MATHIAS WILLNAT






Research Fields and Interests



  • Accessibility, Choice and Decision Support in Shared Mobility Systems

  • Shared Micro-Mobility Station Network Design

  • Map Complexity in Mobile Information Systems















Academic Experience


No longer updated as of 2025; see LinkedIn or XING for current information.




  • Since 10/2020

    Doctorate, Smart Mobility Research Group - Chair of Information Management, University of Goettingen, Germany



  • 10/2015 - 11/2017

    Master of Science in Transportation Economics, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany



  • 10/2011 - 03/2015

    Bachelor of Science in Economics, European University Viadrina, Germany, and Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

















Practical Experience






  • 03/2024 – 03/2025

    Head of Smart Mobility Research Group - Chair of Information Management, University of Goettingen, Germany



  • 10/2019 – 03/2025

    Research Associate, Smart Mobility Research Group - Chair of Information Management, University of Goettingen, Germany



  • 10/2017 - 09/2019

    Manager Advanced Analytics, Lufthansa Miles & More GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany



  • 10/2016 - 09/2017

    Student Assistant, Chair of Transportation Economics and International Transportation Policy, TU Dresden, Germany



  • 04/2015 - 08/2015

    Intern, Business Development, Deutsche Bahn AG, Frankfurt, Germany



  • 06/2014 - 10/2014

    Intern, Operations, FlixBus GmbH, Munich, Germany

















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Contact


Mathias Willnat

Chair of Information Management

Smart Mobility Research Group (SMRG)



Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5

8. Floor

37073 Göttingen






mathias.willnat@uni-goettingen.de


Consulting hours by appointment













Publications


No longer updated as of 2025; see ResearchGate for current list





  • 2024


      ▶ Willnat, M.; Borchers, L.; Lembcke, T.-B.; Kolbe, L. (2024): Planning factors in municipal bikesharing network design: A qualitative study. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 27, 101190.


      ▶ Prinz, C.; Willnat, M.; Rampold, F.; Kolbe, L. (2024): Unconstraining Demand for Effective System Operation: The Case of Vehicle Relocation in Free-Floating E-Carsharing, Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Paphos, Cyprus. [VHB 4: A]


      ▶ Marzok, M., Bohlen, L., Willnat, M., Lichtenberg, S., Brendel, A. B., Strahringer, S., & Kolbe, L. M. (2024): I Will Survive?–Entscheidungen für Digitale Innovationen in Kleinen und Mittleren Unternehmen in Krisenzeiten, HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, 1-14. [VHB 4: C]


      ▶ Prinz, C.; Willnat, M.; Lembcke, T.-B.; Kolbe, L. (2024): Archetypes of Carsharing Relocation Algorithms: A Perspective on Problem Space, Solution Space and Evaluation, Proceedings of the International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems (VEHITS), Angers, France.


      ▶ Willnat, M.; Kegel, F.; Prinz, C.; Kolbe, L. (2024): Transfer Penalties in Active Transport Last Mile Connections: Evidence from a Stated Choice Experiment, Book of Abstracts of the International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems (VEHITS), Angers, France.


      ▶ Willnat, M.; Prinz, C.; Kolbe, L. (2024): Information System Design for Utility Service Fleet Operations: The Use of Pooled Vehicle Trajectory Data for Super-Additive Analytics, Book of Abstracts of the International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems (VEHITS), Angers, France.





  • 2022


      ▶ Willnat, M.; Lembcke, T.-B.; Menck, J. H. D.; Kegel, F.; Prinz, C. (2022): Digital Map Complexity and Behavioral Consistency in Mobility Information Systems, Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Minneapolis, USA. [VHB 3: D]


      ▶ Prinz, C.; Hellmeier, M.; Willnat, M.; Harnischmacher, C.; Kolbe, L. (2022): Increasing the Business Value Of Free-Floating Carsharing Fleets By Applying Machine-Learning Based Relocations, Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Timișoara, Romania. [VHB 3: B]





  • 2021


      ▶ Willnat, M.; Lembcke, T.-B.; Harnischmacher, C.; Prinz, C.; Klumpp, M. (2021): How Far are You Gonna Go? Understanding Pedestrian Catchment Areas in Shared Mobility Systems, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Austin (TX), USA. [VHB 3: A]


      ▶ Fredershausen, S., Lechte, H., Willnat, M., Witt, T., Harnischmacher, C., Lembcke, T.-B., Klumpp, M., and Kolbe, L. 2021. Towards an Understanding of Hydrogen Supply Chains: A Structured Literature Review Regarding Sustainability Evaluation, Sustainability [VHB: C]


      ▶ Lembcke, T.-B.; Willnat, M.; Lechte, H.; Greve, M.; Heinsohn, J.; Brendel, A.B. (2021): Mobility Need-Adaptive Housing Platforms: The Benefit of a Commute Time Search Feature, Sustainability [VHB: C]


      ▶ Prinz, C.; Lichtenberg, S.; Willnat, M.; Brendel, A.B. (2021): CASSI: Design of a Simulation Environment for Vehicle Relocation in Carsharing. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction [VHB 3: n.a.]





  • 2020


      ▶ Lembcke, T.-B.; Herrenkind, B.; Willnat, M.; Bührke, J.; Nastjuk, I. (2020): Driving Future Mobility by Shared Mobility: A Taxonomy of Ridesharing Business Models, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Hyderabad, India. [VHB 3: A]


      ▶ Lembcke, T.-B.; Engelbrecht, N.; Willnat, M.; Lichtenberg, S. (2020): Behavioral Design in Online Supermarkets: How Virtual Shopping Cart Functions Impact Sustainable Consumption, Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Salt Lake City, United States. [VHB 3: D]


      ▶ Herrenkind, B.; Harnischmacher, C.; Willnat, M.; Lembcke, T.B.; Villbrandt, Y. (2020): Digital Shared Mobility Services - A Literature Analysis and Avenues for IS-Related Future Research, Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Salt Lake City, United States. [VHB 3: D]


      ▶ Harnischmacher, C.; Greve, M.; Willnat, M.; Kolbe, L.M. (2020): Secondary Use of a Smart Electric Container Terminal: Scenario Analysis on relevant Cost Drivers, Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Salt Lake City, United States. [VHB 3: D]


      ▶ Prinz, C.; Lichtenberg, S.; Willnat, M. (2020): CASSI: Design of a Simulation Environment for Vehicle Relocation in Carsharing, Proceedings of European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Marrakech, Morocco. [VHB 3: B]





  • 2018


      ▶ Willnat, M.; Treiber, M. (2018): Ein datengetriebener Predictive-Modelling-Ansatz zur Evaluation potentieller Bikesharing-Entleihstationen, Tagungsband der 26. Verkehrswissenschaftlichen Tage (VWT), Dresden, Germany.