Anna Fernandez Antolin

Articles in conference proceedings [5]

2017

Fernandez-Antolin A., Lurkin V., de Lapparent M., Bierlaire M. (2017) Discrete-continuous maximum likelihood for the estimation of nested logit models. Proceedings of the 16th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), 17-19 May, Ascona, Switzerland


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  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Virginie Lurkin and Matthieu {de Lapparent} and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Discrete-continuous maximum likelihood for the estimation of nested logit models},
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  year = {2017},
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2016

Fernandez-Antolin A., de Lapparent M., Bierlaire M. (2016) Uncovering substitution patterns in new car sales using a cross nested logit model. Proceedings of the 16th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), 18-20 May, Ascona, Switzerland


@InProceedings{FerLapBie_STRC2016,
  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Matthieu {de Lapparent} and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Uncovering substitution patterns in new car sales using a cross nested logit model},
  booktime = {Proceedings of the 16th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), 18-20 May},
  year = {2016},
  address = {Ascona, Switzerland}}}

2015

Baillif M., de Lapparent M., Fernandez-Antolin A., Bierlaire M. (2015) Modeling consideration for electric vehicles and plug-in electric vehicles in car renewal. Proceedings of the 15th Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC), April 15-17, Monte Verit�, Ascona, Switzerland


@InProceedings{Baillif_STRC_2015,
  author = {Maurin Baillif and Matthieu {de Lapparent} and Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Modeling consideration for electric vehicles and plug-in electric vehicles in car renewal},
  booktime = {Proceedings of the 15th Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC), April 15-17},
  year = {2015},
  address = {Monte Verit\`a, Ascona, Switzerland}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A., Guevara-Cue A., Bierlaire M. (2015) Correcting for endogeneity using the EMIS method: a case study with revealed preference data. Proceedings of the 15th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), 15-17 April, Ascona, Switzerland


@InProceedings{FerStaBie_STRC2015,
  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Angelo Guevara-Cue and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Correcting for endogeneity using the EMIS method: a case study with revealed preference data},
  booktime = {Proceedings of the 15th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), 15-17 April},
  year = {2015},
  address = {Ascona, Switzerland}}}

2014

Fernandez-Antolin A., Stathopoulos A., Bierlaire M. (2014) Exploratory Analysis of Endogeneity in Discrete Choice Models. Proceedings of the 14th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), 14-16 May, Ascona, Switzerland


@InProceedings{FerStaBie_STRC2014,
  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Amanda Stathopoulos and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Exploratory Analysis of Endogeneity in Discrete Choice Models},
  booktime = {Proceedings of the 14th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), 14-16 May},
  year = {2014},
  address = {Ascona, Switzerland}}}

Talks [18]

2018

Fernandez-Antolin A., Lurkin V., Bierlaire M. Maximum likelihood estimation of discrete and continuous parameters: an MILP formulation February 02, 2018. ORBEL 32 Conference, HEC Liège, Liège, Belgium.


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  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Virginie Lurkin and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Maximum likelihood estimation of discrete and continuous parameters: an MILP formulation},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/Fer-Ant_Orbel2018.pdf}},
  year = {2018},
  note = {Presented at ORBEL 32 Conference, HEC Li\ège, Li\ège, Belgium}}}

2017

Fernandez-Antolin A., Lurkin V., Bierlaire M. Discrete-continuous maximum likelihood estimation October 23, 2017. 2017 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, USA.


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  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Virginie Lurkin and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Discrete-continuous maximum likelihood estimation},
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  year = {2017},
  note = {Presented at 2017 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, USA}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A., Lurkin V., Bierlaire M. Discrete-continuous maximum likelihood September 14, 2017. 6th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.


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  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Virginie Lurkin and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Discrete-continuous maximum likelihood},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/Fer-Ant_hEART2017.pdf}},
  year = {2017},
  note = {Presented at 6th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A., Lurkin V., Pacheco M., Bierlaire M. Discrete-continuous maximum likelihood June 23, 2017. Workshop on Discrete Choice Models 2017, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.


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  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Virginie Lurkin and Meritxell Pacheco and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Discrete-continuous maximum likelihood},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/Fer-Ant_DCAws_2017.pdf}},
  year = {2017},
  note = {Presented at Workshop on Discrete Choice Models 2017, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A., Lurkin V., de Lapparent M., Bierlaire M. Discrete-continuous maximum likelihood for the estimation of nested logit models May 18, 2017. 16th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland.


