Mark Altaweel is Professor of Archaeological Data Science and Near East Archaeology at University College London. Professor Altaweel has held positions and invited positions in the United States, Germany, the UK, and the UAE. Professor Altaweel takes a data science approach to his research. He is interested in investigating a variety of heritage, landscape, and social-environmental topics in his teaching and research. He has been involved in numerous projects on the ancient Near East, application of complex system modelling, and use of machine/deep learning methods for insights on heritage and archaeological topics. He has also broad interests in the ancient climate, environment, and land use in the ancient Near East. Additionally, his work has been published in many leading journals in various fields, with application to modern and ancient studies.
