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“Professional urban and transportation planning require understanding of how individuals react to plans and policies.”
Research profile
Harry Timmermans is a Full Professor and Chair of Urban Planning at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His areas of expertise include urban planning, travel behavior research, and consumer demand modeling.
Research activities of his multidisciplinary group concern the development and application of innovative models and ICT tools for urban planning and transportation. Several projects are related to innovative ICT apps, smart cities, urban transportation, and advance modeling techniques for urban and transportation planning. The group has an international reputation in the development of activity-based models of travel demand and new mobility options. Harry is an expert in the area of integrating electric vehicle solutions into consumer practices and the related effects on the built environment.
Academic background
Harry Timmermans has a PhD in Spatial Sciences from Nijmegen University. He also holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Hasselt (UHasselt), Belgium. Harry has been awarded several prestigious grants and has won many (best paper) awards with his PhD students. In addition, he serves on many TRB and WCTR Committees, including the Public Transportation Marketing and Fare Policy committee. He was elected vice-chair of the International Association of Travel Behavior Research. He has co-authored more than 500 publications in urban planning, transportation, artificial intelligence, marketing, and environmental psychology. Harry has also accepted several invitations to join national and international committees on smart cities and smart mobility. He is (associate) editor of journals in urban planning and transportation.
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Projects 2013 2021
SCRIPTS - Smart Cities Responsive Intelligent Public Transport Systems
Timmermans, H. J. P., Massaad, H., Massaad, H., Feneri, A., Gerrits, E., Caiati, V., Jang, S. & Kruizinga, M.
1/03/16 → 1/03/21
Project: Research direct
DESENT – Smart decision support system for urban energy and transportation
Timmermans, H. J. P., Massaad, H., Massaad, H., Feng, T., Yang, D., Gerrits, E., Kruizinga, M., Kim, S., Jang, S., van der Waerden, P. J. H. J. & Gu, G.
1/03/16 → 31/05/19
Project: Research direct
INSIGHT: Innovative Policy Modelling and Governance Tools for Sustainable Post-Crises Urban Development
Timmermans, H. J. P., van Hout, J., Massaad, H., Massaad, H., Dane, G. Z. & Rasouli, S.
1/10/13 → 30/09/16
Project: Research direct
Research Output 1979 2020
A bi-objective timetable optimization model incorporating energy allocation and passenger assignment in an energy-regenerative metro system
Yang, S., Liao, F., Wu, J., Timmermans, H. J. P., Sun, H. & Gao, Z., 2020, In : Transportation Research. Part B: Methodological. 133, p. 85-113Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
A comparative study of contact frequencies among social network members in five countries
Troncoso Parady, G., Frei, A., Kowald, M., Guidon, S., Wicki, M., van den Berg, P. E. W., Carrasco, J-A., Arentze, T. A., Timmermans, H. J. P., Wellman, B., Takami, K., Harata, N. & Axhausen, K. W., 2020, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 99th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
social network
contact
interaction
interaction pattern
travel behavior
Analysis of the impact of street-scale built environment design near metro stations on pedestrian and cyclist road segment choice: a stated choice
Liu, Y., Yang, D., Timmermans, H. & de Vries, B., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Transport Geography. 82Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
pedestrian
road
walking
metro system
Electric lamps
Analysis of the impact of street-scale built environment design near metro stations on pedestrian and cyclist road segment choice: a stated choice experiment
Liu, Y., Yang, D., Timmermans, H. J. P. & de Vries, B., 1 Jan 2020, In : Journal of Transport Geography. 82, 10 p., 102570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
pedestrian
road
experiment
Experiments
walking
5
Citations
(Scopus)
Carsharing: the impact of system characteristics on its potential to replace private car trips and reduce car ownership
Liao, F., Molin, E., Timmermans, H. & van Wee, B., 2020, In : Transportation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
car ownership
automobile
Railroad cars
electric vehicle
fossil fuel
Datasets
Data of a web-based experiment for user preference modeling of smart homes
Allameh, E. (Creator), Heidari Jozam, M. (Creator), Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4121/uuid:9215c9af-c224-4db9-b79c-30e533f9e595
Dataset
Prizes
(Euphoria): Emerging Urban Futures and Opportune Repertoires of Individual Adaptation
H.J.P. Timmermans (Recipient), 2008
Prize: ERC › Advanced › Scientific
accessibility
urban geography
welfare economics
virtual reality
pricing policy
1st Award for Best Poster presentation
Anna-Maria Feneri (Recipient), Soora Rasouli (Recipient) & Harry Timmermans (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Experiments
Smart city
Best Reviewer Award Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering
Harry Timmermans (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
ERES Awards 2011
Harry J.P. Timmermans (Recipient), 15 Jun 2011
Prize: Other › Discipline related › Professional
Honorary doctorate by the School for Transportation Sciences, Hasselt University
Harry Timmermans (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other › Honorary degrees › Scientific
Activities 1997 2003
HKSTS Conference, Hong Kong
Harry J.P. Timmermans (Keynote speaker)13 Dec 2003
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
10th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR 2003), August 10-15, 2003, Lucerne, Switzerland
Harry J.P. Timmermans (Keynote speaker)10 Aug 2003
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
South African TGransport Conference, Pretoria
Harry J.P. Timmermans (Keynote speaker)16 Jul 2003
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
Keynote conference, Copenagen
Harry J.P. Timmermans (Keynote speaker)11 Jun 2003
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services (Journal)
Harry J.P. Timmermans (Editorial board member)2003
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Press / Media
THE SUCCESS OF SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS ON ENERGY, TRANSPORT, SERVICE AND GOVERNANCE WITH THE FULL INVOLVEMENT OF MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS, GOVERNMENTS, ENTERPRISES, CITIZENS, ETC.
16/07/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
1st international workshop on information fusion for smart mobility solutions (IFSMS 2014)
29/03/14
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
3rd international workshop on agent-based mobility, traffic and transportation models, methodologies and applications (ABMTRANS 2014)
Harry J.P. Timmermans & Theo A. Arentze
26/11/13
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
'Activiteit en mobiliteit gevangen in een net': een onderzoek naar de beschrijving van mentale modellen rond activiteitsplanning en vervoermiddelkeuze door middel van een interview protocol gebaseerd op[ Bayesian Belief Newtworks
Author: den Hartog, A., 31 Oct 2004Supervisor: Timmermans, H. (Supervisor 1) & Arentze, T. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Albatross: implementatie, interpretatie en visualisatie van proeftoepassingen
Author: van Soest, P., 31 Aug 2006Supervisor: Timmermans, H. (Supervisor 1), Arentze, T. (Supervisor 2) & Borgers, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
A Porta do Porto : een structuurplan voor "Porto-Campanha"
Author: Boonmann, R., 31 Oct 1993Supervisor: Timmermans, H. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master
Climate change and heat stress in residential buildings: evaluation of adaptation measures
Author: Haak, A., 31 Aug 2012Supervisor: Blocken, B. (Supervisor 1), van der Heijden, M. (Supervisor 2), Hensen, J. (Supervisor 2), Timmermans, H. (Supervisor 2) & Bosch, P. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
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Computational analysis of climate change adaptation measures at the building and street scale focused on evaporative cooling: case study for Bergpolder Zuid
Author: Toparlar, Y., 31 Oct 2012Supervisor: Blocken, B. (Supervisor 1), Montazeri, H. (Supervisor 2), Janssen, W. (Supervisor 2), van Hooff, T. (Supervisor 2), Albers, R. (External person) (External coach) & Timmermans, H. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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