PEOPLE

William Usher
University of Oxford

Will is working on developing optimisation methods for the systems-of-systems model NISMOD v2.0, which will integrate models of multiple infrastructure systems at a national scale and at a high spatial resolution. Prior to working on ITRC at the University of Oxford, he spent 7 years as a post-doc and graduate student at University College London, and completed a taught masters in Environmental Technology at Imperial College London.

Will’s research portfolio includes the application of sensitivity analysis techniques and multi-state stochastic programming methods to the field of Energy System Optimisation Modelling. He is an experienced user of Energy System Models, such a MARKAL, TIMES and the ETI-ESME model.

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RESEARCH THEMES

ENERGY
TRANSPORT
WATER
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
DEMOGRAPHICS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS
INFRASTRUCTURE
GOVERNANCE
NISMOD
RISK AND
RESILIENCE
RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
DATABASES