Konstadinos (Kostas) Goulias is a Professor of Transportation in the Department of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), where he has served since 2004. Previously, he held academic positions at Penn State University from 1991 to 2004, including roles as Associate and Full Professor of Transportation Engineering. His research focuses on transportation systems planning, travel behavior dynamics, activity-based modeling, GIScience, and spatial analysis of transportation data. **Education**: Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of California, Davis, 1991 M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1987 Laurea Magistrale in Engineering, University of Calabria, Italy, 1986 **Research Interests**: Transportation demand modeling and microsimulation Activity-travel behavior analysis Spatiotemporal analysis of mobility using big data GIScience applications in transportation Policy implications of emerging technologies (e.g., autonomous vehicles) **Key Contributions**: Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Letters Principal Investigator of $6.5M in research projects Authored/edited three books and over 350 peer-reviewed publications Led the development of the SimAGENT microsimulation framework Directed the GeoTrans Laboratory at UCSB since 2007 **Awards**: Pyke Johnson Award (2021, 2016) Best Paper Award (2021) Chair of TRB committees on traveler behavior and activity-based approaches **Grants/Students**: Supervised multiple graduate students in transportation and geography Managed projects with sponsors including USDOT, state agencies, and international organizations **Labs/Teams**: GeoTrans Laboratory: Focused on smart city planning and transportation innovation Collaborations with institutions globally, including Australia, Europe, and Qatar











