Jasper Bakker

Jasper Bakker, MSc is an active researcher specializing in sustainable transportation infrastructure with a focus on electric road systems and fleet electrification strategies. His work bridges computer science applications with practical transportation solutions, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to clean energy and sustainable cities.

His research interests center on network design for electric transportation infrastructure, with particular expertise in adoption potential analysis of electric road systems during early development stages. His work examines infrastructure investment strategies, fleet renewal processes, and the integration of electric trucks into existing transportation networks, employing computational methods to optimize system performance.

His publication record shows a clear trajectory of increasingly sophisticated research on transportation electrification, with recent work focusing on strategic fleet replacement models using mixed-integer programming approaches. His 2025 paper in Applied Energy represents the most current work in this emerging field.

Bakker has established productive collaborations with researchers including Lopez Alvarez, Veldman, and Buijs, suggesting affiliation with an institution focused on operations research and sustainable transportation solutions. His work demonstrates strong methodological rigor with applications to real-world decarbonization challenges in the freight transportation sector.