Prof. dr. Geert WETS
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Prof. dr. Geert WETS
Full professor
Prof. dr. Gerhard (Geert) WETS
Research
Discipline codes: Transportation impact analysis (02010707), Geography of mobility and transportation (05070102), Public transportation (02010704), Operational traffic control and traffic management (02010703), Intelligent transportation systems (02010701), Game theory, economics, social and behavioural sciences (01010306), Systems design (05990103), Human-centred design (05990101), Strategic design (05990102), Other product development not elsewhere classified (05990199)
Supervised PhDs
Optimalisatie van de verblindingsnormen voor navigatie
Sarah Hershko for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
A Study on Design, Development, and Evaluation of the Optimal Game-Based Learning Method to Enhance Hazard Perception Skills for Adolescent Novice Moped Drivers in Vietnam
Hoai Nguyen Pham for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Development and Effect Evaluation of Innovative Methodologies for Improvement of Safe and Eco-friendly Driving Behaviour Through Gamification Among Truck Drivers in Ethiopia
Ehitayhu Mesele Hagos for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Analyzing cross-cultural differences in (risky) driving behavior of drivers from different countries
Yanchao Song for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Examining Driving Behavior of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders to Develop and Evaluate an Innovative Driving Instructor Training Program in Qatar
Wondwesen Girma Mamo for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
The application of automated feedback and gamification to improve Truck Drivers’ functioning.
Bart De Vos for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
The Impact of Stress Interventions on Driving Behaviour of Occupational Drivers in Flanders
Brent Peters for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Supporting local governments in the use of citizen participation as a tool for proactive detection of dangerous situations
Jana Horemans for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Generative AI application in transportation
Thi Tran for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Developing a Composite Index for Assessing Safety Performance of Drivers Based on Data Envelopment Analysis
Seddigheh Babaee for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2023
Supervised as Copromotor
Person-centric, integrated modeling of transport and urban systems
Dominik Ziemke for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2022
Supervised as Promotor
Design and implementation strategies of Intelligent Transportation Systems on expressways: tactical and strategic approaches to influence driver behavior
Nora Reinolsmann for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2020
Supervised as Copromotor
Evaluating the traffic safety and efficiency of different innovative countermeasures on urban roads using driving simulation.
Qinaat Hussain for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2020
Supervised as Copromotor
Proactive Safety Evaluation of Road Infrastructure Designs Using Driving Simulation
Hammad Hussain Awan for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2018
Supervised as Copromotor
Development and Deployment of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-based Traffic Analysis System
Muhammad Arsalan Khan for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2018
Supervised as Promotor
Identification and in-depth analysis of patterns of behaviour, conflicts and accidents on intersections
Evelien Polders for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2018
Supervised as Promotor
The effects in distance and time of traffic calming measures near road transitions and discontinuities by means of driving simulator research.
Caroline Arien for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2016
Supervised as Copromotor
Investigating underlying mechanisms of driving in young novice drivers with and without an autism spectrum disorder.
Veerle Ross for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2016
Supervised as Copromotor
Activity-based Travel Demand Forecasting using FEATHERS: Model Extension, Evaluation, and Execution
Qiong Bao for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2016
Supervised as Copromotor
Refined tools for micro-modeling in transportation research
Luc Knapen for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2015
Supervised as Copromotor
Explaining activity-related travel behaviour in persons with disabilities by means of health condition and contextual factors.
