Richard Frank

Richard Frank completed a PhD in Computing Science at Simon Fraser University and is currently enrolled in the PhD program in Criminology, also at SFU. Dr. Frank's main research interest is Computational Criminology - the application of computer solutions to model or solve crime problems. Dr. Frank has recent publications at top-level data mining outlets such as in Knowledge Discovery in Databases, and security conferences such as Intelligence and Security Informatics.

8888 University Drive
Burnaby
BC
V5A1S6
Canada

Email: rfrank@sfu.ca

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Vahid Dabbaghian

Vahid Dabbaghian is the Director of the Modelling of Complex Social Systems (MoCSSy) Program since June 2009 and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University. Vahid completed his Ph.D. thesis on computing representations of finite groups in 2003 at Carlton University. Following this, he has been a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Computer Science at University of Calgary and the Department of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University. He has been the leader of the Criminal Justice System project in the Complex Systems Modelling Group at the IRMACS centre from May 2006 to May 2009. Vahid divides his research interests between the field of Computational Algebra and the field of Mathematical Modelling. He has published multiple scientific papers and technical reports. He is a co-author of the book "Modelling in Healthcare" published by the American Mathematical Society in 2010.

8888 University Drive
Burnaby
BC
V5A 1S6
V5A1S6
Canada

Email: vdabbagh@sfu.ca

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Andrew Reid

Andrew A. Reid is currently completing a Master of Arts degree at the School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University (SFU). He is also a graduate student in the Modelling of Complex Social Systems (MoCSSy) program at SFU and employed by the Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies (ICURS). His research interests include crime prevention, spatial crime analysis, complex systems modelling, environmental criminology, geographical information crime analysis, and computational criminology.

8888 University Drive
Burnaby
BC
V5A 1S6
Canada

Email: aar@sfu.ca

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Suraj Singh

Suraj Kumar Singh received his Master of Science (Integrated) degree in Mathematics and Scientific Computing from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India in 2009. His research experience includes working as a research assistant at Simon Fraser University Burnaby, Canada and as a summer internee at Indian Statistical Institute Delhi, India. His research interests are Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing.

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Kanput-208016
India

Email: suraj@iitk.ac.in

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Jonathan Cinnamon

Jonathan Cinnamon is a PhD student of geography at Simon Fraser University. His research interests are in geographic information science and the application of spatial methods for understanding social issues, particularly in the health domain. His previous research has focussed on modelling geographic access to health care in rural areas, and on highlighting high risk pedestrian injury locations in urban areas.

8888 University Drive
Burnaby
BC
V5A 1S6
Canada

Email: jca80@sfu.ca

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Patricia Brantingham

Patricia Brantingham, Director of ICURS Institute at Simon Fraser University has received international recognition for her work on offender target selection processes and geography of crime. Her mathematical work on the distribution of crime in regard to the structure of neighborhoods is fundamental to environmental criminology.

8888 University Drive
Burnaby
BC
V5A 1S6
Canada

Email: pbrantin@sfu.ca