معرفی
Daniel Vignon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and a key member of the C2SMARTER University Transportation Center. Since 2022 he has led the FEATS laboratory (For the Economic Analysis of Transportation Systems), where he integrates engineering and economics to design policies for emerging mobility services and smart infrastructure.
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2022
- M.A., Economics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2022
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2017
Research Interests
Dr. Vignon’s scholarship lies at the intersection of transportation economics, operations research, and urban policy. He develops analytical and empirical models to understand how new mobility technologies—ride-hailing, connected and automated vehicles, and smart infrastructure—affect market outcomes, social welfare, and regulatory effectiveness. His work informs evidence-based policy design aimed at reducing congestion, enhancing safety, and ensuring equitable access.
Recent Research Trends
Across 11 major publications (2021-2025), his research has progressively deepened from foundational studies on ride-hailing driver labor supply and parking strategies for automated vehicles to comprehensive evaluations of congestion-pricing policies and the economic underpinnings of automated-driving safety and liability. A clear trajectory emerges: early micro-behavioral analyses of driver responses to incentives have evolved into large-scale policy evaluations using rich empirical data from New York City and nationwide, culminating in forward-looking investigations of taxation and insurance regimes for automated-vehicle markets.
Scientific Awards
No specific awards are listed in the provided material.
Advising & Grants
Dr. Vignon currently advises PhD student Yanchao Li on a project examining the welfare impacts of NYC’s ride-hailing congestion surcharge, funded under the $15 million C2SMARTER Tier 1 UTC grant (2023-2028). Additional grant and fellowship details are not disclosed in the text.
Labs & Teams
He directs the FEATS laboratory and is an active researcher within the C2SMARTER consortium, a seven-university center led by NYU Tandon that tackles urban mobility challenges through integrated research, education, and technology transfer initiatives.
