Dr Ashley Dyson is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Civil and Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Tasmania’s School of Engineering. Ashley has established a reputation in Tasmania for strong industry-aligned geotechnical engineering research, with contributions to computational geotechnics, particularly in the fields of slope stability and landslides. His research seeks to benefit the local Tasmanian community, with a focus on debris flow and landslide risk mitigation measures, as well as offshore foundation systems for Tasmanian renewable energy and aquaculture projects. Ashley currently serves as the secretary of the Tasmania Chapter of the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS).