Projects

2025-2028:
PATH2ZERO: Accelerating net-zero transformation by advancing Europe’s transport pathways and cross-sectoral synergies, funded by the European Commission, Horizon Europe: Climate sciences and responses. 
(Coordinator)
 
2024-2027:
"Diversify - CCAM: Diversify CCAM by integrating the European cultural and regional variations in the design and implementation of citizen-friendly systems to foster mobility equity" funded by the European Commission, Horizon Europe: Safe, Resilient Transport and Smart Mobility services for passengers and goods. 
(Research associate) 
 
2024: 
"Integration of Technology, Market and Societal Readiness Levels for Transport Innovations" funded by the DLR Transport Program Directorate. 
(Principal Investigator)
 
2018-2023:
“DRIVERS - Digitalization of the road sector and the role of driving” funded by the Research council of Norway. Project leader: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture.
(International expert advisor) 

2018-2021:
“AutomoVer: Automated Transport System” funded by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
(Research associate) 

2017-2020:
“MoTiV - Mobility and Time Value” funded by the European Commission, Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges - Smart, Green and Integrated Transport.
(International expert advisor)

2017-2021:
“WISE-ACT - Wider Impacts and Scenario Evaluation of Autonomous and Connected Transport“, funded by the European Commission, Horizon 2020, COST Action CA16222.
(Management committee member)

2016-2017:
“SELF-DRIVEN AREAS - Enabling transition to self-driving vehicle areas”, funded by the Climate-KIC Pathfinder Programme. Department of Transport and Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology.
(Co-Principal Investigator)

2016-2021:
“STAD – Spatial and Transport Impacts of Automated Driving”, SURF programme: Smart Urban Regions of the Future. Department of Transport and Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology.
(Research associate)

2015-2018:
“DRAGON - Driving Automated Vehicle Growth on NationalRoads”, funded by the Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR). Department of Transport and Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology.
(Research associate)

2014-2015:     
“Implications of automated driving”, funded by the Delft Infrastructures & Mobility Initiative (DIMI). Department of Transport and Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology.
(Leading Research associate)

2014-2015:     
“Development of automated vehicles in the Netherlands: scenarios for 2030 and 2050”, funded by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Department of Transport and Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology.
(Leading Research associate)

2012-2014:     
“New Urbanism vs Compact City: Investigation of the relationships between urban micro- and macro- scale effects on travel behavior – New Compactism”, funded by the European Commission, FP7 – People – Marie Curie Actions – IOF (International Outgoing Fellowships). Transport and Logistics Group, Delft University of Technology; Institute of Urban and Regional Development, University of California, Berkeley.
(Principal Investigator)

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