Current OMEGA Centre Team (from 2016)

Centre Director

Prof. Harry T. Dimitriou

Prof. Harry T. Dimitriou

OMEGA Centre Director, Bartlett Professor of Planning Studies, Bartlett School of Planning, UCL (2005-)

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Centre Deputy Director

Dr. E. John Ward

Dr. E. John Ward

OMEGA Centre Deputy Director, Bartlett School of Planning, UCL (2005-)

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Centre Senior Associates

Prof. John Adams

Prof. John Adams

Risk Analyst and Transportation Specialist Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, UCL
Prof. Mike J. Batty

Prof. Mike J. Batty

Urban and Regional Planning and GIS Specialist. Sometime Director of Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), UCL
Dr Martin Hurst

Dr Martin Hurst

Environment, Housing and Water Specialist, sometime Commercial and Major Projects Director in DEFRA, and Senior Advisor to Prime Minister in 10 Downing Street, London, UK
Prof. Brian Field

Prof. Brian Field

Economist, public policy analyst, city/regional planner and housing and transport analyst. Sometime Urban Adviser to the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Keith Perry

Keith Perry

Architect and professionally qualified accountant, specialist in strategic business in the property, tourism, infrastructure and financial sectors. Sometime Director of The Asset Factor Ltd. and Lend Lease Europe Ltd. and Partner of E.C. Harris/Arcadia
Prof. Pantelis Skayannis

Prof. Pantelis Skayannis

Infrastructure and Urban Regeneration Specialist, currently Director of Research Unit of Infrastructure, Technology Policy and Development, University of Thessaly. Advisor to the Mayor of Athens
Robert Upton

Robert Upton

Public Administration and Infrastructure Specialist. Sometime Vice Chairman of the Infrastructure Planning Commission, UK and Director of Planning, Hong Kong Government
Prof. Carey Curtis

Prof. Carey Curtis

City Planning and Urban Transport Specialist. Research Professor and Director of Urbanet, School of Built Environment, Curtin University, Australia
Prof Francesca Medda

Prof Francesca Medda

Professor of Applied Economics and Finance at the University College London (UCL).

Centre Associates

Colin Osborne

Colin Osborne

Regional planning and development. Chartered Town Planner and Member of the Association of Project Management. Adviser to MHCLG on European territorial co-operation programmes and on EU Programme Steering Committees. Sometime Head of Merseyside (City Region) Policy Unit and Head of European and Regional Affairs Halton Unitary Authority.
Robin Caven

Robin Caven

Urban Regeneration, Housing and Infrastructure Investment Specialist with particular expertise in pension funds. Sometime Head of Finance for UK’s Homes and Communities Agency, UK Government
Niall McNevin

Niall McNevin

Mega Events and Project Management Specialist, Planner and Chartered Surveyor. Sometime Director of Planning and Sustainability, The London Olympic Legacy Development, UK
Dr. Kalia Pediaditi

Dr. Kalia Pediaditi

Environmental Appraisal Specialist. Sometime advisor to Minister of the Environment, Greece
Dr. Sophie Sturup

Dr. Sophie Sturup

Specialist in analysis of mega project mentalities and public administration. She currently holds a lecturing position at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou, China
Prof. Geneviève Zembri-Mary

Prof. Geneviève Zembri-Mary

Head of Research Team on Transport Geography, Laboratoire Mobilité, Réseaux, Territoires, Environnement and Director of the MSc Programme in Operations and Development of Public Transport Networks, University of Cergy-Pontoise, in partnership with international groups RATP Dev, Kéolis, Transdev
Marco Dean

Marco Dean

Research Assistant/PhD Candidate (2013-)
Daniel Durrant

Daniel Durrant

Research Assistant/PhD Candidate (2012-15)
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