Sérgio Batista is an Assistant Professor in Operational Research and Network Modelling at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, and an integrated researcher at CEGIST. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Lyon and has a strong background in Applied Mathematics and Physics from the University of Porto. Prior to joining Instituto Superior Técnico, he was an Assistant Professor at Imperial College London and previously a Research Faculty member at New York University Abu Dhabi.

His research lies at the intersection of complex socio-technical systems, mobility and territorial systems, infrastructure resilience, and decision sciences. He develops data-driven and spatially explicit modelling frameworks combining operational research, simulation, network science, machine learning, and behavioural analytics to support resilient, equitable, and sustainable infrastructure and public-service systems.

His work focuses on the analysis and optimisation of interconnected mobility, healthcare, and territorial systems under uncertainty, disruptions, and long-term demographic change. Current research interests include intelligent transport systems, accessibility and territorial inequalities, resilience of critical infrastructures, digital twins and cyber-physical mobility systems, healthcare accessibility and planning, and AI-driven decision-support for complex urban and regional systems.

Through interdisciplinary and application-oriented research, he aims to develop interpretable and operational decision-support methodologies capable of supporting public policy, infrastructure planning, and resilience-oriented system design in increasingly data-rich and dynamically evolving environments.

Keywords: Transport and Territorial Systems Modelling | Mobility and Network Optimisation | Decision-Support Systems for Transport Policy