of renewable energy systems into the electricity grid, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2009 - 31/12/2011

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Year	Output
2017	Reynolds, CJ, Buckley, JD, Weinstein, P & Boland, J 2017, 'Sustainability challenges, human diet and environmental concerns', in Bhat R (ed.), Sustainability challenges in the agrofood sector, John Wiley & Sons, UK, ch. 3, pp. 48-77.
2015	Saman, W, Pullen, S & Boland, J 2015, 'How to cope with heat waves in the home', in JP Palutikof et al. (eds), Applied studies in climate adaptation, Wiley-Blackwell, UK, ch. 39, pp. 354-363. 5
2013	Boland, JW, Pudney, P & Filar, J 2013, 'Electricity supply without fossil fuels', in T Yu (ed.), Computational intelligent data analysis for sustainable development, CRC Press, US, ch. 8, pp. 243-271.
2012	Morrissey, J, Carre, A & Boland, J 2012, 'Development of an environmental sustainability model for new residential development in South Australia: an ecological footprint approach', in B Mendez & J Pena (eds), Household energy: economics, consumption, and efficiency, Nova Science Publishers Inc, New York, ch. 5, pp. 143-166.
2011	Boland, J & Agrawal, M 2011, 'Ecological footprinting: what it means and how to put the concept to best use', in P Roetman & C Daniels (eds), Creating sustainable communities in a changing world, Crawford House Publishing, Australia, pp. 63-75. Open access
2011	Reynolds, C, Boland, J, Thompson, K & Dawson, D 2011, 'An introduction to the waste input-output model : a methodology to evaluate sustainable behaviour around (food) waste3', in P Roetman & C Daniels (eds), Creating sustainable communities in a changing world, Crawford House Publishing, Australia, pp. 77-85. Open access
2010	Boland, J 2010, 'Generation of synthetic sequences of electricity demand with applications', in JA Filar (ed.), Uncertainty and environmental decision making: a handbook of research and best practice, Springer, New York, ch. 10, pp. 273-312. 3 2
2008	Boland, JW & Ridley, BH 2008, 'Models of diffuse solar fraction', in V Badescu (ed.), Modeling solar radiation at the earth's surface, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 193-219. 17
2008	Boland, JW 2008, 'Time Series Modelling of Solar Radiation', in Viorel Badescu, Modeling Solar Radiation at the Earth's Surface, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 283-311. 31

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2019	Al-Waeli, AH, Sopian, K, Yousif, JH, Kazem, HA, Boland, J & Chaichan, MT 2019, 'Artificial neural network modeling and analysis of photovoltaic/thermal system based on the experimental study', Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 186, pp. 368-379. 2
2019	Farah, S, Whaley, D, Saman, W & Boland, J 2019, 'Integrating climate change into meteorological weather data for building energy simulation', Energy and Buildings, vol. 183, pp. 749-760. 1
2019	He, H, Reynolds, CJ, Li, L & Boland, J 2019, 'Assessing net energy consumption of Australian economy from 2004-05 to 2014-15: environmentally-extended input-output analysis, structural decomposition analysis, and linkage analysis', Applied Energy, vol. 240, pp. 766-777. 2
2019	He, H, Reynolds, CJ, Zhou, Z, Wang, Y & Boland, J 2019, 'Changes of waste generation in Australia: Insights from structural decomposition analysis', Waste Management, vol. 83, pp. 142-150. 1 1
2019	Larraneta, M, Fernandez-Peruchena, C, Silva-Perez, M, Lillo-bravo, I, Grantham, A & Boland, J 2019, 'Generation of synthetic solar datasets for risk analysis', Solar Energy, vol. 187, pp. 212-225.
2019	Lucheroni, C, Boland, J & Ragno, C 2019, 'Scenario generation and probabilistic forecasting analysis of spatio-temporal wind speed series with multivariate autoregressive volatility models', Applied Energy, vol. 239, pp. 1226-1241. 1
2019	Rojas, RG, Alvarado, N, Boland, J, Escobar, R & Castillejo-Cuberos, A 2019, 'Diffuse fraction estimation using the BRL model and relationship of predictors under Chilean, Costa Rican and Australian climatic conditions', Renewable Energy, vol. 136, pp. 1091-1106. 1 1
2019	Yang, D & Boland, J 2019, 'Satellite-augmented diffuse solar radiation separation models', Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, vol. 11, no. 2, article no. 023705, pp. 1-13.
