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Gabriel Dias earned his PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Minho in November 2025, graduating with the distinction of "Very Good" - the highest grade awarded by the institution. His doctoral research applied discrete choice modelling to evaluate the impacts of shared e-scooter usage on urban mobility, with an empirical case study conducted in the city of Braga. He is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC), contributing to the European Commission-funded ADMIRAL project. His work focuses on advancing sustainable and inclusive freight transport solutions through interdisciplinary research and policy integration. Gabriel has authored 14 peer-reviewed articles in international scientific journals and has presented his work at numerous national and international conferences. He is an active member of the Young Researchers' and Practitioners' Forum of the Association for European Transport (AET), where he engages in collaborative dialogue on emerging mobility trends and research dissemination.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Gabriel José Cabral Dias

Citation names

  • Dias, G.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B318-00BB-07C8
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4102-831X

Email addresses

  • gjdias@lnec.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Transport Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019 - 2024
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Impacts of Shared E-scooters on Urban Transportation Systems " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Good
2017 - 2019/07/29
Concluded
 Urban Engineering (Mestrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"As super-estradas para bicicletas " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 valores
2011/03 - 2017/09
Concluded
 Civil Engineering (Graduado)
Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil
"Análise das Condições de Travessias Adaptadas em um importante Corredor da Cidade de Belém (PA), na Amazônia Brasileira" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014/01 - 2014/12
Attended
 Civil Engineering (Graduado)
Arizona State University, United States
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/12 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2025/02 - 2025/11 Postdoc (Research) Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil Departamento de Transportes, Portugal
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2019 - 2024 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Território Ambiente e Construção, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - 2017 Researcher (Research) Grupo de Estudos em Logística e Transportes, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil
2014/06 - 2014/08 Research Trainee (Research) Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, United States
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States
2011 - 2013 Researcher (Research) Grupo de Estudos em Logística e Transportes, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2011 - 2013 Bolseiro Programa de Educação Tutorial, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/02 - Current Advanced Multimodal Marketplace for Low-emission and Energy Transportation – ADMIRAL
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D6-02-01 under agreement 101104163
Post-doc Fellow
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2020 - 2024 Sistemas de trotinetes partilhadas: impacto na mobilidade e no ambiente construído das cidades
2020.05041.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2015 - 2017 University and Comunity Riding Together for Urban Sustainability
11/2015
Research Fellow
Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil
 Pró-reitoria de Extensão da Universidade Federal do Pará
Concluded
2011 - 2012 Trip Generation Rates and Sustainable Urban Mobility
Não se aplica
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2013 - 2013 Course of Basic Logistics
Não se aplica
Other
Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil
 Pró-reitoria de Extensão da Universidade Federal do Pará
Concluded
2011 - 2013 Technical Assistance for Projects - PROATEC
Não se aplica
Other
Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil
 Ministério da Educação
Concluded
2012 - 2012 Tutoring in Public Schools
Não se aplica
Other
Ministério da Educação
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Gabriel Dias; Paulo Ribeiro; Elisabete Arsenio. "Are Shared e-Bikes Disruptive of Established Shared e-Scooter Services? A Case Study of Braga, Portugal". In Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility. Springer, 2025.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-85578-8_28
  2. Pétilin Assis Azevedo de Souza; Dias, Gabriel. "Redemocratização do espaço de vias urbanas e a criação de ruas completas: aplicação teórica na Rua D. Pedro V em Braga". In Sustentabilidade e descarbonização: desafios práticos, edited by Araújo, Emília Rodrigues. Portugal: CECS - UMinho, 2020.
