Mikele Gajda

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Driven by the urgent challenges of urban logistics, Mikele Gajda’s research focuses on the intersection of autonomous delivery systems, operational efficiency, and smart city infrastructure. Their most cited work, “Impact of bot return policies in van-and-bot delivery systems” (2024, 3 citations), offers a pioneering analysis of how sidewalk autonomous delivery robots (SADRs) can be optimally integrated with traditional vans to reduce delivery traffic and environmental impact. By modeling different bot return strategies, Gajda provides actionable insights for last-mile logistics, balancing speed, cost, and sustainability. This contribution is particularly notable for its practical relevance to smart city planning and the growing gig-economy delivery sector. Though early in their career, Gajda’s work has already sparked interest among researchers and practitioners seeking to harmonize autonomous technology with urban mobility. Their research stands out for its clear policy implications, bridging the gap between theoretical optimization and real-world deployment. As cities worldwide grapple with congestion and emissions, Gajda’s findings offer a data-driven roadmap for integrating pedestrian-speed robots into existing delivery networks, marking them as a rising voice in sustainable logistics innovation.