Alejandro Tirachini takes the lead of the Institute for Public Transport Planning

[Institut für Verkehrswesen,Eisenbahnbau und ., Verkehrsw., Eisenbahnbau und -betrieb (IVE)]
Zu sehen ist Professor Alejandro Tirachini

Since September 1st 2025, the head of the Institute of Transport, Railway Construction and Operation (IVE) will be our new Professor Dr Alejandro Tirachini, setting a new research focus as the Institute of Public Transport Planning (IPTP). Prof Dr Tirachini was previously Visiting Professor and Humboldt Fellow at the Technical University of Munich (2019-2020) and Associate Professor at the University of Twente (2023-2025). He is also a part-time professor at the Universidad de Chile.

His main research interests are the design, planning and operation of public transport systems and the study of shared mobility and emerging mobility technologies from a sustainable mobility perspective. He has worked on transport research projects in Chile, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore and Mexico. He has been co-editor of the Journal of Public Transportation (2019-2024) and co-editor of the Handbook on Transport Pricing and Financing (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023).

We warmly welcome Prof Dr Tirachini and look forward to working with him!