Assistant Professor, Grainger College of Engineering

Biography

Lewis Lehe received his B.Phil. in Mathematics-Economics from University of Pittsburgh, an M.A. in Transport Economics from University of Leeds (in the UK), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University of California, Berkeley. He is now Assistant Professor in the Transportation Systems group of the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at UIUC.

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2016. Advisor: Carlos F. Daganzo. Thesis: Aspatial Models of Zone Pricing and Parking
  • University of California, Berkeley, M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2013
  • University of Leeds, M.A. Transport Economics, 2012
  • University of Pittsburgh, B.Phil. Mathematics-Economics, 2010

Additional Campus Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Assistant Professor, Economics
Affiliate, Center for Social & Behavioral Science

Recent Publications

Devunuri, S., & Lehe, L. (2025). TransitGPT: a generative AI-based framework for interacting with GTFS data using large language models. Public Transport, 17(2), 319-345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-025-00395-w

Lehe, L. J., & Pandey, A. (2025). Equilibrium horizontal queues and a paradox of tolling. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 192, Article 103152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2025.103152

Lehe, L. J., & Pandey, A. (2025). Market size and fare-free public transit in theory. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 199, Article 103265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2025.103265

Lehe, L. J., Devunuri, S., Rondan, J., Pandey, A., & Vignon, D. (2025). Taxation of ridehailing in the United States. Transport Policy, 162, 336-352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.12.009

Pandey, A., & Lehe, L. (2025). Determinants of US Transit Bus Prices. Transport Findings, 2025. https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.133936

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