Teaching

PhD theses

Defense scheduled in 2026 or after and theses in progress

Ongoing

Marija Kukic

Modeling the activities of households

PhD committees

Masters theses

Semester projects

Clara Dalon

Inference of transit Origin-Destination matrices from APC data and OD survey

Section:

September 30, 2025-January 15, 2026

Supervision: Anne-Valerie Preto, Candice Baud, Michel Bierlaire, Nicola Ortelli (TPG)

Pedro Rodrigues Da Costa Savini

Multi-day Route optimization for last-mile deliveries

Section:

September 19, 2025-January 15, 2026

Supervision: Marija Kukic, Louise Lallemand, Prunelle Vogler

Emilien Ulrich

Theory and implementation of connectors in public transport demand models

Section:

September 08, 2025-January 15, 2026

Supervision: Evangelos Paschalidis, Anne-Valerie Preto, Michel Bierlaire

Additional teaching

Seminars

Organization of conferences, workshops, etc.

No event scheduled at the moment. Please consult this page later.

Publications

Papers in international journals (accepted for publication)

Papers in international journals

Speaker in external seminars

Awards and distinctions

Research projects (2)

Extracting Activity Schedules from the Continuous Mobility Panel Data

Sponsor: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)

Team: Michel Bierlaire (PI), Anne-Valerie Preto (PM)

Period: September 10, 2025-October 31, 2026

SBB is facing changes in mobility behavior that challenge traditional planning models. This project uses the Continuous Mobility Panel data and EPFL’s expertise in activity-based modeling to provide new insights into travel demand. We will first develop a typology of travelers, capturing the heterogeneity of weekly mobility patterns. Then, we will extend the activity-based model to predict activities and trips over a full week. These outcomes will help SBB design services that reflect new behaviors, improve efficiency, and increase customer satisfaction.

Optimizing the physical workplace for Urban Socio-Environmental performance (Opt-USE)

Sponsor: School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Team: Michel Bierlaire (PI), Evangelos Paschalidis (PM)

Period: November 01, 2024-October 31, 2026

We have entered a new era of building use and work patterns. A plurality of workers in recent surveys have reported working in a hybrid format compared to office only or home only. This has resulted in low office occupancy rates. These evolving patterns of behavior have called into question the value of physical office space and added an additional layer of complexity to optimal performance of building, energy, and transportation systems. At the same time, these office buildings serve a fundamentally human purpose, facilitating interactions and collaboration among members of organizations. Such organizational processes are at risk with reduced use of office space. In this project, we aim to collaborate with Fribourg companies and organizations to collect data on workplace behavior and interactions, building space use, and commuting practices. We will develop models to aid in the optimization of flexible working policies that balance effectiveness of workplace interactions, building energy and spatial efficiency, and commuting costs. Leveraging multi-objective optimization, we propose to develop a decision-support framework for companies to tailor their remote working policies, ensuring a harmonious balance between employee well-being, environmental considerations, and operational efficiency. This research aims to address the intersection of socio-organizational and environmental goals in the operation and utilization of the built environment in Fribourg and Switzerland.

Miscellaneous responsibilities

Ongoing

Bierlaire

1. Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Transportation Research Part C (since January 01, 2006)
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2. Director of the Transport and Mobility Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland (since July 01, 2006)
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3. Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research (since November 08, 2011)
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4. Associate Editor, Operations Research (since January 01, 2012)
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5. Member of the International Advisory Committee, International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (since July 17, 2013)
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6. Member of the research council, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), Bern, Switzerland (since January 01, 2015)
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7. Founder, member of the steering committee, European Association for Research in Transportation (since September 09, 2015)
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8. Associate Editor, Transport Findings (since October 01, 2018)
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9. Member of the International Scientific Advisory Board , Transportation Research Center, Kumasi, Kumasi, Ghana (since November 01, 2018)
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10. Member of the Editorial Board, Transportation Research Part B (since December 01, 2018)
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11. Member of the Social Commission, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (since April 01, 2023)
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12. Member of the Scientific Committee, Fondation Modus, Geneva, Switzerland (since October 14, 2024)
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