Mark Shepard

Mark Shepard is a Professor in the Department of Architecture at the School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo. His research spans intersections of technology, urban life, and design.

• Fields of Interest: Computer Vision, Ethics, Natural Language Processing, Ubiquitous Computing, Urban Informatics, Smart Cities
• Contact: 322 Hayes Hall, Buffalo NY, 14214 | shepard6@buffalo.edu

Research Themes

Shepard's work explores the ethical and social implications of smart cities, focusing on algorithmic bias, privacy, and critical urbanism. His projects integrate media technologies into urban spaces to challenge conventional notions of digital citizenship.

His recent publications examine how predictive geospatial models, locative media, and ubiquitous computing systems shape urban environments and human interactions, often critiquing the societal impacts of data-driven urbanism.

Selected Publications

• 2022: Analysis of algorithmic bias in urban data practices
• 2020: Critiques of predictive geographies and locative media narratives
• 2014-2016: Expansions of urban informatics and socio-technical systems
• 2011-2013: Foundational works on sentient cities, tactical sound gardens, and minor urbanism