CURRICUM VITAE/ RESUME
Emily Binet Royall US: +1 210.846.0873 | eroyall@mit.edu | @emily_royall | emilyroyall.com
Education 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Urban Planning & Studies Master City Planning: City Design & Development
2014
New England Complex Systems Institute CX102 & 202- Complex Physical, Biological & Social Systems, Complex Systems Modeling & Networks
2011
University of Texas at Austin B.S. Neurobiology, B.A. Plan II Honors
Professional Experience 2016 Boston
Massachussetts Office of Information Technology (MassIT) Data Analyst and Open Data Policy Researcher Supervisor: Holly St. Clair
2014 Singapore
SUTD City Form Lab (CFL) Smart City Research, Design & Planning, Research Scientist University of Technology & Design (SUTD). PI: Andres Sevtsuk
2013 Austin
McCann Adams Studio (MAS) Urban Design & Planning Intern Urban design firm, specializing in local and regional sustainability projects for Texas real-estate markets. CEO: Jana McCann
2012 Austin
HOLOS Design Collaborative Design and Research Consulting Biomimicry management practice & think tank. CEO: Kathy Zarsky
Projects 2016 MassIT
Public Records and Open Data Reform Project lead on public records policy revision and developed open data & metadata standards for the State of Massachusetts.
2016 MIT
Masters Thesis, MIT DUSP (City Design & Development) Towards an Epidemiology of Gentrification: Modeling Urban Change as a Probabilistic Process using k-Means Clustering and Markov Models.
2015 MIT
Skúmaskot: Surveillance as a Medium Used live surveillance technology as a medium for public performance for Studio Seminar in Public Art with Gedimidas Urbonas.
2015 GaiaIT
Changes/Metamorphosis: Digital Divination_101 (Div/Dig/Sys) Integrated I-ching Divination System with dynamic, real-time network generation for public performance at Industry Labs Changes/Metamorphosis show.
2014 CFL
Planning Economies for Singapore New Towns Performed network accessibility and statistical analyses to design retail quantum formula for HDB New Towns. Client: Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority City Planning Labs Initiative Developed CPL Work Plan for Denpasar, Indonesia. Designed GIS Analysis work plan and trained municipal staff. Developed recommendations for Slum Settlement Upgrading strategies for Pilot Projects. Client: World Bank
2013 MIT
Designing Mobility Solutions for Informal Settlements in Medellin Performed data mining, analysis and visualization for Community Partners. Designed alternative transportation strategies for “Comuna 8,” and “Mobility Labs” concept. Client: Comuna 8 Planning Committee
2012 MAS
Sustainable Places Project: Relevant Plans & Policies (TX) Identified project constraints through comprehensive study of multiple municipal and regional planning policies. Client: The City of Austin
2010 UT
Research Scientist, Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology Mapping Complex Orthology Data using SOM Used non-traditional data visualization techniques to mine complex patterns in genetic data. P.I. Edward Marcotte.
Presentations 2016 Barcelona
Responsive Cities: Urbanism in the Experience Age, IAAC “Planning for Digitally Mediated Public Space: Policy Implications for Internet of Things Frameworks in Urban Environments”
2016 Boston
Boston Society of Architects (BSA): Art in Public Places Where is Public Art?: Art Practices in Virtual Public Space
2016 MIT
Cultural Computation “Skumaskot: Surveillance as a Public Space Medium”
2015 MIT
Cultural Computation “Urban Change and Machine Learning: Mining Rootshock Patterns in Gentrifying Neighborhoods.”
2015 Cambridge
Technology & Ethics Salon, EMW Community Center “Ethics & Algorithms in Urban Development and Experience”
2015 MIT 2013 St. Erme
Computers in Urban Planning & Urban Management Conference “Identifying Patterns of Urban Change with Machine Learning Techniques” Summer School at Performing Arts Forum (PAF): “Systems Across Scales: Bioinformatics, Cities and Beings”
Specialties Skills
Research & Critical Theory Technology Curation Analytics Project Management Community Engagement
Software
MATLAB, SciPy Linux Github VMware: CentOS, RedHat Virtualization GIS: ArcMap, ArcScene, ArcCatalog Adobe Suite: Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop Office Suite
Languages French (fluent) Python (beginner) MATLAB HTML Visual Basic
Publications Key words: Machine Learning, Ethnography of Algorithms, Computational Ethics, Gentrification, Cybersecurity & Urban Infrastructure, Open Data, Feminism and Queer Theory, Open Government, Smart Cites, Speculative Design, Redirective Practice Papers Royall, E., 2016. “Planning for Digitally Mediated Public Space: Policy Implications for Internet of Things Frameworks in Urban Environments” Responsive Cities. Royall, E., Chegut, A., Jaap, B. 2015. "Towards a Epidemiology of Gentrification: Modeling Urban Change as a Probabilistic Process using Machine Learning." Working Paper. Royall, E., Wortman, T. 2015. “Finding the State Space of Urban Regeneration: Modeling Gentrification as a Probabilistic Process using k-Means Clustering and Markov Models." Planning Support Systems and Smart Cities, The 14th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management. ISBN: 978-0692-47434-1 Book Chapters Royall, E., Cenizal, C. “Urban Mobility Solutions for the Last Mile: Comuna 8.” In Repensando la Informalidad: Estrategias de Co-producion del Espacio Urbano Medellin. MIT DUSP + UNAL. Articles MIT COLAB Radio, Guest Editor “City Science” Series
Organizations 2016 MIT
Cultural Computation Group President; CCG’s mission is to develop a learning culture around quantitative methods that encourages cross-disciplinary investigation of emerging tools, methods and ideas in computation and the urban environment.
2016 Cambridge
East Meets West Community Arts: Tech & Ethics Salon Programming & Curating; EMW Tech & Ethics Salon engaged public audiences on issues related to ethics and technology spanning from climate change to virtual reality.
2015
Girls Only Leadership Development (GOLD) Mentor; GOLD is a development program for young women in leadership and technology.
2010 Austin
Design Science Collaboration Cofounder. The Design Science Collaboration brought together university students from design & science departments to collaborate on interdisciplinary projects.
Honors 2015
Council of the Arts at MIT, Public Art Grant
2013-15
Graduate Academic Fellowship, MIT Department of Urban Studies & Planning
2011
Zelman Plan II Thesis Grant Graduated with Honors (Plan II Honors Program)
2010
Christoph Friederich Doscher Endowed Scholarship Ampla Cum Laude College of Liberal Arts
2009
George Stuart Heyer Scholarship Ampla Cum Laude College of Liberal Arts