Topic suggestions for theses

The following thesis topics are currently offered at MOVE:

Martin Berger is the main supervisor. Co-supervision by other MOVE employees is possible depending on the topic.

If you are interested in a topic from the following list, please send a disposition (about two pages) to office.move@tuwien.ac.at. The disposition is forwarded internally to relevant persons, from whom you then receive feedback and, if necessary, an invitation to an appointment.

The disposition should have the following contents:

  • Motivation
  • Chosen topic and brief outline of the problem
  • Possible research questions and methodology
  • Rough outline of the thesis
  • Literature list with assessment of relevance
  • Rough timetable

Please note that, in accordance with the Master's degree curriculum for Spatial Planning and Development, the topics to be dealt with should have a clear spatial planning and mobility reference and the role that spatial planning plays (or can play) in each case must also be mapped out.

How does a good evaluation and communication of results work in real-life experiments and pilot projects?

Points of reference:

  • Researching good examples
  • Comparison of examples

Analysing the potential and challenges of Google Location History as a mobility data source for mobility planning

This master thesis is dedicated to the analysis and evaluation of Google Location History as a potential data source for monitoring mobility behaviour as a basis for mobility planning.

Points of reference:

  • Google Location History as a potential new data source for mobility planning
  • Challenges: User acceptance with regard to data transfer, data protection, lack of strategies for utilising the data, etc.
  • Data quality: Comparison of Google data with tracking data from the aspern Seestadt mobility panel in order to categorise data quality
  • Objective: Evaluate the usability of Google Location History from the perspective of mobility planning, identify challenges and associated possible solutions

Data situation, monitoring and calculation

Greenhouse gases are accelerating climate change immensely, making it particularly important to reduce them as part of climate protection. 

Points of reference:

  • How can smaller municipalities also carry out good greenhouse gas balances?
  • How can they monitor progress and build up data bases?
  • How can evidence-based measures be prioritised based on emission potentials?

Promoting active mobility in the company context

How can active mobility (with a focus on transport bikes) be promoted in a company context?

Points of reference:

  • State of the art: company mobility management and incentive systems
  • Application experience: Which incentive systems are already in use? Case study analyses?

Commuting to and from work accounts for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector. Corporate mobility management is a suitable means to implement appropriate measures to reduce and shift car traffic in the corporate context. At present, many funding and advisory services still focus on large companies with a large number of employees.

Nevertheless, there are also spatial agglomerations of smaller or one-person companies, such as in aspern Seestadt. Cross-district and cross-company approaches to corporate mobility management are required here. Aspern Seestadt is a suitable study area due to the large number and close proximity of microenterprises/EPUs.

Potential research aspects:

  • Literature on CMM (benefits, practice, measures)
  • (Inter)national best practice on neighborhood approaches to CMM and CMM in microenterprises/EPUs
  • Demand analysis for CMM in aspern Seestadt
  • Development of a toolbox for the implementation of CMM in micro-enterprises/EPUs

Streetview images (e.g. from Mapillary or Google) are becoming increasingly widespread. The diploma thesis will investigate how they can be used in mobility research. In addition, suitable methods and tools (e.g. image recognition, AI, ...) are to be researched and tested as examples.

The efficient design of loading zones is becoming a key aspect in overcoming the challenges of urban logistics. In limited public space, the needs of logistics companies, trade, commerce and residents must be reconciled with strategic urban planning objectives, taking actual demand into account. The following aspects can be addressed:

  • New planning instrument: Strategic loading zone planning based on evidence-based principles (tools)
  • Consideration of the needs of residents: Possibility of private stopping in loading zones
  • (Legal) options for making loading zones more flexible
  • Temporary uses: How can loading zones be used away from peak hours (e.g. evenings, weekends, ...)?

Partial evaluation of the household survey

The HAUSRAD project conducted a representative Austria-wide survey on cargo bike use and attitudes.

Based on this data set (n=1500), further in-depth evaluations can be carried out on the following aspects and supplemented by own surveys:

  • for different spatial sub-areas
  • taking into account spatial indicators
  • for selected groups of people

From trip-based analyses to establishment-based surveys, from FTG to FTD: despite high external negative effects, there are few standardized structures in the field of urban freight transport. Both in the survey, the terminology and the target group. From the point of view of urban planning, which aims to reduce journeys and emissions and improve the attractiveness and safety of road spaces: What data is needed for this? Which data collection methods are suitable? Which data is important and how easy is it to collect?

Superblocks are no longer just a hot topic in urban planning in Barcelona. Traffic calming, more attractive active mobility, healthier air, a better quality of life and much more is expected from the implementation of superblocks. 

But how did this concept actually come about? How did it develop from an initial "trial block" into an overarching strategy (hundreds more superblocks are planned in Barcelona alone)? What learning effects and further developments have occurred that have made this scaling possible in the first place?

Overview student papers

Almost all dissertations as well as numerous diploma theses / master theses written at the TU Wien are available at the University Library of the TU Wien. These, along with countless other books, journals, etc. can be searched via the library catalogue, opens an external URL in a new window.

Selected theses are published by TU Verlag, opens an external URL in a new window.

MASTER THESES

  • Hofbauer, Linda: Corporate mobility management in rural areas. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo Hörl) Online Catalogue
  • Hohensulz, Nina: Risk assessment in railway-adjacent forest areas to prevent infrastructure damage caused by storm-related falling trees: Analysis of parameters and conceptual development of risk potential maps. (Advisor: Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Georg HaugerOnline Catalogue 
  • König, Marina: Making heavy loads easy - A study of private heavy transport and the usage of heavy cargo-bikes in urban areas. (Advisors: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin Berger, Proj.-Ass. Dipl.-Ing. Christoph KirchbergerOnline Catalogue
  • Krückendorf, Florian: Fair allocation of public space in the context of resdients‘ acceptance of radical redesign measures in favor of active mobility and sojourn quality – Results of a quantitative survey  in the Viennese neighbourhood ‚Fasanviertel‘. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue
  • Schäfer, Stefan: Superblocks, Superkieze, Supergrätzl - A concept analysis and development of measures with a focus on the group of blind and visually impaired people. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo Hörl) Online Catalogue

DISSERTATIONS

  • Breitfuß, Gert: Open innovation milieus for mobility Economically sustainable business models for the establishment of urban mobility labs in Austria. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin Berger) Online Catalogue
  • Elsayed, Amani: “MaaS or no MaaS, That is The Question!” Developing a Mobility Decision Tree to Help Cities Navigate Their Mobility Roadmaps and Build Their Ecosystems. (Advisor: Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Georg HaugerOnline Catalogue 

MASTER THESES

  • Freihse, Henriette: Success factors in implementing gender-sensitive transport planning using the example of Hamburg. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo HörlOnline Catalogue

  • Kelani, Nadine: Battery technology and hydrogen fuel cell technology in road freight transport - A comparison in terms of their environmental friendliness and practicability. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo HörlOnline Catalogue 

  • Knott, Lukas: Car-free life – Analysis of reasons and motives for not owning a car. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin Berger) Online Catalogue

  • Lämmermayer, Lena: The new Vienna – St. Pölten railway line and the Tullnerfeld train station – an engine for residential development? (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo HörlOnline Catalogue
  • Lippl, Clemens: Child friendly urban spaces for schools in Vienna Strategy becomes reality: Successful implementations of strategic planning goals. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue

  • Ramsauer, Matthias: The effects of the KlimaTicket on the choice of means of transport based on everyday mobility in the eastern region. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue

  • Schalko, Christina Maria: (E-)carsharing as an element for a sustainable mobility turnaround - Austrianwide analysis focusing on the rural area. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo HörlOnline Catalogue
  • Weiner, Moriz: Supply analysis of local and regional public transport in Austria for purpose-optimized planning. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Michael KlamerOnline Catalogue

DISSERTATIONS

  • Braith, Johannes Mathias: Possibilities of multi-use concepts for inner-city selfstorages based on the development of a white-label locker system. (Advisor: Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Georg HaugerOnline Catalogue 
  • Dörrzapf, Linda: Measuring stress and emotions in active mobility Potentials and limits of human sensor methods for transportation planning. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue

MASTER THESES

  • Becker, Felix: Data Governance approaches in the context of Mobility as a Service - Insights from Vienna, Berlin and Helsinki. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue 
  • Dernberger, Marco: Mobility stations and elderly people: Case study  Vienna. (Advisors: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin Berger, Projektass. Dipl.-Ing. Bakk.techn. Christoph KirchbergerOnline Catalogue
  • Hutter, Dana: „Coole Straßen“ in Vienna – Evaluation of the quality of stay by the users. (Advisors: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerProjektass.in Dipl.-Ing.in Dr.in techn. Linda DörrzapfOnline Catalogue
  • Hofbauer, Sophie: Scenarios in urban public transport 2050: accommodating for passenger’s basic needs in the design of vehicles. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue
  • Mayr, Erich: Initial attempts to improve attractiveness of branch lines using the example of the Mühlkreisbahn. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo HörlOnline Catalogue
  • Koljensic, Petar: Analysis of 15-Minute City Index regarding Spatial and Sociodemographic Attributes: Based on a Case Study of Amsterdam. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo HörlOnline Catalogue
  • Schönböck, Niklas: Mobility management for new residents. (Advisors: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin Berger, Dipl.-Ing. Bakk.techn. Jonathan Fetka) Online Catalogue
  • Schopf, Victoria: Manipulation of AdBlue-based exhaust aftertreatment systems in heavy commercial vehicles and related effects on emissions. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo HörlOnline Catalogue

DISSERTATIONS

  • Fian, Tabea: From blackspots to blackpatterns: Pattern recognition with road traffic accident data. Illustrated with single-vehicle accidents with a single occupation and personal injury that occurred outside the built-up area on the Austrian road network between 2012 and 2019. (Advisor: Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Georg HaugerOnline Catalogue
  • Pajones, Markus: Selection of sustainable logistics locations. (Advisor: Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Georg HaugerOnline Catalogue
  • Soteropoulos, Aggelos: Automated driving: Effects and operation considering the heterogeneity of street spaces. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue

MASTER THESES

  • Achatz, Paul: Transformation of public urban spaces as a process - Case Study Investigation of Traffic Experiments from Planning Practice. (Advisors: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin Berger, Projektass. Dipl.-Ing. Linda DörrzapfOnline Catalogue 
  • Eder, Claudia: Redesigning existing living quarters to carfree quarters in Vienna. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo HörlOnline Catalogue
  • Gerstner, Marta: Addressing Inequalities in the Distribution of Transport Benefits. Based on an Analysis of the Accessibility of selected Areas in Vienna. (Submitted as part of the double degree programme between the TU Wien and the Tongji University Shanghai;  advisors: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo Hörl and Ass. Prof. Dr. Bing Liu, Tongji University Shanghai) Online Catalogue
  • Habeler, Clara Maria: Sharing economy in the field of last mile logistics for urban areas  -  Approaches for an efficient use of logistics resources. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo HörlOnline Catalogue
  • Karl, Christopher Leopold: Austrian Energy Industry - Presentation of potentials with regard to scenarios for e-mobility in individual motorized transport. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Michael KlamerOnline Catalogue
  • Kostansek, Klara: Charging at home by sharing of private charging infrastructure. (Advisor: Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Georg HaugerOnline Catalogue 
  • Leeb, Katharina: Shared mobility in residential buildings - how much is necessary? Supply assessment of shared mobility and dimensioning of car sharing. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue
  • Schreiberhuber, Maurice Philipp: Strategies for action to change mobility behaviour in favour of public transport for shopping trips to inner cities of rural peripheral small towns in Lower Austria using the example of Neunkirchen, Ternitz and Gloggnitz. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue
  • Wurzer, Manuel: Train to Seoul – perspectives for peace and railway connections between North and South Korea and inter-Korean, East Asian and Eurasian potentials. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo HörlOnline Catalogue 
  • Zeitelhofer, Christian: Parking space as a spatial resource. Effects and ways of dealing with parking spaces in street space. (Advisors: Univ.Ass. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Petra Hirschler, Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue 

DISSERTATIONS

  • Dorner, Fabian: On tour with the cargo bike - use and sharing in the context of private households. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue

MASTER THESES

  • Fetka, Jonathan: Urban logistics in the underground. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue
  • Gal, Philipp: Cargo bike parking in residential buildings of the founders' period: Empirical study and recommendations for measures in Vienna. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin Berger, Projektass. Dipl.Ing. Fabian DornerOnline Catalogue
  • Haudum, Michael: Automated driving: Suitability, Compatibility, Adaptation - Investigation of small town roads in Lower Austria. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue
  • Hutterer, Moritz: Electric scooters in road traffic – Analysis of traffic conflicts  using the Vienna case study. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue
  • Jääskeläinen, Veera Sofia: Terror Resilient Planning of Urban Open Spaces with a Focus on Vehicle Ramming Attack Prevention. An empirical study on the attacks of Breitscheidplatz, Berlin and Dorttninggatan, Stockholm. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue
  • Knoll, Valentina: Development of a GIS-model for identifying zones with high potential for rail freight. (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo HörlOnline Catalogue 
  • Kostka, Leo Werner: Usage of station-based cargobike sharing in Seestadt Aspern. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin Berger, Projektass. Dipl.Ing. Fabian DornerOnline Catalogue
  • Missoni-Steinbacher, Eva-Maria: Citizen science and noise:  Module development for upper secondary education supporting noise awareness and participation in noise mapping. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin Berger, Projektass. Dipl.-Ing. Bakk.techn. Christoph KirchbergerOnline Catalogue
  • Simmel, Nina: Integrating alternative mobility - Sharing concepts and further solutions for slab buildings of the 50s and 60s. (Advisors: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin Berger, Projektass. Dipl.-Ing.in BSc Bakk.techn. Vanessa SodlOnline Catalogue
  • Wernisch, Felix: Does "Mobility as a Service" have the potential to trigger a mobility turnaround? (Advisor: Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bardo HörlOnline Catalogue 
  • Winterstein, Gerald: Identification of possible uses for the application of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems for the optimization of local public transport in Vienna. (Advisor: Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Georg Hauger) Online Catalogue

DISSERTATIONS

  • Brandl, Hannes: Mobility - basic function of existence in rural areas? Success factors for the ideal-typical process of planning and implementing micro-public transport services. (Advisor: Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. Martin BergerOnline Catalogue