Updated on 3 September 2026
Social Systems for Future Mobility: Understanding How Society Shapes Mobility Adoption, Accessibility and Well-being
Sr Engineer / Technology Strategy Planning at TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE
Zaventem, Belgium
About
Areas of interest:
A. Mobility Identity & Post-Ownership Society
TME is interested in understanding how younger generations perceive mobility, ownership, accessibility and freedom, and how these evolving expectations influence the adoption of shared, multimodal and on-demand mobility services. We seek projects exploring behavioural change, new mobility lifestyles, mobility needs across different population groups, and future mobility demand patterns.
B. Ageing & Assisted Mobility Ecosystems
TME is interested in how mobility systems, services and supporting infrastructure can help ageing populations maintain independence, social participation and quality of life. We seek projects addressing accessible mobility, inclusive transport solutions, mobility barriers, and community-centred approaches that support active ageing and social inclusion.
C. Mobility, Well-being & Social Inclusion
TME is interested in understanding how access to mobility influences well-being, quality of life and social inclusion. We seek projects investigating the relationship between accessibility, mobility capability ("motility"), travel behaviour and societal outcomes, as well as methods to assess the broader social value generated by future mobility systems.
Topic
- Cross-cutting Topic 1: Adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and spaces
- 15mC Topic 2: Align ambitions for mobility transitions across sectors
- 15mC Topic 3: Nurture neighbourhood economies – activate innovation in local everyday offers
- CUE Topic 2: Innovative maintenance of urban green and blue spaces
- CUE Topic 3:Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities
- PED Topic 2: PED solutions in private housing across different urban contexts
- PED Topic 3: Sustainable PEDs, flexibility in energy systems, and integrated technologies
Type
- Looking for partners to join a project
- Looking to join a project
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
Co-Create Mobility/Circular/Energy Economy
- Looking to join a project
- CUE Topic 2: Innovative maintenance of urban green and blue spaces
- 15mC Topic 2: Align ambitions for mobility transitions across sectors
- CUE Topic 3:Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities
- Cross-cutting Topic 1: Adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and spaces
- PED Topic 2: PED solutions in private housing across different urban contexts
- PED Topic 3: Sustainable PEDs, flexibility in energy systems, and integrated technologies
- 15mC Topic 3: Nurture neighbourhood economies – activate innovation in local everyday offers
Hua Jin
CEO at Aiedu
Espoo, Finland
Project cooperation
Advancing Just 15-Minute Cities for Sustainable Urban Transitions
- Looking to join a project
- Looking for partners to join a project
- 15mC Topic 2: Align ambitions for mobility transitions across sectors
- 15mC Topic 3: Nurture neighbourhood economies – activate innovation in local everyday offers
Asrin Mahmoudpour
Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at Oxford Brookes University
OXFORD, United Kingdom
Project cooperation
Equity-focused mobility transition pathways for 15-minute cities
- 15mC Topic 2: Align ambitions for mobility transitions across sectors
Ivana Semanjski
Professor at Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium