Raphael Andreolli

I am pursuing a Ph.D. degree in vehicle engineering and specialise in the crossroads of optimisation, vehicle design and urban mobility. I am researching emerging heavy-duty road transport solutions in cities. In particular, my research studies the effects of driverless multipurpose vehicles on system efficiency and sustainability in city transport by solving combinatorial optimisation problems. My supervisors are Mikael Nybacka, Erik Jenelius and Ciaran J. O’Reilly and my industrial supervisor is Eric Falkgrim, Vehicle Design Technology Leader at Scania CV AB.

My interests more generally are regarding optimal design of various systems while considering a holistic approach. It is a process that requires integrating domain-knowledge, mathematical principles and computational techniques.

Before starting doctoral studies at the end of 2021, I obtained a M.S. degree in engineering mechanics from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, focusing on solid mechanics and fluid mechanics. In 2015, I obtained a B.S. degree in architecture at Lund University.

The research project is driven by Scania CV AB and KTH, and it is connected to the multidisciplinary research project HITS, and the Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design, and the Integrated Transport Research Lab (ITRL) at KTH.