I am an Associate Professor in the University of Southern California’s Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, the Director of USC’s Urban Data Lab, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.

My research has won several awards, including the Nobel Sustainability Award, the Stough-Johansson Springer Award, and the Zephyr Foundation Technical Achievement Award. I am regularly featured in the media, including The Economist, The Guardian, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post, and I’ve presented my work at the Venice Biennale of Architecture and as a keynote speaker at several conferences.

My research explores the spatial outcomes of urban planning through network analysis, geospatial data science, and machine learning. I have pioneered several new techniques and algorithms for urban network science, and I developed and maintain the OSMnx street network modeling software, which has become a standard tool in industry and academia. I have also consulted for many planning, policymaking, and public health organizations.

My research has been published in journals across scientific and policy disciplines, including The Lancet Global Health, the Journal of the American Planning Association, Urban Studies, Geographical Analysis, and Applied Network Science. I serve on the editorial boards of several journals including Geographical Analysis, Cities, Annals of the AAG, and previously Urban Studies.

I grew up in Rancho Cucamonga, California, and received my PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley. I have never played a round of golf or drunk a cup of coffee in my life.

Pronunciation note: “Geoff” is pronounced the same as “Jeff.”