Overview

Francesc Soriguera Martí
Associate Professor of Transportation Engineering

POSITIONS

Associate Professor of Transportation since 2016. (Assistant Professor between 2007-2016).
Vice-dean of Master Studies and Coordinator of the Master Program in Civil Engineering (Màster en Enginyeria de Camins, Canals i Ports). Barcelona Civil Engineering School. UPC – BarcelonaTech (Since 2020).
Coordinator or the Master in Urban Mobility. (2020 – 2025). Programme SUMT – Sustainable Urban Mobility Transitions. EIT Urban Mobility Master School. European Institute of Innovation and Technology (since 2020).
Coordinator or the Master Program on Supply Chain, Transport and Mobility. UPC – BarcelonaTech (2016 – 2021).
Head of traffic research division at CENIT (Center for Innovation in Transport, 2008-2012).

AWARDS

12 research awards and 7 honorable mentions / finalist positions for research works under F. Soriguera direction.
2015. Recipient of a mobility fellowship under the NILS Science and Sustainability Programme for Individual Mobility (ABEL‐IM‐2014B)
2014. Finalist in the Young Researcher of the Year 2014 Award. International Transport Forum (OECD).
2013. Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award. UPC–BarcelonaTech.
2012. II Young Researcher Award. X Congreso de Ingeniería del Transporte. Best paper presented by researchers under 35 years old.
2011. VIII Abertis Prize Winner. Best 2010 Doctoral Thesis in the field of transportation infrastructure management.

EDUCATION

Visiting researcher position (2015) at TØI, Institute of Transportation Economics – Norwegian Center for Transport Research, Oslo, Norway.
Two visiting scholar appointments at the University of California at Berkeley (USA), hosted by Prof. Carlos Daganzo (2007) and Prof. Michael Cassidy (2012).
PhD in Civil Engineering. UPC-BarcelonaTech (2010)
Postgraduate diplomas in Port Operations, Public Works Management and Private Management of Infrastructures (2005-2006)
MEng in Civil Engineering. UPC-BarcelonaTech (2004)

Research interests: traffic analysis and management, improvement of urban mobility and optimization of transportation operations
43 papers in indexed journals (18 as 1^st author; 15 in 1^st quartile Impact Factor journals)
2 Monographs (1 published in Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic)
2 book collaborations / chapters (one edited by OECD publishing)
52 publications in conference proceedings
4 PhD thesis directed and advisor of 48 Master/Bachelor theses.
Lead researcher in 4 projects belonging to the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation Research Plan (2014-16; 2016-19; 2020-25; 2025-2028).
Participation in 2 projects funded under “Climate, Energy and Mobility” programme HORIZON EUROPE.
15 research contracts with private companies and public institutions.
Reviewer for the Spanish National Research Commission, for the ETH Zurich Research Commission, for the Swiss National Foundation (SNF) and for several high impact SCI journals: Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, IEEE Transactions on ITS, Transportation Research – Part C, Journal of Intelligent Transportation and Transportation Science, among others.
Over 80 participations in research conferences, seminars, courses and invited talks, both at national and international levels.
and 26 media collaborations

Transportation [Degree in Civil Engineering, 3^rd year, Core subject]
Urban Mobility [Master in Civil Engineering; 2^nd year; Optional]
Operation & management of transport systems [Master’s degree in Urban Mobility, 1^st year, Core subject]
Traffic [Master’s degree in Urban Mobility, 2^nd Year, Optional]