Ciari, Francesco, Dr.

ETH Zürich Dr. Francesco Ciari Institut für Verkehrsplanung und Transportsysteme (IVT) HIL F 33.2 Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 15 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND Telefon: +41 44 633 71 65 E-Mail:

Main research topics

• Car-sharing and Shared-vehicle Systems
• Car-pooling
• Multi-Agent Microsimulations
• Retailers Location Choice

PhD thesis

• Sharing as a key to rethink urban mobility: Investigating and modeling innovative transport systems

Ongoing Projects

• MATSim 2030

Past projects

2008-2011

ASTRA 2008/017 – Potenzial von Fahrgemeinschaften

2008-2009

Wirkungen der Westumfahrung Zürich

2007-2009

KTI-Project 8443.1 ESPP-ES – Agentenbasierte Simulation für "location-based-services"

2007-2009

Agent-based modelling of retailers and their reactions to road pricing

Work experience

Since 2006

Researcher at IVT, ETH Zurich

2006

Stage, Arsenal Research, Vienna (A)

2004 -2006

Adastra language school, Vienna (A)

2001 -2003

CIRIEC, International Center of Research and Information on the Public, Social and Cooperative Economy, Florence (I)

Education

1993-2003

Studies at the Università degli studi di Firenze (I), Dipl. Ing. in Environmental Engineering

1993

Baccalaureat, Istituto tecnico per Geometri G.Salvemini, Firenze (I)

Publications

Refereed Journal Papers

• Ciari, F., N. Schuessler and K.W. Axhausen (2012) Estimation of Car-Sharing Demand Using an Activity-Based Microsimulation Approach: Model Discussion and some Results, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 7 (1) 70-84.
• Meister, K., M. Rieser, F. Ciari, A. Horni, M. Balmer and K. W. Axhausen (2009) Anwendung eines agentenbasierten Modells der Verkehrsnachfrage auf die Schweiz, Strassenverkehrstechnik, 53 (5) 269-280.

Refereed Conference Papers

• Ciari, F. and K.W. Axhausen (2012) Choosing carpooling or car sharing as a mode: Swiss stated choice experiments, paper presented at the 91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2012.
• Ciari, F. and K.W. Axhausen (2012) Modeling Location decisions of retailers with an agent-based approach, paper presented at the 91th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2012.
• Ciari, F., N. Schuessler and K.W. Axhausen (2011) Estimation of Car-Sharing Demand Using an Activity-Based Microsimulation Approach: Model Discussion and Preliminary Results, paper presented at the 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2011.
• Ciari, F., M. Balmer and K.W. Axhausen (2009) Concepts for a large scale car-sharing system: Modelling and evaluation with an agent-based approach, paper presented at the 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2009.

Other Conference Papers

• Ciari, F., C. Dobler and K.W. Axhausen (2012) Modeling one-way shared vehicle systems: an agent-based approach, paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Toronto, July 2012.
• Ciari, F. (2012) Why do people carpool: Results from a Swiss survey, paper presented at 12th Swiss Transport Research Conference, Ascona, May 2012.
• Ciari, F. (2011) Modeling location decisions of retailers with an agent-based approach, paper presented at the 11th Swiss Transport Research Conference, Ascona, May 2011.
• Ciari, F., M. Balmer and K.W. Axhausen (2010) Estimating the Potential of a Large Scale Car-Sharing System with an Agent-Based Microsimulation Approach, paper presented at the 12th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), Lisbon, July 2010.
• Meister, K., M. Balmer, F. Ciari, A. Horni, M. Rieser, R.A. Waraich and K.W. Axhausen (2010) Large-scale agent-based travel demand optimization applied to Switzerland, including mode choice, paper presented at the 12th World Conference on Transportation Research, Lisbon, July 2010.
• Ciari, F., M. Balmer and K.W. Axhausen (2009) Large scale use of collective taxis: a multi-agent approach, paper presented at the 12th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Jaipur, December 2009.
• Ciari, F. (2009) Modeling collective taxis in a multi-agent traffic simulation framework,  paper presented at the 9th Swiss Transport Research Conference, Ascona, September 2009.
• Ciari, F., M. Balmer and K.W. Axhausen (2008) A new mode choice model for a multi-agent transport simulation, paper presented at the 8th Swiss Transport Research Conference, Ascona, October 2008.
• Ciari, F., M. Löchl and K.W. Axhausen (2008) Location choice of retailers - an agent-based approach, paper presented at the 15th International Conference on Recent Advances in Retailing and Services Science, Zagreb, July 2008.
• Meister, K., M. Rieser, F. Ciari, A. Horni, M. Balmer and K. W. Axhausen (2008) Anwendung eines agentenbasierten Modells der Verkehrsnachfrage auf die Schweiz, paper presented at the Heureka '08, Stuttgart, March 2008.
• Ciari, F., M. Balmer and K.W. Axhausen (2007) Mobility tool ownership and mode choice decision processes in multi-agent transportation simulation, paper presented at the 7th Swiss Transport Research Conference, Ascona, September 2007.

