Dr. ir. Dorine Duives is an Associate Professor at the Department of Transport & Planning at Delft University of Technology. Her research focuses on modeling the dynamics of the active modes of transport, pedestrians and cyclists, and on understanding travel behavior through field experiments, virtual reality, and big data analysis. Her expertise lies in traffic operations and management, especially for active modes in urban environments. In her work on the monitoring and management of crowd movements and cyclist traffic, she works closely with the planning departments and security organizations of municipalities, large-scale events, and transport hubs.
After obtaining a BSc in Civil Engineering, Dorine completed an MSc in Transport Modeling at Northwestern University in Chicago, USA. She then completed a second MSc in Transport & Planning at Delft University of Technology, in which she tested a new UAV-based data collection technique at a Dutch music festival. In 2016, she obtained her PhD on the analysis and modeling of crowd movement dynamics at large-scale events. She currently coordinates the Active Mode Lab, which brings together all researchers at Transport & Planning working on active-mode topics.
Dorine is committed to exploring both the practical and the theoretical sides of managing and operating active mode infrastructure. Her aim is to combine insights from current traffic management practice with traffic flow theory to improve how we understand, simulate, and manage pedestrian and cyclist traffic. Recent work includes how lighting influences pedestrian route and exit choice, and new AI-based methods for predicting bicycle traffic.
Alongside her research, Dorine teaches courses on active modes and extended reality in civil engineering, and supervises PhD candidates and MSc and BSc students.
Professional Experience
2014 – current
Associate professor Active Modes & Coordinator Active Mode Lab
Department Transport & Planning, Delft University of Technology.
Data and model-driven active mode state estimation and the development of the active mode monitoring dashboards, which uses data fusion techniques and big data analysis to analyse active mode traffic dynamics in urban environments during normal and exceptional situations.
2018 – 2024
Assistant professor Active Modes & Coordinator Active Mode Lab
Department Transport & Planning, Delft University of Technology.
Education
2016 – 2018
Postdoctoral researcher
Department Transport & Planning, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
2012 – 2016
PhD student
Department Transport & Planning, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
PhD thesis: Analysis and modelling of pedestrian movement dynamics at large-scale events.
2010 – 2011
MSc. Civil Engineering
Department of Transportation, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.
MSc thesis: Pedestrian route choice decisions during evacuation instances.
2009 – 2012
MSc. Civil Engineering
Department Transport & Planning, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
MSc thesis: High density crowd movements at Lowlands.
2006 – 2009
BSc. Civil Engineering
Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
2005 – 2006
1st year BSc. Science communication with minors in experimental physics and geology.
University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom.
