Alireza (Ali) Shamakhy, Digital Infrastructure & Labs Manager,  plays a key role in the system development, administration and maintenance of the City Futures Research Centre digital platforms from databases to dashboards, which support a number of research and knowledge exchange activities.

He also has a technical leadership role in working with the research project team, specifically in managing digital platforms and physical spaces, including both the City Analytic Lab and Housing Analytics Lab to support the centre’s projects.

He engages with the relevant technical personnel in City Futures and UNSW IT to contribute to the development of research infrastructure strategies and manage environments in the AWS cloud, as well as related IT activities.