DAVeMoS

Using a behavioural survey conducted in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in early 2021, this paper examines the mode choice behaviour of occasional couriers providing crowd-shipping (CS) deliveries for e-groceries, with a particular focus on gender heterogeneity. The article can be found in here.

This paper presents a combination of the official Austrian Household Budget Survey with a subsequent Mobility and Activity survey. This method enhances the quality of data beyond previous approaches including conjoint mobility-activity-expenditure diaries or inferred combined data sets. It delivers a seamless sequence of trips and activities over one week along with detailed expenditure data for the same individuals. The paper can be found in here.

Our Driving Urban Transitions Partnership project, UNLOCK15 had our second consortium meeting in Sète, France. The city Ville de Sète is working closely with Chaire ETI - IAE Paris Sorbonne School, as one of our Learning Living Labs (LLLs), where we explore how citizens and local authorities can co-create pathways toward the 15-Minute City.

Today we say goodbye to Roxani Gkavra and Shun Su. Roxani and Shun have been the important pillars of our research group in the last 4.5 years. Shun has very critical for us in building and operating our virtual reality lab, and Roxani has been leading us in our micromobility research. We will continue to collaborate with them in the future, and all best wishes with their next path of career!

Based on Elsevier BV/Stanford University list of "2025 Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators", Prof. Susilo is again listed among the top 2% of world scientists, the only one from Austria in the sub-field discipline of “Logistics and Transportation”.

Prof. Susilo was an invited speaker at the Global Mobility Conference 2025 co-hosted by ITF - International Transport Forum at the OECD, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea (MOLIT) and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA), in Seoul, South Korea. In this opportunity he shared about the mobilityhubs development in Vienna and the integration ladder of the SmartHubs JPI Urban Europe project.

Prof. Susilo gave a talk at the School of Architecture, Planning, and Policy Development, Bandung Institute of Technology, about DREAMS project and 15-minutes city concept plus further possible collaboration between our institutions.

Based on data collected via an online survey, including a stated preference mode choice experiment pivoted on real-life trips, of residents (N = 1448) of three European cities (Vienna, Brussels, and Munich) the study investigates travel mode choice behaviour in the context of the co-existence of three emerging shared modes (car, bike, and e-scooter sharing) with four so-called “conventional” modes (walking, public transport, private bikes, and private cars). The paper can be found in here.

DAVeMoS' PhD student, Yusfita Chrisnawati, successfully defended her PhD thesis, with distinction. Her thesis focused on the impacts of the bike-sharing locations, combining agent-based simulation and optimisation. The committee members were Silvio Nocera (Università Iuav di Venezia) and Karolina Taczanowska (BOKU) and chaired by Juliane Stark (BOKU).

This study examines physiological stress responses in bicycle and e-scooter users whilst travelling in bicycle lanes in a VR environment. The article can be found in here.

Today we welcome our newest member, Wanrong Hu. She will work in SeeFar project, in particular on evaluation of the impacts of freight electrification and automation technology in Austria and Bavaria.

Prof. Susilo was one of the Invited Distinguished Speakers at the 3rd International Symposium on Cities and Sustainable Transportation, organised by Chang'an University, Xi'an, China.

Today we said goodbye to Prof. Kay Axhausen who have been staying with us for 4 months. During his visit, he taught a literature review course and  providing advises our PhD students. Hope to have Kay with us again in Vienna soon.  

Prof. Susilo gave a keynote and Roxani Gkvara give a presentation at the 3rd CEETRA meeting in Munich, Germany. CEETRA is Central European Excellence in Transportation Research Association. Further information of CEETRA can be found in here. 

From May - July 2025, there will be an EPICURE Joint Lecture Series on Transformative Cities, which organised by six European universities. These lectures will be focus on the intersections of climate change, urban planning, sustainable development, socio-ecological justice, and post-neoliberal economic models. DAVeMoS will deliver one of the lecture on 24 June 2025. Further information of the event can be found in here.

This study aimed to provide a multiangled comparison of the impact of real and virtual setups on the behaviour and perception of electric scooter (e-scooter) riding to examine the external validity of the virtual environments in the micro-mobility context. The paper can be found in here.

This year DAVeMoS co-organised FSV Transport Planning Seminar which took place on April 3-4, 2025, at Seehotel Rust. The topic of the seminar this year is 'Corporate Mobility Management'. Further information of the event can be seen in here.