    Published • 10.21814/1822.64860
Conference abstract
  1. Dias, Gabriel. "Cycle Highway: Concept and Benchmarking". Paper presented in Cycling Research Board Annual Meeting, Delft, 2019.
    Published
  2. Dias, Gabriel. "Universidade e Comunidade Pedalando Juntas para a Sustentabilidade Urbana". Paper presented in I Congresso Interinstitucional de Ensino e Extensão, Belém, 2017.
    Published
  3. Dias, Gabriel. "Perspectiva do Ciclista Quanto aos Principais Problemas que Prejudicam o Deslocamento por Bicicleta na Cidade de Belém-PA". Paper presented in 2º Congresso Brasileiro da Associação Nacional dos Detrans, Salvador, 2017.
    Published
  4. Dias, Gabriel. "Identificação e Análise de Infraestrutura Disponível para Ciclistas em Belém-PA". Paper presented in XIII Rio de Transportes, Rio de Janeiro, 2015.
    Published
  5. Dias, Gabriel. "Análise da Infraestrutura Disponível para Pedestres na Conexão entre Centros Comerciais e Financeiros de Belém: O Caso da Avenida Serzedelo Corrêa, Belém (PA)". Paper presented in VIII Jornada de Iniciação Científica dos Grupos PET, Belém, 2012.
    Published
  6. Dias, Gabriel. "Reflections of Road Infrastructure for Pedestrians in Urban Mobility and Accessibility: The Case of President Vargas Avenue". Paper presented in VIII Congreso Internacional de Transporte Sustentable, Ciudade de México, DF, 2012.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Dias, Gabriel. "Padrões de Utilização de Trotinetes Partilhadas no Período Pré e Pós Pandémico da Covid-19. O Caso da Cidade de Braga, Portugal". Paper presented in 10º Congresso Luso-brasileiro para o Planeamento Urbano, Regional, Integrado e Sustentável (PLURIS 2024), Guimarães, 2024.
    Published
  2. Dias, Gabriel; Ribeiro, Paulo ; Arsenio, Elisabete. Corresponding author: Dias, Gabriel. "Are shared e-bikes disruptive of established shared e-scooter services? A case study of Braga, Portugal". Paper presented in Transport Research Arena - TRA, Dublin, 2024.
    Published
  3. Dias, Gabriel; Ribeiro, Paulo; Arsenio, Elisabete. "Determinants of shared e-scooters usage in the city of Braga: Results from a mobility survey and trip data analysis". Paper presented in Transport Research Arena - TRA, Lisbon, 2022.
    Published
  4. Dias, G. J. C.; Ribeiro, Paulo. "Transporte ativo para ligações intermunicipais. Uma nova tipologia de infraestrutura ciclável - ciclovias rápidas.". Paper presented in 10º CRP - Congresso Rodoferroviário Português, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
  5. Dias, G. J. C.; Ribeiro, Paulo; Arsenio, E.. Corresponding author: Dias, G. J. C.. "Utilização de plataformas digitais para avaliação de sistemas partilhados de trotinetes: o caso da cidade de Braga.". Paper presented in 10º CRP - Congresso Rodoferroviário Português, Lisboa, 2022.
  6. Ribeiro, Paulo; Rocha, V; Dias, G. J. C.. "Serviços flexíveis de transporte público em áreas de baixa densidade populacional. Uma aplicação ao município de Braga.". Paper presented in 10º CRP - Congresso Rodoferroviário Português, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
  7. Dias, G. J. C.; Ribeiro, Paulo; Arsenio, E.. "Micromobility: a systematic literature review on the measurement of its environmental, social, and economic impacts on urban sustainability.". Paper presented in European Transport Conference 2021, Milan, 2021.
    Published
  8. Dias, G. J. C.; Ribeiro, Paulo. Corresponding author: Dias, G. J. C.. "Healthy and environmentally friendly cycle networks: a comparison between Cycle Highway and Ecovia.". Paper presented in Cycling Research Board Annual Meeting 2021, Copenhagen, 2021.
    Published
  9. Dias, Gabriel. "Análise da Infraestrutura Urbana para a Mobilidade Sustentável na Região Central de Braga, Portugal". Paper presented in 8º CONGRESSO LUSO-BRASILEIRO para o Planeamento Urbano, Regional, Integrado e Sustentável, Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  10. Dias, Gabriel. "Fatores para Integração da Bicicleta com o Transporte Público em Belém-PA". Paper presented in 21º Congresso Nacional de Transporte e Trânsito, São Paulo, 2017.
    Published
  11. Dias, Gabriel. "Avaliação da Malha Cicloviária da Cidade de Belém Considerando Aspectos Técnicos e a Perspectiva dos Usuários". Paper presented in XIX Congreso Latinoamericano de Transporte Público y Urbano, Montevidéu, 2016.
    Published
  12. Dias, Gabriel. "Análise do Perfil de Ciclistas e Determinação dos Principais Atributos que Prejudicam seus Deslocamentos em Belém-PA". Paper presented in 7º Congresso Luso-Brasileiro para o Planejamento Urbano Regional, Integrado e Sustentável, Maceió, 2016.
    Published
  13. Dias, Gabriel. "Analise das Condições de Travessia Adaptadas em um Importante Corredor da Cidade de Belém (PA), na Amazônia Brasileira". Paper presented in XVII Congreso Latinoamericano de Transporte Público y Urbano, Guayaquil, 2013.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Arsenio, Elisabete; Aparicio, Joao Tiago; Henriques, Rui; Dias, Gabriel. "Assessing the co-evolution of intermodal freight transport research and patenting technology trends for advancing green and intelligent logistics". Research in Transportation Business & Management 64 (2026): 101553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101553.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101553
