Senior lecturer in data science at Exeter Computer Science. Fellow at Alan Turing Institute. Works on computational social science, spatial data science, urban analytics, data for policy.https://bsky.app/profile/fedebotta.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fedebotta.bsky.social/post/3mdvboqqj6k2gGreat to see this blog post on our Community Connections project! It's always a fantastic opportunity to discuss your research with people and learn more about what people actually care about and what matters to them https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/per/2026/02/02/community-connections-informing-urban-liveability-research/02 Feb 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:l2dkshxh5rvx36mslk2fevxn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvboqqj6k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/fedebotta.bsky.social/post/3lukcjup5ws2gIf you're interested in using networks to study urban inequalities, please consider sending your work to this special collection! https://link.springer.com/collections/dgecfgjifa @ronaldomenezes.bsky.social @marianagmmacedo.bsky.social22 Jul 2025 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:l2dkshxh5rvx36mslk2fevxn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lukcjup5ws2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/fedebotta.bsky.social/post/3lssvory5kk2xCheck out Zihao's new paper below! We have a close look at geographical inequalities in timetabled journeys by bus in England, and uncover how travel time variability affects different areas of England. Lots more to come on this! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2025 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:l2dkshxh5rvx36mslk2fevxn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lssvory5kk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fedebotta.bsky.social/post/3lpqoefgozk2bVery excited about tonight! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2025 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:l2dkshxh5rvx36mslk2fevxn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpqoefgozk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fedebotta.bsky.social/post/3lieljbuzic2jGreat work by Zihao on this! Very excited to see this out on the ArXiv! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:l2dkshxh5rvx36mslk2fevxn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lieljbuzic2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/fedebotta.bsky.social/post/3lhxtkjtrls2aNew preprint out today! Joint work with Rudy Arthur @exetercompsci.bsky.social , we explore the use of Valeriepieris circle as a tool to reveal city and regional boundaries in England and Wales using different data sources. More info here: arxiv.org/pdf/2502.0745112 Feb 2025 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:l2dkshxh5rvx36mslk2fevxn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhxtkjtrls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/fedebotta.bsky.social/post/3kno6qebol223Particularly delighted and a personal pleasure to be able to announce our next keynote speaker: @suzymoat.bsky.social from @datasciencelab.bsky.social will be joining us in Exeter for @css-conference.bsky.social ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2024 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:l2dkshxh5rvx36mslk2fevxn/app.bsky.feed.post/3kno6qebol223https://bsky.app/profile/fedebotta.bsky.social/post/3kmxgd5tmdw2eThe first of our keynote speakers! We'll be announcing more of them over the coming days. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Mar 2024 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:l2dkshxh5rvx36mslk2fevxn/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmxgd5tmdw2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/fedebotta.bsky.social/post/3kjpxxueie42uMy first post on here, and it's an exciting one! The call for contributions (abstracts & satellites) for CCS 2024 is now live on our brand new website! We are very excited to welcome you to Exeter! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2024 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:l2dkshxh5rvx36mslk2fevxn/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjpxxueie42u