Dr Victor Manuel Calo is a Professor of Applied Mathematics at Curtin University. Dr Calo is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor who holds the Professorial Chair in Computational Geoscience. Dr Calo is a highly cited researcher actively involved in disseminating knowledge: Dr Calo has authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications, two patents, and a book. Dr Calo holds a professional engineering degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Buenos Aires. He received a master's in Geomechanics and a doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. Dr Calo's research Interests include modelling and simulation of geomechanics, fluid dynamics, flow in porous media, phase separation, fluid-structure interaction, solid mechanics, and high-performance computing.