i-MOBYL Kick-off: Launching a Transnational Effort for Youth-Friendly Mobility
The i-MOBYL project officially kicked off with an inspiring two-day meeting at TU Eindhoven, bringing together partners from Austria, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, and the UK. The University of Salzburg, leading the Austrian consortium, is going to contribute perspectives on how to better understand and support the mobility needs of young adolescents. For this, a [...]
CITWIN Project Meeting in Aarhus: Integrating Research Strands and Exploring Urban Transformation
Robin Wendel and Martin Loidl participated in the annual meeting of the CITWIN project in Aarhus, Denmark. Now entering its third year, the project is reaching a phase where results are becoming increasingly tangible. The key challenge for the final project year lies in integrating the various research strands into a coherent whole. To support [...]
Celebrating Dana’s PhD Success!
Today marks a proud milestone for the Mobility Lab: Dana Kaziyeva successfully defended her PhD dissertation titled “Advancing Transport Models Using Agent-Based Modelling and Geoinformatics” at the University of Salzburg. Dana joined the Mobility Lab as a research assistant in 2017 and quickly became a driving force in several projects. Her journey began with FamoS, [...]
Rethinking Mobility: What Teens Taught Us About Streets
In October and November 2025, the Mobility Lab at the University of Salzburg partnered with SALIS Salzburg International School to explore how young people experience everyday mobility. Through interactive workshops with 13–14-year-old students, we asked a simple question: What do teens notice, value, and aspire to in their streets? The sessions combined creative and reflective [...]
Christian Werner achieves second place in the Young Investigator Award at the University of Salzburg
Congratulations to Christian Werner! At the Young Investigator Award of the University of Salzburg, he was honoured with a second place for his dissertation "Integrated geospatial network assessment for planning support in cycling mobility". This award recognises outstanding research achievements by young scientists. Christian impressed the jury with his innovative work in spatial network analysis, [...]
Impressions from Scandinavia – Christian Werner at the International Cycling Safety Conference 2025
A brief reflection on winter darkness, Scandinavian warmth, data-driven cycling research, and a 34-hours train journey - by Christian Werner. Earlier this week I returned from the International Cycling Safety Conference which took place in Oslo, Norway. For me it was the first participation at ICSC - and I really liked [...]