Research grants
"Pedestrian walking patterns and traffic in Tel-Aviv, Israel, during COVID-19 quarantine and exit-quarantine policies, using BT sensor technology” (2020).
Funded by The Israeli Academic Center for Promoting Research in Smart Transportation, nationally competitive grant.
Co-Principal investigator (with Dr. Sagi Dalyot from the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering).
“Research Center for Emergency Readiness” (2018-20).
Funded by nationally competitive grant from the Israel Ministry of Science, Technology and Space.
Led by Prof. Deborah Shmueli from the University of Haifa. Co-Principal investigator: Pnina Plaut is Technion group leader.
"Mobility and Way-Finding of Older Adults in Urban Areas - GoOld ICT Spatial Mobility Application" (2015-18).
Funded by nationally competitive grant from The Israel Ministry of Science, Technology and Space.
Co-Principal investigator (with Dr. Naomi Schreuer, Dr. Rachel Kizony and Dr. Gary Sinoff from the Faculty of Welfare and Health Sciences at the University of Haifa).
"MIND-SETS - Mobility Innovations for a New Dawn in Sustainable (European) Transport Systems" (2015-17).
Funded by EU Science program - Horizon 2020: Call MG-9.2-2014.
Partner in a consortium.
"Social Networks and Travel Behaviour" (2014-18).
Funded by The EU COST Action TU1305, Domain Committee Transport and Urban Development (TUD).
Chair, Initiator and Project’s Coordinator (of researchers from 31 EU Countries).
"Obesogenic Environments and adolescent obesity: Identifying environmental factors related to childhood obesity" (2012-16).
Funded by The Israel Science Foundation- ISF.
Co-principal investigator (with Prof. Orna Baron-Epel and Dr. Ronit Endevelt from the School of Public Health at the University of Haifa).
“Spatial Profile: An Assessment Tool for Sustainable Development” (2011-13).
Nationally competitive call by the Chief Scientist, Israeli Ministry of Environment Protection.
Principal investigator.
“Reducing Air Pollution through Land Use and Site Planning Forms More Conducive to Alternate Transportation Modes” (2003-4).
Nationally competitive call by the Chief Scientist, Israeli Ministry of the Environment, 90,000 NIS.
Co- principal investigator (with Assoc. Prof. Dani Gat, Prof. Yaakov Maman and Dr. Shlomo Bechor).
“The Impact of Infrastructure Development on Real Estate Prices”. Funded by the University of California Transportation Center (1997-8).
Co-investigator. Principal Investigator Prof. Marlon Boarnet. Conducted at the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California at Irvine.
“Transportation, Telecommunications and Urban Structure in Israel” (1995-6).
Funded by the Israel Ministry of Science and Technology.
Principal investigator.
“The Role of Transportation and Communications in Economic Development” (1992-4).
Funded by the Institute of Transportation Studies.
Principal investigator. Conducted at the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley.
“The Role of Transportation and Communications in Economic Integration” (1991-2).
Funded by US Federal Highway Administration.
Principal investigator. Conducted at the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley.
“Transportation-Communications Relationships in Economic Development” (1990-3).
Funded by the University of California Transportation Center.
Principal investigator. Conducted at the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley.