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The Pathway to Professorship
My career path The promotion process and portfolio Key publications Portfolio Reflections on incentives, inspiration and future plans I am delighted to announce that I have been appointed to a Professorship at the University of Leeds.
Last updated on Jul 24, 2024
20 min read
tartu2024
Last week I attended the Mobile Tartu conference 2024. It was the 9th time that this 2-yearly conference has run, marking 16 years since the first Mobile Tartu in 2008.
Last updated on Sep 25, 2024
5 min read
Reflections on 2023
Like last year’s reflections post, I’m going to keep this one short and use it as a chance to reflect on what I’ve been up to over the last 12 months, what I’ve been working on, research I’ve contributed to, and hopes for next year.
Last updated on Jan 1, 2024
6 min read
life
Setting up a new computer with Ubuntu to run open source software for research and Geocomputation
I recently got a new laptop. Being a long time Ubuntu user and fan, decided to get set-up with the user-friendly and long-established Ubuntu. This post is about how to get set-up with new software on Ubuntu.
Last updated on Apr 28, 2023
13 min read
Reflections on 2022
It’s been a whirlwind year. It was my first full year being a dad, I moved house, and got a new job. All this left precious little time for reflection during most of 2022, let alone a write of them.
Last updated on Jan 5, 2023
3 min read
life
Setting-up Mastodon: an appropriate social media platform for the 2020s 🐘
This post provides tips on setting-up a Mastodon account. It’s mostly focussed on the tech but it deserves a brief intro on the wider context motivating this blog post.
Last updated on Nov 6, 2022
9 min read
Reflections on 2021 🎇
ActDev First solo authored paper New fellowship: placement in the No. 10 Data Science team (10DS) Software development Geocomputation with R Second Edition Becoming a father Just look up ☄ References It’s been another crazy year for many people with lifestyles still disrupted by COVID, huge advances, setbacks and challenges faced collectively by people worldwide.
Last updated on Jan 1, 2022
8 min read
life
Open access events on data science in transport
This is a short post about a couple of events in which myself and colleagues will present on our work on building tools for evidence-based decision making and teaching data science skills for transport planning:
Last updated on Dec 3, 2021
1 min read
Cycleways in East Leeds: a Photoblog
Taking advantage of a sunny Sunday, a friend and I decided to check-out some recent active travel infrastructure developments in East Leeds. We planned the route around two destinations and one well-established route:
Last updated on Apr 12, 2021
6 min read
cycling
Human compatible book review
Rating Highly recommended, 5/5. One sentence review Outstanding and original description of artificial intelligence (AI) in the 21st Century, the problems it could pose, and a lucid proposal for ‘provably beneficial AI.
Last updated on Feb 22, 2021
7 min read
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