Ed Manley — CEO

I am a Professor of Urban Analytics in the University of Leeds School of Geography, where I lead the Mobility Science Lab (MobSciLab) research group. I am also Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation for the Faculty of Environment, and Honorary Professor at University College London (UCL). My research relates to the quantitative and computational analysis of human mobility, with an interest in the influences of urban space and spatial cognition, and intersections with public health. I am involved in several large research programmes spanning mobility and health research. I am Deputy Director of the ESRC Healthy and Sustainable Places (HASP) Data Service, and Co-Investigator and Flagship Lead on the EPSRC INFUZE and Digital Health for AMR Hub programmes. Prior to these projects, I led the UK-Canada AI Initiative RAIM, and was Co-Director of the Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC). To date I have been involved with over £40m of funded research projects as Principal and Co-Investigator from diverse funding sources, including the EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, ERC, Wellcome Trust, and the Leverhulme Trust. I won the Phillip Leverhulme Prize for Geography in 2022. My research has been published in numerous top tier journals including Nature, PNAS, Scientific Reports, IJGIS, Cities, The Lancet, Nature Medicine, Journal of Transport Geography, and I am a co-author of Agent-based Modelling and Geographic Information Systems: A Practical Primer book published by Sage.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Urban Analytics and Data Science with a focus on public health.

Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Experience: 19 yrs 2 mos

Skills

Data Analysis
Urban Travel Behaviour Research
Method Development
Agent-based Simulation

Career Highlights

Led over £40m in funded research projects.
Published in top-tier journals including Nature and The Lancet.
Awarded the Phillip Leverhulme Prize for Geography in 2022.

Work Experience

University of Leeds

Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Environment (2 yrs 8 mos)

Interim Head of School (4 mos)

Professor of Urban Analytics (6 yrs 6 mos)

Headingley Development Trust

Board Member (2 yrs 11 mos)

UCL

Honorary Professor (6 yrs 6 mos)

Associate Professor and Director of Research (5 yrs 2 mos)

Research Associate (1 yr)

Doctoral Student / Research Engineer (3 yrs 10 mos)

The Alan Turing Institute

Turing Fellow (4 yrs 11 mos)

HOST UK

Programme Manager (9 mos)

VSO

GIS Development Advisor (1 yr 10 mos)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at UCL

Professional Certificate at UCL Institute of Education

MRes at UCL

MSc at University of Leeds

BSc at University of East Anglia

Ed Manley

CEO

Leeds, England, United Kingdom19 yrs 2 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led over £40m in funded research projects.
Published in top-tier journals including Nature and The Lancet.
Awarded the Phillip Leverhulme Prize for Geography in 2022.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Urban Analytics and Data Science with a focus on public health.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data AnalysisUrban Travel Behaviour ResearchMethod DevelopmentAgent-based Simulation

Other Skills

SQLPythonSimulationsNetwork ModelsAutomated IdentificationSmart Card TransactionsStatistical ModellingJava-based SimulationGISArcGISSpatial AnalysisMathematical ModelingModelingMachine LearningComputer Science

About

Experience

19 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

6 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

University of leeds

3 roles

Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Environment

Promoted

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

Faculty Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation

Interim Head of School

Aug 2022 – Dec 2022 · 4 mos

Interim Head of School in School of Geography for a five month period

Professor of Urban Analytics

Nov 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

School of Geography and Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA).

Headingley development trust

Board Member

Apr 2021 – Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Ucl

4 roles

Honorary Professor

Promoted

Nov 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

Associate Professor and Director of Research

Promoted

Aug 2014 – Oct 2019 · 5 yrs 2 mos

Research into urban travel behaviour using large scale data analysis. Development of large-scale simulations and network models of urban travel phenomena. Teaching courses in SQL, Python (including Pandas, NumPy and Scikit-Learn) and Smart Cities. Tutoring and supervision of PhD and Masters students. Development of research papers. Writing funding applications and managing funded projects. Lead on departmental research and business engagement strategy.

SQLPythonData AnalysisSimulationsNetwork ModelsUrban Travel Behaviour Research

Research Associate

Jul 2013 – Jul 2014 · 1 yr

Created new methods for the automated identification of individual-level activity clusters within billions of smart card and mobile phone transactions, enabling deeper analysis of differences in habitual and non-habitual travel behaviour.

Automated IdentificationData AnalysisSmart Card TransactionsMethod Development

Doctoral Student / Research Engineer

Aug 2009 – Jun 2013 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Established new route choice behavioural processes through data analysis of over 1.5 million minicab routes, applying spatial autocorrelation measures, network analysis, and statistical modelling. Undertook the development of large-scale Java-based agent-based simulation predicting the emergence of road congestion in London, improving on prediction capability relative to conventional simulation methods.

Data AnalysisStatistical ModellingJava-based SimulationAgent-based Simulation

The alan turing institute

Turing Fellow

Oct 2018 – Sep 2023 · 4 yrs 11 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Host uk

Programme Manager

Sep 2008 – Jun 2009 · 9 mos

Coordinating all key aspects of the charity’s key operations, to ensure that delivery exceeds the expectations of customers and funders. Overseeing the work of a vast network of volunteers based all around the country, supervising 35 directly and a further 1500 indirectly. Covering a wide variety of in-house tasks from marketing to IT and office management, including the direct supervision of three office staff plus other office volunteers. Managing most aspects of the charity’s move to new premises.

Vso

GIS Development Advisor

Sep 2006 – Jul 2008 · 1 yr 10 mos · Maroua, Cameroon

Managing projects working with community leaders in the creation of new geographic information, with the help of GIS, to aid and encourage infrastructural development of the region. Training staff in Geographic Information Systems concepts and software. Managing the project development and execution of an English Language Resource Centre for Maroua, opened by the British High Commissioner to Cameroon. Developing and implementing IT aspects of the VSO Organisational Development assessment process in Cameroon.