Dr. Anthony Townsend is Research Director at the Institute for the Future, an independent research organization based in California's Silicon Valley. His writing, public speaking and consulting focus on urbanization, ubiquitous computing and technology-led innovation and economic development. He lives and works in the New York City area. Anthony was named one of Planetizen's "Leading Thinkers in Urban Planning & Technology" and "Top 100 Thinkers" tracking the Internet of things by Postscapes.


My h-index - a measure of scholarly impact that measures citations of my research by others - as of November 2011 is 15. You can see the data behind this calculation here, or find more information about the h-index here.