Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Rico Wittwer
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Extraordinary Professor (apl. Prof.) Section of Mobility Behavior
NameProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. Rico Wittwer
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Visiting address:
Gerhart-Potthoff-Bau, POT 204 Hettnerstraße 1
01069 Dresden
Office hours:
Mon-Fri (by appointment only)
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| since 2026 | Deputy Head of Chair, Teaching and Study Affairs |
| 03/2026 | Appointment as Extraordinary Professor (apl. Prof.) in the field of Mobility Behavior |
| since 2023 | Head of research field Mobility Behavior,
Chair of Mobility System Planning, TU Dresden |
| since 2023 | Research Associate for the Chair of Mobility System Planning, TU Dresden |
| 2018–2023 | Head of research field Mobility and Transport Planning, Chair for Integrated Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering (IVST), TU Dresden |
| 2015–2023 | Associate Professor for Research and Teaching at the Chair for Integrated transport Planning and Traffic Engineering (IVST), TU Dresden |
| 2015 | Teaching authorization (Venia legendi) and vocation as assistant professor at TU Dresden |
| 2014 | Habilitation (Facultas docendi) in the field of Traffic and Transport Planning |
| 2012-present | Annual Post-Doc-Teaching and research stays (until 2025: 22 months) at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, TRANSyT - Centro de Investigación del Transporte, España |
| 2008 | Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), University of Technology Dresden Title of the Dissertation: Influence of spatial structure on travel behavior – Usability of results gained by large-scale and local household surveys for macroscopic transport modelling |
| 2003–2015 | Research Associate at the Institute of Traffic Planning and Road Traffic, Chair for Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, University of Technology Dresden |
| 2001–2003 | Student Assisstant at the Institute of Traffic Planning and Road Traffic, Chair for Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, University of Technology Dresden |
| 1997–2003 | Course of Studies: Civil Engineering, University of Technology Dresden, Specialisation: Urban and Transport Planning, Degree: Graduate engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) |
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| A Selection of Publications |
2026
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More walking in German cities, 2018–2023: a socioeconomic analysis of daily travel before and after COVID, Jul 2026, In: Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 38, 12 p., 102060Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Joint Trips and Activities within Households: Methods and Evidence from Three German Surveys, 10 Jun 2026Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to conferences > Poster
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Enhancing Survey Methodology and Analysis of Large-Scale German Household Travel Surveys: The Impact of Data Harmonization, Fusion, Hierarchical Structures, and Weighting, 5 Jun 2026, In: Transportation Research Procedia. 97, p. 78–88, 11 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Evaluating Cycling Data Sources: Representativeness and Planning Potential of GPS- Based and Household Survey Data, 2026, 18 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
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Evaluating Cycling Data Sources: Representativeness and Planning Potential of GPS-based and Household Survey Data, 2026Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to conferences > Poster
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Evaluation Deutschlandticket - Zwischenbericht Herbst 2025: Regionale Verbreitung, Nutzung, Potenziale, Wirkungen und Nachfrageveränderungen, 2026, Bonn: Bundesministerium für Verkehr (BMV)Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Preprint/documentation/report > Project report (Final and progress reports)
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Und sie bewegt sich doch – Zum aktuellen Stand der Mobilität auf Basis der Zeitreihenstudie „Mobilität in Städten – SrV 2023“, 2026, In: Straßenverkehrstechnik. 2026, 5, p. 316–326Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
2025
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Forschungsprojekt "Indikatoren nachhaltiger urbaner Mobilität" - Schlussbericht, 2025, Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr (BMDV), 94 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Preprint/documentation/report > Project report (Final and progress reports)
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Let's Talk About Representativeness – Comparison of Primary Data Sources for Bicycle Policy, Planning and Research, 2025, 31 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Preprint/documentation/report > Preprint
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Methodenbericht zum Forschungsprojekt „Mobilität in Städten – SrV 2023“, 2025, Technische Universität DresdenElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Preprint/documentation/report > Project report (Final and progress reports)