Amaya Vega

Amaya Vega is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Valencia. She specializes in transport policy evaluation, regional economics, and behavioral economics, with a focus on sustainable transport systems and freight logistics. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to equitable transport and environmental sustainability.

Education: PhD in Transport Economics from University College Dublin (2007), Master in Economics (2003), and Bachelor in Business Administration from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2000).

Research Interests: Transport Economics, Regional Competitiveness, Maritime Transport, and Sustainable Mobility. She leads the transport research stream for the €4M Atlantic Futures project and co-leads the EMBRACE-Mobility initiative under the SFI National Challenge Programme. Her projects often involve collaboration with policymakers, private operators, and communities to develop evidence-based strategies for net-zero transitions.

Professional Activities: Member of the Sustainable Mobility Index working group for Ireland’s Western region, partner in the ROBUST project (Trinity College Dublin), and co-PI of the IDEAS doctoral programme funded by TU RISE. She advises PhD students and supports innovation through the DICE Innovation Academy.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Design, Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship (DICE) Innovation Academy at ATU, focusing on cross-disciplinary research and policy integration.