An Neven for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2015
Supervised as Promotor
The effect evaluation of traffic safety measures. A before-and-after study approach
Ellen De Pauw for the title Doctor of Transportation Sciences in 2015
Supervised as Copromotor
Air pollution exposure assessment through personal monitoring and activity-based modeling
Evi Dons for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2013
Supervised as Promotor
Building road safety models to improve traffic safety in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tu Anh Trinh for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2013
Supervised as Promotor
Proactive approaches in quantitative micro- and macroscopic crash analysis. Focus on model-based safety evaluation of traffic policy measures
Ali Pirdavani for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2012
Supervised as Copromotor
Inter-national Benchmarking of Road Safety Performance and Development using Indicators and Indexes: Data Envelopment Analysis based Approaches
Yongjun Shen for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2012
Supervised as Promotor
Implementation, validation and application of an activity-based transportation model for Flanders
Bruno Kochan for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2012
Supervised as Promotor
Creating Synthetic Data Sets fot Microsimulation Models
Juliet Nakamya for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2011
Supervised as Promotor
Scrutinizing fun-shopping travel decisions: modelling individuals mental representations
Diana Kusumastuti for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2011
Supervised as Promotor
Mental maps and daily travel: qualitative exploration and modelling framework
Els Hannes for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2010
Supervised as Promotor
An epidemiological approach to explain crash risk and crash severity for different types of road users at roundabouts
Stijn Daniels for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2010
Supervised as Promotor
Buildiing an activity-based scheduling framework incorporating reinforcement learning
Marlies Vanhulsel for the title Doctor of Business Economics in 2010
Supervised as Promotor
Inter- and intraday variability of Flemish travel behavior
Mario Cools for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2009
Supervised as Promotor
Multilevel models in traffic safety research: An investigation and illustration of a flexible solution to improve upon classical statistical analysis techniques
Ward Vanlaar for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2009
Supervised as Promotor
An activity-based modelling framework for air pollution exposure assessment
Carolien Beckx for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2009
Supervised as Promotor
A methodology for developing a composite road safety performance index for cross-coountry comparison
Elke Hermans for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2009
Supervised as Promotor
In silico identification of novel bioactive peptides in metazoa
Feng Liu for the title Doctor of Sciences in 2007
Supervised as Promotor
Road safety, risk and exposure in Belgium: an econometric approach
Filip Van den Bossche for the title Doctor of Business Economics in 2006
Supervised as Promotor
Identifying and profiling hazardous locations by means of quantitative techniques
Karolien Geurts for the title Doctor of Business Economics in 2006
Supervised as Promotor
Modelling private road transport of Flemisch households. The mobility and welfare effects of fuel taxes versus tradable fuel rights.
Mark Keppens for the title doctor in Transportation Sciences in 2006
Supervised as Copromotor
Calibrating unsupervised machine learning algorithms for the prediction of activity-travel patterns
Davy Janssens for the title Doctor of Business Economics in 2005
Supervised as Promotor
Modelling activity-diary data: complexity or parsimony
Elke Moons for the title Doctor of Sciences in 2005
Supervised as Promotor
Sequence Alignment Methods in Web Usage Mining
Birgit Hay for the title Doctor of Business Economics in 2003
Supervised as Promotor
Projects
75 research projects have been found
A Study on Design, Development, and Evaluation of the Optimal Game-Based Learning Method to Enhance Hazard Perception Skills for Adolescent Novice Moped Drivers in Vietnam (Research)
01/04/2020 - 28/02/2025
Structural funding institutions: structural funding for the operation of the Institute IMOB (Research)
01/10/2012 - 31/12/2023
VLAIO Development project - TakeASeat, A behavioural Based Seats Matching Platform (Research)
01/01/2021 - 30/06/2023
i-DREAMS : Interventions for optimal symbiosis of driver-vehicle-environment interactions under challenging conditions. (Research)
01/05/2019 - 30/04/2023
Dangerous driving behaviour interventions through the usage of telematics data: application to young drivers in Qatar (Research)
05/01/2020 - 04/04/2023
Structural funding institutions: project funding IMOB for fundamental research (Research)
01/10/2012 - 31/12/2022
ICP - International Course Programme (Master of Transportation Sciences) (Education)
