I am a PhD student in Civil and Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto - at Positive Zero Transport Futures Lab. My research broadly focuses on how urban policies and technologies shape human mobility, air quality, and vehicle emissions. I am passionate about data science and its application at the intersection of transport and the environment. Questions such as “If we switch vehicle technologies or change the way we plan our cities, how would our air quality and emissions change? And how should we measure these impacts?” are very compelling to me.
In my prior research assistant role with the Access to Opportunities Project (AOP) in Brazil, I studied urban mobility trends, inequalities in access to services, and the sustainability of urban form. There, I co-authored 4 peer-reviewed papers, 5 policy reports, and developed 3 open-source R packages. I also contributed to cycling advocacy between 2016 and 2020, supporting initiatives that encouraged more active and sustainable forms of urban mobility.
My main interests lie in sustainable transport, data-driven modeling, and equitable urban transitions. I am particularly motivated by how technological innovations such as electrification, advanced data methods, and machine learning can inform policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while improving accessibility. Outside academia, I love running in green urban spaces, away from traffic, surrounded by nature and quiet.
M.S. 2020
Environmental Engineering
Federal University of Paraná
B.S. 2016
Environmental Engineering
Federal University of Paraná\
Email: joao.bazzo@gmail.com, joao.bazzo@mail.utoronto.ca
Linkedin: @jpbazzo
Twitter: @joaopbazzo
Github: github.com/joaobazzo
Scholar: scholar.google.com/citations?user=PzTx0YYAAAAJ