Ish Kumar, PhD, is a transport planning researcher specializing in urban freight logistics, last-mile delivery systems, and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). A former Assistant Professor in the Department of Transport Planning at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Delhi, he has published in Scopus-indexed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. His work focuses on freight demand modelling, routing and network design, multi-criteria decision analysis, blockchain-enabled transparency, and sustainability and emissions assessment. He has received Best Paper awards at CTSEM 2025 and RATE 2022 and was selected for the VREF Urban Logistics Summer School (University of Antwerp). Kumar serves as a reviewer for leading journals and for major conferences including TRB, WCTR, CTRG, CTSEM, and AIIT TIS Roma.

Vinay Maitri, PhD, is a former Professor and Dean at the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. With more than three decades in academia and practice, he has helped shape postgraduate curricula in Transport Economics and ITS, supervised numerous theses, and advised on national and city transport initiatives, including World Bank-supported studies. His publications include several books and research papers on transport systems management, freight operations, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications, and policy analysis, and he has presented at international forums such as TRB (Washington, D.C.). Maitri has served on professional committees and standards bodies, bringing analytical rigour and practitioner experience to the governance and delivery of urban mobility and logistics.