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, Social & Behavioral Science Institute
Recent Publications
Ahammed, D. T., Shih, B. J., & Lehe, L. (2026). A GTFS-Based Dataset for the US Intercity Bus Network. Transport Findings, 2026. https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.159284
Shen, S., Zhang, Y., Qiam, S., Crandall, P., Krein, P., Lehe, L., Kontou, E., & Ouyang, Y. (2026). How Ubiquitous Slow Charging Saves Transportation Electrification Costs in Metropolitan Areas. In 2026 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium, ITEC+EATS 2026 (2026 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium, ITEC+EATS 2026). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITECEATS66641.2026.11592849
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