On March 27-28, DUT funded UNLOCK15 consortium organised our first in-person meeting in TU Munich. During this meeting, we went to Augsburg to meet with our local stakeholders and discuss the local challenges and visit our Learning Living Labs location.

Welcome to Matthias Altmann who joined us as a student research assistant. Matthias will work together Georgia at DUT UNLOCK15 project.

This study investigates the effects of changes in the cycling environment on cyclists’ dynamic behavioral responses and explores how the environment contributes to the cyclists’ overall subjective rating of safety and comfort. The book chapter can be found in here.

We are welcoming Professor Kay Axhausen and Liting Yuan to the institute. Professor Kay Axhausen from ETH Zürich will stay with us for 4 months as our Guest professor. Liting Yuan, is joining us as our new PhD student/Postgraduate Research Assistant who will continue the development of our VR environment for Vienna city.

We had previledge to have Professor Maria Attard come from University of Malta to give a seminar on "Engaging car-dependent communities in action research on walking and cycling". Further information of the seminar can be seen in here.

This year DAVeMoS Day was held on 30 January 2025. A dozen DAVeMoS' works were presented, range from 15-minutes city planning issues to agent-based and  and system dynamic simulations for micromobility issues. The event was set as a hybrid event and was well attended. Further information of the event can be seen in here.

DAVeMoS shows it presence and present the research group's results, both in podium and poster, at the 104 US Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. TRB Annual Meeting is the largest transportation conference with the world, which this year is attended by approx. 14 thousands attendees from around the world.

Professor Susilo had the honor to give the 1st invited presentation at the opening session of the closing event of the Trabzon’s SUMP (Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan) project.

Today we are welcoming Vertic Eridani as our new scholarship PhD student. Vertic is also a lecture at Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia, and she will develop her research utilising System Dynamic model.

This study investigates shared mobility adoption in rural towns in Lower Austria by applying Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) theory. We examine how factors related to DOI—relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability and observability—impact the progression from initial awareness and intention to use to regular usage of shared mobility. The paper can be found in here.

Today Julia Schilder successfully defense her thesis. Her work focuses on the usage and adoptions of sharing modes in rural areas. The thesis was co-supervised by Juliane Stark, Reinhard Hössinger, and Anna Mayerthaler (ÖBB). Many thanks to Martin Kagerbauer (KIT, Germany) and Stefanie Peer (WU, Austria) who served as examiner and Enrico Soranzo who served as the chair of the defense.

This study explored the temporal distribution and contextual variation of the impact of smartphone app usage on travel within multi-day and multi-purpose frameworks. The findings indicate that app activities primarily contribute to the creation of new activities. The varied purposes of app activities result in varied impacts on activity participation across different contexts. Temporal factors, such as time of day and day of the week, shape the impact of app activities on travel. The paper can be found in here.

This study demonstrates the critical role of resolution choice in the obtained results and highlights that policymakers and transport planners should consider using multiple resolutions in their analysis of the trip generation of shared micromobility. The paper can be found in here.

Prof. Susilo gave the 1st plenary speaker at the 16th EASTS conference, at Surakarta. EASTS is the biannual transport conference of 19 national transport associations of East, South East, and South Asia countries. This year we have about 600 attendees and 400 papers from 20 countries. Prof. Susilo talked about the importance of Design Thinking and Co-Creation in harnessing  local wisdom in building a sustainable transport and mobility system.

DAVeMoS' co-supervised PhD student, Robin Palmberg, sucessfully defended his PhD at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. His thesis focused on what biometrics and behaviour can teach us about road users. The opponent was Yan Feng (TU Delft). The committee members were Eva-Lotta Sallnäs Pysander (KTH), Jonas Löwgren (Linköping University), Veronica Sundstedt (Blekinge Tekniska Högskola) and chaired by Erik Jenelius (KTH).

This article discussed behind the scenes of governance and policies and discuss notable instances of inter-sectoral cooperation between transport/mobility and health and its valuable synergies and benefits. The potential of this collaborative perspective and mutual understanding should be highlighted for the creation of healthy, inclusive, and lively urban environments. The work can be found in here.

We are welcoming Felita Ong, from University of Toronto, who will stay with us for 3 months. Felita will work on exploring and comparing micromobility demand in Canada and Austria.