2018	Al Badi, H, Boland, J, Bruce, D & Wedding, B 2018, 'Estimating effective dust particle size from satellite observations', Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, vol. 11, pp. 186-197. 1
2018	Boland, J & Grantham, A 2018, 'Nonparametric conditional heteroscedastic hourly probabilistic forecasting of solar radiation', J - Multidisciplinary Open Access Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 174-191. Open access 3
2018	Grantham, A, Pudney, P & Boland, J 2018, 'Generating synthetic sequences of global horizontal irradiation', Solar Energy, vol. 162, pp. 500-509. 6 5
2018	Hajiabolhasani, Z, Marian, R & Boland, J 2018, 'Simulation-optimisation of a granularity controlled consumer supply network using genetic algorithms', Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems (ASTES), vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 455-468. Open access
2018	Hatvani-Kovacs, G, Belusko, M, Pockett, J & Boland, J 2018, 'Heat stress-resistant building design in the Australian context', Energy and Buildings, vol. 158, pp. 290-299. 5 4 35
2018	Hatvani-Kovacs, G, Bush, J, Sharifi, E & Boland, J 2018, 'Policy recommendations to increase urban heat stress resilience', Urban Climate, vol. 25, pp. 51-63. 14
2018	He, H, Reynolds, CJ & Boland, J 2018, 'Assessment of solid waste generation and treatment in the Australian economic system: a closed waste supply-use model', Waste Management, vol. 78, no. 78, pp. 346-355. 3 3
2018	Huang, J & Boland, J 2018, 'Performance analysis for one-step-ahead forecasting of hybrid solar and wind energy on short time scales', Energies, vol. 11, no. 5, artice no. 1119, pp. 1-12. Open access 4 1
2018	Huang, J, Boland, J, Liu, W, Xu, C & Zang, H 2018, 'A decision-making tool for determination of storage capacity in grid-connected PV systems', Renewable Energy, vol. 128, pp. 299-304. 2 1
2018	Sharifi, E & Boland, J 2018, 'Limits of thermal adaptation in cities: outdoor heat-activity dynamics in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide', Architectural Science Review, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 191-201. 1 1
2018	Sharifi, E & Boland, J 2018, 'Passive activity observation (PAO) method to estimate outdoor thermal adaptation in public space: case studies in Australian cities', International Journal of Biometeorology: The Description, Causes, and Implications of Climatic Change, online, SI: Subjective approaches to thermal perception, pp. 1-12. Open access
2018	Starke, AR, Lemos, LF, Boland, J, Cardemil, JM & Colle, S 2018, 'Resolution of the cloud enhancement problem for one-minute diffuse radiation prediction', Renewable Energy, vol. 125, pp. 472-484. 3 2
2017	Ahmad Radi, NF, Zakaria, R, Piantadosi, J, Boland, J, Wan Zin, WZ & Azman, MA-z 2017, 'Generating synthetic rainfall total using multivariate skew-t and checkerboard copula of maximum entropy', Water Resources Management, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 1729-1744. 3 2
2017	Boland, J, Boulaire, F, Grantham, A & White, C 2017, 'Optimisation of photovoltaic system and storage', The ANZIAM Journal , vol. 58, pp. 1-32. Open access 2
2017	Farah, S, Saman, W & Boland, J 2017, 'Development of robust meteorological year weather data', Renewable Energy, vol. 118, pp. 1-22. 3 3
2017	Grantham, A, Pudney, P, Ward, L, Belusko, M & Boland, J 2017, 'Generating synthetic five-minute solar irradiance values from hourly observations', Solar Energy, vol. 147, pp. 209-221. Open access 9 10 1
2017	Grantham, A, Pudney, P, Ward, LA, Whaley, D & Boland, J 2017, 'The viability of electrical energy storage for low-energy households', Solar Energy, vol. 155, pp. 1216-1224. 12 11
2017	Gusso, A, Silva, A, Boland, J, Lenz, L & Philipp, C 2017, 'Income driven patterns of the urban environment', Sustainability, vol. 9, no. 2, article no. 275, pp. 1-20. Open access 1 1 1
2017	Hajiabolhasani, Z, Marian, R & Boland, J 2017, 'Consumer supply network planning: literature review and analysis', Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science Studies, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 1519-1538. Open access
2017	He, H, Reynolds, CJ, Piantadosi, J & Boland, J 2017, 'Effects of Australian economic activities on waste generation and treatment', Recycling, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 1-23. Open access
2017	Lemos, LF, Starke, AR, Boland, J, Cardemil, JM, Machado, RD & Colle, S 2017, 'Assessment of solar radiation components in Brazil using the BRL model', Renewable Energy, vol. 108, no. 1, pp. 569-580. Open access 12 10
2017	Nguyen, P, Haughton, D, Hudson, I & Boland, J 2017, 'Small area estimation by multilevel models applied to the Vietnam living standards surveys', Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 671-681.
