Alex David Singleton - Urban Analytics (Spatial Analytics and GIS)

Alex Singletonis a Professor of Geographic Information Science at the University of Liverpool, where he runs a node of the ESRC Consumer Data Research Centre and ESRC Centre for Data Analytics and Society. His research is concerned with how the complexities of individual behavior manifest spatially and can be represented and understood through a framework of geographic data science. In particular, this research has extended a tradition of area classification and has developed a broad critique of the ways in which geodemographic methods can be refined. He is an avid R user and also advocate of Open Geographic Information Science.Seth Spielmanis an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado. He has received a Distinguished Scholar Award from the Regional Development and Planning Group of the Association of American Geographers and the Michael Breheny Prize for work in urban analytics. The journal Science profiled him as an archetype of the new generation of data-centric geographers. In the last few years his publications have appeared in a diverse set of journals including PNAS, PlosOne, Demography, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, and the International Journal of GIS. Outside of academia his professional experience has ranged from the hyper digital world of Silicon Valley to the insanely analog practice of being the sole proprietor of an antiquarian bookshop in Manhattan.David Folchis an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Florida State University. His research focuses on spatial analytical methods, with a contextual interest in US cities and neighborhoods. His approach to research sits at the intersection of geography, economics and computer science, which in practice means merging geographic and economic theories with high-performance computing and large datasets to address research questions with distinctly spatial manifestations. His work has involved developing improved measures for residential segregation and the creation of spatial approaches for reducing uncertainty in American Community Survey estimates. He holds degrees in geography and economics.