Urban mobility consultancy

Mahsa is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Transport and Planning at the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CEG) at TU Delft. Mahsa obtained her M.Sc. in Transport and Geoinformation Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. Collaborating with SWECO, AI and Automation group, her research focused on applying Machine Learning and data analysis techniques to predict ridership in public transport. ​Mahsa has a keen interest in converting data-based insights into automated, robust, and sustainable decisions for transportation planning and infrastructure. Now her research focuses on developing eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) approaches to evaluate the impacts of road disruptions on traffic and environment.​

Areas of Expertise: Mobility infrastructure, Future Mobility, Transportation Data Analysis, Pollution Reduction​

PhD Research: Explainable Artificial Intelligent approaches to evaluate the effects of road disruptions on traffic and environment by incorporating multi-source datasets.​

Masters: Transport and Geoinformation Technology from KTH Stockholm; Railway Tracks Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran​

Mauricio is a civil engineer with a master’s in transportation from the Universidad del Norte in Colombia and is currently a Ph.D. researcher in Transportation Systems at Lisbon University. Before his Ph.D studies., he was an assistant professor at the Nueva Granada Military University in Bogota and at Universidad de La Costa in Barranquilla, where he conducted several studies on travel behaviour, sustainable transportation, crime in public transport, micromobility and road safety. He has also worked in urban transport consultancy projects in Colombia and Mexico.​

Areas of Expertise: Mobility for all, Active Mobility, Intermodality​

PhD Research: Mobility as a Service governance and user's acceptance.​

Masters: Civil Engineering from Universidad del Norte, Colombia​

Mohd Aiman is an electrical engineer with a Master's degree in Energy for Smart Cities from KU Leuven and KTH Sweden. He has several papers published on the topic of optimization of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and has won multiple awards for his start-up project, E-Connect, which focuses on autonomous charging solutions. Aiman is passionate about working in emerging technologies such as autonomous public transportation, electric vehicles, charging infrastructure deployment and operation.

Areas of Expertise: Future Mobility, Mobility and Energy, Mobility Infrastructure

PhD Research: Modelling of autonomous public transportation

Masters: Energy for Smart Cities from KU Leuven, and KTH, Stockholm

Siyu is a PhD researcher with both Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in transportation engineering, focusing on transportation planning, management and policies. He has rich professional experiences in transportation and mobility consulting. He wants to help cities achieve people-centred mobility systems with novel concepts and technologies, making mobility sustainable and enjoyable.

Areas of Expertise: Sustainable urban logistics, Intermodality, Future mobility

PhD Research: Urban Freight Distribution Management and Pricing with Tradable Mobility Credit

Masters: Transportation Engineering from Tongji University

Yunfei is a traffic analyst with a Master's degree in transportation systems, focusing on traffic data analysis. Possessing rich experiences in traffic modelling and simulation, he is always enthusiastic about quantifying the impacts of traffic, especially for emerging technologies and modes such as autonomous driving, electric vehicles and Mobility-on-Demand services.

Areas of Expertise: Future Mobility, Mobility and energy, Intermodality

PhD Research: Automated Vehicle as a Sensor: Traffic State Estimation in the Operation of Mobility on Demand Services

Masters: Transportation Systems from Technical University of Munich

Yu is an urban planner, and he is interested in integrated urban planning, especially how built environment can generate liveability, public realm, and simultaneously improve human health and wellbeing. Yu sees cycling and walking as the future of mobility, and he is passionate about promoting active mobility for the benefits of active living and a resilient urban environment. Now, Yu's PhD project is intersected within urban green space management and active mobility planning – nudging everyday walking and cycling trips to urban green spaces in response to physical inactivity challenge. The project will support rethinking of public spaces for active mobility trips and foster behaviour change.

Areas of Expertise: Active mobility, Creating public realm, Mobility for all

PhD Research: From able to invited, promotion of active mobility with urban green spaces​

Masters: Landscape architecture and planning from University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Sandra is an Architect with Master’s Degree in Urban Management and Valuation at Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Wide experience in proposing urban and rural strategies to improve the accessibility to educational services in Peru, as well as leading interdisciplinary work teams. Interested in the dynamics happening in the city and how these design the environment. Currently doing research about Urban Heat Islands, Cool Islands and Climate Shelters.

Areas of Expertise: Urban planning, urban and territorial management

PhD Research: Urban management instruments and strategies in facing Urban Heat Islands

Masters: Urban Management and Valuation from Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Barcelona

Anastasios is a transportation and geoinformatics engineer and is currently a PhD Candidate/Researcher in Transport Science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. His area of expertise is the modeling of public transportation systems with the use of automated data sources (smart card data) focusing on passenger crowding. Anastasios sees evidence-based policy-making as the added value of his work or how data can be turned into tangible actions. In this direction, he actively works with the public transportation administration of Region Stockholm to integrate his research into the administration's business plans, supporting data-driven decision-making toward better passenger demand management.

