Prof. G. Keith Still PhD. BSc. FIMA

I have always been a mathematician, and I have always enjoyed music. It was while standing in a queue for a rock concert 20 years ago that these two interests collided to produce one of those classic ‘lightbulb’ moments. In that moment my thinking crystalised and the science of Crowd Dynamics was born. Since then I have focussed my academic and professional career on understanding and developing this science. I am now considered the world expert in my field and my initial interest in crowds has developed into a lifelong passion for keeping them safe. At the same time the global appetite for large scale public events has grown, making the science of Crowd Dynamics indispensable to the events, sports and entertainment world. 

As the founder of Crowd Dynamics Ltd I have spent two decades helping others understand crowds. My lectures, courses and workshops take event professionals and police officers through every step of preparation and execution of an event. They even learn to enjoy the maths! Click here for the outline of the e-learning courses. I also provide expert witness advice to the legal profession. 

Consultancy    

As a Crowd Dynamics consultant for 20 years I have worked on a wide range of consultancy projects. Click here for a full list. 

• Projects include: Sydney, Beijing and London Olympics, UK Millenium stadium, UK Wembley Stadium
• The flagship, real-time, command and control/decision support system for the evacuation at the UK Financial District. (Canary Wharf) 
• Real-time decision support system for the London New Year Events
• Police Planning - working with various police forces to assist in public events
• Saudi Arabia (2000 - 2009) – a special advisor to the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, running workshops for the Ministry of Hajj and modelling the Jamarat Bridge (old and new) 
• 2008-2010 engaged to model Al-Haram (the Holy Mosque in Makkah) and the Makkah Central Area

Products and services 

Current software and crowd modelling development projects include: 

• Myriad II – a multi-discipline (network/spatial/agent based) modelling environment for simulating crowd dynamics, 
• UAF (Urban Analytical Framework) - with the Paramics (traffic modelling system) 
• Shepard (a suite of agent based modelling environments)

Media appearances 

I am regularly called upon as expert or technical consultant for TV. These have included various prime time TV news programmes in UK and internationally as well as some of the following dramas and documentaries:

• Radio 4 - "So you want to be a Scientist" Material World Talent Search - Keith is mentoring one of the four finalists.
• ‘Emergent Systems’ - TV programme for NOVA (2006). 
• ‘Numb3rs’ (CBS TV drama). 
  
• ‘Escape Tech’ (2006) National Geographic TV
• ‘Battlefield Detectives’ (Channel 5, 2003). 
• ‘Building the Ultimate Stadium’ and ‘Battlefield Detectives - Gettysburg’ (History Channel) 
• ‘World of Wonder’ (Discovery Channel) 

Magazine and newspaper articles:

I have written a wide range of articles for newspapers and magazines and have been featured in many more. The most recent include: 

• BBC Focus science and technology magazine, June 2009 
• ACPO’s Policing Today Magazine July 2009 
• Mensa Magazine July 2009
• iSquared Magazine (for maths professionals) July 2009

Education 

• BSc in Physical Sciences (majoring in Physics)
• PhD in Interdisciplinary Mathematics from Warwick University. 
• Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its applications. (FIMA)  
• Professor at the International Centre for Crowd Management and Security Studies, (Bucks New University) www.ICCMSS.com
• Associate Course Director and Regular Visiting Speaker at Easingwold (the UK Cabinet Office Emergency Planning College) 
• Member of Mensa for over 25 years