M. (Marcel) Mallow, MSc

i-CONN is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (ITN) project funded by the European Commission, under their H2020 program. The network consists of 10 Universities and three partner organisations across Europe, and brings together scientists from Astrophysics, Computer Science, Ecology, Geomorphology, Hydrology, Neuroscience, Systems Biology and Social Science.

The goal of i-CONN is to train a new cohort of researchers specialized in the developing field of Connectivity Science who will be capable of developing interdisciplinary approaches to connectivity across a range of disciplines and real-life applications in the next five to 10 years.

i-CONN has recruited, and is currently training, 15 young Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) to become experts with a unique skill set that includes interdisciplinary scientific techniques, through bespoke training courses and through a series of secondments to partner institutions across the EU.

ESRs work on:

1. developing the theoretical underpinning of connectivity science for applications in complex systems;
2. developing a unified framework of methods and approaches that can be applied across disciplines;
3. exploring applications of Connectivity Science to understand, adapt to and manage complex systems.

Within i-CONN, Marcel will be working on the topics of knowledge networks and knowledge emergence. His research aims to understand the emergence of connectivity science in practice. Marcel’s background lies in the Social Sciences and (Environmental) Geography and he is particularly interested in research questions regarding development/environment trade-offs, Food Security and Biodiversity Management.