Lewis James Lehe

Lewis James Lehe is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with the Grainger College of Engineering (Civil and Environmental Engineering) and the Economics department. He also holds affiliations with the Center for Social & Behavioral Science and the Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies.

• Education: Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (2016), M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (2013), M.A. in Transport Economics (2012), B.Phil. in Mathematics-Economics (2010)

Research interests span transportation economics, urban mobility, and data-driven modeling. His work explores:

• Paradoxes in tolling systems and equilibrium queue dynamics
• Theoretical frameworks for fare-free public transit
• Generative AI applications in transit data management (GTFS)
• Taxation policies for ridehailing services
• Cost determinants in transit bus procurement

Publication trends highlight a focus on:

• Algorithmic approaches to transit data integration
• Economic paradoxes in urban transportation networks
• Pricing mechanisms for sustainable mobility
• Policy analysis of emerging transportation technologies