Mitchell Welch

Associate Professor Mitchell Welch is an academic in Computational Science at the University of New England within the School of Science and Technology. Specializing in Agent-Based Modelling, he leads the Precision Agriculture Research Group (PARG). His work bridges machine learning, high-performance computing, and GIS integration, focusing on agricultural systems, livestock monitoring, and sports collective behavior analysis.

Education:

• Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours), University of New England
• PhD, University of New England

Research Interests:

• Agent-Based Modelling in Ecology & Agriculture
• Machine Learning for Activity Classification (e.g., livestock behavior, sports performance)
• Computer Vision & Object Tracking
• Collective Behavior Analysis in Sports & Animal Groups

Teaching: Courses in Databases, Computer Networks, and Systems Analysis. As Postgraduate Coordinator, he redesigned curricula for Master of Data Science and related programs.

Advising & Grants: Supervised multiple HDR students. Active in securing grants for interdisciplinary projects combining HPC, sensor technologies, and agricultural/sports applications.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Precision Agriculture Research Group, collaborating with industry on virtual herding, RFID tracking, and sports analytics initiatives.