School of Geography - Faculty of Environment

Research Overview

My primary research interest is in developing spatial computer models of social phenomena and my focus, in particular, has been on crime simulation. I am also involved in developing web-based tools and techniques that can be used by researchers to publish models online; allowing them to be used by other researchers and by policy makers.

Current Projects

For more information about my current projects, see here.

GeoCrimeData: Exploring Geospatial Data for Crime Analysis

Infrastructure Technology Research Consortium 

Agent-Based Modelling of Crime

A National e-Infastructure for Social Science

Research Affiliations

• Centre for Spatial Analysis & Policy (CSAP)
• Centre for Computational Geography (CCG)

Selected Publications

• Malleson, N. and Birkin, M. (2011). Towards victim-oriented crime modelling in a social science e-infrastructure. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 369(1949) 3353-3371. [URL]
• Malleson, N., L. See, A. Evans, and A. Heppenstall (2011). Implementing comprehensive offender behaviour in a realistic agent-based model of burglary. Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International 88(1) 50-71 [URL].
• Birkin, M. N. Malleson, A. Hudson-Smith, S. Gray and R. Milton (2011). Calibration of a spatial simulation model with volunteered geographical information. International Journal of Geographical Information Science 25(8) 1221-1239.
• M.A. Andresen and N. Malleson (2011). Testing the stability of crime patterns: implications for theory and policy. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 48(1): 58 - 82.
• Malleson, N., A. Heppenstall and L. See (2010). Crime reduction through simulation: An agent-based model of burglary. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 31(3) 236-250. [URL]

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