GAMESlab

Postdoctoral Alumni

• Nadav Levy, PhD — Game‑based traffic information systems; system‑optimal ATIS experiments; agent-based models, serious‑game telemetry & behavioral analytics.
  Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadavlevy1/
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2017.09.010  

 

• Bella Akkerman, PhD —programmer/code architect.
  Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bella-akkerman-89a875100/

 

PhD Alumni

• Ido Klein, PhD — Transportation modeling & ABM; contributed to Jerusalem congestion‑pricing modeling and game‑based routing studies.
  Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ido-klein-29578190/
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2017.11.007
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2018.09.007
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2016.09.005

 

• Golan Ben‑Dor, PhD — Transport analytics and modeling; continued work in mobility research.
  🏅 ISTRC Conference Grants (2021, 2022)
  Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/golan-ben-dor/
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2018.04.071
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2020.102233
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2019.04.121
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104061

 

• Nir Fulman, PhD — Parking pricing strategies & behavioral modeling; now at Heidelberg University.
  Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nir-fulman-a2ba95234/?originalSubdomain=il
  Profile: https://www.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/de/personen-am-institut/dr-nir-fulman
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2020.102800

 

• Vered Uziel, PhD (she/her) — Gendered mobilities, public transport, and smart‑technology inclusiveness.
  Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-vered-uziel-459182239/

 

• Shelly Ben‑Zvi Etzioni, PhD — Serious games & SAV adoption; behavioral adaptation to automated mobility.
  Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelly-ben-zvi-etzioni-6847252a/
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-994120240000019004
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2021.103013
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2024.101885

 

Master graduates

• Mor Collins, M.A. — System dynamics of automated mobility and serious‑game studies.
  🏅 ISTRC Excellence Prize (Master, 2019/20)
  🏆 Israel Geographical Association Best Paper (2024)
  Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mor-collins-012531197/
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104060

 

• Eliya Tzarfati, M.A. — Understanding public transport satisfaction via Twitter.
  🏅 ISTRC Excellence Prize (Master, 2019/20)
  Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliya-tzarfaty-geographer/

 

• Nadav Shalit, M.Sc. — Machine learning for PT analytics; smart‑card boarding‑stop imputation.
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-022-00309-0
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2308.12828

 

• Omri Porat, M.Sc. — Machine learning to model micromobility.
  Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omri-porat-baa57b172/
  Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02715

 

• Sharon Geva, M.A — Parking/cruising serious‑game experiments and differential pricing.
  https://www.zoominfo.com/p/Sharon-Geva/9452585513
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2022.08.018
  Paper: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92843-8_14

 

• Liad Zivion, M.A. — Public transport/rail accessibility
  Product Data Analyst, Moovit.
  Focus: Accessibility & research; GIS development, analytical dashboard.
  Profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/liad-zivion-9280a378/

 

• Liel David, M.Sc — AI Research Engineer, SETT (NLP research/engineering).
  Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liel-david-0bb41244/

 

• Shaked Ofek, M.Sc — public transport operations/priority, visualization. Full-stack Developer at Optibus.
  Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakedofek/

 

• Gilad-Gaston Haviv, M.A — spatial cognition, impacts of GPS navigation aids. Southern District Planning Division, Ministry of the Interior.

 

• Omry Avny, M.A — Transportation Analysis Zones restructering based on public transport accessibility.