@Misc{Fer-Ant_STRC2017,
  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Virginie Lurkin and Matthieu {de Lapparent} and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Discrete-continuous maximum likelihood for the estimation of nested logit models},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/Fer-Ant_STRC2017.pdf}},
  year = {2017},
  note = {Presented at 16th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), Monte Verit\à, Ascona, Switzerland}}}

2016

Fernandez-Antolin A., de Lapparent M., Bierlaire M. Modeling demand for new cars in France September 14, 2016. hEART 2016, 5th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands.


@Misc{Fer-Ant_hEART2016,
  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Matthieu {de Lapparent} and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Modeling demand for new cars in France},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/Fer-Ant_hEART2016.pdf}},
  year = {2016},
  note = {Presented at hEART 2016, 5th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A. How do we make a choice? September 06, 2016. My Thesis in 180 Seconds, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.


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  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin},
  title = {How do we make a choice?},
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  year = {2016},
  note = {Presented at My Thesis in 180 Seconds, Ecole Polytechnique F\éd\érale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A., de Lapparent M., Bierlaire M. Flexible substitution patterns in new car sales June 13, 2016. TRISTAN IX, Oranjestad, Aruba.


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  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Matthieu {de Lapparent} and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Flexible substitution patterns in new car sales},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/TRISTAN-2016_FerAnt.pdf}},
  year = {2016},
  note = {Presented at TRISTAN IX, Oranjestad, Aruba}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A., de Lapparent M., Bierlaire M. Uncovering substitution patterns in new car sales using a cross nested logit model May 19, 2016. 16th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland.


@Misc{Fer-Ant_STRC_2016,
  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Matthieu {de Lapparent} and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Uncovering substitution patterns in new car sales using a cross nested logit model},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/Fer-Ant_STRC_2016.pdf}},
  year = {2016},
  note = {Presented at 16th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), Monte Verit\à, Ascona, Switzerland}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A., de Lapparent M., Bierlaire M. How do I choose a new car? A discrete-choice approach. May 12, 2016. Invited lecture, Ecole des Ponts - ParisTech, Paris, France.


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  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Matthieu {de Lapparent} and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {How do I choose a new car? A discrete-choice approach.},
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  year = {2016},
  note = {Presented at Invited lecture, Ecole des Ponts - ParisTech, Paris, France}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A., de Lapparent M., Bierlaire M. I would like a new car, which one do I choose? April 22, 2016. Workshop on Discrete Choice Models 2016, Lausanne, Switzerland.


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  year = {2016},
  note = {Presented at Workshop on Discrete Choice Models 2016, Lausanne, Switzerland}}}

2015

Fernandez-Antolin A., Guevara-Cue A., Bierlaire M. Capturing non-linearities between observed and unobserved variables: how to model the "car loving" attitude while correcting for endogeneity September 09, 2015. 4th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.


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  title = {Capturing non-linearities between observed and unobserved variables: how to model the ''car loving'' attitude while correcting for endogeneity},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/Fer-Ant_hEART2015.pdf}},
  year = {2015},
  note = {Presented at 4th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A., Guevara-Cue A., Bierlaire M. Modeling the unobserved: an application of the MIS method to RP Swiss data July 19, 2015. 14th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Beaumont Estate, Windsor.


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  title = {Modeling the unobserved: an application of the MIS method to RP Swiss data},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/Fer-Ant_IATBR2015.pdf}},
  year = {2015},
  note = {Presented at 14th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Beaumont Estate, Windsor}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A., Guevara-Cue A., Bierlaire M. Correcting for endogeneity using the MIS method: a case study using mode choice RP data in Switzerland May 28, 2015. Workshop on Discrete Choice Models 2015, Lausanne, Switzerland.


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Fernandez-Antolin A., Guevara-Cue A., Bierlaire M. Correcting for endogeneity using the EMIS method: a case study with revealed preference data April 16, 2015. 15th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland.


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  title = {Correcting for endogeneity using the EMIS method: a case study with revealed preference data},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/Fer-Ant_STRC_2015.pdf}},
  year = {2015},
  note = {Presented at 15th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC), Monte Verit\à, Ascona, Switzerland}}}

2014

Guevara-Cue A., Fernandez-Antolin A., Glerum A., Bierlaire M. A correction for endogeneity in choice models with psychological constructs September 11, 2014. 3rd Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART) 2014, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.


