The “Future of Mobility” research and teaching initiative is a multi-tier, multi-year academic collaboration between the Graduate School of Design (GSD) at Harvard University and the University of Bergamo (UNIBG). The initiative is an integral part of the Responsive Environments and Artifacts Lab (REAL) at Harvard GSD. Drawing upon the recent Covid-19 crisis and considering the peculiarities of the Bergamo region as a prototypal case study, the project aims to set up an interdisciplinary group dedicated to pursue research and innovation in the areas of transport and mobility, leveraging on a systemic and experiential view to develop innovative solutions to tackle both short- and long-term mobility challenges under a multi-stakeholder perspective.

Research team

REAL Lab / Allen Sayegh, Stefano Andreani, Isa He
University of Bergamo / Matteo Kalchschmidt, Paolo Malighetti, Sebastian Birolini

Research topics

1. Individual Scale: Investigation of passengers’ behavior and transport demand determinants. Focus on psychological aspects, passengers’ profiling and demand forecasting methods.
2. Urban scale: investigation of innovative mobility services and trends. Focus on the adoption of new technologies and their interactions with the urban environment.
3. Infrastructural scale: Investigation of physical and digital opportunities. Focus on data-driven planning and design methodologies, along with cost-benefit assessments.