Alexander Kolpakov is a senior research associate at the Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida (CUTR). During his 17 years with CUTR, Mr. Kolpakov has been managing a wide variety of transportation-related research projects, focusing primarily on evaluating alternative propulsion technologies and fuels, researching vehicle automation technologies, performing economic impact analysis of transportation investment, as well as performing transportation policy analysis. In addition to his research position at CUTR, Mr. Kolpakov also serves as the coordinator of the Tampa Bay Clean Cities Coalition (TBCCC), a joint project with the U.S. Department of Energy with the primary objective of reducing petroleum use in transportation.

Mr. Kolpakov holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of South Florida (Tampa, FL), and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Chuvash State University (Russia).