Transport and Mobility Laboratory: presentations

Presentations: plenaries and invited (53)

Large scale choice models, Bierlaire, M., and Preto, A.

Michel Bierlaire

Plenary talk

Conférence de l’Association Française d’Economie des Transports (AFET)

November 19, 2025, Lyon, France

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Predicting Human Behavior with Optimization, Bierlaire, M., Meunier, F., Ricard, L., and Vogler, P.

Michel Bierlaire

Plenary talk

Middle-European Conference on Applied Theoretical Computer Science, University of Primorska

October 09, 2025, Koper, Slovenia

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Combinatorial Choices, Bierlaire, M., Meunier, F., Ricard, L., and Vogler, P.

Michel Bierlaire

Keynote presentation

12th Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis

June 22, 2025, Okinawa, Japan

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Activity-based models: recent developments in travel demand modeling, Rezvany, N., and Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Keynote presentation

International Symposium on Intelligent Technology for Future Transportation

October 19, 2024, Helsinki, Finland

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Optimization and Discrete Choice Models, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Distinguished Seminar Series, Koc University

April 25, 2023, Istanbul, Turkey

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Mathematical modeling of human behavior: application to mobility , Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Modèles et algorithmes: du discret au continu, Bézout Labex

June 14, 2022, Marne-la-Vallée, France

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Activity-based models: an optimization approach, Pougala, J., Hillel, T., and Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

hEART 2022: 10th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation

June 02, 2022, Leuven, Belgium

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A Benders decomposition for maximum simulated likelihood estimation of advanced discrete choice models, Haering, T., Bongiovanni, C., and Bierlaire, M.

Tom Haering

hEART 2022: 10th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation

June 02, 2022, Leuven, Belgium

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Discrete choice and machine learning: two peas in a pod?, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Plenary

Mathematics Applied in Transport and Traffic Systems, Delft University of Technology

October 17, 2018, Delft, The Netherlands

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From moving vehicles to moving people: mobility as a service, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Workshop: Future of Public Transport, Erasmus Universiteit

April 09, 2018, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Modeling advanced disaggregate demand as MILP, Bierlaire, M.

Keynote

32nd annual conference of the Belgian Operational Research Society, ORBEL

February 02, 2018, Liège, Belgium

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Mathematical modeling of human behavior: from data to applications, Bierlaire, M., and Nikolic, M.

Journées de la Technique, Swiss Engineering

November 21, 2017, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland

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Introduction to Disaggregate Demand Models, Bierlaire, M., and Lurkin, V.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited tutorial

INFORMS Annual Meeting Houston, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

October 23, 2017, Houston, Tx

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Behavior Models and Optimization, Bierlaire, M.

Invited keynote speaker

Summer course, University of Tokyo

October 14, 2017, Tokyo, Japan

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From Complex Travel Behaviour to Optimization: the Methodological Challenges, Bierlaire, M., and Pacheco, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Transport Seminar Series, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University

March 22, 2017, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Pedestrians: the new kings of smart cities, Bierlaire, M., Nikolic, M., and Scarinci, R.

Michel Bierlaire

The 2nd NYUAD Transportation Symposium, NYU Abu Dhabi

November 20, 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Incorporating advanced behavioral models in integer optimization, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Random Regret Models Symposium, TU Delft

September 13, 2016, The Netherlands

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User-centric flexible transportation systems, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Plenary talk

16th COTA conference International Conference of Transportation Professionals

July 08, 2016, Shanghai, China

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Discrete choice models and operations research: a difficult combination, Bierlaire, M., and Sharif Azadeh, S.

Michel Bierlaire

Plenary lecture

9th Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis , TRISTAN

June 16, 2016, Oranjestad, Aruba

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Discrete choice and discrete optimization: a continuous quest for integration, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Seminar on Advances on Discrete Choice models In the honor of Daniel McFadden, Université de Cergy-Pontoise

December 18, 2015, Cergy-Pontoise, France

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Demand and supply optimization, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

New Directions in Mathematical Approaches for Traffic Flow Management: Decision Support for Traffic, Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, UCLA

November 16, 2015, Los Angeles

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Passenger-centric railway operations, Bierlaire, M., Binder, S., Maknoon, Y., and Robenek, T.

Michel Bierlaire

Network Optimization Workshop

May 19, 2015, La Rochelle, France

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Modeling opportunities from modern pedestrian data, Bierlaire, M., Nikolic, M., Hänseler, F., Danalet, A., and Scarinci, R.

Michel Bierlaire

TRAIL Master Class on Urban Mobility Laboratory, TU Delft

November 18, 2014, Deflt, The Netherlands

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Route choice models: bringing behavioral aspects into shortest path, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Graphs and Decisions

October 27, 2014, University of Luxembourg

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Specification of the cross nested logit model with sampling of alternatives for route choice models, Lai, X., and Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

International workshop on current topics in choice modelling, University of Leeds

June 26, 2014, Leeds, UK

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Simulation and optimization in transportation, Bierlaire, M.

International Conference on Engineering and Applied Sciences Optimization , National Technical University of Athens

June 04, 2014, Kos Island, Greece

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Recent trends in pedestrian modeling at EPFL, Bierlaire, M., Danalet, A., Hänseler, F., and Nikolic, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería de Transporte, Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería

October 23, 2013, Santiago, Chile

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Modeling behavior to support economical decisions, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Modelling Expert Network Workshop, Nestle

September 02, 2013, Konolfingen, Switzerland

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Mixtures and latent variables in discrete choice models: an introduction, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Tutorial

International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory

July 16, 2013, Delft, The Netherlands

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Introduction to disaggregate demand models, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Dinalog Winterschool 2013, Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics (Dinalog)

January 29, 2013, Breda, The Netherlands

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Modeling and Simulation of Human Choices: from Utility Theory to Applications, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Plenary lecture

Symposium on "Enhance or Replace: Finding the Right Live vs. Synthetic Balance", North Atlantic Treaty Organization

October 13, 2011, Bern, Switzerland

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Using smartphone data for travel demand analysis: challenges and opportunities, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

Emerging issues and methods in policy-oriented travel demand analysis, Transportation Research Institute, the Technion

June 23, 2011, Haifa, Israël

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Discrete choice models with latent classes and variables, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Plenary speaker

TRAIL Congress , The Netherlands Research School for Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics

November 24, 2010, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Recent research challenges in pedestrian modeling, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited expert

Transport and Crowd Management Workshop, Center of Research Excellence in Hajj and Omrah

May 03, 2010, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Mathematical modeling of behavior, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecturer

Séminaire 3e cycle d'optimisation, FUNDP, University of Namur, Belgium

March 11, 2010, Blankenberge, Belgium

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Mobilité combinée. Enseignements et pistes d'action., Bierlaire, M., Doyen, E., Kaufmann, V., and Schuler, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited speaker

Movimento, Car Postal

November 12, 2009, Bern, Switzerland

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Estimation of discrete choice models under various sampling strategies, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

European Regional Meeting, International Society for Business and Industrial Statistics

June 02, 2009, Cagliari, Italy

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Automatic facial expression recognition: a discrete choice approach, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Plenary keynote presentation

International Choice Modelling Conference, Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds

April 01, 2009, Harrogate, UK

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Swiss Transport Research in Motion, Bierlaire, M., Kaufmann, V., and Lavadinho, S.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

Visionen einer besseren Mobilität, Mobility Academy, TCS

June 26, 2008, Verkehrshaus, Luzern

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The complex nature of route choice models, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Plenary lecture

Trasporti, Ambiente, Territorio: la ricerca di un nuovo equilibrio, Società Italiana di Economia dei Trasporti e della logistica

June 19, 2008, Sassari, Italy

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Modeling the human dimension of transport, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Leçon inaugurale, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

November 29, 2007, Lausanne, Switzerland

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Modelling and forecasting human behaviours: new challenges and opportunities, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

R and D Management Conference, Nestlé

July 11, 2007, Lausanne, Switzerland

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The estimation of multivariate extreme value models from choice-based samples, Bierlaire, M., Bolduc, D., and McFadden, D.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

Modèles de choix discrets. Applications en transport et marketing, ESSEC Business School

May 09, 2007, Cergy-Pontoise, France

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Exploring the impact of gender in travel behaviour: A case study of suburban commuters in Montreal, Patterson, Z.

Zachary Patterson

Invited lecture

, McGill University, School of Urban Planning

March 19, 2007, Montreal, Quebec

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Recent methodological developments in discrete choice models, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

Metodi, modelli e tecnologie dell'informazione a supporto delle decisioni, Università di Napoli – Federico II

September 30, 2006, Procida, Italy

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Estimating advanced random utility models with BIOGEME, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

TRAIL Symposium on "The Reliability of Traveling and the Robustness of Transport Systems"

May 11, 2005, Delft, The Netherlands

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Introduction to mixtures of Generalized Extreme Value models: models and estimation, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

, Imperial College London, Centre for Transport Studies

December 02, 2004, London, United Kingdom

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Résolution de problèmes non linéaires bruités de grande taille, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Plenary lecture

FRANCORO - Conférence Internationale en Recherche Opérationnelle, Université de Fribourg

August 18, 2004, Fribourg, Switzerland

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Introduction to discrete choice models, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

, University of Peruggia

July 12, 2004, Peruggia, Italy

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Solving Large-Scale Systems of Noisy Nonlinear Equations, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

Research seminar on quantitative methods in economics, University of Zurich

January 19, 2004, Zurich, Switzerland

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Discrete choice models: formulations and estimations, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Instituto Ricerche Economiche

May 28, 2003, Lugano, Switzerland

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Estimation of GEV models: issues and implemantation, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

UC Berkeley Invitational Choice Symposium, UC Berkeley

June 01, 2001, Pacific Grove (Ca), USA

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Estimation of GEV and Cross-Nested Logit Models, Bierlaire, M.

Michel Bierlaire

Invited lecture

Workshop on Route Choice Models, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

February 15, 2001, Cambridge (Ma), USA

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