2017	Sharifi, E & Boland, J 2017, 'Heat resilience in public space and its applications in healthy and low carbon cities', Procedia Engineering, vol. 180, pp. 944-954. Open access 4 4
2017	Sharifi, E, Sivam, A & Boland, JW 2017, 'Spatial and Activity Preferences During Heat Stress Conditions in Adelaide: Towards Increased Adaptation Capacity of the Built Environment', Procedia Engineering, vol. 180, pp. 955-965. Open access 2 2
2017	Yousif, JH, Kazem, HA & Boland, J 2017, 'Predictive models for photovoltaic electricity production in hot weather conditions', Energies, vol. 10, no. 1, article no. 971, pp. 1-19. Open access 11 10
2016	Boland, J, David, M & Lauret, P 2016, 'Short term solar radiation forecasting: Island versus continental sites', Energy, vol. 113, pp. 186-192. Open access 13 11
2016	Boland, J, Howlett, P, Piantadosi, J & Zakaria, R 2016, 'Modelling and simulation of volumetric rainfall for a catchment in the Murray-Darling Basin', The ANZIAM Journal , vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 119-142.
2016	Burdett, R, Edwards, C & Boland, J 2016, 'Optimisation techniques for planning automatic under frequency load shedding in New Zealand's power system', The ANZIAM Journal , vol. 57, pp. M1-M37. Open access
2016	Cirocco, LR, Belusko, M, Bruno, F, Boland, J & Pudney, P 2016, 'Maximising revenue via optimal control of a concentrating solar thermal power plant with limited storage capacity', IET Renewable Power Generation, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 729-734. Open access 4 3
2016	Grantham, A, Gel, YR & Boland, J 2016, 'Nonparametric short-term probabilistic forecasting for solar radiation', Solar Energy, vol. 133, pp. 465-475. Open access 29 29
2016	Hatvani-Kovacs, G, Belusko, M, Pockett, J & Boland, J 2016, 'Assessment of heatwave impacts', Procedia Engineering, vol. 169, pp. 316-323. Open access 5 5 4
2016	Hatvani-Kovacs, G, Belusko, M, Skinner, N, Pockett, J & Boland, JW 2016, 'Drivers and barriers to heat stress resilience', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 571, pp. 603-614. 9 9 18
2016	Hatvani-Kovacs, G, Belusko, M, Skinner, NJ, Pockett, J & Boland, JW 2016, 'Heat stress risk and resilience in the urban environment', Sustainable Cities and Society, vol. 26, pp. 278-288. 20 17 3
2016	Polo, J, Wilbert, S, Ruiz-Arias, JA, Meyer, R, Boland, J & Cebecauer, T and 14 other authors 2016, 'Preliminary survey on site-adaptation techniques for satellite-derived and reanalysis solar radiation datasets', Solar Energy, vol. 132, pp. 25-37. Open access 49 47 1
2016	Sharifi, E, Sivam, A & Boland, J 2016, 'Resilience to heat in public space: a case study of Adelaide, South Australia', Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, vol. 59, no. 10, pp. 1833-1854. Open access 6 5 5
2016	Sweatman, WL, Mercer, G, Boland, J, Cusimano, N, Greenwood, A, Harley, K, Van Heijster, P, Kim, P, Maisano, J, Nelson, M & Pettet, G 2016, 'Seaweed cultivation and the remediation of by-products from ethanol production: a glorious green growth', The ANZIAM Journal , vol. 56, pp. M1-M29. Open access
2015	Boland, JW 2015, 'Spatial-temporal forecasting of solar radiation', Renewable Energy, vol. 75, pp. 607-616. 26 26
2015	Chowdhury, RK, Beecham, S, Boland, J & Piantadosi, J 2015, 'Understanding South Australian rainfall trends and step changes', International Journal of Climatology, vol. 35, no.3, pp.348-360. 10 8
2015	Cirocco, LR, Belusko, M, Bruno, F, Boland, J & Pudney, P 2015, 'Controlling stored energy in a concentrating solar thermal power plant to maximise revenue', IET Renewable Power Generation, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 379-388. 13 9
2015	Escobar, RA, Cortes, C, Pino, A, Salgado, M, Bueno, PE, Martins, FR, Boland, J & Cardemil, JM 2015, 'Estimating the potential for solar energy utilization in Chile by satellite-derived data and ground station measurements', Solar Energy, vol. 121, pp. 139-151. 34 30
2015	Hatvani-Kovacs, G & Boland, J 2015, 'Retrofitting precincts for heatwave resilience: Challenges and barriers in Australian context', Challenges, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 3-25. Open access
2015	Hatvani-Kovacs, G, Belusko, M, Pockett, J & Boland, JW 2015, 'Can the excess heat factor indicate heatwave-related morbidity? a case study in Adelaide, South Australia', Ecohealth, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 100-110. Open access 20 20 18
2015	Jacovides, C, Tymvios, F, Boland, J & Tsitouri, M 2015, 'Artificial neural network models for estimating daily solar global UV, PAR and broadband radiant fluxes in an eastern Mediterranean site', Atmospheric Research, vol. 152, pp. 138-145. 21 19
2015	Juhasz, AL, Herde, P, Herde, C, Boland, J & Smith, E 2015, 'Predicting arsenic relative bioavailability using multiple in vitro assays : validation of in vivo-in vitro correlations', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 48, no. 18, pp. 11167-11175. 13 13 1
2015	Karimpour, M, Belusko, M, Xing, K, Boland, J & Bruno, F 2015, 'Impact of climate change on the design of energy efficient residentialbuilding envelopes', Energy and Buildings, vol. 87, pp. 142-154. 29 26 3
2015	Reynolds, C, Geschkea, A, Piantadosi, J & Boland, J 2015, 'Estimating industrial solid waste and municipal solid waste data at high resolution using economic accounts: an input-output approach with Australian case study', The Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 677-686. 15 10 3
2015	Reynolds, CJ, Piantadosi, J & Boland, J 2015, 'Rescuing food from the organics waste stream to feed the food insecure: an economic and environmental assessment of Australian food rescue operations using Environmentally Extended Waste Input-Output Analysis', Sustainability, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 4707-4726. Open access 17 13 12
2015	Reynolds, CJ, Piantadosi, J, Buckley, JD, Weinstein, P & Boland, J 2015, 'Evaluation of the environmental impact of weekly food consumption in different socio-economic households in Australia using environmentally extended input-output analysis', Ecological Economics, vol. 111, pp. 58-64. 28 24 32
2014	Boland, J & Sinclair, R 2014, 'Developing age-size relationships for long lived tree species', Journal of Biological Systems, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 309-326.