This study investigates the factors that influence the adoption of UAM. A stated preference survey was conducted with 1,000 respondents. The analysis employs a mixed logit model and an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The published study can be found in here.

With the end of the semester, time to thank everybody and celebrate all the achievements that we have achieved so far this year. Many thanks to everyone for all of your hard work! 

This paper introduces a framework that evaluates interactions between spatial configurations, station size, scale, and design variables while examining trade-offs between efficiency and equity objectives. The manuscript can be found in here.

DAVeMoS co-editing a special issue on the evolution of decisions and travel patterns in a longer term with longitudinal/panel datasets at EJTIR (European Journal of Transport Infrastructure Research). Further information of the event can be found in here. Submission deadline is 31 October 2025.

We welcome Dr. Susilawati from Monash University Malaysia who will stay with us for 6 weeks to develop research collaboration in VR related research.

We have a tenure-track position at BOKU Vienna, Austria, which focuses on Road Planning and Road Design for Active Mobility. 

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The information also can be found in here.

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Deadline to apply: 7 May 2025.

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Join us, work and live in one of the most livable cities in the world !!!

2 PhD Positions at TRANSFORM Marie-Curie Doctoral-Network at BOKU is now open. Deadline to apply 17 June 2025. 

For PhD post 1 please see here.

For PhD post 2 please see here. 

This is part of the recruitment of 13 PhD posts within TRANSFORM which can be seen in here.

This study reported transformations in mobility patterns resulting from armed conflict in Ukraine. The changes in the mode choice and also the impacts of the change of the public transport fare structure are the focus of the analysis. The paper can be found in here.

On Wednesday, 19 February 2025, Professor Kay Axhausen from ETH Zurich gave his guest professor seminar. In this seminar Prof. Axhausen provides some tips and advises on what to expect as young academics.

SEE-FAr is a joint project between the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and DFG (German Research Foundation) which aims to evaluate the complex impact of freight vehicles automation and electrification distinguishing the charging options between e-roads and plug-in to promote decarbonized and cost efficient freight transportation in Austria and Bavaria. This project involves a close collaboration between DAVeMoS, BOKU University, Austria, and Transportation System Engineering (TSE) chair of the Technical University Munich, Germany. 

For the postdoc position, please see here.

For the PhD position, please see here.

We are saying goodbye to Bella and Fita. Now it is the time for them to return to Indonesia and serve as lectures in their home institutions. We wish them all best wishes – and they will be dearly missed.

We kick-off a new Doctoral Network, TRANSFORM, which focuses on transformative practices that activating and consolidating transitions within ever-evolving urban mobility cultures. In this Doctoral Nework,13 PhD students will work simultaneously and collaboratively to address the challenges in initiating and establishing long term transformative sustainable behaviours in transport systems.

After three years, we say goodbye to Taki. Taki will work as a university lecture in Indonesia. We wish Taki all best wishes and he will be missed.

This study examines time allocation and associations between virtual and physical activities across purposes, times, and locations, considering users’ socio-demographic characteristics, residential locations, and personality traits, while also accounting for multitasking. It uses one-week time-use diaries from smartphone users in four Indonesian cities, analyzed with multivariate ordered regression models. The paper can be found in here.

Prof. Susilo gave a presentation on “WIENMOBIL HÜPFER 2.2 – RIDEPOOLING” Conference. In this event, the results of Hüpfer DRT demand study back in 2023 was presented to wider audience.

On October 1, 2025, the SHARE-North Squared & DREAMS Symposium — “Living on the Edge: Growing Shared Mobility and Housing in the Urban Outskirts of the 15-Minute City” — took place at Paushuize, Utrecht. The event brought together over 70 planners, researchers, housing experts, and mobility practitioners from across Europe to explore how shared mobility and housing developments can shape the outskirts of the 15-Minute City. The event was followed by DREAMS consortium meeting on 2-3 October at the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht).

Today Roxani Gkavra completed her PhD defense and graduated with distinction. Her work focused on the adoption and usage of bike and e-scooter, within micromobility bundle setting. The co-supervisors are Constantinos Antoniou (TUM - Chair of Transportation Systems Engineering (TSE)) and Prateek Bansal (National University of Singapore). Many thanks to Elisabetta Cherchi (New York University Abu Dhabi) and Markus Mailer (Universität Innsbruck) who served as the examiner and also Astrid Gühnemann who served as the chair of the defense.

