Thais Rangel Guilherme Christiano

Thais Rangel Guilherme Christiano serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Organization Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), actively contributing to the Transportation Research Centre TRANSyT-UPM since 2008 and the Transport Planning research group since 2017.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Transport Economics and Financing, Technical University of Madrid, 2011
• MSc in Data Science, KSchool Madrid, 2016
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), European Commission, 2015-2016

Dr. Rangel's research program spans three interconnected domains:

• Economic analysis of ride-hailing fare structures and regulatory frameworks
• Effectiveness of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in transportation infrastructure
• Road safety incentive mechanisms and real-time information impacts on driver behavior

Her work increasingly integrates big data methodologies to evaluate collaborative mobility models and sustainable urban transportation solutions.

She has secured significant research funding through 3 international projects (Horizon 2020 NOESIS, C-Roads Spain, EIBURS Programme) and 7 national initiatives including ongoing projects MOBISHARING and Co-Mov, demonstrating leadership in multidisciplinary transportation research consortia.

Her scholarly impact is evidenced by 9 JCR-indexed publications (7 in Q1 journals) in outlets like Transportation and Accident Analysis and Prevention, accumulating over 80 JCR citations with an H-index of 4, consistently addressing policy-relevant transportation challenges through rigorous economic and data science approaches.