Yusak Susilo

Univ.Prof. Dr. Yusak Susilo is a Professor at the Institute of Transport Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). He holds a Doctor of Engineering from Kyoto University and has previously served as Full Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Senior Lecturer at University of the West of England, and Visiting Professor in Indonesia, Malta, and the Netherlands. His research focuses on transport and urban planning, human behavior modeling, agent-based simulations, and equity in mobility systems.

• Education: Doctor of Engineering (Kyoto University, Japan, 2005); Master of Engineering in Transportation Engineering (Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, 2000); Bachelor of Engineering (Maranatha Christian University, Indonesia, 1998).

His work explores decision-making processes, adaptation to technological innovations, time-use dynamics, and system-level impacts of decarbonization. He leads projects like Shaping E-Roads Efficiency for Freight Automation and UNLOCK15 - Transitionspfade zur 15-Minuten-Stadt. Articles highlight his contributions to understanding automated bus acceptance, micro-mobility, demand-responsive transport, and health impacts of mobility patterns.

Scientific awards include the Ars Docendi Sonderwürdigung (2024), Smart Transportation Alliance Innovation Award (2019), and multiple Eric Pas Dissertation competition honors. He has supervised 14 theses, including PhD and Master’s students analyzing SuperApp adoption, micromobility impacts, and automated bus deployment.

Prof. Susilo’s projects span sustainable urban development, mobility hubs, and virtual reality applications for transport research. He contributes to editorial boards of journals like Transportation Research Part A and Journal of Transport & Health, and serves as Vice President of the International Association of Travel Behavior Research (IATBR).