Dr. Mohamed Kamil Morsi Mahmod

Responsible for acquisition of new national and international (EU) projects within the department of Verification and Validation. Represent DLR at different international consortia and associations such as International Alliance for Mobility Testing and Standardization (IAMTS), Connected Cooperative and Automated Mobility (CCAM), Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems (ASAM).

Project management of DLR’s parts in national and international (EU) projects (with budget over 1 Million Euro) including project acquisition, project planning and execution as well as project monitoring and reporting to funders. Successfully led acquisition of the largest national proposal in 2018 for next three years (2019-2021), coordinating input from 12 institutes within DLR. Discussed scientific input with sub-project leaders and financial issues with controlling departments.

Research into Co-operative Intelligent Transportation Systems and Connected Automated Vehicles participating in various national and international projects which developed such systems, assessed their impacts and conducted Field Operation Tests to test and validate their functionality. Leading Work Package within EU projects. Also leading Work Group Simulation within the CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium (C2C-CC). Conduct simulation studies within internal projects using SUMO traffic simulation

Research into the use of communication between vehicles and traffic lights to reduce traffic emissions and improve local air quality in urban areas. Visiting researcher at PATH program, University of California, Berkeley. Visiting conferences and workshops as well as teaching assistance and student supervision.

Working one day per week participating in projects within the field Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Conduct Simulation studies using VISSIM.

Master’s Thesis: ”Collaborative vehicles for increased traffic safety”. Research into the development of applications within the field of Intelligent Transportation System, notably the evaluation of alternative wireless technologies and their deployment in different aspects of such systems.