2014	Boland, J 2014, 'Perceptions of landscape and the interplay between rainfall and vegetation', Alternative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 462-477. 1
2014	Boland, J 2014, 'Rainfall enhances vegetation growth but does the reverse hold?', Water (Switzerland), vol. 6, no. 7, pp. 2127-2143. Open access 5
2014	Cirocco, LR, Belusko, M, Bruno, F, Boland, J & Pudney, P 2014, 'Optimisation of storage for concentrated solar power plants', Challenges, vol. 5, pp. 473-503. Open access
2014	Diagne, M, David, M, Boland, JW, Schmutz, N & Lauret, P 2014, 'Post-processing of solar irradiance forecasts from WRF model at Reunion Island', Solar Energy, vol. 105, pp. 99-108. 38 34
2014	Escobar, RA, Ortega, A, Cortes, C, Pinot, A, Pereira, E, Martins, F & Boland, J 2014, 'Solar energy resource assessment in Chile: Satellite estimation and ground station measurement', Energy Procedia, vol. 57, pp. 1257-1265. Open access 5 3 1
2014	Fahimnia, B, Sarkis, J, Boland, J, Reisi, M & GOH, M 2014, 'Policy insights from a green supply chain optimisation model', International Journal of Production Research, vol. 53, no. 21, pp. 6522-6533. 39 27 1
2014	Juhasz, AL, Herde, P, Herde, C, Boland, J & Smith, E 2014, 'Validation of the predictive capabilities of the Sbrc-G in vitro assay for estimating arsenic relative bioavailability in contaminated soils', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 48, no. 21, pp. 12962-12969. 21 19
2014	Lenzen, M, Geschke, A, Wiedmann, T, Lane, J, Boland, J, Reynolds, C & West, J and 15 other authors 2014, 'Compiling and using input-output frameworks through collaborative virtual laboratories', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 485 no. 1, pp. 241-251. Open access 87 80
2014	Reynolds, CJ, Buckley, JD, Weinstein, P & Boland, JW 2014, 'Are the dietary guidelines for meat, fat, fruit and vegetable consumption appropriate for environmental sustainability? A review of the literature', Nutrients, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 2251-2265. Open access 41 38 44
2014	Reynolds, CJ, Mavrakis, V, Davison, S, Hoj, SB, Vlaholias, E, Sharp, A, Thompson, K, Ward, P, Coveney, J, Piantadosi, J, Boland, J & Dawson, A 2014, 'Estimating informal household food waste in developed countries: the case of Australia', Waste Management and Research, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 1254-1258. Open access 20 16 2
2014	Reynolds, CJ, Piantadosi, J & Boland, J 2014, 'A Waste Supply-use Analysis of Australian Waste Flows', Journal of Economic Structures, vol. 3 no. 5, pp. 1-16. Open access 19
2014	Saman, W, De Dear, R, Soebarto, V, Boland, JW, Belusko, M, Bennett, H, Ridley, B, Candido, C & Deuble, M 2014, 'The impact of climate change on external and internal temperature conditions for air conditioning design', Ecolibrium, September, pp. 1-6.
