The Growing Fragility of Cities – 2019 ICMA Annual Conference

I will present findings from my research on fragile cities at the 2019 Annual ICMA Conference. This research was funded by ICMA as part of my research fellowship. Michael Hunter collaborated with me on this research project. Resiliency, cybersecurity, and creating more sustainable places are all topics being discussed by local government practitioners and scholars. […]

Research Partnerships – Brazil – August

I am spending the next two weeks in Brazil visiting colleagues and developing research partnerships. I will deliver two research seminars: Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Aug 12) Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Aug 15) Shaping the Future of Autonomous Systems in Society: Research with Impact Emerging technologies are fundamentally impacting and transforming all […]

Research Seminar: Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Looking forward to my visit to the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. Date: January 14, 2019 Shaping the Future of Autonomous Systems in Society Emerging technologies are fundamentally impacting and transforming all aspects of our society. I am particularly concerned with how technological innovations impact 1) the design of our […]

IFE Catapult Grant: Mitigating Urban Heat

We have received funding from the Institute for Future Environments Catapult research funding program at QUT. Mitigating Urban Heat: Developing a Climate Smart Toolkit for Liveable, Sustainable Precincts to Address Environmental Monitoring and Better Building Design Urban heat islands (UHI) are a major contributor to increasing global warming, which are metropolitan areas that are significantly […]

ICMA Research Fellow 2018-2019

ICMA Press Release (October 23, 2018) – “ICMA has selected its inaugural group of research fellows, recognizing outstanding action-oriented research approaches to deal with local governments’ most pressing issues. Fellowships will fund four thought leaders to study topics ranging from equity measures for managing urban performance to developing successful innovation training programs for local officials, adding […]

Shanghai Jiao Tong University – Oct 17-29

I will be spending two weeks in China at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. During my visit, I will create research partnerships with colleagues in academia, industry, and the public sector. I will deliver two public lectures during my visit. Oct 23: Shaping the Future of Autonomous Systems in Society Emerging technologies are fundamentally impacting and […]