Dr. Sofía Pérez Guzmán

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sofía Pérez-Guzmán is an Assistant Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering with a courtesy appointment at the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. She is also a Faculty Fellow at the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, she worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment. Dr. Pérez-Guzmán holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Transportation Engineering and an M.S. in Economics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, as well as a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Universidad del Valle in Colombia. Her research focuses on advancing freight transportation supply chain systems through a human-centered lens, with particular emphasis on urban freight, emergency logistics, and urban food systems. She integrates optimization, simulation, and behavioral modeling to inform logistics interventions aimed at sustainability and operational resilience. Current projects involve enhancing disaster relief distribution operations and improving food sustainability within freight transportation solutions. Dr. Pérez-Guzmán teaches courses on multimodal transportation planning and freight transportation modeling.

Research Interests

Experience

Postdoctoral Research Associate

— Present

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Troy, NY

Worked at the Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and Environment focusing on related research.

Awards

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Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Award

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Trailblazer Engineering Fellowship

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Rising Stars Scholarship

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NY State Legacy Leadership Award

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.