Anthony Townsend
Senior Research Associate
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolAnthony Townsend is a senior research associate and urban technologist who combines a decade-plus of applied research with hands-on strategy and product prototyping at the intersection of cities and digital technology. Based at Cornell Tech’s Jacobs Urban Tech Hub, he leads cross-campus projects and civic collaborations that translate academic insight into practical urban experiments. He founded and still leads Star City Group International, a global consulting network that has prototyped future-proof urban technologies for clients across six continents. Author of two books on urban tech futures, his work blends long-form scholarship with scenario forecasting and design-led research used by governments and Fortune 500s. Trained as a PhD urban planner at MIT, he brings rare depth in both policy-facing research and technical operational experience dating back to early internet network operations. Colleagues value his ability to turn high-level foresight into tangible roadmaps for cities navigating automated mobility, data governance, and civic infrastructure.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Urban and Regional Planning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Urban and Regional Planning at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Urban Planning, Master of Urban Planning at New York UniversityPhysics, Physics at Stevens Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Arts - BA, Urban Studies/Affairs, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Urban Studies/Affairs at Rutgers University
Spanish
Stackoverflow
313reputation
16kreached
2answers
4questions
Github Skills (200)
nyc10
ubuntu10
openalpr10
dyndns10
bus10
kiosk-mode10
api9
motion-tracking9
ubuntu-server9
python9
docker-container9
deep-learning9
webcam-capture9
homeserver9
machine-learning9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
anthonymobile/nycbuswatcher
Sep 2020 - Nov 2021
Scraper and web app for NYC MTA bus data.
Contributions:40 commits, 17 PRs, 337 pushes in 1 year 2 months
linked-open-datapythonmtaatsbus
code4jc/njtsign
Dec 2016 - Jan 2020
Real-time NJ Transit bus arrivals for brightLEDsigns.com display
Contributions:7 PRs, 144 pushes, 14 branches in 3 years 1 month
data-exchangebustransitarrivalsnyc
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