TEAM

YUSAK SUSILO, Univ. Prof. Dr.
Head of the DAVeMoS research group
Yusak O. Susilo is the Chair and BMIMI Endowed Professor in Digitalisation and Automation in Transport and Mobility Systems. His main research interest lies in the intersection between transport and urban planning, transport policy, decision making processes and behavioural interactions modelling. Users' adaptation and learning processes towards new options, such as digitisation, automation and other new technologies have been the focus of his research in recent years.
(more at BOKU's FIS page)

OLIVER ROIDER, Dipl.Ing. Dr.
Senior Scientist
Dr. Roider is an expert in mobility behaviour research and transport modelling, impact assessment of transport measures as well as transport economics.

ROMAN KLEMENTSCHITZ, Ing. Dipl.Ing. Dr.
Senior Scientist
Dr. Klementschitz's expertise includes technical research work in the fields of cost-benefit-analyses of transport infrastructure-measures, transport economics, mobility research, interaction of land use planning and transportation planning as well as in project management on national and European level.

GUNNAR FLÖTTERÖD, Dipl.Ing. Dr. Docent (Habil.).
Guest Professor and Visiting Scholar
Dr. Flötteröd has about 15 years of experience in transport modeling and simulation. His primary interests are mathematical model formulations and the development of methods that improve the performance and quality of detailed transport simulators. He is affiliated with Linköping university and the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute.
(more at VTI and Linköping Uni. page)

DENISSA PURBA, B.Sc., MSc., Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Denissa Sari Darmawi Purba is a Postdoctoral Researcher at BOKU University, Wien, Austria. She holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a B.Sc. from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. Her research integrates electrified transportation planning, energy infrastructure analysis, and evacuation modeling to enhance resilience to disasters and climate change. She is dedicated to advancing alternative fuel vehicle adoption and improving emergency preparedness through data-driven and interdisciplinary approaches. She brings expertise in network modeling, GIS, and spatial and statistical analysis to deliver impactful and meaningful research outcomes. She is also the INFORMS IMPACTful OR/Analytics Prize Student Winner, a World Bank Youth Summit Delegate, and a Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Scholar.
(more at BOKU's FIS page)

GEORGIA CHARALAMPIDOU, M.Eng.
Research Assistant/PhD student
Ms. Charalampidou is a Civil Engineer from Greece with an interest in traffic and transport modelling. Her research focuses on the implementation of MATSim to the Vienna Metropolitan Areas, in particular on the impacts of different built environment design to travel patterns.

FRANZ-XAVER RUPPRECHT, B.Sc., Dipl. Ing.
Research Assistant/PhD student
Mr. Rupprecht holds a master degree in Environmental Engineering from the Vienna University of Technology. His PhD research is in the field of Transportation Modelling using MATSim, with a specific focus on the generation of synthetic populations and disruptions.

LITING YUAN, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Research Assistant/PhD student
Ms. Yuan's interest lies in analysing travel behaviour for human decision making and transport planning. With her previous work experience in the VR & Neuroscience Lab at the National University of Singapore, she intends to use virtual reality, brain response and eye-tracking to understand people movement behaviours over urban space.

WANRONG HU, B.Phil., B.Sc., M.Sc.
Research Assistant/PhD student
Ms. Hu's interest lies in the application of deep learning and optimization methods in the context of transport planning and operation. She is currently working on the SEEFAr project, where her research focuses on electrification and autonomous of road freight, and how emerging technologies can improve the performance, reliability, and sustainability of freight transportation systems. Her ultimate goal is to contribute to the development of a sustainable, resilient, and equitable transportation system that supports both environmental protection and societal well-being.
(more at BOKU's FIS page)

VERTIC ERIDANI BUDI DARMAWAN, B.Eng., M.Sc.
LPDP Scholarship PhD Student
to be filled

MATTHIAS ALTMANN
Student Research Assistant
Matthias Altmann is currently doing his master in Environmental and Natural Resource Management with a focus on Mobility/Traffic at BOKU University and in Spatial Research and Planning at University Vienna. He is assisting in the research of behavioural lock-ins in regards to car-dependency.

TRANSFORM PhD 1
MSCA Doctoral Network PhD students
To be filled

TRANSFORM, PhD 2
MSCA Doctoral Network PhD students
To be filled

SHUN SU, B.Sc., M.Eng., M.Sc.
PhD student
Mr. Su's primary research interests are mobility behaviour analysis and transport optimization modelling. His research will majorly focus on analysing the movement patterns of travellers utilizing alternative data sources and exploring hybrid approach in travel modelling.

JOHANNES BRUNNER, M.Sc. ETH
External PhD student
Mr. Brunner, our external PhD student, is planning to examine the impacts of redesigning urban spaces on the movement and interaction behavior of different road users. He has a master's degree in spatial development and infrastructure systems from ETH Zurich. His research interests are microscopic traffic simulation and urban design in public spaces.

The TEAM
Current active master students include:
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Natascha Debes (on mapping different stages and processes of automated bus implementation in different part of the world)
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Luke Bernhard (on measuring the impacts of different public transport policy to environmental and economic impacts through an agent-based simulation)
Externally co- supervised PhD students:
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Winda Halim (Bandung Institute of Technology)
Graduated supervised students: (since Oct 2019)
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Carl May (M.Sc./TU Munich, May 2020 )
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Isak Rubensson (PhD/KTH, January 2020)
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Esther Chee Pei Nen (PhD/NTU Singapore, June 2021)
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Lukas Birgfellner (Dipl- Ing./BOKU, June 2021)
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Ilyas Bandugupirah Alhassan (PhD/Leeds University, September 2021)
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Sophie Wegscheider (Dipl- Ing./BOKU, January 2022)
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Bhavana Vadadi (PhD/KTH ITRL, October 2022)
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Andreas Bedov (Dipl- Ing./BOKU, May 2023)
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Maximilian Panczyk (M.Sc./SLU, June 2024)
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Franz-Xaver Rupprecht (Dipl- Ing./TU Wien, July 2024)
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Fabio Hopfgartner (Dipl- Ing./BOKU, December 2024)
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Muhamad Rizki (Dr.nat.tech./BOKU, January 2025)
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Shahnaz Nabila Fuady (Dr.nat.tech./BOKU, February 2025)
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Yusfita Chrisnawati (Dr.rer.soc.oec./BOKU, August 2025)
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Robin Palmberg (PhD/KTH Machine Design, August 2025)
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Roxani Gkavra (Dr.nat.tech./BOKU, September 2025)
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Julia Schilder (Dr.nat.tech./BOKU, September 2025)
Alumni/ex-members/long term visitors:
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Vera Baltzarek (2019-2020)
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Michael Skok (2020-2020)
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Veronika Hebenstreit (2020-2021)
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Marco Ferro (2021-2022)
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Gregor Husner (2020-2022)
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Maria Lucia Battistini (2022)
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Anugrah Ilahi (2021-2023)
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Martin Hinteregger (2021-2023)
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Claudia Andruetto (2023)
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Victor Flensburg (2023)
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Eva-Maria Unger (2022 - 2023)
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Igor Woloschtschuk (2023)
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Maria Juschten (2022-2024)
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Oleksandr Rossolov (2022-2024)
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Kaori Nakamura (2023-2024)
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Martyna Fidler (2020-2024)
