Matthew D. Dean

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine

Biography

Matthew D. Dean, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a faculty affiliate in the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on sustainable transportation systems and energy systems, with an emphasis on electric vehicle charging behavior, smart charging programs, and the integration of transportation and power systems.

Dean received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was supported by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. He has secured over $540,000 in research funding as principal investigator at UCI from agencies and organizations including the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the UC Office of the President, and SB1 Funding from the UC Institute of Transportation Studies. He has received the UC Office of the President Early Career Faculty Research Excellence Award for 2026–2027.

Dean has authored over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and more than 35 peer-reviewed conference papers. His work spans topics including shared autonomous electric vehicle fleet management, bidirectional and smart EV charging, peer-to-peer charger sharing, and energy insecurity among medically vulnerable households.

Education

PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2023
MS in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2020
BS in Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, 2019

Distinctions

Early Career Faculty Research Excellence Award, 2026-2027
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2019-2023
Eagle Scout

Areas of Expertise

Agent-based Simulation
Joint Optimization-Simulation
Integrated Transportation and Energy Modeling
Travel Behavior Methods
Sustainable Transportation Electrification
Shared Autonomous Vehicle Fleet Management
Robotaxis
Electric Vehicles
Smart Charging
Vehicle-to-Grid Integration
Energy Insecurity

Recent Publications

Akbari, A., Asmussen, K., Dean, M.D., “Electric Vehicle Charging as a Monthly Budget: Charging Portfolio Preferences Across Working Americans” (opens in new tab), Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 158, pp. 105436, 2026.
Dean, M.D., Asmussen, K., “Classifying Energy Insecurity Among Households with Medical Devices through Latent Class Analysis” (opens in new tab), Environmental Research: Health, vol. 4, pp. 015014, 2026.
Akbari, A., Dean, M.D., “Peer-to-Peer Residential Charger Sharing: Exploring Public Perceptions in California” (opens in new tab), Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 144, pp. 104788, 2024.
Dean, M.D., “Understanding Party Size in Ride-hailing: Solo versus Group Travel” (opens in new tab), Transportation Research Record, vol. 2679, no. 2, pp. 2111-2126, 2024.
Dean, M.D., Gurumurthy, K.M., Zhou, Z., Verbas, O., Cokyasar, T., Kockelman, K.M., “An Integrated Transportation and Power System Model for a Decarbonizing World” (opens in new tab), Transportation Planning and Technology, pp. 1-37, 2024.
Dean, M.D., Kockelman, K.M., “Assessing Public Opinions of and Interests in Bidirectional EV Charging Technologies: A U.S. Perspective” (opens in new tab), Transportation Research Record, vol. 2678, no. 12, pp. 1889-1904, 2024.
Dean, M.D., Kockelman, K.M., “Americans' Opinions and Interests in Plug-In Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Programs” (opens in new tab), Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 129, pp. 104129, 2024.
Fakhrmoosavi, F., Gurumurthy, K.M., Kockelman, K., Hunter, C., Dean, M.D., “Parking Strategies and Outcomes for Shared Autonomous Vehicle Fleet Operations” (opens in new tab), Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, vol. 150, no. 4, 2024.
Dean, M.D., Amaya, K., Hall, J., Gupta, K., Gustat, J., Cradock, A., “'Safe streets' for some: Evaluating municipal orders and documents from 51 US cities” (opens in new tab), Journal of Transport & Health, vol. 30, pp. 101603, 2023.
Dean, M.D., de Souza, F., Gurumurthy, K.M., Kockelman, K.M., “Multi-stage Charging and Discharging of Electric Vehicle Fleets” (opens in new tab), Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 118, pp. 103691, 2023.
Dean, M.D., Zuniga-Garcia, N., “Shared E-scooter Trajectory Analysis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Austin, Texas” (opens in new tab), Transportation Research Record, vol. 2677, no. 4, pp. 432-447, 2023.
Dean, M.D., Gurumurthy, K.M., de Souza, F., Auld, J., Kockelman, K.M., “Synergies Between Repositioning and Charging Strategies for Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicle Fleets” (opens in new tab), Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 108, pp. 103314, 2022.
Dean, M.D., Kockelman, K.M., “Are electric vehicle targets enough? The decarbonization benefits of managed charging and second-life battery uses” (opens in new tab), Transportation Research Record, vol. 2676, no. 8, pp. 24-43, 2022.
Dean, M.D., Kockelman, K.M., “Our self-driving future will be shaped by the policies of today” (opens in new tab), Nature Electronics, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 2-4, 2022.
Khowaja, A., Dean, M.D., Kockelman, K.M., “Quantifying the Emissions Impact of Repurposed EV Battery Packs in Residential Settings” (opens in new tab), Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 47, pp. 103628, 2021.
Dean, M.D., Kockelman, K.M., “Spatial Variation in Shared Ride-hail Trips & Factors Contributing to Sharing: Lessons Learned from Chicago” (opens in new tab), Journal of Transport Geography, vol. 91, 2021.

Contact Information

Website: https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/deanlab/

Email: matthew.dean@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-6287

Address: 4072 Anteater Instructional & Research - AIRB

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Last updated on 9/16/2026.