ProfessorDaniel Ierodiaconou

Professor

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences/Deakin Centre for Marine Science

  • Professor
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences/Deakin Centre for Marine Science
  • +61 3 556 33224 (Work)
  • Warrnambool Campus, Princes Highway, Warrnambool Victoria 3280

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Benthic Habitat Mapping
Fish- Habitat Associations
Image Classification
Change Detection
Marine Protected Areas
Land use Change

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Harmful algal blooms - where to act and what to do
    1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    Ian Potter Foundation - Environment Large Grant - $763,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    NCDP and GORCAPA Contract
    1 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority - $40,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Realtime wavebuoys and temperature observation network
    17 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Daniel Ierodiaconou
    Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Action (DEECA) - $410,000.00
  • GRANT
    Standardised Seabed Geomorphology Classification in Bass Strait REACH Industry Scholarship (Student Michael Anokye)
    1 Mar 2026 - 1 Feb 2031
    People funded by this grant:
    • Daniel Ierodiaconou
    Geoscience Australia - $35,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Collaborative projects between Deakin and Department for Environment and Water South Australia
    20 Oct 2025 - 20 Apr 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Department for Environment and Water - $42,076.65
  • GRANT
    STUDENT APPLICATION: Does bait plume dispersal affect population estimates from Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations
    29 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795 - HWRE R1 2025 - $7,745.00
  • GRANT
    Aurora Green Offshore Windfarm
    10 Apr 2025 - 10 Apr 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    Great Eastern Offshore Wind Project Marine Baseline Survey: Fish - $1,413,840.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program 2024-25, Wave Buoy Program
    21 Nov 2024 - 28 Feb 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Daniel Ierodiaconou
    Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Action (DEECA) - $220,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    South Australias 10 year Marine Park Evaluation (new)
    6 Nov 2024 - 31 May 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Department for Environment and Water - $38,679.86
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Wannon Water Nutrient Impact Assessment & Seafloor Mapping
    1 Nov 2024 - 31 May 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Ltd - $71,942.88
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    The influence of offshore oil and gas structures on marine communities in the Bass Strait
    1 Oct 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Daniel Ierodiaconou
    Esso Australia Pty Ltd - $352,210.00
  • GRANT
    Mapping seagrass and kelp to inform management of these key habitats in Port Phillip Bay
    18 Sep 2024 - 30 Jul 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Port Philip Bay Fund 90 719 052 204 - OPP-75966 - $210,016.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program Early Warning Pilot System and Sentinel Sites: Citizen Science Component
    22 Aug 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Daniel Ierodiaconou
    Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Port Philip Bay Fund 90 719 052 204 - $100,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    CoastRI Coastal Monitoring Network (Deakin)
    1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Daniel Ierodiaconou
    National CollaborativeResearch Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - $5,012,375.00
  • GRANT
    STUDENT APPLICATION: Coastal hazard management through remote sensing and cliff erosion analysis.
    18 Jun 2024 - 18 Jun 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ierodiaconou D,
    • Fleming B,
    • Kennedy D
    Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-4 - $5,000.00
  • GRANT
    STUDENT APPLICATION: Dynamics and evolution of soft coastal cliffs - Soft coastal cliff hazard research
    1 Jun 2024 - 6 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ierodiaconou D,
    • Fleming B
    Natural Hazards Research Australia Postgraduate Research Scholarship - $25,000.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Signs of Healthy Parks integrated marine monitoring program for Pt Addis Marine National Park RPP 2324 P05
    21 May 2024 - 15 Oct 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Parks Victoria - $54,926.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    South Australia's 10 year Marine Park Evaluation
    6 May 2024 - 30 Nov 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Department for Environment and Water - $38,379.86
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Establishing acoustic gates for Port Phillip Bay and Corner Inlet
    1 Apr 2024 - 30 Jun 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    Sydney Institute of Marine Science - $135,705.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Assessing the distribution, health and potential for restoration of estuarine seagrass meadows in the Glenelg Hopkins Region.
    18 Mar 2024 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    GHCMA Grant - Research - Glenelg - Hopkins Catchment Management Authority - $144,500.00
  • GRANT
    Grey Nurse Shark Aggregations
    1 Mar 2024 - 1 Apr 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    National Environmetal Science Program 2 - PRJ 4.15 - $55,000.00
  • GRANT
    Parks Australia Ocean Discovery and Restoration Program
    1 Mar 2024 - 30 Apr 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Ocean Discovery and Restoration Program - $500,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program: Wave buoys and seabed mapping program.
    1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Environment Land Water and Planning - $330,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Sea Dragon fish biodiversity assessment for offshore wind.
    25 Aug 2023 - 31 Mar 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Daniel Ierodiaconou
    RPS AAP Consulting Pty Ltd - $727,550.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program: Citizen Science Drones
    22 Aug 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Daniel Ierodiaconou
    Department of Environment Land Water and Planning - $35,000.00