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Prof. Eran Ben-Elia

Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU)

Head, GAMES Lab (Game-based Models for Smart Mobility)

Director, CITI – Center for Intelligent Transportation & Innovation.

More about Prof. Eran Ben-Elia

I research how people move—and how cities can help them move better. My work integrates behavioral science, data-driven simulation, and human-centered design to advance smart and sustainable mobility. I focus on public transport futures, shared & automated mobility, congestion and parking policies, and AI/digital twins that make planning more transparent, equitable, and effective. Transport shapes climate, opportunity, and urban vitality; my group co-creates evidence and tools with agencies, municipalities, and communities so policy delivers real public value—not just elegant models.

More about the research

Updates

  1. the marker logoIn the media – why mass transit projects in Israel take so long to complete
  2. Grant Award – Ministry of Science and Technology: AI Digital Twin for Public Transport Planning in Israel (with Dr. Michael Fire).
  3. Grant Award – Ministry of Science and Technology: Accessibility Index for Culture and Leisure Amenities (with Prof. Nurit Alfasi).
  4. ISF logo Grant Award - Israel Science Foundation (ISF): Game-based Models in Cooperative Autonomous & Multimodal Transportation Networks.
  5. Grant Award - National Science Foundation & Binational Science Foundation (NSF-BSF): AI-Augmented Decision Support for Wildfire Evacuation and Infrastructure Planning
    (with Amanda I Stathopoulos, Northwestern University).