Victor is a Ph.D. student in the Center for Geographical Information Science, University of Maryland, College Park. He is broadly interested at the cutting-edge of research and development in urban informatics, smart cities, and geospatial data science; specifically, the science that investigates the ‘where’ and ‘why’ of various human and natural phenomena in cities.

Before coming to Maryland, he studied at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and graduated with a first-class bachelor’s degree in urban planning. Beyond academics, Victor has over three years of software engineering experience as well as experience building and deploying machine learning models. His major tools include Python, Scikit-learn, Keras, Tensorflow, and React.js. He hopes to deploy his skills in software engineering, data science, and urban planning to conceptualize and contribute significantly to smart cities research.

Viktor Irekponor's GEOG Department Page