Ivo Bruijl

Ivo is a doctoral student within Europe's Rail PODS4Rail project. The project, part of EURail Flagship Area 7, focuses on the development of a futuristic mobility system where autonomous and modular vehicles ("PODS") are interchangeable on rail and road infrastructure. Moreover, the system includes both passenger and goods transportation. The system integrates and coordinates rail- and road-based transportation, enabling the merging of goods and passenger transport and combining the strengths of both planned and flexible (on-demand) systems. Ivo's research focuses on the development of a simulation model to analyse the coordination system of such a mobility system.

Ivo holds a BSc and MSc in Civil Engineering and Management from the University of Twente. He specialised in traffic and transportation engineering with a specific interest in (micro)simulation of traffic flows. His BSc thesis investigated the effect of autonomous vehicles on urban traffic flow, whereas his MSc thesis examined the impact of crowd management measures in station environments. After his graduation, Ivo worked as a mobility consultant for two years, after which he joined KTH as a doctoral student.

Publications:

Bruijl, I.M., Burghout, W., Minbashi, N., 2026. Review on the modelling of modular POD-based passenger and goods transportation. European Transport Research Review 18, 77. URL: https://link.springer.com/10.1186/s12544-026-00832-2, doi:10.1186/s12544-026-00832-2.

Teaching:

AH2171 Traffic Engineering and Management,

AH2102 Logistics and Transportation

Previous teaching:

AH2173 Public Transport