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  author = {Angelo Guevara-Cue and Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Aur\'elie Glerum and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {A correction for endogeneity in choice models with psychological constructs},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/Fer-Ant_hEART_2014.pdf}},
  year = {2014},
  note = {Presented at 3rd Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART) 2014, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A., Bierlaire M., Fosgerau M., McFadden D. Choice Probability Generating Functions June 20, 2014. 9th Workshop on Discrete Choice Models, Lausanne, Switzerland.


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  author = {Anna Fernandez-Antolin and Michel Bierlaire and Mogens Fosgerau and Dan McFadden},
  title = {Choice Probability Generating Functions},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/Fer-Ant_DCAws_2014.pdf}},
  year = {2014},
  note = {Presented at 9th Workshop on Discrete Choice Models, Lausanne, Switzerland}}}

Fernandez-Antolin A., Stathopoulos A., Bierlaire M. Exploratory Analysis of Endogeneity in Discrete Choice Models May 15, 2014. 14th Swiss Transportation Research Conference, Ascona, Switzerland.


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  title = {Exploratory Analysis of Endogeneity in Discrete Choice Models	},
  howpublished = {\url{https://transp-or.epfl.ch/documents/talks/Fer-Ant_STRC_2014.pdf}},
  year = {2014},
  note = {Presented at 14th Swiss Transportation Research Conference, Ascona, Switzerland}}}

Reviewing [4]

European Transport Research Review (2)
Journal of Urban Planning and Developement (1)
Transportation (1)
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (1)

Research projects [1]

2014

Electric vehicle adoption dynamics: exploring market potentials

This project proposes innovative methods to identify the determinants of acceptance of alternative vehicles and their impact on everyday mobility. The greatest challenge faced by the promoters of the transition towards this low carbon engine technology lies in understanding how consumers accept the financial and lifestyle investments associated with the leap from traditional to electric powertrains. This project proposes innovative methods to identify the determinants of acceptance of alternative vehicles and their impact on everyday mobility. A deeper understanding of adoption dynamics is critical to predict who will opt for EVs when and under which conditions. This project will focus on innovative data-collection and modelling methodologies to uncover the acceptance of EVs at different stages of market-penetration (considering inexperienced/experienced users, early pioneers/late-adopters). A thorough analysis of the consumer decision-making process will lead to uncovering the barriers and success factors related to EV uptake and to forecast buying and usage behaviours related to new vehicle classes.
- Apr 01, 2014 - Mar 31, 2017
- Sponsor: Nissan
- Principal investigator: Michel Bierlaire
- Project manager: Matthieu de Lapparent
- Collaborator: Anna Fernandez Antolin

EPFL courses [8]

Fall 2017

Mathematical modeling of behavior.
- Level: Master
- Sections: Mathematics, Master in Financial Engineering
- Lecturer: Michel Bierlaire
- Teaching assistants: Meritxell Pacheco, Anna Fernandez Antolin, Evanthia Kazagli, Yuki Oyama
- Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/dca2017

Fall 2016

Mathematical modeling of behavior.
- Level: Master
- Sections: Mathematics, Master in Financial Engineering
- Lecturer: Michel Bierlaire
- Teaching assistants: Evanthia Kazagli, Anna Fernandez Antolin, Meritxell Pacheco
- Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/dca2016

Spring 2016

Decision-aid methodologies in transportation.
- Level: Master
- Section: Civil Engineering
- Lecturers: Matthieu de Lapparent, Shadi Sharif Azadeh
- Teaching assistants: Anna Fernandez Antolin, Tom�s Robenek, Yousef Maknoon, Evanthia Kazagli
- Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/decisionAid2016/index.php

Fall 2015

Mathematical modeling of behavior.
- Level: Master
- Sections: Mathematics, Master in Financial Engineering
- Lecturers: Michel Bierlaire, Matthieu de Lapparent
- Teaching assistants: Evanthia Kazagli, Anna Fernandez Antolin
- Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/dca2015/

