
What's going on with DAVeMoS

April 17, 2025
Establishing an external validity of virtual environments in a micro-mobility context
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.

April 3-4, 2025
FSV Planning Seminar 2025
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.
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March 27-28, 2025
UNLOCK15 Consortium Meeting
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.

March 24, 2025
Welcome Matthias Altmann !
Welcome to Matthias Altmann who joined us as a student research assistant. Matthias will work together Georgia at DUT UNLOCK15 project.

March 12, 2025
Experimental Virtual-Reality Assessment of a Cycling Environment Using a One-Boundary Drift-Diffusion Model
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.

March 3, 2025
Welcome to Kay Axhausen and Liting Yuan !!
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.

February 21, 2025
Seminar on engaging car-dependent communities via action research
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.

January 30, 2025
DAVeMoS Day 2025
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.

January 5-9, 2025
DAVeMoS at 104th US TRB Annual Meeting
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.

April 10, 2025
JOIN US: 1 Tenure-Track Position in Road Planning and Road Design for Active Transport !
We have a tenure-track position at BOKU Vienna, Austria, which focuses on Road Planning and Road Design for Active Mobility.
The information also can be found in here.
Deadline to apply: 7 May 2025.
Join us, work and live in one of the most livable cities in the world !!!

April 3, 2025
JOIN US: 2 PhD Posts as a part of MSCD Doctoral Network TRANSFORM

March 27, 2025
Public Transport Usage and Mode Preference during Armed Conflict Period
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.

March 19, 2025
Professor Kay Axhausen's guest professor seminar
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.

March 11, 2025
JOIN US: 1 PostDoc and 1 PhD opening for FWF SeeFar project.
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.

February 25, 2025
Goodbye to Yusfita and Bella!
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.

February 12, 2025
Kick-Off MSCA Doctoral Network TRANSFORM
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.

January 28, 2025
Goodbye Taki !
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.

April 10, 2025
The name of our Endowed Professorship program has changed
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”.

March 30 - April 4, 2025
13th International Conference on Travel Survey Methods
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.

March 26, 2025
Empowering Urban Transitions
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.

March 13-14, 2025
DREAMS Consortium Meeting
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.

March - June, 2025
Guest Professor Course: Reading in Transport, Urban and Environmental Policy
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.

February 21, 2025
Shahnaz Nabila Fuady's PhD Defense
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 !!!

January 31, 2025
IATBR Newsletter 5
IATBR Newsletter 5 now is published. It focuses on AI, ethics, and responsibility. The newsletter can be found in here.

January 22, 2025
Muhamad Rizki's PhD Defense
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 !!