Dr. B. S. Balla is an interdisciplinary transportation researcher with a Ph.D. in Urban Planning, specialising in Freight Transportation Planning from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. He currently works as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Transport Research Lab in the Department of Political Sciences at Roma Tre University, Italy. His work lies at the intersection of engineering and political science, where he applies machine learning, advanced econometric modelling, and gamification to translate technical research into actionable strategies for sustainable transportation.

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