Dr. Corey Harper

Biography

Corey Harper is an Assistant Professor jointly appointed in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He serves as the director of the Future Mobility Systems Lab, where he leads a team of researchers exploring the infrastructure and policy implications of emerging transportation technologies, such as autonomous vehicles and micromobility. His team utilizes multi-source data to assess how policies, regulation, and decision-making affect travel time and the affordability of destinations. Additionally, they focus on incorporating new mobility modes into regional traffic demand models to promote long-term planning for transportation systems. Dr. Harper's research has been supported by numerous public agencies and private firms including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Before his tenure at CMU, Dr. Harper was a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, assisting the USDOT and DOD in the integration of connected automated vehicles. He is also recognized for his extensive contributions to various academic journals, serving as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part Systems.

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