Student Dissertations
At the TUM Professorship of Mobility Policy, students dissertations at the following schools can be administered
TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, including the Hochschule für Politik
TUM School of Engineering and Design
TUM School of Management
If you want to work on your own topic, please contact martin.schlett(at)tum.de. Please be aware that all topics need to be following our mission statement.
Available Topics
Understanding and Quantifying the Wider Economic Benefits of Large-Scale Cycling in Cities Contact: Keke Merz (keke.merz(at)tum.de).
Copenhagenize Munich – A Spatial Vision and First Assessment Contact: Keke Merz (keke.merz(at)tum.de).
Case Study Deutschlandticket: Spatial Equity Implications of Flat-Fare Public Transport Tickets Contact: Martin Schlett (martin.schlett(at)tum.de) and Helena Gartmeier (helena.gartmeier(at)tum.de).
Public Acceptance of Mobility Policies: The Influence of Political Affiliation and Government Level on Support for Transport Measures Through a Stated Preference Survey Contact: Friederike Beck (friederike.beck(at)tum.de).
Shared Autonomous Vehicles - Mode Choice of Future Transport Contact: Lion Pfeil (lion.pfeil(at)tum.de), also a potential role as a working student at MOIA.
Sleeper Trains vs. Short-Haul Flights: What Must Change to Become a Real Alternative? Contact: Vincent Wessling (vincent.wessling(at)tum.de).
Comparative Policy Analysis: Transport Assessment Paradigms and Their Impact on Mobility Policy Implementation Contact: Martin Schlett (martin.schlett(at)tum.de).
Cross-Border Commutes: Unlocking Job Opportunities with Better Cross-Border Public Transport Contact: Vincent Wessling (vincent.wessling(at)tum.de).
Development and Target Groups for Mobility Budgets and Bundles - Survey Design Contact: Helena Gartmeier (helena.gartmeier(at)tum.de), start only possible after May 2025.
Do Travel Time Budgets Exist? Per Day, Week, or Month? – A GPS Travel Data Analysis Contact: Martin Schlett (martin.schlett(at)tum.de).
Future Mobility Visions: Analyzing Political Party Positions on the Future of Transport Through Expert Interviews and Document Analysis Contact: Friederike Beck (friederike.beck(at)tum.de).
High-Speed Trains: How Faster Trains Change Travel Behavior and Spending Contact: Vincent Wessling (vincent.wessling(at)tum.de).
Mapping Disruptive Events and Their Consequences for Mobility - In Simulations and Real Life Contact: Lion Pfeil (lion.pfeil(at)tum.de).
Political and Operational Strategies to Improve Resilience of Shared Autonomous Vehicles Contact: Lion Pfeil (lion.pfeil(at)tum.de), also a potential role as a working student at MOIA.
Politics and the Built Environment: How Political Affiliation Shapes Mobility Infrastructure and Public Space Characteristics – An OpenStreetMap Analysis of Communes and Electoral Districts Contact: Friederike Beck (friederike.beck(at)tum.de).
The Cargo Bike as a Green Statement, The SUV as a Hate Symbol: Does Political Identification Shape the Choice of Mobility Tools? Identification of Symbolic Battlegrounds in Mobility Debates Contact: Friederike Beck (friederike.beck(at)tum.de).
Time Gained, Travel Changed: How Remote Work Reshapes Travel Pattern, Relocation Decisions, and Activity Space Contact: Friederike Beck (friederike.beck(at)tum.de).
Who Carries the Load? How Care Responsibilities Shape Travel Choices, Time-Use, Mobility Tool Ownership and Transport Needs Contact: Friederike Beck (friederike.beck(at)tum.de).
Templates
Templates for the Thesis Expose and the Student Dissertation can be found on the Professorship's TUM-BayernCollab page.