Takahiro Yabe

Dr. Takahiro Yabe is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Technology Management and Innovation (TMI) and the Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP) within New York University's Tandon School of Engineering. His research focuses on computational social science and network science approaches to model urban resilience against disasters, pandemics, and technological disruptions. He holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University (2021) and degrees from the University of Tokyo (BS 2015, MS 2017). Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT's IDSS and Media Lab under Sandy Pentland and Esteban Moro.

Research interests include urban resilience, human mobility, socioeconomic networks, inequality, and computational modeling. He leads the Resilient Urban Networks (RUN) Lab, an interdisciplinary group developing data-driven tools for urban systems analysis. His work has been published in top journals like Nature Human Behaviour, PNAS, and Nature Machine Intelligence.

Recent grants include NSF funding for EV charging infrastructure planning (SAI 2024) and post-disaster mobility governance (HDBE 2024). Notable awards include the NICE STEP Researchers recognition (2024). His lab collaborates with urban planners, policymakers, and global institutions to advance equitable urban resilience strategies. Current projects involve open mobility data standards, disaster recovery policy assessment, and AI-driven urban modeling.

Students supervised include PhD candidates Vaidehi Raipat (urban policy), Callie Clark (mobility equity), and DongHak Lee (socioeconomic networks). The lab also hosts visiting scholars like Mavin De Silva (EV charging systems) and supports master's students in mobility analysis and disaster response.