ANNUAIRE

Bio

Koen Mommens is professor in the research group Mobilise – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, led by Prof. Dr. Cathy Macharis. Koen Mommens is a Master of Science in Geography at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. He currently leads the research group on Sustainable Logistics within Mobilise. In his PhD, Koen Mommens researched the impact of different cargo-types (e.g. containers, pallets, etc.) on the modal shift to rail and inland waterways. He therefore developed the LAMBTOP (GIS model) and TRABAM (agent-based model). This last model is a freight transport model for Belgium integrating both logistic service provider behavior and external cost calculations on individual vehicle level. Koen Mommens published in the most important peer-reviewed journals in his research field. He was involved in over 50 projects, for governments (including Flemish, Walloon, Brussels, EU) and large enterprises including for Colruyt, Torfs and AB Inbev.