Mehmet Baran Ulak

Mehmet Baran Ulak is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geo-information Processing at the University of Twente. His research focuses on transport planning, traffic safety, and intelligent transport systems, with a strong emphasis on sustainable mobility solutions including cycling infrastructure, 15-minute neighborhoods, and electric vehicle charging frameworks.

Research trends include:

• Application of machine learning and agent-based modeling in urban mobility analysis
• Development of serious games for neighborhood planning
• Integration of socio-demographic factors in transport accessibility studies
• Context-aware warning systems for cyclist safety

Recent work explores teleworking impacts on job accessibility and energy transition modeling for electric vehicles. Key collaborations include contributions to datasets on elderly cycling behavior and field studies on warning systems for cyclists.