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
- Visiting Professor at Imperial College London since May 2024
- CASPT2025 will be held in Kyoto
- Workshop “MOBILITY2GRID: Electrification of Public Transport in Japan and Germany” was held on 7th- 9th May 2024 in Kyoto
- Presentation at the DJW Symposium “Smart City Becomes Reality”
- Special Issue on Modelling Passenger Flows in the Era of ITS
- Public Transport Planning with smart card data
- Determining fare structures: Evidence and recommendations from a qualitative survey
among transport authorities - 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 2025.03.19）
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