Evita Papazikou

Evita Papazikou serves as a Lecturer in Transport Engineering at the School of Engineering, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), where she contributes to the Centre for Transport and Society and collaborates with the Bristol Robotics Laboratory's Connected & Autonomous Vehicles Centre.

Her academic qualifications include:

• Civil Engineering (BEng and MEng) from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• MSc in Planning, Organisation, and Management of Transport Systems, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• PhD in Automated Systems and Driver Behaviour (Road Safety) from Loughborough University, sponsored by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety with access to SHRP2 NDS data

Dr. Papazikou's research focuses on road safety, connected and automated vehicles, driver behaviour analysis, and smart infrastructure. She investigates accident causation through statistical modeling, develops driver monitoring systems, and explores human factors in transportation. Her work integrates traffic simulation with mobility data fusion from vehicles, sensors, and infrastructure to enhance safety in future mobility systems, particularly in cooperative, connected, and automated environments.

Her recent publications (2023-2025) reveal a concentrated research trajectory examining safety impacts of dedicated lanes for autonomous vehicles, parking policy implications in automated eras, and driver fatigue management. She consistently employs naturalistic driving data and traffic microsimulation to analyze driver-vehicle-environment interactions, with increasing emphasis on real-world intervention effectiveness and environmental sustainability in mobility systems.

Scientific Awards: No specific awards were mentioned in the provided information.

Dr. Papazikou has secured significant research funding through competitive programs including Horizon 2020, Innovate UK, and the Department for Transport. Her project portfolio demonstrates substantial industry collaboration, particularly with Ford, and includes:

• LEVITATE: Assessing societal impacts of Connected and Automated Vehicles
• SafetyCube: Developing an innovative road safety decision support tool
• i-DREAMS: Creating a smart driver and road environment assessment system
• DDRST: Building a data-driven road safety tool for hotspot identification
• TRIP: Developing a driver culpability assignment tool for road injury prevention

She actively contributes to interdisciplinary research through her affiliations with the Centre for Transport and Society and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory's Connected & Autonomous Vehicles Centre, where she bridges engineering, human factors, and policy development for next-generation transportation systems.