Working Papers and Other Publications

• Ciari, F. and K.W. Axhausen (2012) Carsharing membership: A model for Switzerland, Arbeitsberichte Verkehrs- und Raumplanung, 742, IVT, ETH Zürich, Zürich.
• Balmer, M., K. Meister, R.A.Waraich, A. Horni, F. Ciari und K.W. Axhausen (2010) Agentenbasierte Simulation für location based services, Endbericht, F&E Förderung: Science to Market, KTI 8443.1 ESPP-ES, Datapuls AG, IVT, ETH Zürich, Zürich.
• Balmer, M., A. Horni, K. Meister, D. Charypar, F. Ciari und K. W. Axhausen (2009) Wirkungen der Westumfahrung Zürich: Eine Analyse mit einer agentenbasierten Mikrosimulation, Schlussbericht, Baudirektion Kanton Zürich, IVT, ETH Zürich, Zürich.

Presentations (without paper)

• Ciari F. (2012) Entscheidungsmodelle zum car sharing und car pooling, presented at Fahrzeuge Teilen, IVT Seminar, Zurich, May 2012.
• Ciari F. (2012) Carpooling in Switzerland: a Qualitative Survey and a Stated Choice Experiment, Brownbag Group Seminar, Zurich, January 2012.
• Ciari, F. (2011) Matsim, an agent based traffic simulator, CTS Seminar, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2011.
• Horni, A. and F. Ciari (2011) Microsimulating Choices of Different Agent Types: Shoppers and Retailers, poster presented at Rational Choice Seminar, San Servolo (Venice), November 2011.
• Ciari, F. (2010) Potenzial von Fahrgemeinschaften, Vortrag, ASTRA-Informationsveranstaltung, Zürich, Februar 2010.
• Ciari F. (2009) Public Bicycles Systems in Europe, Brownbag Group Seminar, Zurich, May 2009.
• A. Horni and F. Ciari (2009) Modeling Shopping Customers & Retailers with the Activity-based Multi-agent Transport Simulation MATSim, CCSS Seminar, Zurich, April 2009.
• Ciari, F. (2009) Supply Agents in MATSim: Some Results, presentation at the 1st MATSim Usersʼ Group Meeting, Berlin, April 2009.
• Ciari, F. (2008) Collective taxi and car-sharing systems in MATSim, presentation at the MATSim Developer Meeting, Castasegna, October 2008.
• Ciari F. (2007) MZ 2005 vs. MATSim: comparing Mobility Tools ownership and Mode Choice in the reality and in the simulated world, Brownbag Group Seminar, Zurich, December 2007.
• Ciari, F. (2007) New actors in MATSim –T: Agent based retailers, presentation at the MATSim Developer Meeting, Castasegna, October 2007.
• Ciari F. (2007), Car sharing: from niche product to a generalized use?, Brownbag Group Seminar, Zurich, March 2007.

Lectures and Tutorials

• Ciari, F. (2012) Introduction to MATSim, Avignon, February 2012.
• Ciari, F. (2010) Initial demand generation, MATSim Tutorial Zurich, May 2010.

Supervised Student Theses

• Dubernet, T. (2010) Activity-based simulation and joint decision modeling, Master Thesis, IVT, ETH Zurich, Institute for Transport Planning and Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France).