Research Projects Full List

  • 2020-2023: Project entitled “Platooning of Connected Autonomous Vehicles on Freeways: Microscopic Modeling & Management Strategies (PLATOON).” (Trenes de Vehículos Autónomos Conectados en Autopista: Modelización Microscópica y Estrategias de Gestión) (PID2019-105331RB-I00). Funding: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación). Lead researcher.
  • 2021-2022: Project entitled “Management model of an electric car-sharing system. Phase 1.5: disaggregate modeling using an agent based simulation”. Funding: CARNET – Cooperative Automotive Research Network – CIT – UPC. Lead researcher.
  • 2019-2020: Project entitled “Management model of an electric car-sharing system. Phase 0.2: Definition of an analytic macroscopic model for mixed (free-floating & station-based) car-sharing systems”. Funding: CARNET – Cooperative Automotive Research Network – CIT – UPC. Lead researcher.
  • 2017-2018: Project entitled “Freeway cooperative driving: microsimulation of autonomous vehicles platooning in mixed traffic.” (TREN – Conducción cooperativa en autopista: microsimulación de trenes de vehículos autónomos en tráfico mixto) (SPIP2017-02218). Funding: Dirección General de Tráfico (spanish traffic administration). Lead researcher. Granted but renounced due to administrative limitations.
  • 2016-2019: Project entitled “Cooperative freeway driving strategies in a mixed environment – driverless and traditional vehicles.” (COOP – Conducción cooperativa en autopista: estrategias de gestión en un sistema mixto – vehículos autónomos y tradicionales) (TRA2016-79019-R). Funding: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competiveness. Lead researcher.
  • 2016: Project entitled “Management Model of Electric Vehicle Sharing”. Funding: CARNET – Cooperative Automotive Research Network. Volkswagen Group. Lead researcher.
  • 2014-2016: Project entitled “Dynamic management of lane changing and road space usage in congested freeways.” (CARRIL – Gestión dinámica del cambio de carril y uso de la calzada en autopistas congestionadas) (CARRIL TRA2013-45250-R). Funding: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competiveness. Lead researcher.
  • 2013: Project entitled “Empirical measurement of the impacts of dynamic speed limits on B-23 freeway accessing Barcelona from the south” (Mesura empírica dels efectes d’una limitació variable de la velocitat en l’autopista B-23 en el seu tram d’accés sud a Barcelona)”. CM 12/2013. Funding: Catalan Road Administration (Servei Català del Trànsit).
  • 2010-2012: Project entitled “Dynamic traffic models for an integrated corridor management” (MITRA TRA2009-14270). Funding: Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.
  • 2011: Project entitled “Guidelines for the definition of the research, development and innovation plan 2011-2013 for the Catalan Traffic Administration (Servei Català del Trànsit)”. Funding: Catalan Road Administration (Servei Català del Trànsit).
  • 2009-2011: Project entitled “Travel time estimation methods from different traffic data” (MOTIV TRA2008-06470). Funding: Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.
  • 2010: Project entitled “Operational assessment of the RACC roadside assistance in Barcelona city”. Funding: RACC (automobile users association).
  • 2010: Project entitled “Analysis and assessment of the complementary traffic control actuations on the C-31 and C-32 corridor on the south access to Barcelona”. Funding: Catalan Road Administration (Servei Català del Trànsit).
  • 2009: Project entitled “Definition of an advanced speed management system in the freeways accessing Barcelona”. Funding: Catalan Road Administration (Servei Català del Trànsit).
  • 2008: Assessment to the Catalan Road Administration (Servei Català del Trànsit) in the project entitled “Application of variable speed limits on the freeways accessing Barcelona”. Funding: Catalan Road Administration (Servei Català del Trànsit).
  • 2007-2008: 2nd phase of the project entitled “Travel time estimation and prediction in Catalan network – Pilot test in the ACESA network”. Funding: ABERTIS (Spanish leading private transportation and communications infrastructures management corporation).
  • 2007: Project entitled “Traffic data treatment and environmental assessment of speed limitation policies in the AP-7/AP-2/B-23 corridor” Funding: SCT – Catalan Department of Traffic.
  • 2005-2006: Project entitled “Travel time estimation and prediction in Catalan network”. Funding: ABERTIS (Spanish leading private transportation and communications infrastructures management corporation) and RACC (automobile users association).
  • 2005-2006: Project entitled “Methodology for reconstructing O/D mobility data”. With IdesCat (Catalan Statistics Institution). Funding: Department of Public Works and Territorial Planning, Catalan Government.
  • 2005-2006: Project entitled “Guide to promote sustainable mobility in high density industrial areas” Funding: Catalan Government and Barcelona Industrial Park Association.