The Team
  • ENFOLDing is led by Professor Sir Alan Wilson. From an early background in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Alan Wilson has pioneered the use of spatial interaction models for the description...

    Alan Wilson

    ENFOLDing is led by Professor Sir Alan Wilson. From an early background in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Alan Wilson has pioneered the use of spatial interaction models for the description...

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  • Michael Batty is an established presence in the field of complexity science, having led the use of fractals and morphogenetic programming in city form generation.

    Michael Batty

    Michael Batty is an established presence in the field of complexity science, having led the use of fractals and morphogenetic programming in city form generation.

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  • Frank Smith is co-investigator on the Complex Systems Modelling workstream. He currently holds the Goldsmid Chair of applied mathematics at UCL and is a fellow of the Royal Society. Frank...

    Frank Smith

    Frank Smith is co-investigator on the Complex Systems Modelling workstream. He currently holds the Goldsmid Chair of applied mathematics at UCL and is a fellow of the Royal Society. Frank...

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  • Steven Bishop is co-investigator on the Complex Systems Modelling workstream. His background is in engineering dynamics, in particular identifying and analysing the instabilities of nonlinear dynamical systems. He is also...

    Steven Bishop

    Steven Bishop is co-investigator on the Complex Systems Modelling workstream. His background is in engineering dynamics, in particular identifying and analysing the instabilities of nonlinear dynamical systems. He is also...

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  • Shane Johnson is a co-investigator on the Security workstream. He is a Professor of Security and Crime Science and has particular interests in complex systems, the spatial and temporal distribution...

    Shane Johnson

    Shane Johnson is a co-investigator on the Security workstream. He is a Professor of Security and Crime Science and has particular interests in complex systems, the spatial and temporal distribution...

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  • Alex Braithwaite is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Political Science. His research investigates the causes and geography of various forms of political violence, with a...

    Alex Braithwaite

    Alex Braithwaite is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Political Science. His research investigates the causes and geography of various forms of political violence, with a...

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  • Francesca Medda is a Reader (Associate Professor) in applied economics at UCL-CEGE, and leads the Trade workstream on ENFOLDing.

    Francesca Medda

    Francesca Medda is a Reader (Associate Professor) in applied economics at UCL-CEGE, and leads the Trade workstream on ENFOLDing.

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  •   Sean Hanna is lecturer at the Bartlett in UCL, and co-investigator on the Development workstream within ENFOLDing.

    Sean Hanna

      Sean Hanna is lecturer at the Bartlett in UCL, and co-investigator on the Development workstream within ENFOLDing.

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  • Hannah Fry is a Lecturer in the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at UCL. She has a doctorate in mathematics and a background in fluid dynamics. More recently, her research...

    Hannah Fry

    Hannah Fry is a Lecturer in the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at UCL. She has a doctorate in mathematics and a background in fluid dynamics. More recently, her research...

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  • Adam Dennett holds a PhD in quantitative human geography and works as a Research Associate on the Migration and Global Demograhics workstream of the ENFOLD-ing project, with a particular interest...

    Adam Dennett

    Adam Dennett holds a PhD in quantitative human geography and works as a Research Associate on the Migration and Global Demograhics workstream of the ENFOLD-ing project, with a particular interest...

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  • Simone Caschilli holds a PhD in Complex Network Theory and Spatial Planning, and works as a Research Associate on the Trade Workstream, with a particular interest in shipping.

    Simone Caschili

    Simone Caschilli holds a PhD in Complex Network Theory and Spatial Planning, and works as a Research Associate on the Trade Workstream, with a particular interest in shipping.

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  • Elio Marchione is Research Associate on the Security Workstream. He is currently investigating space-time clustering and global dynamic modelling of modern maritime piracy.

    Elio Marchione

    Elio Marchione is Research Associate on the Security Workstream. He is currently investigating space-time clustering and global dynamic modelling of modern maritime piracy.

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  • Peter Baudains is a doctoral researcher working on the security work stream of the ENFOLDing project. His research interests are in modelling of conflict and global security.

    Peter Baudains

    Peter Baudains is a doctoral researcher working on the security work stream of the ENFOLDing project. His research interests are in modelling of conflict and global security.

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  • Kimberley Claydon holds an MSc in Industrial Mathematical Modelling and works as a Doctoral Researcher on the Migration and Global Demographics workstream of the ENFOLDing project. Her research interests are...

    Kimberley Claydon

    Kimberley Claydon holds an MSc in Industrial Mathematical Modelling and works as a Doctoral Researcher on the Migration and Global Demographics workstream of the ENFOLDing project. Her research interests are...

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  • Luca holds a BSc in Economic Science and an MSc in Statistical Science; he works on the Trade work-stream of the ENFOLDing project. His research interests are focussed in developing innovative models...

    Luca Cocconcelli

    Luca holds a BSc in Economic Science and an MSc in Statistical Science; he works on the Trade work-stream of the ENFOLDing project. His research interests are focussed in developing innovative models...

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  • Joan holds a PhD in Engineering Design for Complex Transportation Systems and works as a Research Associate on the Development Workstream with a focus on flows and networks.

    Joan Serras

    Joan holds a PhD in Engineering Design for Complex Transportation Systems and works as a Research Associate on the Development Workstream with a focus on flows and networks.

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  • Rob Levy has an MSc in Quantitative Economics and is studying, under the auspices of the ENFOLDing project, for a PhD in the regional macroeconomics of development aid. He is...

    Rob Levy

    Rob Levy has an MSc in Quantitative Economics and is studying, under the auspices of the ENFOLDing project, for a PhD in the regional macroeconomics of development aid. He is...

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  •   Toby Davies is a PhD student on UCL’s SECReT program, jointly supervised by Mathematics and Security Science. He is affiliated with the Security workstream, where his research interests include...

    Toby Davies

      Toby Davies is a PhD student on UCL’s SECReT program, jointly supervised by Mathematics and Security Science. He is affiliated with the Security workstream, where his research interests include...

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  • Janina is studying for a PhD on the security workstream. Her research focuses on the analysis of processes by which political violence and in particular ethnic civil conflicts spread between different...

    Janina Beiser

    Janina is studying for a PhD on the security workstream. Her research focuses on the analysis of processes by which political violence and in particular ethnic civil conflicts spread between different...

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  • Thomas Oléron Evans is a PhD student whose work with ENFOLDing involves creating and analysing mathematical models of complex dynamical systems. His research interests include agent based epidemiological models and...

    Thomas Oléron Evans

    Thomas Oléron Evans is a PhD student whose work with ENFOLDing involves creating and analysing mathematical models of complex dynamical systems. His research interests include agent based epidemiological models and...

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  • Helen Griffiths joined the ENFOLDing team in October 2011 and manages the running of the project.

    Helen Griffiths

    Helen Griffiths joined the ENFOLDing team in October 2011 and manages the running of the project.

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