2013	Agrawal, MR, Boland, J & Ridley, B 2013, 'Analysis of wind farm output: estimation of volatility using high-frequency data', Environmental Modeling and Assessment, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 481-492. 3 2
2013	Boland, J, Huang, J & Ridley, B 2013, 'Decomposing global solar radiation into its direct and diffuse components', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 28, pp. 749-756. 40 35
2013	David, M, Lauret, P & Boland, J 2013, 'Evaluating tilted plane models for solar radiation using comprehensive testing procedures, at a southern hemisphere location', Renewable Energy, vol. 51, pp. 124-131. 27 27 1
2013	Diagne, M, David, M, Lauret, P, Boland, J & Schmutz, N 2013, 'Review of solar irradiance forecasting methods and a proposition for small-scale insular grids', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 27, pp. 65-76. 234 210 6
2013	Zakaria, R, Howlett, P, Piantadosi, J, Boland, J & Moslim, N 2013, 'Modelling catchment rainfall using sum of correlated gamma variables', Jurnal Teknologi, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 85-88. Open access 1
2012	Brien, C, Bailey, R, Tran, T & Boland, JW 2012, 'Quasi-Latin designs', Electronic Journal of Statistics, vol. 6, pp. 1900-1925. Open access
2012	Huang, J, Korolkiewicz, M, Agrawal, M & Boland, J 2012, 'Forecasting solar radiation on an hourly time scale using a coupled autoregressive and dynamical system (CARDS) model', Solar Energy, vol. 87, pp. 136-149. 94 83 1
2012	Jacovides, C, Boland, J, Rizou, D, Kaltsounides, N & Theoharatos, G 2012, 'School students participation in monitoring solar radiation components: preliminary results for UVB and UVA solar radiant fluxes', Renewable Energy, vol. 39, pp. 367-374. 7 7 3
2012	Lauret, P, Boland, J & Ridley, B 2012, 'Bayesian statistical analysis applied to solar radiation modelling', Renewable Energy, vol. 49, pp. 124-127. 20 16
2012	Reynolds, C, Thompson, K, Boland, J & Dawson, D 2012, 'Climate change on the menu?: a retrospective look at the development of South Australian municipal food waste policy', The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 101-112. Open access
2012	Siddins, MT, Boland, J, Mathews, B & Swanborough, P 2012, 'Achieving waiting list reform: A pilot program integrating waiting time, category and patient factors', Australian Health Review, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 248-253.
2012	Ward, K, Korolkiewicz, M & Boland, J 2012, 'Correlative coherence modelling of South Australian wind farms', Renewable Energy, vol. 52, pp. 154-159. 1
2011	Boland, J, Filar, J, Mohammadian, G & Nazari, A 2011, 'Australian electricity market and price volatility', Annals of Operations Research, vol. 241, no. 1-2, pp. 357-372. 1 1 1
2010	Boland, JW, Filar, JA & Howlett, PG 2010, 'Environmental Problems, Uncertainty, and Mathematical Modeling', Notices of the American Mathematical Society, vol. 57, no. 10, pp. 1286-1294. Open access 2
2010	Jacovides, C, Boland, J, Asimakopoulos, D & Kaltsounides, N 2010, 'Comparing diffuse radiation models with one predictor for partitioning incident PAR radiation into its diffuse component in the eastern Mediterranean basin', Renewable Energy, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 1820-1827. 15 14 3
2010	Lauret, P, Boland, JW & Ridley, BH 2010, 'Derivation of a Solar Diffuse Fraction Model in a Bayesian Framework', Case Studies in Business, Industry and Government Statistics, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 108-122.
2010	Ridley, B, Boland, J & Lauret, P 2010, 'Modelling of diffuse solar fraction with multiple predictors', Renewable Energy, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 478-483. 113 104 3
2010	Webby, RB, Boland, JW, Howlett, PG & Metcalfe, A 2010, 'Tracking a rainfall index constrained by Conditional Value-at-Risk', in A. Metcalfe, P Howlett & M Nelson, EMAC-2009, Cambridge University Press, pp. 1-14. Open access
2010	Zakaria, R, Metcalfe, A, Howlett, PG, Piantadosi, J & Boland, JW 2010, 'Using the skew-t copula to model bivariate rainfall distribution', The ANZIAM Journal , vol. 51, pp. 231-246. Open access 10
