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VITA Markus Hoffmann

Short biography

Hoffmann, Markus, PD PhD MSc. (Adjunct Associate Professor)

Civil Engineering Studies (2001) and Doctorate (2006) at the TU Graz, 2008-2014, Research Group Leader at the Institute of Transportation Sciences at TU Wien, since 2017 collaboration with the Institute for Structural Engineering BOKU Vienna, University Lecturer since 2007 at TU Graz and since 2008 at TU Wien as well as UACG Sofia from 2010-2015. 2019 Habilitation (equal to Associate Adjunct Professor) at the Technische Universität Vienna for the fields of Road Maintenance and Road Asset Management. The main focus is research on Asset Management, Life Cycle Costs, Operation and Maintenance, Digitalization and Software Development working as an independent Civil Engineering Consultant in Vienna since 2002.

Personal Information

Name:                            Markus Hoffmann, PD, PhD, MSc.

Address:                        Fürst-Liechtenstein-Straße 13, A-1230 Vienna, Austria

Phone:                           +43 1 9971255, +43 (0) 650 9730604 (mobile)

E-Mail:                           markus.hoffmann@tuVienna.ac.at (university)
                                      office@hoffmann-consult.at (office)

Homepage:                   www.hoffmann-consult.at

Nationality:                    Austria

Date of birth:                 4th of June 1973

Family:                           Unmarried, 2 Children
                                      Anastasia (*2005) und Viola (*2013)

Business areas

  • Research and teaching on transport infrastructure and life cycle costs

  • Planning, construction, operation, maintenance of transport structures

  • Spatial analysis, project evaluation, strategy advice

  • Software development road operation & asset management systems

  • Advice, lectures, moderation, and training

Achievements

  • Large infrastructure studies and research projects as a project leader

  • 30+ Author of manuals and guidelines in the field

  • 200+ Papers, publications and conference lectures

  • 300+ Presentations at seminars, workshops and conferences

  • 15+ Supervised Master Thesis at TU Vienna, TU Graz, FH, UACG Sofia

  • 3 Supervised PhD-Thesis

  • Nominated State Prize Mobility 2017 (WAMS)

  • Member FSV, GESTRATA, IALCCE, COST

Work experience and education

2010 - 2019

Adjunct Associate Professor (PD)

with Habilitation at the Vienna University of Technology – Institute of Transportation   

and monography „Life Cycle Costs of Road Infrastructures“

detailed information on monography

since 2016

Cooperation with BOKU – Institute of Structural Engineering (Prof. Strauss)

 

since 2014

Cooperation with TU Vienna – Institut of Transportation (Prof. Blab)

2008 - 2014

Postdoc and Head of the research group “for design, operation and maintenance of roads” with the acquisition of research funds, heading research projects and lectures (TU Vienna/Graz/UACG Sofia)

2007

Civil engineer examination (Chamber of Engineers for Styria and Carinthia)

2002 - 2006

Ph.D. at Technical University Graz – Institute of Highway Engineering and Transport Planning
with monography „Rehabilitation of Roads“

 

since 2002

Independent consultant for transportation and traffic management as well as regional and spatial planning

Membership and functions

since 2010

Member Austrian Research Association Road, Rail Transport (FSV)

  • Working committee Economic Efficiency of Investments (FSV)       

  • Working committee Pavement Management (FSV)

  • Working committee Winter Maintenance (FSV)

since 2011

Member society for maintenance & road construction technology with asphalt (Gestrata)

  •   Lecturer Construction Seminars  2012 and 2013

since 2016

Member International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering IALCCE

  •   The organizer of several symposia with session chairs

Teaching at the university level

2007 - now

VO 209.478 „Design and Maintenance of Road Infrastructures“ TU Graz (Master 3 ECTS – German)

 

2008 - 2014

VO 233.039 „Road planning and environmental protection“ TU Wien (Master 3 ECTS - German)

2008 - now

VO 230.012 „Road maintenance and infrastructure management“ TU Wien (Master 3 ECTS - German)

2013

VO 233.030 „Road engineering“ (Bachelor 3 ECTS - German) TU Wien

2010 - 2015

VO CEEPUS „Road planning and environmental protection “ UACG Sofia (Master 3 ECTS – German/English)

representing Prof. Ronald. Blab

Research awards and honors

  • 2x Journal Papers among the 10 most read in International Journal of Pavement Engineering
    www.tandfonline.com/action/showMostReadArticles?journalCode=gpav20

  • 2x Top Paper Award at the Transport Research Arena 2018 in Vienna

  • All supervised PhD-Students graduated with distinction

  • Nomination State Prize Mobility 2017 for the project Waterway Asset Management System WAMS together
    with TU Wien and viadonau

  • KFV-Research prize 2017 for innovations for safe road traffic for the supervised Dissertation
    of DI. Dr. Peter Nutz on the topic “Optimization of winter maintenance”

  • Peter-Faller- Junior Research Award 2016 of the ÖVG for the supervised Dissertation
    of DI. Dr. Katrin Haselbauer on the topic of “Asset management of transport infrastructures”

List of Publications and link TU Vienna

 

Publication list (TU Vienna)

Profile (Institute)

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SViwNNIAAAAJ&hl=de

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2690-1192

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Markus-Hoffmann-6

Congress participation (selection)

02/2022

PIARC International Winter Road Congress in Calgary with chair/presentations, Canada

 

11/2021

Aachener Straßenbau- und Verkehrstage (SETAC) auf Einladung, Aachen
https://setac.rwth-aachen.de/veranstaltungen/asvt/ 

10/2020

IALCCE 2020 World life cycle cost conference with chair/presentations in Shanghai, China


03/2019

Cost Conference 1406 with Keynote and Presentation in Guimarães, Portugal


10/2018

IALCCE 2018 World life cycle cost conference with chair/presentations in Delft, BE


05/2018

PIANC 2018 World maritime conference with chair/presentations in Panama


04/2018

European Transport Research Arena 2018 with chair/presentations in Vienna, AT


02/2018

International Winter Road Congress with chair/presentations in Danzig, PL


06/2017

World Conference on Pavement and Asset Management with presentations in Baveno, IT


10/2016

IALCCE 2016 World life cycle cost conference with chair/presentations in Delft, NE


07/2016

MAIREPAV Conference on Pavement Maintenance with presentations in Singapur


04/2016

European Transport Research Arena 2016 with chair/presentations in Warschau, PL

Training and lectures (selection)

10/2021

Lecture Innovative Winter Maintenance in Upper Austria

09/2021

Lecture ASTRAD - Effective, sustainable, and non-corrosive de-icing agents in winter maintenance.

01/2020

Lecture Pavement Management for the Cita of Vienna


12/2019

Final presentation research projekt RISKMON for OEBB and ASFINAG


10/2019

Winter maintenance training and lectures Upper Austria road administration


10/2019

Lecture on selected topics of the habilitation in the road administration of Styria


09/2019

Lecture Pavement Management in a workshop with ETH-Zürich and ASTRA in Vienna


06/2019

Life cycle costs of road infrastructure, Habilitation lecture at TU Vienna


10/2018

Winter maintenance training in ASG/ASFINAG, and road administration of Carinthia and Upper Austria


04/2018

Lecture on preventive winter maintenance at a special conference in Krems on the Danube


10/2017

Lecture on the reduction of salt use for the city association in Austria


05/2017

Lecture on preventive winter maintenance and hoarfrost at ASTRAD in Wels

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