Valerio Gatta is a Professor of Applied Economics, Director of the Transport Research Lab at Roma Tre University, and collaborates with the Transport Research Group at Molde University College. He is an economist with a strong background in statistics. His main research interests include sustainable mobility, behavior and demand modelling, and participatory policy planning and making. He has extensive research experience in urban freight transport linked to innovative solutions and their environmental-economic-social impacts. His focused research interests produced significant results in terms of both papers published, around 150 publications, mostly in peer-reviewed journals with an international co-authorship and research grants secured. Along with a strong focus on research, he has constantly made an effort to establish and develop an internationally relevant network of cooperation among the most prominent researchers active in the field. He is currently Editor in Chief of the “Research in Transportation Economics” journal.