2008	Boland, JW, Ridley, BH & Brown, B 2008, 'Models of diffuse solar fraction', Renewable Energy.
2008	Magnano, LI, Boland, JW & Hyndman, R 2008, 'Generation of synthetic sequences of half-hourly temperature', Environmetrics, vol. 19, no. 8, pp. 818-835. 10 9
2008	Webby, R, Boland, JW, Howlett, PG & Metcalfe, A 2008, 'Stochastic linear programming and conditional value-at-risk for water resources management', The ANZIAM Journal , vol. 48, pp. 885-898. Open access

Conferences

Year	Output
2018	Al Badi, H, Boland, J, Bruce, D & Albadi, M 2018, 'Dust event impact on photovoltaic systems: role of humidity in soiling and self-cleaning', IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering, SEGE, IEEE, article no. 8499442, pp. 342-345. Open access
2018	Lucheroni, C, Boland, J & Ragno, C 2018, 'Truncated Gaussian Hidden Markov models and wind speed spatio-temporal series', 15th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2018, IEEE, vol 2018-June, article no. 8469909, pp. 1-5. Open access
2017	Haji Abolhasani, Z, Marian, R & Boland, J 2017, 'Simulation-optimisation of multi-product, multi- period consumer supply network using genetic algorithms', Intelligent Systems Conference, IEEE, pp. 34-44. 1
2017	Sharifi, E, Sivam, A, Karuppannan, S & Boland, J 2017, 'Landsat surface temperature data analysis for urban heat resilience: case study of Adelaide', in S Geertman et al. (eds), CUPUM 2017: 15th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, Springer, pp. 433-447. 2
2016	Hatvani-Kovacs, G, Belusko, M, Pockett, J & Boland, J 2016, 'Overheating risk in the Australian nationwide house energy rating scheme: a case study of Adelaide', in J Zuo, L Daniel & V Soebarto (eds), 50th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, The Architectural Science Association, pp. 437-446. Open access
2016	Sharifi, E & Boland, J 2016, 'Limits of thermal adaptation in cities: a case study of Darling Harbour, Sydney', in J Zuo, L Daniel & V Soebarto (eds), 50th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, The Architectural Science Association, pp. 229-238. Open access
2016	Sharifi, E, Sivam, A & Boland, J 2016, 'Outdoor activity and spatial choices of citizens during heat stress conditions: a case study of Adelaide, South Australia', in J Zuo, L Daniel & V Soebarto (eds), 50th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, The Architectural Science Association, pp. 199-208. Open access
2015	Boland, J 2015, 'Additive versus Multiplicative Seasonality in Solar Radiation Time Series', in T Weber, M McPhee & RS Anderssen (eds), 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 1126-1132. Open access
2015	Cirocco, LR, Boland, JW, Belusko, M, Bruno, F & Pudney, PJ 2015, 'Optimal control of electrical and thermal energy storage', in T Weber, M McPhee & RS Anderssen (eds), 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015), Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 1820-1826.
2015	Hatvani-Kovacs, G, Belusko, M, Pockett, J & Boland, J 2015, 'Drivers and barriers to heatwave-resilient building retrofitting in the Australian context', in R Crawford & A Stephan (eds), Living and Learning: Research for a Better Built Environment: 49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association 2015, Architectural Science Association, pp. 13-22.
2014	Sharifi, E, Boland, J & Lehmann, S 2014, 'Thermal resilience of activity patterns and urban greenery in public space: three case studies in Adelaide, South Australia', 7th Making Cities Liveable Conference, Livable Cities, pp. 162-181.
2013	Agrawal, M, Huang, J & Boland, JW 2013, 'Probabilistic forecasting of wind farm output', in J Piantadosi, RS Anderssen & J Boland (eds), 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 1475-1481. Open access
2013	Ahamed, S, Piantadosi, J, Agrawal, M & Boland, J 2013, 'Generating synthetic rainfall using a disaggregation model', in J Piantadosi, RS Anderssen & J Boland (eds), 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 2506-2512.
2013	Boland, J 2013, 'The interplay between rainfall and vegetation', in J Piantadosi, RS Anderssen & J Boland (eds), 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 2513-2519.
2013	Boland, JW 2013, 'Multivariate forecasting of solar energy', in J Piantadosi, RS Anderssen & J Boland (eds), 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 1475-1481. Open access 1
2013	Cirocco, LR, Pudney, PJ, Belusko, M, Boland, JW & Bruno, F 2013, 'Review of technologies and optimisation methods for integrating renewable energy sources and storage within the Australian national energy market', in J Piantadosi, RS Anderssen & J Boland (eds), 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 1482-1488. Open access
2013	Grantham, AP, Pudney, PJ, Boland, JW & Belusko, M 2013, 'Synthetically interpolated five-minute direct normal irradiance', in J Piantadosi, RS Anderssen & J Boland (eds), 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 1489-1495. Open access 3
