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Biagio Ciuffo is a prominent researcher whose work sits at the crossroads of sustainable mobility, last-mile logistics, and connected and automated vehicles. Based at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ciuffo has made significant contributions to understanding how emerging transportation technologies can reshape urban delivery systems and future mobility networks. His most influential work focuses on the sustainability of last-mile delivery solutions, with a landmark 2022 study on automated delivery droids — now cited 53 times — that pioneered the integration of multi-criteria decision-making analysis with sustainability pillars and scenario analysis to evaluate real-world logistics services. Building on this foundation, his 2024 comparative study of autonomous delivery robots, bicycles, and light commercial vehicles across 14 European landscapes (30 citations) offers one of the most comprehensive cross-modal assessments of urban freight efficiency to date, grounding findings in real-life consumption data. Ciuffo also explores the potential of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) to optimize traffic flow, as demonstrated through his work on the JRC AUTOTRAC 2020 robotic competition initiative. Collectively, his research equips policymakers, urban planners, and industry stakeholders with evidence-based frameworks for designing cleaner, smarter, and more efficient transport systems across Europe.