Rate My Professor Ronaldo Menezes

Ronaldo Menezes is a Professor of Data and Network Science in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Exeter, where he has been appointed since August 2018. Prior to this, he spent 18 years at the Florida Institute of Technology as an Associate Professor in Computer Science. Menezes earned his PhD from the University of York, England, in 2000. He directs the BioComplex Laboratory at Exeter and serves as Director of Global Engagement for the department. He has also held leadership roles, including Head of the Department of Computer Science, and is an Alan Turing Institute Fellow, as part of a cohort recognized in 2021 for contributions to data science and AI research.

Menezes' academic interests center on Network Science, Human Dynamics, Swarm Intelligence, and Complex Systems, with applications to human mobility, urban environments, social networks, and bio-inspired computing. His research has produced impactful publications in prestigious venues. Key works include 'Violence, city size and geographical isolation in African cities' (Nature Communications, 2025, co-authored with Rafael Prieto-Curiel), 'Estimating annual ambient air pollution using structural properties of road networks' (Environment and Planning B, 2024), 'Unravelling the dynamics of child sexual exploitation material circulation on the Dark Web' (2024), 'A data-driven supervised machine learning approach to predicting hourly air pollution concentrations' (Royal Society Open Science, 2025), 'Mobility and transit segregation in urban spaces' (Environment and Planning B, 2024), and 'Not all roads are created equal: network science shows some highways matter more for Brazil’s connectivity' (2026). His Google Scholar profile records over 4,240 citations, reflecting substantial influence in data and network science. Menezes contributes to the field through conference organization, such as chairing sessions at CCS'24, editorial roles, and interdisciplinary grants on topics like crime hot spots and organ donation awareness.