Publications

Journal Publications

1. Comi, A.,  Idone, I., Marcucci, E., Gatta, E. , Erriu, R., Balla, B. S.,  Napoli, G., Micari, S., Di Gangi, M., Donato,  A.,  Belcore, O. M. and  Polimeni, A. (2026). An Analysis on Shared Charging Hubs for Eco-Friendly Vehicles in Urban Logistics. LOGI – Scientific Journal on Transport and Logistics, 17(1), 56-67. https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2026-0006 

2. Balla, B. S., Chandra, A., Balla, S. N., Pani, A., & Sahu, P. (2025). Industry Class Stability Index (ICSI): A Novel Diagnostic Metric to Enhance the Transferability of Freight Demand Models. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 63(12), 101513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101513

3. Balla, B. S., Mishra, S., Pani, A., & Sahu, P. (2025). Incorporating Establishment Typologies into Freight Production Models: A Latent Class Approach Beyond Industry Codes. Research in Transportation Economics, 112, 101606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101606

4. Erriu, R., Balla, B. S., Marcucci, E., Gatta, V., Comi, A., Napoli, G. & Polimeni, A. (2025). Regulatory enablers and stakeholders’ acceptance in defining eco-friendly vehicle logistics solutions for Rome. Future Transportation, 5(4), 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp5040188

5. Bhavsar, V., Samanta, P. K., & Balla, B. S. (2025). Enhancing Port Efficiency and Competitiveness through Digitalisation: An Assessment of India's Major Ports Using the Digital Readiness Index (DRIP). World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, 12(2), 113-134  https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2025.151049

6. Balla, B. S., & Sahu, P. K. (2024). Examining the Effects of Local Sample Sizes on Spatial Transferability of Freight Production Models. Transportation Research Record, 2678(6), 415-430. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231197649

7. Balla, B. S., & Sahu, P. K. (2023). Assessing Regional Transferability and Updating of Freight Generation Models to Reduce Sample Size Requirements in National Freight Data Collection Program. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 175, 103780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2023.103780

8. Balla, B. S., Sahu, P. K., Pani, A., Sharma, S., & Majumdar, B. B. (2023). Comparison of Parametric and Non-Parametric Methods for Modeling Establishment-Level Freight Generation. Transportation Research Record, 2677(2), 154–172. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221116369

9. Balla, B. S., Sahu, P. K., & Pani, A. (2021). Are Freight Production Models Transferable between Urban and Suburban Areas? Guiding Model Transfer in Geographically Sprawling Indian Cities. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, 102(3), 643–656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-021-00556-7

Conference Proceedings

1. Tiwari, A., Singh, S., Balla, B. S., Routroy, S., & Sahu, P. K. Potential Risk Factors for Supply Chain of Indian Road Construction HAM Projects Causing Time and Cost Overruns: An Exploratory Approach. IEEE Xplorer (Accepted)

2. Balla, B. S., Menon, N., Pani, A., & Sahu, P. K. (2026). Factors Affecting Long-haul Truck Trips: Evidence from Manufacturing and Assembling Establishments in Kerala, India.  IEEE Xplorer (Accepted)

3. Balla, S. N., Balla, B. S., Sahu, P. K., Nyalakonda, P. R., Majumdar, B. B., Maji, A, & Pani. A. (2026). Balancing Accessibility and Efficiency: Bus Stop Consolidation for Enhancing Skip-Stop Express Services in Hyderabad's Public Transit System Using Ticketing Data.  IEEE Xplorer (Accepted)

4. Balla, B. S., Sahu, P. K., & Pani, A. (2025). A Model Typology Approach for Improving Spatial Transferability of Freight Demand Estimates: Case Study of Geographically Dissimilar Regions in India. Transportation Research Procedia, 90, 146-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2025.06.049

5. Balla, B. S., Sahu, P., & Pani, A. (2023). Enhancing Spatial Transferability of Freight Generation Models Using an Adaptive Neural Network to Optimise Freight Survey Resources. Book of Abstracts 5th VREF Conference on Urban Freight.