  2. Paulo J. G. Ribeiro; Gabriel Dias; José F. G. Mendes. "Decarbonizing Urban Mobility: A Methodology for Shifting Modal Shares to Achieve CO2 Reduction Targets". Sustainability (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167049.
    10.3390/su16167049
  3. Gabriel Dias; Paulo Ribeiro; Elisabete Arsenio. "Perceptions of shared e-scooters service among university students in Braga, Portugal". Transportation Engineering (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.treng.2024.100231.
    10.1016/j.treng.2024.100231
  4. Gabriel Dias; Paulo Ribeiro; Elisabete Arsenio. "Determinants of shared e-scooter usage and their policy implications. findings from a survey in Braga, Portugal". European Transport Research Review (2024): https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-024-00642-4.
    10.1186/s12544-024-00642-4
  5. Paulo J. G. Ribeiro; Gabriel Dias; José F. G. Mendes. "Public Transport Decarbonization: An Exploratory Approach to Bus Electrification". World Electric Vehicle Journal (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj15030081.
    10.3390/wevj15030081
  6. Gabriel Dias; Paulo Ribeiro; Elisabete Arsenio. "Determinants of shared e-scooters usage in the city of Braga: Results from a mobility survey and trip data analysis". Transportation Research Procedia (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.379.
    10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.379
  7. Gabriel Dias; Paulo Ribeiro; Elisabete Arsenio. "Shared E-Scooters and the Promotion of Equity across Urban Public Spaces—A Case Study in Braga, Portugal". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13063653.
    10.3390/app13063653
  8. Paulo J.G. Ribeiro; Gabriel J.C. Dias; José F.G. Mendes. "Health-oriented routes for active mobility". Journal of Transport & Health (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2022.101410.
    10.1016/j.jth.2022.101410
  9. Paulo Ribeiro; Gabriel Dias; Paulo Pereira. "Transport Systems and Mobility for Smart Cities". Applied System Innovation (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/asi4030061.
    10.3390/asi4030061
  10. Gabriel Dias; Elisabete Arsenio; Paulo Ribeiro. "The Role of Shared E-Scooter Systems in Urban Sustainability and Resilience during the Covid-19 Mobility Restrictions". Sustainability 13 13 (2021): 7084-7084. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137084.
    10.3390/su13137084
  11. Cabral Dias, Gabriel José; Gomes Ribeiro, Paulo Jorge. "Cycle Highways: a new concept of infrastructure". European Planning Studies (2020): 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2020.1752154.
    10.1080/09654313.2020.1752154
  12. Largo, H.; Ribeiro, P.J.G.; Dias, G.; Trujillo, C.P.B.. "Public transportation demand model for low density territories". WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development 15 (2019): 395-407. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85077206533&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  13. Ribeiro, P.J.G.; Araújo, C.M.C.; Gonçalves, L.A.P.J.; Dias, G.J.C.; Cunto, F.J.C.. "Micro-simulation of the impact of different speeds on safety road travel and urban travel time: Case study in the city of guimarães". WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development 15 (2019): 297-310. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85077877299&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Report
  1. Dias, G. J. C.. 2025. Deliverable 2.4 Sustainability Maturity Model under ADMIRAL Project.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Impacts of shared e-scooters on urban transportation systems". PhD, Universidade do Minho, 2024. https://hdl.handle.net/1822/93948.
  2. Dias, Gabriel José Cabral. "Cycle superhighways". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/61651.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025 How could shared e-micromobility thrive and replace cars for short-distance leisure trips? A stated choice experiment in Braga, Portugal European Transport Conference
Association for European Transport (Antwerp, Belgium)
2024/10/16 Padrões de Utilização de Trotinetes Partilhadas no Período Pré e Pós Pandémico da Covid-19. O Caso da Cidade de Braga, Portugal 10º Congresso Luso-brasileiro para o Planeamento Urbano, Regional, Integrado e Sustentável (PLURIS 2024)
Universidade do Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
2024/09/17 Can free-floating shared e-scooters and e-bikes help in the depollution of the air and who is using them for this purpose? The case of Braga, Portugal European Transport Conference
Association for European Transport (Antwerp, Belgium)