Spring 2015

Decision-aid methodologies in transportation.
- Level: Master
- Section: Civil Engineering
- Lecturers: Matthieu de Lapparent, Shadi Sharif Azadeh
- Teaching assistants: Evanthia Kazagli, Anna Fernandez Antolin, Iliya Markov, Yousef Maknoon
- Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/decisionAid2015/index.php

Fall 2014

Mathematical modeling of behavior.
- Level: Master
- Sections: Mathematics, Master in Financial Engineering
- Lecturers: Michel Bierlaire, Matthieu de Lapparent
- Teaching assistants: Anna Fernandez Antolin, Evanthia Kazagli
- Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/dca2014/

Spring 2014

Decision-aid methodologies in transportation.
- Level: Master
- Section: Civil Engineering
- Lecturers: Amanda Stathopoulos, Jianghang Chen
- Teaching assistants: Iliya Markov, Anna Fernandez Antolin
- Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/decisionAid2014

Fall 2013

Mathematical modeling of behavior.
- Level: Master
- Sections: Mathematics, Master in Financial Engineering
- Lecturers: Michel Bierlaire, Amanda Stathopoulos
- Teaching assistants: Evanthia Kazagli, Anna Fernandez Antolin
- Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/dca2013/

Lectures [13]

2018

Logit Mixture; Hybrid Choice Models.
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Feb 14, 2018
- Lecturer: Meritxell Pacheco
- Assistants: Anna Fernandez Antolin, Yuki Oyama, Ma�lle Zimmermann
Forecasting; Combining RP & SP.
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Feb 13, 2018
- Lecturer: Meritxell Pacheco
- Assistants: Anna Fernandez Antolin, Yuki Oyama, Ma�lle Zimmermann
Specification Testing; Nested Logit.
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Feb 12, 2018
- Lecturer: Anna Fernandez Antolin
- Assistants: Meritxell Pacheco, Yuki Oyama, Ma�lle Zimmermann
Introduction; Logit Estimation.
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Feb 11, 2018
- Lecturer: Anna Fernandez Antolin
- Assistants: Meritxell Pacheco, Yuki Oyama, Ma�lle Zimmermann

2017

Hybrid Choice Models (ctd).
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Feb 16, 2017 - Feb 16, 2017
- Lecturer: Matthieu de Lapparent
- Assistants: Evanthia Kazagli, Meritxell Pacheco, Anna Fernandez Antolin
Logit Mixture; Hybrid Choice Models.
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Feb 15, 2017 - Feb 15, 2017
- Lecturer: Matthieu de Lapparent
- Assistants: Evanthia Kazagli, Meritxell Pacheco, Anna Fernandez Antolin
Forecasting; Combining RP and SP.
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Feb 14, 2017 - Feb 14, 2017
- Lecturer: Meritxell Pacheco
- Assistants: Evanthia Kazagli, Matthieu de Lapparent, Anna Fernandez Antolin
Nested logit; Specification testing.
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Feb 13, 2017 - Feb 13, 2017
- Lecturer: Evanthia Kazagli
- Assistants: Meritxell Pacheco, Matthieu de Lapparent, Anna Fernandez Antolin
Introduction; Logit estimation.
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Feb 12, 2017 - Feb 12, 2017
- Lecturer: Evanthia Kazagli
- Assistants: Meritxell Pacheco, Matthieu de Lapparent, Anna Fernandez Antolin

2016

Logit Mixture; Combining SP and RP.
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Mar 23, 2016 - Mar 23, 2016
- Lecturer: Matthieu de Lapparent
- Assistants: Evanthia Kazagli, Anna Fernandez Antolin
Forecasting; Nested Logit.
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Mar 22, 2016 - Mar 22, 2016
- Lecturer: Anna Fernandez Antolin
- Assistants: Evanthia Kazagli, Matthieu de Lapparent
Logit Models; Specification testing.
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Mar 21, 2016 - Mar 21, 2016
- Lecturer: Anna Fernandez Antolin
- Assistants: Evanthia Kazagli, Matthieu de Lapparent
Introduction; binary choice.
- Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Demand and Market Shares, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Mar 20, 2016 - Mar 20, 2016
- Lecturer: Evanthia Kazagli
- Assistants: Anna Fernandez Antolin, Meritxell Pacheco

MSc theses [4]

2016

Discrete choice model for the automobile market: modeling willingness-to-pay for marginal and non marginal changes in car attributes, Anna-Katharina Clodong (Civil Engineering)
- Supervision: Matthieu de Lapparent, Anna Fernandez Antolin, Michel Bierlaire
- External expert:

