Prof. Dr. Scient. Akkelies van Nes is a space syntax expert with 20 years of experience and is a highly recognised scholar in the field of space syntax. She is a leading expert on urban morphology studies in relation to transport planning, criminology, and archaeology using space syntax. Van Nes is regularly invited to run space syntax workshops worldwide and every International Space Syntax Symposium since 2007. She is frequently invited to give keynote presentations at international conferences.
Prof. Dr. techn. Dr. Claudia Yamu has been a space syntax expert for over 15 years. She is a former project consultant for Space Syntax Ltd. London and has been involved in numerous international space syntax projects. Yamu is a leading expert on fractal models and transport land use planning combining space syntax with a range of other analytical techniques. She gives regularly space syntax workshops focusing on its application in research and practice.