01/01/2017 - 31/08/2022
Intervention platform to assist end-users in adopting and implementing behaviours that contribute to health (Research)
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2021
Development of Educational Transportation Research Exchange Programs and Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Transportation Infrastructure Maintenance and Sustainability" (Research)
01/07/2019 - 31/12/2021
Research Transportation Behaviour Flanders 5 (control and analysis) (Research)
15/01/2015 - 14/10/2021
Moveable transport aid tools on vehicles of VVM De Lijn and/or vehicles that are used for the public service obligation to be able to transport persons with disabilities or with severe limited mobility. (Research)
01/05/2014 - 30/04/2019
Towards a better understanding of the cross-cultural differences in risky driving behavior (Research)
01/08/2018 - 30/09/2018
The complementary and enriching character of MOOCs as a unique educational concept for master degree programmes at UHasselt: a pilot project (Education)
01/10/2016 - 30/09/2018
Development and validation of a cognitive model for assisted driving systems at intersections: A situation awareness approach. (Research)
01/01/2012 - 31/12/2017
Developing and maintaining a digital tool to map travel behaviour and accessibility of schools and companies (Research)
31/05/2012 - 31/07/2017
Spatial transferability of Activity-Based models: A case study of Flanders and South Korea (Research)
01/01/2015 - 31/12/2016
Road safety in low and middle income countries : challenges and strategies for improvement. (Education)
15/09/2016 - 07/12/2016
Research on travel behaviour in Flanders: supporting and controling assignment and analysis (Research)
01/09/2008 - 31/12/2015
Digital Driving Pass : a multidimensional measurement system of driving performance. (Research)
01/08/2014 - 31/07/2015
More mobile with public transport thanks to Blue Assist: designing and implementing a Flemish promotional campaign around ' BlueAssist' in order to obtain a better accessibility of public transport (Research)
24/04/2014 - 23/04/2015
Evaluation of the effectiveness of speed cameras in the field of road safety. (Research)
01/06/2009 - 30/06/2014
Layout of development scenarios and implementation paths for a new mobility plan Flanders. (Research)
15/01/2009 - 31/01/2014
A research on the use of Ubiquitous Urban Games to generate Mental Maps (Research)
25/11/2008 - 31/12/2013
Unraveling the underlying mechanisms of risky driving among adolescents and strategies for training by means of simulated driving (Research)
01/01/2010 - 31/12/2013
FEATHERS for Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA): Application and Transferability (Research)
01/09/2013 - 30/11/2013
KOI : Road safety in Asian and Latin American countries: principles and approaches (Education)
13/10/2013 - 25/10/2013
Research on identifying and combining relevant indicators to benchmark countries with respect to road safety (Research)
01/10/2009 - 30/09/2013
Researching effectiveness of enforcement within several police zones (Research)
01/10/2009 - 30/09/2013
Evaluation of the efficiency of route control (test set-up near E17 - viaduct Ghentbruges, direction Courtrai) (Research)
20/09/2010 - 19/09/2013
Explaining and optimizing the financing of the policy plan sustainable transportations (Research)
01/10/2012 - 31/07/2013
Preparation and analysis of the results of the simulation of 3 policy scenario's of sustainable mobility (Research)
01/10/2012 - 31/07/2013
ORDERin' F: Organizing Rhizomic DEvelopment along a Regional pilot network in Flanders (Research)
01/04/2010 - 31/03/2013
Post-doc sholarship for non-EU-Researchers in the framework of the research project : "a detailed assessment of the behavioural stability of decision rules in the context of transportation behaviour (BELDAM)" (Research)
01/03/2011 - 29/02/2012
Road Safety in Asian and Latin American Countries: principles and approaches (Education)
01/01/2011 - 31/12/2011
Bis agreement in the context of the VLIR Scholarships Award Programme 2011, on the KOI scholarships (Education)
01/01/2011 - 31/12/2011
A model-based approach for evaluating the safety and environmental effects of traffic policy measures (Research)
01/01/2008 - 31/12/2011
Changed activity and travel behaviour of people with Multiple Sclerosis: identification of factors based on dynamic activity-based transportation models, while taking into account personal limitations (Research)
01/10/2009 - 30/09/2011
MEthodology for DescribIng the Accessibility of Transport in Europe (MEDIATE) (Research)
01/12/2008 - 30/11/2010
Methods for estimating the Belgian traffic abroad and foreign traffic in Belgium "MEBETA" (Research)
01/10/2008 - 30/06/2010
BITS Bicycle Traffic indicators: identification and harmonization of data sources (Research)
01/10/2008 - 15/02/2010
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the additional training course 'on the road' (Research)
01/10/2008 - 31/03/2009
Education
Involved in the following courses
Academic year 2024 - 2025
Academic year 2024 - 2025
Academic year 2023 - 2024
Academic year 2023 - 2024
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