Vasiliki Kalliga

Vasiliki Kalliga is working as a research associate at Bauhaus Luftfahrt and is concurrently pursuing her PhD at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) as an external candidate under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Constantinos Antoniou. She received her diploma in Mechanical and Production Engineering from the Technical University of Crete (TUC) and her master's degree in Transportation Systems from TUM. After her master's degree, she worked at BMW as a data analyst in supply chain management, focusing on optimizing the on-time arrival of auto parts. She is currently focusing her PhD research on optimizing airline scheduling for transatlantic flights under new transport concepts.

Education and Training

Oct. 2019 – May 2022

Master of Science in Transportation Systems 
Technical University of Munich (TUM) 
Thesis: Who does new trips and why? An analysis towards induced demand 

Oct. 2013 – Feb. 2014 Erasmus exchange  
Czech Technical University 
Department of Mechanical Engineering 
Oct. 2011 – Oct. 2017  

Diploma in Mechanical & Production Engineering   

Technical University of Crete 
Thesis: Model Calibration of Motorways with Variables Speed Limits

Work Experience

April. 2024 – present

Ph.D. Candidate
Chair of Transportation Systems Engineering, TUM
Munich, Germany

Jan. 2023 – present Research Associate
Department of Transportation & Economics
Bauhaus Luftfahrt e.V.
Munich, Germany
Nov. 2021 – Dec. 2022 Data Analyst in Supply Chain 
Department of Export Planning 
BMW AG
Munich, Germany

Jun. 2020 – Nov. 2020

Working Student
Department of Transport and Network Planning
BMW AG
Munich, Germany

Jan. 2019 – April 2020

Working Student

Chair of Transportation Systems Engineering, TUM

D-vanpool project 

Munich, Germany 

Publications

Journal Paper

Kalliga, V., Narayanan, S., Antoniou, C. (2024). Who does new trips and why?: An analysis toward the modeling of induced demand. International Journal of Transportation Research (Link)

Conference contributions

Kalliga, V., Schaumeier, J. (2024). Business Model Innovation in Urban Air Mobility: An Application of Business Model Innovation to Vertiports. mobil.TUM 2024, Munich, Germany (Link)

(edited) 21.05.2024 by Hao Wu