Eran Ben-Elia has a PhD in Transportation Science, M.Sc in Urban Planning from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and a BA in Economics and Political Science from Tel Aviv University. His research interests are in understanding complex spatially-explicit systems and the applications of information and communication technologies (ICT) to promote sustainable mobility. His research applies state-of-the-art methodologies including: behavioral economics, serious gaming, agent-based simulation models, big data analytics, Virtual Reality. His research has wide scale implications for improving mobility and transport planning for smart city applications and shared autonomous vehicles.