Speaker

Andrew Crooks

University at Buffalo

Andrew Crooks is Professor within the Department of Geography at the University at Buffalo (UB). He holds a PhD in Geography from University College London and prior to joining UB he was an Assistant and Associate Professor of Computational Social Science at George Mason University. Andrew’s area of expertise relates to exploring, understanding cities through the lens of urban analytics. For Andrew to carry out his research, he utilizes methods from geographical information science (GIS), social network analysis (SNA) and agent-based modeling (ABM). He has published widely in these areas and is the lead author of the book “Agent-Based Modelling and Geographical Information Systems: A Practical Primer”. His research has been funded by numerous US government agencies. Andrew is co-editor of Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science and serves on several leading GIS editorial boards. More information about Andrew can be found on his research website: https://www.gisagents.org/.

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