2015-2016

Disaggregate modeling of vehicle-miles traveled: what about users of alternative-fuel vehicles?, Takao Dantsuji (Civil Engineering)
- Supervision: Matthieu de Lapparent, Anna Fernandez Antolin, Michel Bierlaire
- External expert:

2015

Modeling consideration and willingness-to-pay for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in car renewal, Baillif Maurin (Civil Engineering)
- Supervision: Matthieu de Lapparent, Anna Fernandez Antolin, Michel Bierlaire
- External expert: Yves Delacrétaz

2014

Mode Choice Analysis Using Smartphone Data, Michael Friederich (Civil Engineering)
- Supervision: Evanthia Kazagli, Marija Nikolic, Anna Fernandez Antolin
- External expert:

Semester projects [6]

2017-2018

Integrating demand and supply in the context of airlines, Thibaut Richard et Gabriel Curis (Civil Engineering)

Supervision: Meritxell Pacheco, Anna Fernandez Antolin, Michel Bierlaire

2017

Alternative activity pattern generation for stated preference surveys, Nicola Marco Ortelli (Civil Engineering)

Supervision: Anna Fernandez Antolin, Gael Lederrey, Michel Bierlaire

Modeling purchases of new cars for 2015: a comparison between countries, Martí Montesinos (Civil Engineering)

Supervision: Anna Fernandez Antolin, Meritxell Pacheco, Michel Bierlaire
We are interested in analyzing the behavior of people when they face the decision to buy a new car. We have a large dataset containing information of new car purchases, where respondents answered to several questions related to their socioeconomic characteristics and to the attributes of their recently purchased car. We have developed a framework that has been applied to the data corresponding to France in 2014. The objective of this semester project is to apply it to 2015 for several countries (France, Germany, Italy and Spain) and to obtain and predict market shares in each of the countries as well as to compute willingness to pay towards different attributes. Moreover, the student will analyze the difference between the different countries and between the different years.

2016-2017

Investigating the role of attitudes in the purchase of new cars, Nicola Ortelli

Supervision: Anna Fernandez Antolin, Meritxell Pacheco, Michel Bierlaire
Attitudes and perceptions play an important role in decision-making processes. We are interested in new car purchases, and how attitudes and perceptions play a role in this context. We have a large dataset containing information of new car purchases, where respondents answered to several attitudinal questions. The objective of this semester project is to analyze these attitudinal questions, starting with principal component analysis. The study will be expanded to see how these attitudes affect purchases of new cars, and of electric vehicles in particular.

2015-2016

Hedonic pricing of car attributes: a comparison across European countries, Anna-Katharina Clodong (Civil Engineering)

Supervision: Matthieu de Lapparent, Anna Fernandez Antolin, Michel Bierlaire
Hedonic pricing is a revealed preference approach that is used for valuation of constituent characteristics of a good or a service. This project aims at pricing car attributes using disaggregate data on car purchases in 5 European countries from 2010 to 2014. Attention will be paid on estimation of market price gradients and willingness-to-pay for engine types, fuel consumption, weight to power ratio, etc., while accounting for heterogenous preferences of consumers and controlling for market segments, changes in quality, and brand effects. The candidate will take a strong interest in nonlinear regression methods, issues in econometric modeling, analysis and preparation of large datasets, and programming.

2014

Accounting for attitudes in modeling demand for electric vehicles, Maurin Baillif (Civil Engineering)

Supervision: Matthieu de Lapparent, Anna Fernandez Antolin, Michel Bierlaire
The purpose is to characterize and to model determinants of electric vehicle acceptance and adoption by individuals. Special attention will be paid to additional integration of attitudinal drivers and barriers to adherence to such technology. It aims at understanding how consumers accept the financial and lifestyle investments associated with the leap from traditional to electric powertrains, focusing on battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) vehicles. To this extent, the 2012 Renault-Nissan Alliance survey on electric vehicles will be used. Data are collected over 5 European countries: France, Italy, Germany, Spain, UK. It focuses on current owners of a car bought new between 6 months and 5 years ago and who intend to buy a new car in the next 5 years. State-of-the-art and extended discrete choice models will be developed to account for formation of latent processes and existence of endogeneity issues.