Anna Laura Pala graduated in Management Engineering in October 2023 at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Since November 2023, she has been enrolled in the ABRO Ph.D. program in Operations Research (MAT-09) at Sapienza University of Rome. Since October 2023, she is working on the following project in collaboration with the CNR Institute of Systems Analysis and Computer Science "Antonio Ruberti": "Development of a transportation simulation model and production of a report on methods for generating and modifying OD matrices, integration with mixed-integer linear programming methods for the optimization of transportation flows". Her research focuses on the implementation of optimization and simulation techniques applied to transportation systems, with a particular emphasis on sustainability and connected and automated cooperative mobility (CCAM).