Jan-Dirk Schmöcker is an Associate Professor within the School of Global Engineering and the Department of Urban Management at Kyoto University since 2010. He studied at Technical University Berlin, Newcastle University and Imperial College London from where he obtained his PhD. A major longstanding research topic of his is modelling of passenger behavior in public transportation networks including aspects such as fare structures, crowding, bunching and real-time information. Jan-Dirk’s current research interests further cover the usage of crowdsourced data for understanding travel behavior in general and urban tourism in particular. The overall motivation is to induce more sustainable travel patterns within cities and to stimulate a discussion on “transport sufficiency”.
- Room
- C1-2-431
- TEL
- +81-075-383-3234
- FAX
- +81-075-383-3236
- schmoecker(at)trans.kuciv.kyoto-u.ac.jp(Please change (at) to @)
Introduction of Research
Video introducing our research
Updates/Current Activities
- The Unreliability Paradox: Rethinking Data-Driven Mobility
- Data, Cities and Citizens: Trilateral Symposium on Open Data and Urban and Transport Planning
- “Conference on Advanced Systems in Public Transport and TransitData” was held in Kyoto in 2025
- Workshop “MOBILITY2GRID: Electrification of Public Transport in Japan and Germany” was held on 7th- 9th May 2024 in Kyoto
- Visiting Professor at Imperial College London since May 2024
- Introduction to Urban Planning and Transportation Network Analysis
Teaching
Address/Direction
Department of Urban Management Kyoto University C1-2-436, Katsura Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8540, Japan. Kyoto Katsura Campus Access
Book Publication
CV （updated 2025.12.19）
Research Interests/Projects
Transit Assignment Models; Passenger Behaviour
Congestion and capacity constraints; Passenger route choice
Transport Behaviour and Social Norms
Trends, Conformity and Mass effects; Population acceptance of policies
Reliability of Transportation Networks
Route guidance, Regret and risk perception of travellers
Transport and Land-Use Solutions for an Ageing Society
Transport and health; Impact of accessibility and impairments on travel behaviour