2024/04/16 Are shared e-bikes disruptive of established shared e-scooter services? A case study of Braga, Portugal Transport Research Arena - TRA
(Dublin, Ireland)
2022/11/16 Determinants of shared e-scooters usage in the city of Braga: Results from a mobility survey and trip data analysis Transpot Research Arena - TRA
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/09/07 Why do university students ride shared e-scooters? An analysis of trip preferences according to a campus survey. European Transport Conference
Association for European Transport (Milan, Italy)
2022/06 The effects of gender and income differences on the usage of shared e-scooters among college students in Braga CITTA 14th Annual Conference on Planning Research
(Porto, Portugal)
2021/12 Exploratory Approach of the impacts of shared e-scooter on urban mobility 5th PDEC Annual Workshop
Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering (Guimarães, Portugal)
2021/10 Healthy and environmentally friendly cycle networks: a comparison between Cycle Highway and Ecovia Cycling Research Board Annual Meeting
Cycling Research Board (Copenhaga, Denmark)
2021/09 ANALYSIS OF SHARED E-SCOOTER USAGE IN PORTUGAL TO CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY PLANNING European Transport Conference
Association for European Transport (Online, Italy)
2019/10 Cycle Highway: Concept and Benchmarking Cycling Research Board Annual Meeting
Cycling Research Board (Delft, Netherlands)
2016 Avaliação da Malha Cicloviária da Cidade de Belém Considerando Aspectos Técnicos e a Perspectiva dos Usuários XIX Congreso Latinoamericano de Transporte Público y Urbano
(Montevideu, Uruguay)
2015 Identificação e Análise de Infraestrutura Disponível para Ciclistas em Belém-PA XIII Rio de Transportes
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2012 Reflections of Road Infrastructure for Pedestrians in Urban Mobility and Accessibility: The Case of President Vargas Avenue VIII Congreso Internacional de Transporte Sustentable
(Ciudade de México, DF, Mexico)
2012 Análise da infraestrutura disponível para pedestres na conexão entre centros comerciais e financeiros de Belém: o caso da Avenida Serzedelo Corrêa, Belém (PA) VIII Jornada de Iniciação Científica dos Grupos PET
(Belém, Brazil)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2025 - Current YRPF Special Session for PhD Students (2025)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Association for European Transport, United Kingdom
2024/04/29 - 2024/04/29 Organização da atividade "World Café" para alunos Erasmus+ para discutir sobre os problemas e possíveis soluções para a mobilidade urbana em Braga, Portugal. Esta atividade é parte do Arqus Green Mobility Days. (2024/04/29 - 2024/04/29)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Arqus - European University Alliance, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Membro da equipa organizadora local do 10º Congresso Luso-brasileiro para o Planeamento Urbano, Regional, integrado e Sustentável (PLURIS 2024) (2024/10/16 - 2024/10/18)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2011 - 2013 Curso de Cálculo para alunos do curso de Engenharia Civil (2011)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil
2011 - 2013 Ciclo de Palestras sobre as áreas de engenharia civil para alunos do curso (2011)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/11/06 - 2033/11/08 Participação em programa executivo sobre mobilidade urbana
Other
 Programa Executivo Mobilidade Urbana em Mudança: Tendências e Oportunidades num Contexto de Descarbonização
Fundação Mestre Casais, Portugal
2021/03/07 - 2021/03/11 Participação em curso de curta duração sobre modelos de escolha discreta
Other
 Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Individual Behavior and Market Share
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
2013 - 2013 Participação em mesa redonda sobre o tema: Professional Development Language and Culture Workshop (Special Topic: Brazil)
Round table
Arizona State University, United States

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021 - Current Association for European Transport (AET) Young Researchers' and Practitioners' Forum (YRPF) member
2022 - 2023 International Mentoring Foundation For The Advancement Of Higher Education (IMFAHE) Mentee

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023/11 - Current Membro da Comissão de Divulgação na revista científica "Journal Uminho Science - JUS".
Member
 Journal UMinho Science (JUS), Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2025/02 - 2025/05 European Transport Conference Anstwerp
2024/05 - 2024/09 European Transport Conference Antwerp, Bélgica
2023/03 - 2023/07 European Transport Conference Milão, Itália
2022/03 - 2022/06 European Transport Conference Milão, Itália
Distinctions

Award

2011 Primeiro Lugar no Processo Seletivo para Ingressar no Curso Engenharia Civil (Bacharelado) - Noturno/Belém, Universidade Federal do Pará
Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil

Other distinction

2013 Bolsa de Intercâmbio Acadêmico
Ministério da Educação, Brazil