Pierluigi Coppola, Ph.D. in Road Infrastructure and Transportation Systems, is Full Professor of Transportation Planning at the Politecnico di Milano. His research interests cover the main topics of transportation system theory, notably travel behavior modeling and assessment of infrastructure and innovative transportation technologies. He is author of about 150 scientific papers in journals and conference proceedings, and member of worldwide academic associations and editorial boards of research journals.
Prof. Coppola has been involved in several transportation projects, in Italy and Europe. He is expert advisor of the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and Coordinator of the Pillar 2 (Transport) of the European Strategy of the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR).