Martin Pratt joined the International Boundaries Research Unit in 1994 and is now the Unit's Director of Research. He has written extensively on land and maritime boundary issues around the world and has advised governments, commercial organisations and NGOs on a wide range of boundary and sovereignty disputes. Martin works with Michelle Speak in developing and running IBRU's training workshop programme; he also manages IBRU's website, the Unit's GIS resources and the int-boundaries email list.