2013	McArthur, L, Mackenzie, S & Boland, JW 2013, 'Multifractal analysis of wind farm power output', in J Piantadosi, RS Anderssen & J Boland (eds), 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 420-426. Open access 1
2013	Schultz, L, Chiera, B, Shah, P & Boland, J 2013, 'Modelling motor vehicle emissions and population exposure in South Australia', in J Piantadosi, RS Anderssen & J Boland (eds), 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 71-77. Open access
2013	Schultz, L, Chiera, B, Shah, P & Boland, J 2013, 'Modelling motor vehicle exhaust emissions and pollutant dispersion analysis', 21st International Clean Air and Environment Conference (CASANZ 2013), Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 1-6. Open access
2013	Zachary, D, Chiera, B & Boland, J 2013, 'Air quality forecasting in Europe using statistical persistence', in J Piantadosi, RS Anderssen & J Boland (eds), 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 1889-1895. Open access
2013	Zakaria, R, Boland, JW & Moslim, N 2013, 'Comparison of sum of two correlated gamma variables for Alouini's model and McKay distribution', in J Piantadosi, RS Anderssen & J Boland (eds), 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 408-414. Open access 2
2012	Boland, J, Korolkiewicz, M, Agrawal, M & Huang, J 2012, 'Forecasting solar radiation on short time scales using a coupled autoregressive and dynamical system (CARDS) model', in (eds), 50th Annual Australian Solar Council (AuSES) Solar 2012 Conference, Australian Solar Energy Society, pp. 1-10. Open access
2012	Diagne, HM, David, M, Lauret, P & Boland, JW 2012, 'Solar irradiation forecasting: state-of-the-art and proposition for future developments for small-scale insular grids', World Renewable Energy Forum : (WREF) 2012 : including 41st ASES Annual Conference, 37th National Passive Solar Conference, 7th Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conference, World Renewable Energy Congress XII, Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference, American Solar Energy Society, pp. 4802-4809. Open access 26
2012	Ridley, B & Boland, J 2012, 'Altering typical meteorological years to cater for climate change', 50th Annual Australian Solar Council (AuSES) Solar 2012 Conference, Australian Solar Energy Society, pp. 1-10. Open access
2012	Zakaria, R, Howlett, P, Piantadosi, J & Boland, JW 2012, 'Rainfall modelling using the sum of independent gamma variables', in B Ari-Wahjoedi, R Razali & M Narahari (eds), 2nd International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences 2012, ICFAS 2012, AIP - American Institute of Physics, vol. 1482, no. 1, pp. 369-372. Open access 1
2011	Reynolds, CJ & Boland, J 2011, 'Extending the waste input output model to behavioural change : the case of municipal food waste in South Australia', 19th International Input-Output Conference, International Input-Output Association, pp. 1-16. Open access
2010	Agrawal, MR, Boland, J & Ridley, B 2010, 'Volatility of wind energy using high frequency data', in W Assawinchaichote et al. (eds), IASTED 2010, ACTA Press, pp. 1-3. 2
2010	Boland, JW 2010, 'Mathematical modelling of water resources at the University of South Australia', 10th IHP/IAHS George Kovacs Colloquium; Paris, IAHS Press, pp. 37-38. Open access
2010	Webby, B & Boland, J 2010, 'How typical are my data', in Sayigh, A (ed.), WREC XI 2010, Future Technology Press, pp. 1491-1496.
2010	Zakaria, R, Boland, JW, Piantadosi, J & Howlett, PG 2010, 'Spatial rainfall modelling using the sum of four correlated gamma variables', in Yang Dan (ed.), 3rd International Conference on Environmental and Computer Science 2010, IEEE, pp. 261-265.
2009	Boland, J, Ridley, B & Agrawal, M 2009, 'Modelling the conditional variance of windfarm output utilising realised volatility', 29th Biennial Solar World Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, ISES, International Solar Energy Society, pp. 25-33. 3
2009	Lauret, P, Boland, J & Ridley, B 2009, 'Bayesian model selection of solar diffuse fraction models', 2009 International Solar Energy Society Congress, International Solar Energy Society, pp. 34-40. 1
2009	Pellechia, M, Brower, B, Lourette, R, Shuler, R, Boland, J & Rajan, SD 2009, 'Real-time airborne data management system', Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications VI, SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 7307, pp. 1-10. 2
2009	Ward, K, Korolkiewicz, M & Boland, J 2009, 'Modelling residual wind farm variability using HMMs', in Anderssen, RS (ed.), 2009 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 339-345. 3 3
2008	Belusko, M, Boland, JW & White, DA 2008, 'Impact of Variation in Behaviour Pattern and Weather Data on Building Energy Performance', in Internationa solar Energy Society, Government of South Australia and Adelaide City Council.
2008	Boland, JW & Zekanovic, Z 2008, 'Optimising the orientation of photovoltaic cells for load matching', in P.D. Bourkas, Eighth IASTED international Conference on Power and Energy Systems, ACTA Press, pp. 130-135.
2008	Ridley, BH & Boland, JW 2008, 'A Modelling Tool for Estimating Diffuse Solar Radiation with Multiple Predictors', in Deo Prasad, ISES.

