Publications by Leonardo Bellocchi

Dynamical efficiency for multimodal time-varying transportation networks

Nikolaos Geroliminis, Leonardo Bellocchi

Spatial systems that experience congestion can be modeled as weighted networks whose weights dynamically change over time with the redistribution of flows. This is particularly true for urban transportation networks. The aim of this work is to find appropr ...

Nature Portfolio2021

Simplicity in complex networks: a path-based centrality

Nikolaos Geroliminis, Leonardo Bellocchi

Understanding travel behaviour in transportation system is key challenge to calibrate and simulate the usage of urban mobility networks. We define in this work a path-based centrality based on the simplicity of the path between two locations in road networ ...

2020

A complex networks approach to traffic flow theory: measures and models

Leonardo Bellocchi

In this thesis, we developed a research direction that combines the theoretical concepts of complex networks with practical needs and applications in the field of transportation engineering. As a first objective we analyzed the phenomenon of congestion pr ...

EPFL2020

Unraveling reaction-diffusion-like dynamics in urban congestion propagation: Insights from a large-scale road network

Nikolaos Geroliminis, Leonardo Bellocchi

We study the dynamical process of congestion formation for large-scale urban networks by exploring a unique dataset of taxi movements in a megacity. We develop a dynamic model based on a reaction and a diffusion term that properly reproduces the cascade ph ...

Nature Research2020

A Measure of Dynamical Efficiency for Multimodal Interconnected Urban Systems

Nikolaos Geroliminis, Leonardo Bellocchi

Complex network theory describes network performance mostly based on topological characteristics, like betweenness centrality. This work integrates concepts from complex networks and traffic engineering. We propose a new measure for spatial networks and, i ...

2020

A Reaction-Diffusion Model for Congestion Propagation in Urban Networks

Nikolaos Geroliminis, Leonardo Bellocchi

While cascade phenomena have been broadly studied by physicists, understanding and modeling of congestion propagation in large urban city networks still remains a challenge. Most efforts are mainly based on micro-simulations of link-level traffic dynamics ...

2017