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Dr David Palma

Dr David Palma

  • Position: Research Fellow
  • Areas of expertise: choice modelling; demand modelling
  • Email: D.Palma@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 5624
  • Location: Room 2.14, Institute For Transport Studies (34-40 University Road)

Profile

David Palma is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS). His main research interest is expanding and validating the current toolkit of choice models to more accurately represent human decision processes. Among other subjects, he has dealt with issues of preference heterogeneity, endogeneity and innovative experimental designs. He is a Transport engineer and holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences. He has modelling experience in the context of transport decisions, and food and beverages choices.

Work experience

  • Analyst at DICTUC S.A. (Chile) 2015 - 2016
  • Senior Analyst at FDC Consultores (Chile) 2012 - 2016

Research interests

  • Advance choice models
  • Modelling of preference heterogeneity
  • Endogeneity in choice models
  • Travel behaviour
  • Food and beverages choices
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Qualifications

  • PhD, Engineering Sciences. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • MSc, Engineering Sciences. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Civil Engineer with diploma on Transport and Logistics. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Research groups and institutes

  • Choice Modelling