Dr Guy Solomon


Interests

urban environments, urban systems, minority groups, uncertainty, risk, geohumanities

Bio

Guy is an interdisciplinary researcher, with a background in geography, digital humanities, social and economic history, and economics. Currently, he works on the mathematics of cities with a particular emphasis on minority groups. His broader interests relate to the evolution of city systems over time, mathematical and statistical modelling, and economic development.

Guy previously held academic positions at The Alan Turing Institute and The Open University, before joining the University of Glasgow in early 2023. He earned his PhD from the University of Exeter in 2020, where he also gained his MRes. Guy also holds an MSc (by research) from the University of York, and BA (Hons.) from the University of Oxford.


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Publications

2025

  1. Diagnosing spatial and temporal biases of OSM contributors: identifying differences between gender and age from an online survey
    Hyesop Shin, Zoe Garden, Guy Solomon, and 1 more author
    Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Apr 2025

2024

  1. Evaluating Geotemporal Behaviours in OpenStreetMap Contributors
    Mar 2024

2023

  1. Assessing the Relationship Between Socio-Demographic Characteristics and OpenStreetMap Contributor Behaviours
    Dominick SuttonGuy SolomonXinyi Yuan, and 3 more authors
    Nov 2023