Albert Steiner

ZHAW School of Engineering
Forschungsschwerpunkt Transport and Traffic Engineering
Technikumstrasse 81
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 78 01
albert.steiner@zhaw.ch

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1419-0610

Projects

Smart UMH: Smart urban multihub concept: Sustainable and liveable cities with low logistics visibility / Deputy project leader / laufend
Sustainable commuting at ZHAW / Team member / abgeschlossen
Customer orientation in the Traffic Management System / Team member / abgeschlossen
Decision support for pandemics / Team member / abgeschlossen
Analysis of the temporal development of the spatial accessibility of regional centres by public transport for the region of Västra Götaland (Sweden) / Project leader / abgeschlossen
Investigation of the potential of GIS-based planning tools to compare accessibility of activity locations and local socio-demographic factors / Project leader / abgeschlossen
Development and implementation of spatial accessibility methods in the Västra Götaland region (Sweden) / Project leader / abgeschlossen
SBB-Research Funds 'Automated Timetable Planning' / Co-project leader / abgeschlossen
Flight Network Simulation at Swiss International Air Lines / Team member / abgeschlossen
Rail Transport Service Environment (RTSE II) / Team member / abgeschlossen
cleverpendeln / Team member / abgeschlossen
Cooperational platform for urban logictis / Team member / abgeschlossen
Development of a consistent approach for stock planning and allocation of Unit Load Devices (ULD) in international air transportation. / Team member / abgeschlossen
Developing new behavioural models for simulating pedestrian flows and an optimized revenue concept / Project leader / abgeschlossen
Innovation in train service operation based on Railtransport-Service Environment (RTSE) / Team member / abgeschlossen

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Erland, Sveinung; Bachmat, Eitan; Steiner, Albert,

2024.

Let the fast passengers wait : boarding an airplane takes shorter time when passengers with the most bin luggage enter first.

European Journal of Operational Research.

317(3), pp. 748-761.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2022.12.027
Larsson, Anders; Elldér, Erik; Vafeiadis, Evangelos; Curtis, Carey; Steiner, Albert,

2022.

Exploring the potential for sustainable accessibility across settlement types : a Swedish case.

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment.

107(103297).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2022.103297
Erland, Sveinung; Kaupužs, Jevgenijs; Steiner, Albert; Bachmat, Eitan,

2021.

Lorentzian geometry and variability reduction in airplane boarding : slow passengers first outperforms random boarding.

Physical Review E.

103(6), pp. 062310.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.103.062310
Wüst, Raimond Matthias; Bütikofer, Stephan; Ess, Severin; Gomez, Claudio; Steiner, Albert; Laumanns, Marco; Szabo, Jacint; et al.,

2019.

Maintenance timetable planning based on mesoscopic infrastructure and the transport service intention.

Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management.

11, pp. 100146.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2019.100146
Steiner, Albert; Sick, Beate,

2008.

A new method for travel time estimation on long freeway sections.

European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research.

8(4), pp. 333-354.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4908

Conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Steiner, Albert; Weingart, Joel Niklas; Huber, Marius; Scherrer, Maike,

2023.

The effect of coopetition on driving distance in logistics in urban areas [poster].

In:

5th VREF Conference on Urban Freight, Gotenburg, Sweden, 18-20 October 2023.
Füchslin, Rudolf Marcel; Ambühl, Jacques; Faggian, Alessia; Fellermann, Harold M.; Flumini, Dandolo; Geller, Armando; Hanczyc, Martin M.; Klinkert, Andreas; Krütli, Pius; Matuttis, Hans-Georg; Ott, Thomas; Scheidegger, Stephan; Schmid, Gary Bruno; Smieszek, Timo; Schneider, Johannes J.; Steiner, Albert; Weyland, Mathias S.,

2023.

Ethical aspects of computational modelling in science, decision support and communication [paper].

In:

Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation.

XV Italian Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation (WIVACE), Winterthur, Switzerland, 15-17 September 2021.

Cham:

Springer.

Communications in Computer and Information Science ; 1722.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23929-8_24
Scherrer, Maike; Steiner, Albert; Rühlin, Viola,

2023.

Greening urban logistics : introducing a method to evaluate optimised decoupling hub locations [paper].

In:

Transportation Research Procedia.

9th Transport Research Arena (TRA), Lisbon, Portugal, 14-17 November 2022.

Elsevier.

pp. 572-579.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.441
Bütikofer, Stephan; Fontana, Dominik; Steiner, Albert; Wüst, Raimond,

2022.

Efficient timetable stability analysis using a graph contraction procedure [paper].

In:

Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance, Montpellier, France, 22-25 August 2022.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27165
Scherrer, Maike; Steiner, Albert; Rühlin, Viola,

2022.

Decoupling hubs for sustainable urban logistics : introducing a method to define optimal locations [paper].

In:

6th World Conference on Production and Operations Management (P&OM), online, 23-25 August 2022.
Larsson, Anders; Elldér, Erik; Vafeiadis, Evangelos; Curtis, Carey; Steiner, Albert,

2021.

A multi-modal, multi-activity, multi-scalar analysis for sustainable accessibility planning [paper].

