prof.dr.ir. E.C. van Berkum (Eric)

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.

Engineering & Materials Science

# Travel Time

Business & Economics

# Externalities
# Network Design
# Route Choice
# Traffic Management
# Travel Time
# Travellers

Earth & Environmental Sciences

# Travel Time

Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET), Transport Engineering and Management (TEM)

NCOI
lid academic board voor de sector techniek
tijdschrift vervoerwetenschap
redactielid tijdschrift vervoerwetenschap
KIVI
voorzitter afdeling verkeer en vervoer

Eikenbroek, O. A. L. (2023). Variations in Urban Traffic. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789055843213

Buurman, B. , Gkiotsalitis, K. , & van Berkum, E. C. (2023). Railway maintenance reservation scheduling considering detouring delays and maintenance demand. Journal of Rail Transport Planning and Management, 25, [100359]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2022.100359

Huang, B. , Thomas, T., Groenewolt, B. , & van Berkum, E. C. (2022). An investigation of the motivators and barriers of smartphone app incentives for encouraging cycling. Decision Analytics Journal, 5, [100127]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dajour.2022.100127

Eikenbroek, O. A. L., Luan, X., Corman, F. , & van Berkum, E. C. (2022). Social rerouting in public transport networks. Abstract from 32nd European Conference on Operational Research, EURO 2022
, Espoo, Finland.

Trommelen, W. , Gkiotsalitis, K. , & Van Berkum, E. C. (2022). Optimization Model for Rail Line Crossover Design Considering the Cost of Delay. Transportation research record, 2676(4), 554-569 . https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211062488

Eikenbroek, O. A. L. , Still, G. J. , & van Berkum, E. C. (2022). Improving the performance of a traffic system by fair rerouting of travelers. European journal of operational research, 299(1), 195-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.06.036

Bezembinder, E. M. (2021). Junction design rules: Improving junction design choices in urban traffic networks. [PhD Thesis - Research external, graduation UT, University of Twente]. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036552448

Thomas, T. , Huang, B., Groenewolt, B. , & van Berkum, E. C. (2021). Smartphone challenges to stimulate cycling: clues from a living lab in Enschede. In M. N. Mladenovic, T. Toivonen, E. Willberg, & K. T. Geurs (Eds.), Transport in Human Scale Cities (pp. 121 – 131). (NECTAR Series on Transportation and Communications Networks Research). NECTAR. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800370517.00020

Huang, B. , Thomas, T., Groenewolt, B., Claasen, Y. , & Berkum, E. (2021). Effectiveness of incentives offered by mobile phone app to encourage cycling: A long‐term study. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 15(3), 406-422. https://doi.org/10.1049/itr2.12034

Eikenbroek, O. A. L. , Still, G. J. , & van Berkum, E. C. (2021). How Route Guidance with Small Detours for Only a Fraction of All Travelers Can Significantly Improve Network Performance. Abstract from 8th International Symposium on Dynamic Traffic Assignment, DTA2021, Seattle, Washington, United States.

Nijland, F. , Gkiotsalitis, K. , & van Berkum, E. C. (2021). Improving railway maintenance schedules by considering hindrance and capacity constraints. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 126, [103108]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2021.103108

Zhang, B. (2021). Taking back the wheel: transition of control from automated cars and trucks to manual driving. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. TRAIL Research School. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789055842841

Nijland, F. , Gkiotsalitis, K. , & van Berkum, E. C. (2021). Improving railway maintenance schedules by considering hindrance and capacity constraints. 1-23. Paper presented at 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting 2021, Virtual Event.

Huang, B. (2020). The influence of interventions on cycling. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789055842810

Gkiotsalitis, K. , & Van Berkum, E. C. (2020). An analytic solution for real-time bus holding subject to vehicle capacity limits. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 121, 102815. [102815]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2020.102815

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

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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)

Bachelor

Civil Engineering

Master

Civil Engineering and Management

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