People

Dr. Ben Kolosz

I’m currently a Research Associate in Urban Sustainability at Newcastle University's School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences working on the SUCCESS project (Sustainable Urban Carbon Capture: Engineering Soils for Climate Change) funded by EPSRC. My role within the project is to investigate the issues relating to the sustainable implementation of carbon capture processes in an urban environment, addressing technical, business and regulatory issues. This includes but not limited to transport flows, material flow analysis and lifecycle assessment.

A computer scientist by trade, I am certified by the British Computing Society as a Practitioner of the European Union Code of Conduct for Data Center Energy Efficiency and hold certificates in IT sustainability planning and IT service management.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D Intelligent Transport Systems (University of Leeds, 2013)
  • M.Sc Information Communication technology with Distinction (Sunderland University, 2009)
  • B.Sc Computer Science (Sunderland University, 2007)

Previous positions

  • 2013-2014 - Research Assistant, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds

Memberships

  • Member of IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
  • Member of ITS UK
  • Member of British Computing Society

Professional Qualifications and Certifications

  • EU Code of Conduct for Data Center Energy Efficiency Certification - Practitioner Level. ISEB (British Computing Society)
  • IT Sustainability Planning Certification - Foundation Level. ISEB (British Computing Society)
  • ITIL V3 Service Management Certification - Foundation Level. ISEB (British Computing Society)
  • IT Architectures - Foundation Level. IBM.

Honours and Awards

  • Institute for Transport studies (University of Leeds) research student of the year (2010)
  • EPSRC Doctoral Scholarship - Intelligent Transport/Digital Economy (3.5 years)
  • EU Mastership award for promising young postgraduate competition (covered tuition fees and additional bursary). An international competition based on CV, application and interview