Areas of Expertise: Transport Data Modelling, Public Transport, Active Mobility

PhD Research: Public Transportation passenger crowding and how selected passenger groups contribute to crowding

Masters: Transport and Geoinformation Technology from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

Areas of Expertise:Active Mobility, Public Space, Public Transport and urban planning integration, policy integration

PhD Research: Walkability as an element for policy integration. A study on Portugal’s planning system

Masters: Master in Transport and Mobility from École d´Urbanism de Paris/Université Paris-Est. Architect degree equivalent to a Master’s Integrated in Architecture from the University of Lisbon

Areas of Expertise:Digitalisation, Institutional and organisational change, Government policy, Smart cities, Technology assessment

PhD Research: Rewiring urban governance through ‘smart city’ policies and programs: The contested infrastructural and institutional effects of India’s smart city strategy on urban governance

Masters: Science and Technology Studies from the Technical University of Munich

Gülfem is a PhD researcher at the University of Limerick, Department of Politics and Public Administration. Her PhD research focuses on sustainable urban mobility transitions by analyzing the impact of political and institutional factors in multilevel governance settings. Her doctoral research explores the effects of local government autonomy and policy preferences on local sustainable urban mobility policies through cross-national comparative case studies from European cities. She evaluates policy outputs and outcomes at different levels of government in line with the European Commission’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Indicators for sustainable, accessible, safe, and inclusive urban mobility transitions. Driven by a passion for research with impact, Gülfem has professional experience in contributing to collaborative research projects (including Horizon Europe) for participatory methods and citizen engagement within the context of local climate action.

Areas of Expertise:Transport Planning, Pollution Reduction, Mobility for all, Active Mobility, Creating public realm

PhD Research: Local Government and Sustainable Urban Mobility

Masters: European Studies from University of Florence

Mejdi Said, UAS Senior Expert specializing in UAS operations and traffic management, with extensive experience in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations and image analysis. Throughout my career, I have been deeply involved in mission planning, execution, and post-mission data exploitation, ensuring operational efficiency and safety in complex environments. My expertise extends to airspace integration, regulatory compliance, and advanced analytical techniques for aerial imagery, contributing to the evolution of UAS applications in both civilian and defense sectors.

Areas of Expertise: UAS operation , Unmanned traffic management

PhD Research: Separation management in Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Masters: Advanced Engineering In Robotic Systems And Artificial Intelligence

Atiullah Saif is a mobility specialist and researcher with expertise in emerging land and air transport technologies, urban mobility analysis, and data-driven decision-making. With a strong foundation in transportation engineering, his work bridges the gap between research and practice by integrating data analytics, stakeholder engagement, and governance strategies to optimize mobility solutions. His experience spans academia, consultancy, and industry, contributing to projects across Europe, including shared mobility services, geospatial decision-support tools, and urban air mobility planning. Atiullah is dedicated to advancing sustainable and inclusive urban mobility through evidence-based policy recommendations and technological innovations.

Areas of Expertise: Shared on-demand mobility, Transport modeling and simulation, Mobility data analysis, Sustainable urban transport planning, Emerging mobility services

PhD Research: Challenges and Opportunities of Shared Mobility in the Nordics Mobility Ecosystem: A Case Study of On-Demand Transport Solutions

Masters: Transportation Engineering – Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Nianhua is a researcher in Human-Map Interaction and Cognitive Cartography. His work enhances navigation and user experiences across diverse mobility applications with a particular focus on optimizing future mobility using MR/AR devices. Previously working as an analyst for Geoawesome and 36Kr (Nasdaq: KRKR), he has published over 150 articles and reports on GIS, HD mapping, and AR/MR, gaining deep insights into market and product trends. He also had working experience as Interim Consultant for the United Nations IFAD and participation in programs like the ESA BIC Launchpad, XPLORE Future Entrepreneur by UnternehmenTUM, and the Conception X Program.

Areas of Expertise:Geovisualisation, Product & Service Innovation, Active Mobility: Safety Route Planning

PhD Research: Human-Map Interaction within the fields of Cognitive Cartography, Human-Computer Interaction, and Behavioral Science

Masters: Masters: Copernicus Master in Digital Earth, Erasmus Mundus Joint Master from University of Salzburg and Palacký University Olomouc

Areas of Expertise:Sustainable Innovation, Ecological and Digital Transition, Public Policy

PhD Research: Strategies for Sustainable Transition: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Public Policy and Business Management Practices

Masters: Master’s Degree in Economics and Territorial Policies (University of Valle d’Aosta); Master’s Degree in Political Science and European Studies (LUISS University); Postgraduate Master in EU Project Design and Management (University of Bologna)

Omer is an MD-PhD candidate and urban planner specialising in the interrelations between urban planning, transport, and health. His research centres on older adults' mobility and health, with a particular emphasis on understanding public transport use, avoidance, and their long-term effects on well-being and independence. Omer has expertise in both quantitative and qualitative methods, and brings a unique multidisciplinary perspective to tackle issues of spatial (in)justice, urban mobility and public health.

Areas of Expertise: Transport & Health, Public Health, Public Transport, Social Determinants of Health, Vulnerable Groups in Planning, Active Mobility, Mobility and Wellbeing, Older Adults

PhD Research: Older Adults’ public transport use cessation behaviours and their implications on mobility and

Masters: Urban Planning, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology