Professor Joseph Sussman
High-Speed Rail in Portugal
Professor Sussman and his research group are working on high-speed rail issues with universities in Portugal and RAVE (The Portuguese HSR agency). This research, aimed to assist the Portuguese in strategic questions regarding this major infrastructure investment. Research includes development of new methods of analysis (Multi-Attribute Tradespace Exploration or MATE), financing considerations, megaregion potential and the associated economic development opportunities, air/high-speed rail competition and and cooperation, and the possibility of using the high-speed rail network for international freight transportation.