Anastasios Kouvelas

Dr. Anastasios Kouvelas is a Lecturer at ETH Zurich, where he serves as head of the Road Traffic Engineering research group at the Institute of Transport Planning and Systems (IVT), Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering. He has held this position since August 2018, succeeding Dr. Monica Menendez who moved to New York University in Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining ETH Zurich, he was a research associate at the Urban Transport Systems Laboratory (LUTS) at EPFL (2014-2018) and a postdoctoral fellow at Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) at the University of California, Berkeley (2012-2014).

Dr. Kouvelas' research focuses on modeling, simulation, optimization and traffic flow control. His work aims to develop real-time solutions based on control theory and operations research methods. The Road Traffic Engineering group develops algorithmic solutions that are components of intelligent transportation systems used in traffic control centers. Recent technological advances in autonomous vehicles have expanded their research topics as the industry seeks efficient operational solutions for autonomous mobility. They are particularly interested in extending their work to the design of advanced management strategies for urban networks that utilize connected vehicles to improve traffic operations and develop network-wide control strategies that minimize environmental impacts.

His recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate strong focus on traffic prediction using deep learning techniques, bike lane allocation impacts on urban networks, transit network resilience against disruptions, vehicle trajectory extraction from aerial recordings, and traffic control for mixed traffic systems with connected and autonomous vehicles. His work bridges theoretical developments in control theory with practical traffic engineering challenges.

Scientific Awards

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Advising and Grants

Dr. Kouvelas supervises PhD and Master's students in traffic engineering and intelligent transportation systems. His research is supported by various grants including a grant from the Hong Kong Research Grant Council (Grant No. GRF 11216323) for research on traffic speed prediction.

Laboratories and Teams

Dr. Kouvelas leads the multidisciplinary Road Traffic Engineering research group at IVT, which consists of researchers with backgrounds in civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, control, and operations research. The group's work spans multiple areas including traffic flow theory, traffic operations, connected and automated vehicles, and intelligent transportation systems.