Despite the fast global expansion of the aviation industry, due to its sustainability issues, the industry’s concerns about energy efficiency and emissions are still very important. Studying the changing energy consumption patterns in Saudi Arabia is crucial, as the country is expected to see significant changes in the coming years with new infrastructure, an increase in tourism, and new airlines.
Senior Fellow- Transport and Urban Infrastructure
Andres is a transport senior fellow with over 22 years of experience in transportation. His research focuses on transportation demand…
Andres is a transport senior fellow with over 22 years of experience in transportation. His research focuses on transportation demand planning, the macroeconomic impact of transportation policies, multi-regional input-output models, hybrid integrated models for transport, and demand and supply models of energy and transportation systems. Before joining KAPSARC, he was an associate professor and visiting lecturer in the Escuela Colombiana de Ingenieria, Universidad de Los Andes, and Universidad Javeriana in Colombia. He was also a researcher in the Transportation Research Center (TRANSyT) at the Technical University of Madrid in Spain. He has also worked on many transportation projects as a senior transportation consultant for public and private companies, at Bogota’s District Secretary Planning Office and the Bogota Metro Line 1 project with the China Harbour Engineering Company. Andres holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the Escuela Colombiana de Ingenieria in Colombia. He also has an M.Sc. in Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems from the MIT Portugal Program (Lisbon) and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering Systems - Transportation from Madrid's Technical University in Spain.
Expertise
- Transport Demand Modeling
- Aviation Transport
- Impact Assessment of Transport Policies
- Sustainable Transport
- Transport Economics and Energy Assessments
Publications See all Andres Felipe Guzman’s publications
Emerging Research Priorities for Enabling Aviation Climate Action: Identification and Expert Evaluation
Despite the fast global expansion of the aviation industry, due to its sustainability issues, the…
1st September 2024Identifying Emerging Challenges and Priorities for Aviation Decarbonization
Despite the fast global expansion of the aviation industry, due to its sustainability issues, the…
18th March 2024