MOBI, the Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology Research Centre, is leader in defining the state-of-the-art in Electromobility and Socio-Economic Evaluations for sustainable mobility and logistics.
40 years of expertise – 140 projects last 5 years – 10 ongoing EU projects – 70+ staff (more)
Are you a graduate student at VUB? Are you considering an academic career? Are you interested in logistics, mobility, sustainability and ICT? We have some interesting job opportunities! More specifically we are looking for a teaching assistant and a research assistant, with the possibility of getting your PhD! MOBI is a multidisciplinary research group involved…
MOBI received confirmation that 6 European project proposals have been accepted by the European Commission in the framework of the Green Vehicle initiative. We are proud to announce that we will be working on the following cutting-edge research topics: Battery systems for Plug-in vehicles technologies High fidelity and innovative e-drive modelling and testing Smart charging solution for urban…
We have several interesting job opportunities at MOBI! Here you’ll find a short overview: Administrative & project assistant (4/5) The purpose of this position is to provide administrative back-office support, to the team leaders and project managers. Deadline for application: 15/06/2017. Read more. H2020 Project and Communications Manager Project financial follow-up, ensuring compliance with EC regulations. Preparation and submission…
MOBI has worked closely with the European Copper Institute to develop a new and unique online Passenger Car TCO Calculator Tool. Its goal is to help policy makers and consumer organisations make a fair comparison between combustion and electric vehicles in order to enable the design of incentive schemes for market uptake. The tool will…
A new survey on cycling behaviour in Brussels aims to question cyclists and non-cyclists. The goal is to gain insight in the reasons why people prefer (not) to use the bicycle as a mode of transport. The survey is conducted by MOBI and VUB commissioned by Brussels Mobility. It is available Dutch: http://bit.ly/fietsbru & in French:…
As vice-chair for NECTAR, professor dr. Cathy Macharis will co-chair the 3rd Thematic Session Cluster on Logistics and Freight during the 14th NECTAR International Conference: Transport in a networked society. She will also co-host and organize an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of NECTAR together with its founders. On June 1st, our research associate for City…
Prof. dr. ir. Joeri Van Mierlo and dr. ir. Maarten Messagie are confirmed as speakers at the 2017 International Electric Vehicle Technology Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference is organised by the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT) and will take place from the 8th until the 9th of June, 2017. Prof. dr. ir. Joeri Van Mierlo…
MOBI research associate Heleen Buldeo Rai will attend the 10th International Conference on City Logistics, organised by the Institute for City Logistics (ICL): “This conference aims to provide an opportunity to exchange knowledge, experience and perspectives on city logistics and urban freight transport. Recent developments in creating visions, technologies and policy measures that facilitate the deployment of…
Do you feel we could do more to tackle current mobility issues? Do you want to explore the future of mobility in a playful way, creating new and shared insights? Then our event Mobility Is A Serious Game is your chance to connect the dots! Last Spring, 6 socially involved professionals, Koen De Maesschalck (Colruyt Group), Cathy…
MOBI’s research associate for sustainable logistics, Tomas Ambra, will present his paper Inducing a new paradigm shift: A different take on Synchromodal transport modeling during the 4th International Physical Internet Conference. “In 2017 the comprehensive view on the Physical Internet from the IPIC conference merges with the technical and intralogistic view from the Logistikwerkstatt Graz for a…
Bram Kin, MOBI’s research associate for City Logistics, is confirmed as a speaker at the the 22nd Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Logistics Research Network (LRN). The conference will take place from the 6th to 8th September 2017 at Southampton Solent University. He’ll present the paper Towards a sustainable urban freight…
After a succesful EPE’16 ECCE in Karlsruhe, preparations for next year’s EPE’17 ECCE have started: “The Power Electronics community will gather in Warsaw, Poland, from 11 to 14 September 2017, to exchange views on research progresses and technological developments in the various topics described hereunder. On Monday 11 September a number of tutorials will be organised…
Prof. dr. Cathy Macharis is a member of the scientific committee of the 3rd Interdisciplinary Conference on Production, Logistics and Traffic (ICPLT). The 3rd ICPLT is jointly hosted by TU Darmstadt and TU Dortmund and will take place at TU Darmstadt in 2017: “The objective of the 3rd ICLPT, on the one hand, is to…
European Transport Conference 2017: “Uniquely in Europe, the European Transport Conference (ETC) provides a forum for the coming together of research, policy and practice in transport. The Association for European Transport is committed to providing a meeting place for transport practitioners and researchers from all parts of the world, from new entrants to the profession…
The International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition (EVS) is returning to Europe. The 30th edition will take place on October 9-11, 2017 in Stuttgart, Germany. “Following the motto “Industrialization and market – the sustainable path to electromobility”, the EVS30 symposium will be a place of sharing latest technology advances and a forum to discuss how electromobility…