In:

World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research 2021, online, 9-11 August 2021.
Bütikofer, Stephan; Steiner, Albert; Wüst, Raimond,

2020.

Periodic timetabling with flexibility based on a mesoscopic topology [paper].

In:

Operations Research Proceedings 2019.

Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), Dresden, Germany, 4-6 September 2019.

Cham:

Springer.

pp. 789-795.

Operations Research Proceedings.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48439-2_96
Wüst, Raimond; Bütikofer, Stephan; Ess, Severin; Gomez, Claudio; Steiner, Albert; Laumanns, Marco; Szabo, Jacint,

2019.

Improvement of maintenance timetable stability based on iteratively assigning event flexibility in FPESP [paper].

In:

Peterson, Anders; Joborn, Martin; Bohlin, Markus, eds.,

RailNorrköping 2019.

8th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Norrköping, Sweden, 17-20 June 2019.

Linköping:

Linköping University Electronic Press.

pp. 1140-1157.

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings ; 69.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18282
Wüst, Raimond; Bütikofer, Stephan; Ess, Severin; Gomez, Claudio; Steiner, Albert; Laumanns, Marco; Szabo, Jacint,

2019.

Periodic timetabling with ‘Track Choice’-PESP based on given line concepts and mesoscopic infrastructure [paper].

In:

Operations Research Proceedings 2018.

OR2018, Operations Research Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 12-14 September 2018.

Cham:

Springer.

pp. 571-578.

Operations Research Proceedings.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18500-8_71
Steiner, Albert,

2019.

A three-step floating catchment area method to quantify the spatial accessibility of healthcare facilities for citizens [paper].

In:

15th biennal NECTAR Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 5-7 June 2019.
Bütikofer, Stephan; Steiner, Albert,

2016.

Extension and application of a general pickup and delivery model for evaluating the impact of bundling goods in an urban environment [paper].

In:

Operations Research Proceedings 2014.

Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), Aachen, Germany, 2-5 September 2014.

Cham:

Springer.

pp. 83-89.

Operations Research Proceedings.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28697-6_13
Steiner, Albert; Leonhardt, Axel,

2014.

Speed and lane dependent net time headway distributions on freeways : comparing empirical and simulated data [paper].

In:

TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers.

93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, USA, 12-16 January 2014.

Washington:

Transportation Research Board.

pp. 1-17.
Wüst, Raimond; Steiner, Albert; Looser, Jonas; Seybold, Bernhard; Laumanns, Marco; Dunkel, Juliane; Hürlimann, Daniel; Roos, Samuel,

2013.

RTSE, a multi-component closed-loop control framework for railway networks [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems 2013.

3rd International Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems, Dresden, Germany, 2-4 December 2013.

Dresden:

TUDpress.

pp. 367-375.

Verkehrstelematik ; 3.
Wüst, Raimond Matthias; Steiner, Albert,

2012.

A multi-component closed-loop control framework for rail traffic networks [paper].

In:

12th Swiss Transport Research Conference, Ascona, 2-4 May 2012.

Available from: http://www.strc.ch/2012/Wuest_Steiner.pdf
Leonhardt, Axel; Steiner, Albert,

2012.

Instance based learning for estimating and predicting traffic state variables using spatio-temporal traffic patterns [paper].

In:

TRB 91rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers.

91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, USA, 22-26 January 2012.

Washington:

Transportation Research Board.
Steiner, Albert; Leonhardt, Axel,

2011.

Map-generation algorithm using low-frequency vehicle position data [paper].

In:

TRB 90th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers.

90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, USA, 23-27 January 2011.

Washington:

Transportation Research Board.

pp. 1-17.

Other publications

Bütikofer, Stephan; De Martinis, Valerio; Gomez, Claudio; Steiner, Albert; et al.,

2023.

Steigerung der ÖV-Attraktivität durch Optimierung der Anschlusse von Bus zu Bahn.

ETR – Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau.

2023(11), pp. 74-77.
Steiner, Albert; Scherrer, Maike,

2021.

Die Zukunft der Mobilität gemeinsam gestalten.

Mobility Impacts.

2021(2), pp. 40-41.
Wüst, Raimond; Gomez, Claudio; Ess, Severin; Steiner, Albert; Bütikofer, Stephan,

2018.

Development of a prototype for the automated generation of timetable scenarios specified by the transport service intention.

St. Gallen:

SBB Forschungsfonds HSG.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18564
Schmelzer, Helene; Hollenstein, Lukas; Bütikofer, Stephan; Steiner, Albert; Wüst, Raimond Matthias; Zuberbühler, Ivo,

2017.

Kooperationsplattform für die urbane Güterlogistik : Schlussbericht.
Wüst, Raimond Matthias; Steiner, Albert; Gomez, Claudio,

2017.

Kundenfreundliche und robuste Ersatzfahrpläne während Bau- und Unterhaltsintervallen.

ETR – Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau.

2017(10), pp. 57-61.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4791
Leber, Micha; Philipp, Roman; Thaler, Markus; Steiner, Albert,

2012.

Die Wege der Menschen sind nicht unergründlich.

