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My name is Xinhao Pan. I am a PhD candidate at Deakin University, affiliated with the Planet-A Sustainability Science research laboratory, and a Visiting Researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). My PhD is supervised by Professor Brett Bryan, Dr. Michalis Hadjikakou, and Dr. Jinzhu Wang. I expect to submit my PhD thesis in May 2027.

My research lies at the intersection of land-system modelling, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, environmental economics, water resources, agri-food systems, and sustainability science. I develop and apply the Land-Use Trade-Offs Model Version 2.0 (LUTO2) to explore Australian land-system futures and trade-offs among climate mitigation, biodiversity restoration, water resources, food production, and economic outcomes.

Methodologically, my work combines spatially explicit optimisation, national-scale geospatial datasets, scenario analysis, carbon and biodiversity pricing, and high-performance computing on Australian National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Deakin HPC, and PIK HPC systems. I am also extending my research through integrated modelling workflows, including MAgPIE-SEALS-InVEST NDR and SWAT+/IMAGE-GNM coupling design.

As of August 2026, my Google Scholar profile records 2,808 citations, an h-index of 11, and an i10-index of 12. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about my academic background and research.