Transport researcher · Munich
Who benefits when new mobility arrives, and who is left behind.
I am Dr. Mohamed Abouelela, a lecturer and head of the Transport Data Analytics research group at the Technical University of Munich. My work looks at the different dimensions of the sustainability of shared mobility, and at the travel behavior of vulnerable groups.
- 46Publications
- 30Journal papers
- 19Countries collaborating
- 18Master's theses supervised
Research
Shared modes and sustainability
Scooter-sharing, carsharing, ride-pooling and Urban Air Mobility, and what they do to traffic, emissions and access.
Gender, mobility and travel behavior
How violence, safety and household roles shape women's travel choices, from Cairo to European cities.
Equity and accessibility
Who can reach jobs, services and people when a new mode appears, measured with spatial accessibility and social equity methods.
I write and lead German and EU proposals, including a Driving Urban Transitions proposal on the sustainable transition of the 15-minute city.
Topics across my work
Sized by how many of my publication and thesis titles touch each topic.
Path
Oct 2020 – now
Lecturer and group head, TUM Chair of Transportation Systems Engineering
- Head of the Transport Data Analytics research group and projects administration
- Teaching six MSc courses plus PhD courses; mentoring seven PhD students
- Collaborations with Institut Polytechnique de Paris and Université Gustave Eiffel
Mar – May 2024
Visiting scholar, University of Twente
Chair in Transport Planning, Enschede
Nov 2020 – Jan 2024
PhD in Transportation Systems, TUM
Summa cum laude. ITS-Bavaria Best PhD Thesis Award 2024.
Nov 2019 – Apr 2020
Mobility planner, Siemens Mobility
Munich future transit: stated preference survey design and choice modelling.
Oct 2017 – Jun 2020
MSc in Transportation Systems, TUM
Graduated with high distinction.
Feb 2008 – Sep 2017
Transportation engineer and project manager, Dar Group
Egypt, Lebanon, India and Angola
- Led a team of up to 17 engineers and draftspersons
- Projects included Qatar 2022 World Cup infrastructure and the Riyadh Metro concept design (six lines, 85 stations)
2000 – 2005
BSc in Civil Engineering, Ain Shams University
Cairo · top 1%
Journal papers
Since 2020: 30 journal papers, 14 conference papers and 2 book chapters. Book chapters appear in the Elsevier handbooks The Handbook of Sustainable Mobility Futures and Society and Mobility Patterns, Big Data and Transport Analytics.
Top collaborators
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Collaborating countries
Countries of the co-author institutions listed on my papers.
Service and talks
Editorial
- Associate Editor, Journal of Urban Mobility
- Associate Editor, Research in Transportation Business & Management
- Guest editor of three special issues: gender gap in mobility, urban air mobility, and transport disadvantage among priority populations
- Reviewer for Transportation Research Parts A, C, D and F, Travel Behaviour and Society, and Journal of Transport Geography
Recent talks and workshops
- Mobility and time use, TU Dresden, January 2026
- Combating greenwashing in the transport sector, TUM Think Tank, July 2025
- Organiser, TUM Sustainability Day on false environmental marketing in transport, April 2026
- Organiser, Recent Advances in Urban Air Mobility research, June 2025
Awards
- ITS-Bavaria Best PhD Thesis Award, 2024
- Friedrich Schiedel Fellowship
Contact
Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Munich, Germany.
Mohamed.Abouelela@tum.de