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Markus Schlaepfer is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University. His research focuses on data-driven urban science for sustainable infrastructure design, with affiliations to the ETH Future Cities Laboratory (2016-2022), Nanyang Technological University (adjunct, 2016-2022), and the University of Bern (2021-2022).
- Education: M.Sc. and Ph.D. from ETH Zurich
- Postdoctoral Experience: MIT (2011-2013), Santa Fe Institute (2014-2015)
Markus Schlaepfer investigates how large-scale human activity data can inform sustainable urban infrastructure design. His work combines mathematical approaches from Complex Systems Science, including network theory and scaling analysis, with data analytics tools like machine learning and engineering techniques such as Monte Carlo simulation and techno-economic assessment. He specializes in modeling integrated urban systems like transportation-energy networks and has contributed to understanding urban heat islands and human mobility patterns.
His research trends include applying mobile phone data to electricity planning, uncovering universal scaling laws in human interactions, and developing predictive models for infrastructure demand using spatiotemporal datasets.
Scientific Awards
- First Prize, Data for Development (D4D) Challenge (2015)
- Finalist, Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year (2021)
Markus Schlaepfer's research grants and collaborative work have led to publications in Nature (twice) and prominent conferences like NetMob. His interdisciplinary approach bridges urban science, data analytics, and engineering mechanics.
