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Course outline (weekly schedule):

Module 1: Introduction to new mobility

Lectures:

  • Robin Chase, M.S. (Zipcar co-founder and former CEO and NUMO co-founder)
  • Natalia Barbour, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Associate at MIT)

Guest interviews:

Yolisa Mashilwane (Policy Head- Uber South Africa), Norman Garrick, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut).

Module 2: Land use and urban form

Lectures:

  • Chris Zegras, Ph.D. (Professor at MIT)

Guest interviews:

Onesimo Flores Ph.D. (Founder of Jetty), Andrew Salzberg (LOEB Harvard Fellow and former Uber Policy Head), Kimberly Driggins (Washington Housing Conservancy), Karilyn Crockett, Ph.D. (City of Boston and MIT), Norman Garrick (University of Connecticut).

Module 3: Pricing & business models

Lectures:

  • Pricing: Robin Chase, M.S. (co-founder Zipcar, NUMO) & Ricardo Giesen, Ph.D. (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)
  • New mobility business models: Christo Venter, Ph.D. (Professor at University of Pretoria).


Guest interviews:

Evan Gastman (Uber), Andrei Greenwalt (Via), Andrew Salzberg (LOEB fellow at Harvard University and former Uber Policy Head), Yolisa Meshilwane (Head of Policy at Uber, South Africa), Onesimo Flores, Ph.D. (Co-founder of Jetty, Mexico).

Module 4: Behavior

Lectures:

  • Jinhua Zhao, Ph.D. (Professor at MIT)
  • Carlos Pardo, M.S. (Pilot Manager at NUMO)

Guest interviews:

Ben Plowden (Transport for London, Visiting Professor, University College London)

Module 5: Technology & data

Lectures:

  • Carlos Azevedo, Ph.D. (Professor at Technical University of Denmark)
  • Lynette Cheah, Ph.D. (Professor at Singapore University of Technology and Design)
  • Francisco Pereira, Ph.D. (Professor at Technical University of Denmark)

Guest interviews:

Assaf Biderman (Superpedestrian), Yolisa Mashilwane (Head of Policy, Uber, South Africa), Andrew Salzberg (LOEB Harvard Fellow, former Policy Head at Uber),  Michael Maness (University of South Florida).

Module 6: System integration

Lectures:

  • Jinhua Zhao, Ph.D. (Professor at MIT)
  • Carlos Pardo, M.S. (Pilot Manager at NUMO)

Guest interviews:

Onesimo Flores, Ph.D. (Jetty, Mexico), Oscar Diaz (former mayor's advisor - Bogota), Dara Baldwin (Center for Disability Rights).

Module 7: Equity, health & environment

Lectures:

  • Robin Chase, M.S. (NUMO and Zipcar co-founder and former CEO)
  • Andrew Salzberg, MUP (LOEB Fellow at Harvard)

Guest interviews:

Angie Palacios (CAF - Development Bank of Latin America), Marina Moscoso Mendonca (Despacio), Yolisa Mashilwane (Policy Head- Uber South Africa), Harriet Tregoning (NUMO), Ben Plowden (Transport for London, Visiting Professor, University College London).

Module 8: Vision

Robin Chase, M.S., Yolisa Meshilwane, Chriso Venter, Ph.D., Lynette Cheah, Ph.D., Carlos Pardo, M.S., Ricardo Giesen, Ph.D., Francisico Pereira, Ph.D. & Carlos Azevedo, Ph.D., Natalia Barbour, Ph.D.