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Alistair Leak
MRES/PhD TITLE
Data Mining to Understand International Dimensions to Online Identity
- a classification of 2+ billion names and their linkage to virtual identities and social network traffic
PREVIOUS DEGREES
- B.Sc Geographical Information Systems (Kingston)(2008 - 2011)
- M.Res Advanced Spatial Analysis and Visualisation (UCL)(2011 - 2012)
PREVIOUS JOBS
Teaching Assistant - UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
- Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (Masters Level)
I'M ORIGINALLY FROM...
Hungerford (Berkshire)
WHY I APPLIED TO THE SECURITY SCIENCE DTC
Having completed both undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in GIS and spatial analysis my interest in pursuing an academic career developed as a result of my previous MRes project looking at national deprivation within the UK. Realising that I wished to pursue further study, I identified the SCDTC as an excellent location to further hone my own skills, and to gain significant applied skill within the field of security.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Social Network Analysis
- Geodemographics
- Cyber Ethnography
- Geographical Information Systems/Science
- GIS Disaster Management
WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT STUDYING
Alongside my academic development and research activities I actively partake in a range of water based sports including Kayaking, Sailing, and Dragon Boating. In all cases I am involved in youth coaching and have trained youth teams for London competitions.
MY CAREER ASPIRATIONS
Following the completion of my PhD with SECReT, it is my intension to pursue an academic and consultancy led career. Within this role I aspire to develop real world experience through consulting and follow a teaching led role within academia.
WHAT KIND OF PARTNER ORGANISATION I'D LIKE TO WORK WITH AND WHAT I'D LIKE FROM THEM
My PhD is being fully funded by DSTL (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) and is part of their Big Data research call. However, I would welcome contact from individuals with similar research interests.
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
- ESRI USER Conference (London)(2008)
- Future Security 2012 (Bonn) (Sep 2012)
Media Publications
- The interactive map that reveals Britain's most popular surnames - and Twitter usernames (Daily Mail 2013)
- Most popular surnames of Great Britain mapped (The Guardian 2013)
CONTACT DETAILS
a.leak.11@ucl.ac.uk
Twitter @Alistair_Leak
