Mirko Giagnorio
Mirko Giagnorio is Assistant Professor of Management Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome - Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering "Antonio Ruberti" (DIAG). He obtained his PhD at the same university, defending a thesis entitled “The ecological r-evolution of public transport: a strategic and economic analysis with policy recommendations”, which was awarded for the Best Doctoral Thesis Award 2023 by the Italian Society of Transport Economics and Logistics (SIET).
His main research topics include transport cost-benefit analysis, appraisal and sustainability, transport policy and pricing, transport electrification and zero-emission buses. He is interested in public services with a focus on the economic, environmental and social sustainability of network industries. Research results have been presented annually in national and international conferences, and published in international journals such as Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
He has worked in several research projects funded by grants from firms and institutions such as, among others, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructures, ANAV-National Association for Road Transport and Travelers, ISFORT-Research and Education Transport Institute, Lazio Region, and Metropolitan City of Rome. He spent months of visiting research periods at Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI-Stockholm) in 2022 and at Cornell Tech (New York City) in 2023.
He teaches Economics and Management of Public Administrations (Master's Degree in Management Engineering) and Business Economics and Organization (Bachelor’s degree in Management Engineering) at Sapienza University of Rome.