Markus Friedrich (transport scientist)

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Markus Friedrich (2012)

Markus Friedrich (born January 24, 1963 in Munich , Bavaria ) is a German civil engineer and traffic planner . He is a professor at the University of Stuttgart and head of the chair for traffic planning and traffic control technology at the Institute for Roads and Transportation.

biography

From 1983 to 1989 Friedrich studied civil engineering at the Technical University of Munich and then worked there as a research assistant at the chair for traffic and urban planning. In 1994 the doctorate to Dr.-Ing. The dissertation computer-aided design process for public transport in rural areas was awarded the BMW Scientific Award 1995. From 1995 to 2003 Markus Friedrich was responsible for the area of planning systems traffic at PTV Planning Transport Verkehr AG in Karlsruhe , in which u. a. the PTV Visum software system is developed. Since 2003 Markus Friedrich has headed the chair for traffic planning and traffic control technology at the Institute for Roads and Transportation at the University of Stuttgart . In 2006 Markus Friedrich was awarded the Feuchtinger-Wehner Prize from the Research Association for Roads and Transport .

Friedrich focuses on the development of predictable, multimodal, cross- mode transport models for planning and controlling the transport offer in individual and public passenger transport for the modes of transport road, rail, water and air. The main research focus is on methods and procedures for recording mobility behavior (how often? How far? Which means of transport is used? What purpose is being pursued?), Determining the status of the transport network ( how much time is lost due to congestion? How do construction sites, for example or accidents from?), planning and evaluation of road networks, the development of transport demand models, as well as the design of line networks of public transport .

He is also dean of studies and a member of the Senate Teaching Committee. In 2014 he received the Ars legendi Prize , the highest German award in the field of university teaching.

Research priorities

The current research focuses can be divided into the following areas:

  1. Methods and use of new data sources to collect traffic data
  2. Traffic modeling
    • Modeling and forecasting of transport demand
    • Modeling the transport offer
    • Multimodal transport models that include individual and public passenger transport as well as freight transport
    • Route search and route selection models
    • Further development of the methods for determining the current traffic situation and for short-term forecasting for use in traffic control centers
    • Coupling of macroscopic and microscopic models for the integration of large-scale planning and detailed planning
  3. Evaluation, optimization and planning processes
    • Methods for planning and categorizing transport networks
    • Analysis and evaluation of the quality of offers in road networks and in public transport
    • Planning and optimization of the public transport offer
  4. Effects, developments and potentials of new technologies and forms of organization
    • Individual and collective traffic control systems
    • Mobility services (e.g. ride, car and bike sharing concepts)
    • Influence of new information and communication technologies

Awards

Memberships

  • Research Society for Roads and Transportation :
    • Head of the working group "Quantitative Decision-Making and Optimization Methods"
    • Head of the "Network Design" Working Committee
    • Member of the working committee "Theoretical Basics of Road Traffic"
    • Member of the Commission "Dimensioning of Road Traffic Systems"
  • Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure
  • Scientific director of the " HEUREKA " conference

Publications

In addition to publications in specialist journals and conference reports, Friedrich was also involved as an author on books.

Web links

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  1. ↑ a b c d e http://www.isv.uni-stuttgart.de/vuv/ , accessed on February 2, 2015
  2. ↑ uni-stuttgart.de , accessed on February 2, 2015
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personal data
SURNAME Friedrich, Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German civil engineer, traffic planner and university lecturer
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich