
Joerg Schweizer
Researcher, University of BolognaProfessional Career:
1999-2002 After his PhD in Electrical Engineering,Joerg Schweizer has been an independent consultant in the field of automotive sensor technology
2002-2003 He worked on micro-sensors at the National Microelectronic Research Center in Ireland.
Since 2003 Joerg Schweizer is a full time researcher and lecturer at the civil engineering department of the University of Bologna, Italy. ,
His main research topic is the numerical modeling of Personal Rapid Transit and Group Rapid Transit Systems, in particular the development of the PRT micro-simulator iTS.
Joerg Schweizer is board member of ATRA-Europe
Teaching: basic transport planning and sustainable transportation engineering.
Papers/Publications:
His scientific output in the field of PRT is documented in a dozen of publications in the field of PRT micro-simulations and PRT network modeling.
Professional Contributions:
The consulting activity of Joerg Schweizer includes PRT planning for several medium size Italian cities; He has been involved with the micro-simulations for the PRT network in Masdar, Abu Dahb for the consulting firms Systematica SpA and MottMcDonalds.