Dr Klaus Thoeni is Associate Professor at the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle (Australia). He obtained his PhD and Master’s degrees in civil engineering from Graz University of Technology (Austria) and moved to Australia in 2010. Klaus is a highly motivated academic with a strong international reputation for research excellence in numerical modelling and photogrammetry applied to practical geotechnical problems. With over 100 research publications to his credit, he has established himself as a leader in the field. He is passionate about solving complex real-world engineering problems.