About the laboratory

Applied research to understand cities in motion.

Mobility Data Lab connects urban mobility, operational data, computational modeling and software engineering.

Mission

Transform complex data into verifiable knowledge.

The laboratory develops methods, models, visualizations and tools to support research and decision-making in public transport.

The approach combines scientific rigor, open documentation and technology development while preserving analytical traceability.

Research lines

01

Smart card analytics

Processing and analysis of transactional records to understand demand, behavior and travel patterns.

02

Origin and destination

Inference methods to reconstruct trips and origin-destination matrices from incomplete data.

03

Complex networks

Modeling stations, lines, transfers, centralities, vulnerabilities and operational resilience.

04

Data visualization

Maps, graphs, time series and interfaces that make complex urban systems understandable.

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Founder and initiator

Magdiel Izidoro

Initiator of Mobility Data Lab and responsible for its scientific vision, focusing on urban mobility, smart card systems, data science and complex networks.