About Me
Eric was born and raised in Hengelo (O). After high school, where he received the diploma Gymnasium b, he went to the University of Twente to study Applied Mathematics. He received a BSc and MSc in Applied Mathematics from this university and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Delft University of Technology. After a career as a software engineer at Cap Gemini he moved in 1988 to Goudappel Coffeng, a traffic and transport consultancy in Deventer. He worked there for 21 years in which he held several positions, mainly in research and in product and model development. His main research interest is on transport modelling, networks, travel behaviour and traffic management. In 1998 he became a part-time professor in traffic management at the Centre for Transport Studies at the University of Twente. In 2009 he left Goudappel Coffeng and became a full professor in Transport Engineering and Management and also head of the Centre for Transport Studies. From 2016-2020 he also was head of the Department of Civil Engineering as part of the Faculty of Engineering Technology.
Professional experience
- 2021 - Full Professor Transport Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente
- 2020 - Head of section Transport Engineering and Management, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente
- 2015 - 2020 Head of Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente
- 2009 - 2020 Head of the Centre for Transport Studies, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente
- 2009 - Full Professor, chair Traffic Engineering and Management, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente
- 1998 - 2009 Part time Professor, Centre for Transport Studies, University of Twente
- 1988 - 2009 Goudappel Coffeng, Deventer, the Netherlands
- 1985 - 1988 Cap Gemini, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Education
- 1993 PhD, Civil Engineering, Delft University of Technology.
Thesis title: Impact of Information, Dynamics in Route and Departure Time Choice, supervisor: prof dr ir R. Hamerslag - 1984 MSc, Applied Mathematics, University of Twente.
Thesis title: Cross Decomposition and the Capacitated Facility Location Problem, supervisor: prof dr Y. Dirickx - 1982 BSc, Applied Mathematics, University of Twente.
Thesis title: Properties of Hamiltonian Random Graphs, supervisor: prof dr C. Hoede.
Expertise
Organisations
Ancillary Activities
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NCOI
lid academic board voor de sector techniek -
tijdschrift vervoerwetenschap
redactielid tijdschrift vervoerwetenschap -
KIVI
voorzitter afdeling verkeer en vervoer
Publications
, Espoo, Finland.
Recent Master Theses
- 14-02-2020 | Anne Siersema: Long-term prediction of vehicle speeds. Supervisors: van Berkum, Eikenbroek, Soesbergen (external). Company: Simacan.
- 06-04-2020 | Rogier Busscher: Societal effects of mobility as a service. Supervisors: van Berkum, Thomas, Wismans, de Kievit (external). Company: Goudappel Coffeng
- 22-04-2020 | Teun Borghuis: Effects of road pricing on the traffic flows in the region of Eindhoven. Supervisors: van Berkum, Thomas, Bekhuis and van Burgsteden (external) Company: Royal HaskoningDHV
- 19-05-2020 | Floris Nijland: Improving railway maintenance schedules by including hindrance and capacity constraints in the design process of schedules. Supervisors: van Berkum, Gkiotsalitis, Zandman and Koster (external), Prorail
- 15-06-2020 | Willen Trommelen: An optimization model for rail line crossover locations considering the cost of delay. Supervisors: van Berkum, Gkiotsalitis, Ton (external), Sweco
- 17-08-2020 | Joran van Kessel: The credibility of 30 km/h roads. Supervisors: van Berkum, Thomas, Andriesse (external) Company: Goudappel Coffeng
Recent Bachelor Theses
- 06-07-2020 | Oscar Hoogeslag: Smart Traffic in a Network. Supervisors: van Berkum, Kamphuis (external). Company: Sweco
- 06-07-2020 | Jesse Vink: Vehicle Classification in Transport Models. Supervisors: van Berkum, Rimme (external). Company: Sweco
For more theses see this website
UT Research Information System
Education
Coordinator of the Master Track Transport Engineering and Management and responsible for the Profile Transport and Logistics in cooperation with IEBIS (Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems)
Bachelor:
- coordinator of Module 8: Modelling & Analysis of Stochastic Processes
Master:
- coordinator of M-course Traffic Management (5EC)
- lecturer in M-course Transport Research Project (5EC)
- lecturer in M-course Intelligent Transport Systems (5EC)
- lecturer in M-course Network Modelling and Forecasting (5EC)
- lecturer in M-course Mathematical Optimization in Transport (5EC)
Affiliated Study Programmes
Bachelor
Master
Courses Academic Year 2023/2024
Courses Academic Year 2022/2023
Current Projects
Finished Projects
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex
(building no. 20), room Z216
De Horst 2
7522LW Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex
Z216
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands