The Team

John Wolfenberger is a commercial software developer and a researcher at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is the sole author of the current incarnation of the LEAM modeling system, the central research tool of the University's LEAM Lab. The system is also used by partner institutions. He has developed several novel computational methodologies and algorithms that address the problem of measuring all-to-all accessibility within the entirety of an urban or regional landscape. In other current research, he has developed interactive map-based data visualization tools for a joint project with the Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources. He also leads two other commercial software development projects.

Dr. Brian Deal is a Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois. He is actively engaged in teaching and research on a wide range of issues that revolve around urban systems sustainability. His scholarship includes the study of urban land use transformation, dynamic spatial simulation modeling, planning support systems, energy conservation, and designing for climate change. Dr. Deal is the Director of the Land use Evolution and impact Assessment Modeling (LEAM) laboratory, Executive Director of the Illinois Smart Energy Design Assistance Center (SEDAC), and active in a large number of national and international research initiatives on smart, sustainable urban places.

Moazam Hakim has three years of experience in data-driven research on sustainability and end-user products. He is interested in operations and was a co-founder of the software start-up Edzy. He is currently completing his PhD in Information Sciences with a specialization in Data Science and Information Products. He further specializes in data science, product engineering and end-user research.