Reports

Year	Output
2016	Hatvani-Kovacs, G, Belusko, M, Pockett, J & Boland, J 2016, Does the Australian Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme ensure heat resistance?, ABCB, Australia. Open access 3
2015	Pudney, P, Grantham, A, Ward, LA, Whaley, D & Boland, JW 2015, The viability of electrical energy storage for Lochiel Park households, Australian Government, Department of Industry and Science, Australia. Open access
2013	Saman, W, Boland, J, Pullen, S, Pocock, B, Belusko, M, Bruno, F, Whaley, D, Pockett, J, Bennetts, H, Ridley, B, Palmer, J, Zuo, J, Ma, T, Chileshe, N, Skinner, N, Chapman, J, Vujinovic, N, Walsh, M, Miller, W, De Dear, R, Candido, C, Dueble, M & Soebarto, V 2013, A framework for adaptation of Australian households to heat waves: final report, NCCARF- National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Australia.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)	SINGAPORE
Andalusian Association for Research and Industrial Cooperation	SPAIN
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Bentley University	UNITED STATES
Center for Solar Energy Technologies	CHILE
Central Queensland University	AUSTRALIA
Central Queensland University Appleton Institute	AUSTRALIA
CIEMAT	SPAIN
CRP Henri Tudor	LUXEMBOURG
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Defence Science and Technology Organisation	AUSTRALIA
Diego Portales University	CHILE
DLR - Institute of Solar Research	GERMANY
Endeavour IT	AUSTRALIA
Ergon Energy	AUSTRALIA
Federal University of Santa Catarina	BRAZIL
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
General Statistical Office	UNITED STATES
Geo Model Solar	SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Glaciem Cooling Technologies	AUSTRALIA
Hohai University	CHINA
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science	AUSTRALIA
Local Government Association of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Massey University	NEW ZEALAND
Meteorological Service of Cyprus	CYPRUS
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
National Centre for Atmospheric Research	UNITED STATES
National Institute for Space Research	BRAZIL
National Renewable Energy Centre	UNITED KINGDOM
National University of Singapore	SINGAPORE
Pennsylvania State University	UNITED STATES
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile	CHILE
Private Individual	AUSTRALIA
Queen Mary University of London	UNITED KINGDOM
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
Repatriation General Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Reuniwatt Company	FRANCE
RMIT University	AUSTRALIA
Sohar University	OMAN
South Australian Environment Protection Authority	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)	AUSTRALIA
Sultan Qaboos University	OMAN
Suntrace	GERMANY
Tianjin University	CHINA
Transpower Ltd	NEW ZEALAND
TTG Transportation Technology	AUSTRALIA
Unisinos	BRAZIL
United Arab Emirates University	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul	BRAZIL
Universitat De Lleida	SPAIN
Universiti Kabangsaan Malaysia	MALAYSIA
Universiti Malaysia Perlis	MALAYSIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Athens	GREECE
University of Camerino	ITALY
University of Chile	CHILE
University Of Costa Rica	COSTA RICA
University of Jaen	SPAIN
University of La Reunion	FRANCE
University of Malaysia Pahang	MALAYSIA
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of Newcastle	AUSTRALIA
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of Sao Paulo	BRAZIL
University of Seville	SPAIN
University of Sheffield	UNITED KINGDOM
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology	IRAQ
University of Technology Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Texas	UNITED STATES
University of Wollongong	AUSTRALIA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	UNITED STATES
Xi'an University of Science and Technology	CHINA
Zero Waste	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member International Solar Energy Society	2017
Member World Renewable Energy Network	2017
Member Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics	2017
Member Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand	2017
Associate Editor Renewable Energy	2015

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Time Series Analysis
Statistics
Differential Equations

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Carbon reductions from composting food waste for food production modelling GHG reduction and abatement in urban recycling models	Current
Neighbourhood green islands: the role of open space to mitigate the urban heat island (UHI)	Current
Redesigning the electricity system with microgrids	Current
Short-term forecasting of electricity generation for solar farm using machine learning methods	Current
Sustainability and the impact of building technology	Current
The impact of urbanisation on bird biodiversity	Current
The relationship between habitat diversity and species diversity in insular environments	Current
User privacy preservation on android devices	Current
A novel optimisation approach for complex constrained systems as applied to a consumer supply network	Completed
Bayesian and non-Bayesian mixture paradigms for clustering multivariate data: time series synchrony tests	Completed
Dust storms over Western Asia – predictions and impacts using satellite imagery	Completed
Forecasting wind and solar energy on short time scales	Completed
Input-output analysis on relationships between Australian economic system and waste management	Completed
Mathematical modelling of rainfall in the Murray-Darling Basin	Completed
Mathematical tools for maximising renewable energy use in electricity supply	Completed
Optimal control of electrical and thermal energy storage combined with renewable energy systems	Completed
Quantification of Australian food wastage with input-output analysis	Completed
Resilience to heat stress in public space: an exploratory case study of outdoor thermal discomfort and activity patterns in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide	Completed
Stochastic dynamic programming and conditional value-at-risk to evaluate water management policies	Completed
Traffic-related air pollution: modelling emissions and optimal control for exposure mitigation	Completed
Urban heat stress resilience	Completed
Variability modelling of wind farm output	Completed
Viet Nam household living standards surveys 2002-2008 in time and space: managerial aspects and multilevel models	Completed

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