I’m an Associate Professor in Social Data Science at the School of Geography, University of Leeds and Director of Research & Innovation at Leeds Institute for Data Analytics. I joined Leeds in 2017 after completing a PhD and postdoc at the giCentre. My work typically proposes, tests and applies visual methods that help analysts to understand and communicate complex (spatial) processes under uncertainty. I’m especially interested in how visualization relates to contemporary data analysis, and can be applied to help analysts and policymakers make better decisions (see Beecham and Lovelace 2023 and my recent Turing Methods Challenge w/ Cagatay Turkay). Many of these ideas are explored in my recent book, Visualization for Social Data Science (+ online version).
I publish methods-oriented research in data visualization (IEEE TVCG | CGF) and spatial analysis (GA), as well as applied studies in transport (AAP | TRC | TRA) and geography (E&P A | E&P B | JoTG).
This is what I’m doing right now.