Eleni Bardaka

Eleni Bardaka is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) at North Carolina State University (NCSU). Her research focuses on transportation planning and economics, with a particular emphasis on geospatial analytics to assess the social, economic, and spatial impacts of large-scale transportation investments. She explores how transportation network connectivity influences socioeconomic outcomes in central and peripheral regions, and examines travel demand patterns of disadvantaged populations regarding public transit, microtransit, and micromobility systems.

Dr. Bardaka teaches courses including CE 250 (Sustainable Infrastructure), CE 401/501 (Transportation Systems Analysis), and CE 701 (Advanced Spatial Analysis and Econometrics). Her work integrates quasi-experimental methods, spatial analysis, and econometric modeling to evaluate policy implications and urban dynamics. Key research themes include transit-induced gentrification, equitable microtransit systems, and the causal effects of transportation infrastructure on businesses and neighborhoods.

Her recent publications analyze urban rail impacts on commercial viability, low-income household travel behaviors, and the spatial heterogeneity of transit investments over time. Ongoing projects address autonomous vehicle effects on residential location choices and the ethical integration of AI in equitable mobility solutions. Bardaka’s research bridges transportation engineering with urban sociology, emphasizing policy-relevant outcomes for inclusive urban development.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. She advises no listed students but collaborates extensively with interdisciplinary teams on infrastructure equity and smart cities initiatives.