Education and Work Experience

since
01/2018
Research Assistant at the Institute for Transport Studies at KIT
09/2021 - 12/2021 Research Scholar at the University of Florida
10/2015 - 12/2017 Master’s degree in Civil Engineering at KIT
01/2014 - 06/2014 Semester abroad at Lund University (LTH) in Sweden
10/2011 - 05/2015 Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Research

  • Travel Behaviour
  • Long-Distance Travel
  • Design of Travel Surveys

Memberships

  • Member of the German Association of Transport Sciences (DVWG)

Research Projects

Project Title Funding Start End

Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)

2023

2025

Umweltbundesamt (Kantar Deutschland als Hauptauftragnehmer)

2018

2021

BMW-Group

2015

running

Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV)

1994

2024

BMW Group

2019

2020

Umweltbundesamt Dessau (IFEU Institut für Energie und Umweltforschung als Hauptauftragnehmer)

2018

2019

Bayerische Motorenwerke AG

2016

2018

Publications


Chlond, B.; Ecke, L.; Magdolen, M.; Vallée, J.; Vortisch, P. (2024). The German Mobility Panel: – Lessons Learned from a Longitudinal Travel Behavior Survey over 30 Years. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. doi:10.1177/03611981241252782Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
Ecke, L.; Hilgert, T.; Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2024). Checking Data Quality of Longitudinal Household Travel Survey Data. Transportation Research Procedia, 76, 258–268. doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2023.12.053Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
Ecke, L.; Magdolen, M.; Jaquart, S.; Andre, R.; Vortisch, P. (2024). A case study of checking national household travel survey data with machine learning. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 24, Art.-Nr.: 101078. doi:10.1016/j.trip.2024.101078Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2024). The Many Definitions of Long-Distance Travel – a Discussion. 103rd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., 7th-11th January 2024. 
Barthelmes, L.; Behren, S. von; Magdolen, M.; Soylu, T.; Chlond, B.; Kagerbauer, M. (2023). Insights into public transit use in Berlin – The role of autonomy and public transit privacy. 7th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium WMCAUS 2022, Article no: 190002, AIP Publishing. doi:10.1063/5.0170513
Reiffer, A.; Magdolen, M.; Ecke, L.; Vortisch, P. (2023). Longitudinal Analysis of Changes in Telecommuting Behavior and Associated Changes in Travel Behavior. 102nd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 8-12, 2023. 
Ecke, L.; Magdolen, M.; Jaquart, S.; Vortisch, P. (2022). Machine learning-based framework for data reviewing of a national household travel survey. 10th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART 2022), Leuven, BE, June 1-3, 2022. Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
Magdolen, M.; Behren, S. von; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2022). Long-distance travel in tension with everyday mobility of urbanites – A classification of leisure travellers. Travel behaviour and society, 26, 290–300. doi:10.1016/j.tbs.2021.10.010
Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Schulz, A.; Nobis, C.; Blechschmidt, J.; Reher, J.; Thaller, C.; Liedtke, G.; Jödden, C.; Sauer, A.; Führer, M.; Kotzagiorgis, S.; Frick, R. (2022). Options for action for an ecological design of long-distance mobility in passenger and freight transport : Executive summary. (T. Janitzek & M. Douglas, Eds.), Umweltbundesamt (UBA). 
Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Schulz, A.; Nobis, C.; Jödden, C.; Sauer, A.; Führer, M.; Frick, R. (2022). Handlungsoptionen für eine ökologische Gestaltung der Langstreckenmobilität im Personenverkehr : Abschlussbericht. Umweltbundesamt (UBA). 
Reiffer, A.; Magdolen, M.; Ecke, L.; Vortisch, P. (2022). Effects of COVID-19 on Telework and Commuting Behavior: Evidence from 3 Years of Panel Data. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2677 (4), 478–493. doi:10.1177/03611981221089938Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
Vallee, J.; Ecke, L.; Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2022). Combining Two Types of Data to Analyze the Effects of Covid-19 on Car Usage. 101st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 9-13, 2022. 
Magdolen, M.; Bönisch, L.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2021). Long-Distance Travel as an Extension of Everyday Life: Understanding Distinct Traveler Types. 100th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 05 - 29, 2021. 
Niklas, U.; Magdolen, M.; Behren, S. von; Vortisch, P. (2021). Identifying Trip Purposes on Trip Level for Vehicle Sensor Data. 100th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 05 - 29, 2021. 
Briem, L.; Buck, H. S.; Magdolen, M.; Lange, L.; Vortisch, P. (2020). Incident management in public transport - surveying dispatchers’ actions. Association for European Transport. 
Magdolen, M.; Behren, S. von; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2020). Traveling Long-Distance with Bad Conscience? Discrepancies Between Everyday and Long-Distance Travel of Urbanites. 99th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 12 - 16, 2020. 
Magdolen, M.; Behren, S. von; Hobusch, J.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2020). Comparison of Response Bias in an Intercultural Context – Evaluation of Psychological Items in Travel Behavior Research. Transportation Research Procedia, 48, 2891–2905. doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2020.08.231
Magdolen, M.; Ecke, L.; Hilgert, T.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2020). Identification of Non-Routine Tours in Everyday Travel Behavior. 99th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 12 - 16, 2020. Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
Magdolen, M.; Wörle, T.; Hilgert, T.; Behren, S. von. (2020). Influences of Norm and Excitement on Bike Use Behavior of High-Income People in China. 99th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 12 - 16, 2020. Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
Schulz, A.; Kuhnimhof, T.; Nobis, C.; Chlond, B.; Magdolen, M.; Bergk, F.; Kämper, C.; Knörr, W.; Kräck, J.; Jödden, C.; Sauer, A.; Führer, M.; Frick, R. (2020). Klimawirksame Emissionen des deutschen Reiseverkehrs. Umweltbundesamt (UBA). 
Magdolen, M.; Behren, S. von; Chlond, B.; Hunecke, M.; Vortisch, P. (2019). Combining attitudes and travel behavior - A comparison of urban mobility types identified in Shanghai, Berlin and San Francisco. TRB 98th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers - January 13 - 17, 2019, Washington, D.C.Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
Behren, S. von; Minster, C.; Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Hunecke, M.; Vortisch, P. (2018). Bringing travel behavior and attitudes together: An integrated survey approach for clustering urban mobility types. TRB 97th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers. Ed.: Transportation Research Board, Art.-Nr. 18–04546. Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document