Technische Rundschau.

2012(2), pp. 12-15.
Steiner, Albert; Breu, Robin; Bruderer, Patrick; Renold, Manuel,

2011.

E-Gates at Zurich Airport.

International Airport Review.

15(6), pp. 29.

Available from: https://www.internationalairportreview.com/article/7470/e-gates-at-zurich-airport/
Steiner, Albert; Philipp, Michel,

2009.

Speeding up the airplane boarding process by using pre-boarding areas [paper].

In:

9th Swiss Transport Research Conference, Ascona, 9-11 September 2009.
Steiner, Albert,

2008.

An improved method for travel time estimation on long freeway sections [paper].

In:

Swiss Transport Research Conference, Ascona, 15-17 October 2008.
Steiner, Albert; Sick, Beate,

2008.

New methods for travel time estimation on freeway sections.

MOTION Working Papers Transportation Systems

; 1.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-117
Steiner, Albert; Eigel, Ernst; Wüst, Urs,

2007.

Flottenmanagement der Schweizer Luftwaffe - schnelle Reaktion dank intelligenter Planung.

INTRA.

2007(1), pp. 46-47.
Steiner, Albert,

2006.

A heuristic method for aircraft maintenance scheduling under various constraints [paper].

In:

6th Swiss Transport Research Conference, Ascona, 15-17 March 2006.
Meierhofer, Jürg; Steiner, Albert,

2004.

Quantitative assessment and capacity planning of business processes in the service sector [paper].

In:

Automation and logistics for manufacturing in Switzerland.

IPLnet 2004 Workshop, Automation and logistics for manufacturing in Switzerland, Murten, 7-8 September 2004.

Brugg:

FHNW Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz.
Meierhofer, Jürg; Heitz, Christoph; Steiner, Albert,

2004.

Simulation based case studies for management training in the fields of production and supply chain Management [paper].

In:

Automation and logistics for manufacturing in Switzerland.

IPLnet 2004 Workshop, Automation and logistics for manufacturing in Switzerland, Murten, 7-8 September 2004.

Brugg:

FHNW Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1884
Steiner, Albert; Hosang, Jürg; Meierhofer, Jürg,

2004.

Vehicular traffic data analysis and its benefits to prevent traffic congestion [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the IPLnet 2004 Workshop.

IPLnet 2004 Workshop, Automation and logistics for manufacturing in Switzerland, Murten, 7-8 September 2004.

IPLnet.
Barta, Janos; Steiner, Albert; Eigel, Ernst; Wüst, Urs; Hosang, Jürg,

2003.

A tool for preventive aircraft maintenance scheduling [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the IPLnet 2003 Workshop.

IPLnet 2003 Workshop, Institut für Produktions- und Logistiksysteme, Ebnat-Kappel, 9-10 September 2003.

IPLnet.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Bütikofer, Stephan; Wüst, Reimond Matthias; Steiner, Albert; Fontana, Dominik,

2022.

Efficient timetable stability analysis using a graph contraction procedure.

In:

Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance, Montpellier, France, 22-25 August 2022.
Larsson, Anders; Steiner, Albert,

2019.

Challenges of implementing equity-based accessibility thresholds for different modes of transport : a comparison of Gothenburg and Zurich regions.

In:

AESOP 2019 Conference : Book of Abstracts.

AESOP Annual Congress, Venice, Italy, 9-13 July 2019.
Wüst, Raimond Matthias; Bütikofer, Stephan; Ess, Severin; Gomez, Claudio; Steiner, Albert; Laumanns, Marco; Szabo, Jacint,

2019.

Improvement of maintenance timetable stability based on iteratively assigning event flexibility in FPESP.

In:

8th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis (ICROMA), Norrköping, Sweden, 17-20 June 2019.
Bütikofer, Stephan; Wüst, Raimond Matthias; Steiner, Albert,

2018.

Periodic timetabling with ‘Track Choice’-PESP based on given line concepts and mesoscopic infrastructure.

In:

EULOG 2018: Entscheidungsunterstützung in der Logistik, Linz, Österreich, 4.-5. Oktober 2018.
Wüst, Raimond Matthias; Gomez, Claudio; Ess, Severin; Steiner, Albert; Bütikofer, Stephan; Laumanns, Marco; Szabo, Jazint,

2018.

Periodic timetabling with ‘Track Choice’-PESP based on given line concepts and mesoscopic infrastructure.

In:

OR2018, Operations Research Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 12-14 September 2018.

Available from: https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/tmp/program-or2018.pdf
Steiner, Albert,

2010.

Visualizing traffic data with Google Earth : real-time air traffic in 3D.

In:

Swiss Transport Research Conference, Ascona, 1-3 September 2010.
Steiner, Albert; Philipp, Michel; Schmid, Alex,

2007.

Parameter estimation for a pedestrian simulation model.

In:

Swiss Transport Research Conference, Ascona, 12-14 September 2007.
Sick, Beate; Steiner, Albert,

2007.

Travel time estimation for long freeway sections.

In:

Swiss Statistics Meeting, Lucerne, 14 -16 November 2007.

Swiss Statistical Society (SSS).

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