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Scientific Committee

Chair: Prof. Dr. Patrick Jochem


Members:

Kockelman

Prof. Nikitas Alexandros
Professor in Sustainable Transport Futures
Future Mobility Centre Director, Universities' Transport Study Group Executive Committee Chair
Huddersfield Business School, University of Huddersfield, UK

Bergfeld

Moritz Bergfeld
Research associate
DLR Institute of Transport Research, Means of Transport, Berlin, Germany

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Deb Sanchari, PhD
School of Engineering
Newcastle University, UK

Dütschke

Dr. Elisabeth Dütschke
Head of the Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Markets
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany

Ehrenberger

Simone Ehrenberger
Group Leader Environment and Transformation
DLR Institute of Vehicle Concepts, Vehicle Systems and Technology Assessment,
Stuttgart, Germany

Kockelman

Dr. Till Gnann
Competence Center Energy Technologies and Energy Systems
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany

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Dr. Scott Hardman
Assistant Director & Associate Research Faculty
Electric Vehicle Research Center
Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, USA

Heinen

Prof. Eva Heinen
Chair of Transportation and Mobility Panning
ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Jochem

Prof. Patrick Jochem
Head of Department Energy Systems Analysis,
DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems, Stuttgart, Germany
Professor at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

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Prof. Kara Kockelman, PhD, PE
Dewitt Greer Centennial Professor in Transportation Engineering
Fairborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin, USA

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Prof. Eleftheria (Ria) Kontou, PhD
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA

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Prof. Pat Langdon
Civil Director, Transport Research Institute
Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom

 

Kockelman

Fabia Miorelli
PhD Student at DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems, Stuttgart, Germany

 

Mohamed

Prof. Moataz Mohamed
Director of McMaster Institute for Transportation & Logistics
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Muratori

Matteo Muratori, PhD
Group Manager – Transportation Energy Transition Analysis (TETA)
Distinguished Member of the Research Staff
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Calorado, USA

Nakamura

Prof. Hideki Nakamura, Dr.-Eng.
Professor of Transportation Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Perez

Prof. Yannick Perez
Professeur des Universités en Sciences Economiques
LGI CentraleSupélec- Université de Paris-Saclay, France

Kockelman

Dr. Patrick Plötz
Head of Business Unit Energy Economy
Competence Center Energy Technologies and Energy Systems
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany

 

Kockelman

Dr. Siobhan Powell
Postdoc at ETH Zürich, Group for Sustainability and Technology
Zurich, Switzerland

 

 

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Tim Signer
Research Associate
Chair of Energy Economics
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

 

Sprei

Prof. Frances Sprei
Professor in Sustainable Mobility
Unit head Physical Resource Theory,
Department of Space, Earth and Environment
Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden

Sukki

Firdaus Muhammad Sukki, Meng (Hons), PhD CEng MIET ACGI FHEA
Associate Professor
School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (SCEBE)
Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom

 

Kockelman

Dr. Gil Tal
Director, EV Research CenterProfessor, Environmental Science and Policy
Electric Vehicle Research Center
Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, USA

Kockelman

Dr. Ville Tikka
Senior Expert
Electric Mobility Research Center, LUT Business School
LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland

 

Kockelman

Prof. Efstathios Alexandros Tingas
Assistant Professor in Engineering Mathematics
School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom

Kockelman

Prof. Vahid Vahidinasab
Associate Professor of Smart Power & Energy Systems
Leader of Sustainable Energy Research Group (SERG) & Director of NTU-GridLab
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK

 

 

Vanhaverbeke

Prof. Lieselot Vanhaverbeke
Faculty Social Sciences and Solvay Business School
Department BUTO - Business Technology and Operations -
Research Centre MOBI - Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology
AV/EV Lab – Autonomous and Electric Vehicles
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

Verma

Prof. Ashish Verma, PhD
Professor, Transportation Systems Engg. (TSE)
Convenor, IISc Sustainable Transportation Lab. (IST Lab.)
Dept. of Civil Engg., Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India

Vilchez

Prof. Jonatan Gómez Vilchez
Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Economics (Economic Structure)
University of Málaga, Spain

 

Local Organising Committee

Prof. Dr. Patrick Jochem – DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems (Germany)
Anne-Katrin Faasch – DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems (Germany)
Antje Ahrens – DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems (Germany)
Tatiana Borovleva – DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems (Germany)
Team of the DLR event management support

 

Topics

Research fields:

  • Engineering and Technology  
    • Battery Technology and Energy Storage
    • Power Electronics and Electric Drivetrains
    • Vehicle and aircraft Design and Manufacturing 
    • Autonomous and Connected EVs
    • Charging Infrastructure and Grid Integration
    • Electric aviation technologies    
  • Environmental and Sustainability Studies
    • Lifecycle Assessment of EVs
    • Renewable Energy Integration 
    • Urban Planning and Infrastructure Development      
  • Economics and Policy
    • Market Dynamics and Consumer Behavior
    • Policy and Regulation 
    • Economic Impact
    • Public and Private Sector Collaboration      
  • Social Sciences and Humanities      
    • Social Impact of EVs and Electric Aircrafts
    • Ethical Considerations 
    • Cultural Studies
  • Computer Science and Data Analytics
    • AI and Machine Learning in EVs and Electric Aircraft
    • Big Data and IoT     
  • Health and Safety
    • Safety Standards and Crash Testing
    • Public Health Implications               
  • Legal and Ethical Issues      
    • Intellectual Property and Patents 
    • Liability and Insurance