Summary
Francisco Rowe is a Professor in Population Data Science at the University of Liverpool and lead of its Geographic Data Science Lab, with eight years of postdoctoral academic experience focused on human mobility, migration and spatial inequalities. He blends geographic data science and digital footprint methods to reveal how disasters, health crises and urban form reshape movement patterns and affect communities. As Vice Chair of the UN MPD-TT and leader of the UN-CEBD Migration Sub-group, he translates cutting-edge research into operational guidance for international agencies including IOM and ECLAC. His work, published across transport, migration and GIScience journals, is notable for pairing rigorous quantitative methods with policy-relevant insights. An editor of REGION and editorial board member for multiple journals, he brings both scholarly leadership and practical collaboration across the UN system.
7 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Economic geography, PhD, Economic geography at The University of Queensland
MSc, Regional Science, MSc, Regional Science at Universidad Católica del Norte
Spanish, English