Malvika Dixit was named the International Transport Forum’s (ITF) 2022 Young Researcher of the Year for her unique investigation into how income levels can determine the distance travelled and fares paid on public transport. Ms Dixit received the Award from ITF Secretary-General Young Tae Kim at the Closing Plenary Session of the ITF 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” on 20 May 2022.
Since 2008, the ITF Young Researcher Award honours scientists under 35 years of age for research that supports sound transport policy making. The Award carries a prize of EUR 5 000.
Ms Dixit, an Indian national, is a PhD Researcher at the Delft University of Technology’s Smart Public Transport Lab in the Netherlands. She holds a Master of Science (Transport) from Imperial College London and a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.
Ms Dixit identified the potential relevance of detours on equity during a doctoral…
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