In this day we dedicated an event to celebrate Michael Meschik's decades of works, who also will retire in October, and also Astrid Gühnemann's 60th year birthday.

Prof. Susilo gave a talk about the needs to look beyond proximity to create a working 15-minutes city at Yonsei University, South Korea. Further research meeting discussions and collaboration were discussed with colleagues from Yonsei University, Korea University and Hanyang University.  

On 31.08, Prof. Susilo served as a mentor in an Early Career Researcher which was organised by the University of Melbourne. The event was attended by dozens of young reseachers from Easts, South-East and South Asia regions. It is organised adjacent with the biannual EASTS 2025 conference in Surakarta, Indonesia.

The present paper provides an in-depth review of the scholarly literature on the characteristics of e-scooter-sharing users. The review covers geographically spread studies which examined e-scooter users in the early (pilot) operation periods, during the Covid-19 pandemic, and after the maturity of the e-scooter sharing schemes. The paper can be found in here.

Professor Hani Mahmassani had a deep and lasting impact on IATBR, and the broader transportation research community. IATBR is organising two events to celebrate Hani’s life and contribution to the IATBR community. The first one will be an online event during the Bridging Transportation Researchers Conference (BTR).

We say goodbye to Martyna. In autumn she will join University of Zilina. Martyna has been an indispensable member of DAVeMoS and we look forward to continue working together with her on virtual reality topics.

As a part of DREAMS DUT project, from July 1st until August 8th 2025, we will organise a series of pop-up stores and culture activities and flexible mobility stations for people who lives in Wiener Flur area. The full program of pop-up stores and activities can be found in here.

On 26th June 2025, Prof. Hironori Kato and Ms. Miu Endo from Tokyo University, Japan, discussed the impacts of stay-at-home policy based on evidence from 304 cities around the world. Further information of the event can be found in here.

This year our institute presented 4 papers at hEART 2025 conference in Munich, Germany. A good presence in one of the most important methodological oriented conferences in transport research in Europe.

On 20th May 2025, we organised a seminar focused on the challenges of behavioural change and low carbon mobility with Professor Erel Avineri from Afeka College of Engineering, Tel Aviv, Israel, and also Dr. Susilawati from Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia, as the speakers. Further information of the event can be found in here.

DAVeMoS co-editing a special issue on the dynamic of time use at Journal of Transport Geography. Further information of the event can be found in here. Submission deadline is 30 October 2025.

With the formation of the new Austrian federal government: “BMK” became “BMIMI” (Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure), the “BMK Endowed Professorship”, which thus became the “BMIMI Endowed Professorship”.

This year we have a very strong presence at the ISCTSC 2025, Da Nang, Vietnam, with co-authoring of 13 presented works and workshops. Further information of the event can be seen in here.

DAVeMoS team contributed to a public symposium which focuses on Emporing Urban Transition, organised by TU Munich, Germany. Further information of the event can be seen in here.

On March 13-14, DUT funded DREAMS consortium organised their 3rd consortium meeting in Paris, hosted by colleagues from L'institut Paris Region and Gustav Eiffel University. During the consortium meeting, we also organised meetings with mobility providers' stakeholders in the Paris metropolitan area.

From March 4th to June 24th, Kay Axhausen, our guest professor from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, will give a 3 ECTS course (course 856023) on how to structure and write a review of a particular issue (of your own choice). Further information of the course can be found in here.

Shahnaz Nabila Fuady sucessfully defended her PhD defense on 21 February 2025. with thesis entitled: "The impacts of micromobility at the system level". The examiner committee members were Maria Attard (University of Malta) and Martin Berger (Technical University of Vienna) and Astrid Gühnemann as the chair of the event. Congratulations Bella !!!

IATBR Newsletter 5 now is published. It focuses on AI, ethics, and responsibility. The newsletter can be found in here.

Muhamad Rizki has successfully defended his thesis entitled: "Evolution and impact of individual decision-making mechanisms on SuperApp adoption" with highest grade (summa-cumlaude). The examiner committee members were Frank Witlox (Ghent University) and Stefanie Peer (Vienna University of Economics Business) and Astrid Gühnemann (BOKU) as the chair. Many congratulation Taki !!