Conference Presentations

1. Balla, B. S., Menon, N., Pani, A., & Sahu, P. K. (2026). Factors Affecting Long-haul Truck Trips: Evidence from Manufacturing and Assembling Establishments in Kerala, India.  8th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India, Guwahati, India, December.

2. Balla, S. N., Balla, B. S., Sahu, P. K., Nyalakonda, P. R., Majumdar, B. B., Maji, A, & Pani. A. Balancing Accessibility and Efficiency: Bus Stop Consolidation for Enhancing Skip-Stop Express Services in Hyderabad's Public Transit System Using Ticketing Data.  8th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India, Guwahati, India, December.

3. Balla, B. S., Marcucci, E., Gatta, V., & Pasquarellia, G. M. (2025). People, Planet, Profit – Delivered: What Rider Types Tell Us. Presented in Young Professionals Conference at 8th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India, Guwahati, India, December.

4.  Balla, B. S., Gatta, V., Marcucci, E., Nigro, M., Patella, S. M. (2025). Spatiotemporal Transfer of Freight Trip Generation Results, Not Models: A Data-Light Path to Urban Freight Estimates. Presented in Young Professionals Conference at 8th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India, Guwahati, India, December.

5. Balla, B. S., Sahu P. K., & Pani, A. (2025). Comparative Analysis for Enhancing Transferability of Freight Production Models. 8th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India, Guwahati, India, December.

6. Balla, B. S., Sahu P. K., & Pani, A. (2024). A Model Typology Approach for Improving Spatial Transferability of Freight Demand Estimates: Case Study of Geographically Dissimilar Regions in India. TIS ROMA 2024 Conference, Rome, Italy, September.

7. Balla, B. S., Sahu P. K., & Pani, A. (2024). Framework for Reducing Freight Survey Resources Through the Use of Spatial Transferability. 103rd Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, USA, January.

8. Balla, B. S. & Sahu P. K. (2023). Comparison of Correction Methods in Spatial Transferability of Freight Production Models. 7th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India, Surat, India, December.

9. Balla, B. S. & Sahu P. K. (2023). Transferability Approach for Freight Data Measurement and Model Development in Resource-Constrained Regions. 7th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India, Surat, India, December.

10. Balla, B. S., Sahu P. K., & Pani, A. (2023). Enhancing Spatial Transferability of Freight Generation Models using an Adaptive Neural Network to Optimise Freight Survey Resources. 5th VREF conference on Urban Freight, Gothenburg, Sweden, October.

11. Majumdar, B. B., Patil, M., Sahu, P. K., Marazi N. F., Balla, B. S., & Sil, G. (2023). Analysing Prospective Users' Willingness to Pay for Electric Two-wheeler Infrastructure Attributes in Indian Context. 15th Eastern Asian Society for Transportation Studies Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September.

12. Balla, B. S. (2023). Optimisation of Resources in Pre-planning Stage of Freight Data Collection using Model Transferability Approach. Presented in Freight and Marine Young Members Council (YMC-FM) session at 102nd Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, USA, January.

13. Balla, B. S., Pani, A., & Sahu, P. K. (2022). Enhancing the Transferability Accuracy of Urban Freight Demand Models using a Novel Establishment Typology. 15th Urban Mobility India Conference & Expo, Kochi, India, November.

14. Balla, B. S., Pani, A., & Sahu, P. K. (2021). Spatial Transferability Assessment of Establishment Level Freight Attraction Models: A Case Study of Indian Cities. 6th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India, Tiruchirappalli, India, December.

15. Balla, B. S., Sahu, P. K., Pani, A., & Arvind, K. (2021). Spatial Transferability Assessment of Freight Production Models: Guiding Model Transfer between Urban and Suburban Areas in Geographically Sprawling Indian Cities. 100th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, USA, January.