Uros Tomic

Projects

• ZHAW Commuting 2024 / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Load rebate - rebate for electric vehicle charging / Project leader / ongoing
• Living Labs Interfaces for Energy Transition / Team member / ongoing
• Sustainable commuting at ZHAW / Team member / completed
• Sustainable Multimodal Mobility in Toggenburg / Team member / completed
• MixMyRide – Mixing public transport, carpooling and active mobility to reduce solo car use / Deputy project leader / completed
• User-based redistribution for free-floating car sharing / Team member / completed
• Study on the barriers and Drivers of the decarbonisation of industrial processes / Team member / completed
• Social, mobility and energetic impacts of home-office on the employees of the School of Engineering / Deputy project leader / completed
• MOBIS: Promoting Sustainable Mobility Behaviour through Mobility Pricing and Informational Measures / Team member / completed
• Unfolding next generation demand-side information models / Team member / completed
• Smart bioclimatic low-carbon urban areas as innovative energy isles in the sustainable city / Team member / completed
• Social Power Project / Team member / completed
• Promoting energy-sufficient behaviour in cities / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Baumann, M. et al. (2026) 'Understanding angles of change to reduce car dependency in rural areas : evidence from Switzerland', Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 117(103479). doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.103479.
• Cellina, F. et al. (2026) '(Un)Easy Riders : the real-world potential of integrating carpooling into digital travel planners', Travel Behaviour and Society, 44(101258). doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2026.101258.
• Bezzola, N. et al. (2025) 'Energy at work : a scoping review of how new working models reshape energy consumption', Energy Research & Social Science, (104313). doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104313.
• Cellina, F. et al. (2024) 'Trust me if you can : practical challenges affecting the integration of carpooling in Mobility-as-a-Service platforms', Travel Behaviour and Society, 2024(37), p. 100832. doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100832.
• Tomic, U. et al. (2024) 'Reducing hot water consumption through real-time feedback and social comparison using persuasive technologies : evidence from a Swiss energy-efficient district', Energy Efficiency, 17(15). doi: 10.1007/s12053-024-10199-9.
• Tomic, U., Schubert, I. and Burger, P. (2023) 'The utility of using a top-down conduct-of-life-based approach for explaining energy consumption behaviour : evidence from Switzerland', Energy Efficiency, 16(5), p. 49. doi: 10.1007/s12053-023-10127-3.
• Baumgartner, A. et al. (2022) 'Toward a reduction of car-based leisure travel : an analysis of determinants and potential measures', International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 17(8), pp. 911–930. doi: 10.1080/15568318.2022.2121234.
• Molloy, J. et al. (2022) 'The MOBIS dataset : a large GPS dataset of mobility behaviour in Switzerland', Transportation, 50(5), pp. 1983–2007. doi: 10.1007/s11116-022-10299-4.
• Tomic, U. et al. (2020) 'Exploring the role of positive direct experience in the adoption of energy efficient technologies : evidence from a Swiss field study on the promotion of low-flow showerheads', PLOS ONE, 15(3), p. e0230255. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230255.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Lobsiger-Kägi, E. et al. (2025) 'Rethinking work for a sustainable future : development of a scenario-based assessment tool of emerging working models and their energy and CO₂ impacts in Swiss companies', in 8th European Conference on Behaviour Change and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE), Paris, France, 11-12 December 2025.
• Cellina, F. et al. (2025) 'Integrating carpooling in mobility-as-a-service platforms : learnings from co-design activities', in McNally, C. et al. (eds). Cham: Springer, pp. 222–228. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-85578-8_29.
• Tomic, U., Vögeli, P. and Musiolik, J. (2022) 'Changing e-carsharing user behaviour towards an optimised energy management : evidence from a Swiss energy efficient district', in 9th Transport Research Arena (TRA), Lisbon, Portugal, 14-17 November 2022. Winterthur: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-35742.
• Hoerler, R. et al. (2020) 'Are carsharing users more likely to buy a battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric or hybrid electric vehicle? : powertrain choice and shared mobility in Switzerland', in 2020 Forum on Integrated and Sustainable Transportation Systems (FISTS). Delft: IEEE, pp. 70–76. doi: 10.1109/FISTS46898.2020.9264903.
• Tomic, U., Hoerler, R. and Del Duce, A. (2019) 'Mode choice for commuting and leisure : a matter of lifestyle?', in 6th SCCER Mobility Annual Conference, Zurich, 6 September 2019. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-18758.
• Derungs, C. et al. (2019) 'Occupant-centred temperature reduction in an energy efficient site', in Journal of Physics: Conference Series. IOP Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012146.
• Hoerler, R., Tomic, U. and Del Duce, A. (2019) 'Transforming the Swiss mobility system : who are the future e-sharers?', in 6th SCCER Mobility Annual Conference, Zurich, 6 September 2019. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-18759.
• Bichsel, J. et al. (2019) 'IMPROVE : enhancing demand-side energy reduction through informative billing strategies', in Journal of Physics: Conference Series. IOP Publishing, p. 012144. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012144.

Other publications

• Lobsiger-Kägi, E. et al. (2025) Persona tool. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-33462.
• Moser, S. et al. (2025) Current working models and their effect on energy consumption. Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-33540.
• Lobsiger-Kägi, E. et al. (2025) Sustainable working models in practice : current trends and energy saving potential. Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-33551.
• Sütterlin, B. et al. (2024) Sustainability lifestyle typology. Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-31386.
• Hoerler, R., Tomic, U. and Del Duce, A. (2021) Feedback loops in mobility and recommendations on system transformation – the Swiss case. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-23359.
• Hoerler, R., Tomic, U. and Del Duce, A. (2021) Swiss mobility transformation to sustainability : recommendations on niche developments. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-22661.
• Sandmeier, E. et al. (2020) 2000-Watt-Gesellschaft leben : Reduktion des End-Energieverbrauchs durch Verhaltensänderungen : Nutzerinterventionen im Hüttengraben-Areal. Bern: Bundesamt für Energie. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-22811.
• Tomic, U. et al. (2020) 'Explaining modal split by a top-down, lifestyle-based segmentation approach : evidence from a Swiss tracking study', in 7th SCCER Mobility Annual Conference, Online, 23 November 2020. Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-24634.
• Seidl, R. et al. (2017) 'Transition experiments under the shower : energy-saving campaigns with formal social groups', in The 8th International Sustainability Transitions Conference, Chalmers Initiative for Innovation and Sustainability Transitions (CIIST), Gothenburg, Sweden, 18-21 June 2017.
• Seidl, R. et al. (2017) 'Transition experiments under the shower : energy-saving campaigns with formal social groups', in hopefulNESS 2017: The 13th Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference, University of Tampere: School of Management, Tampere, Finland, 6-8 June 2017.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Tomic, U. et al. (2023) 'Unveiling sustainability-related lifestyles : a framework for lifestyle-based segmentation in sustainability research', in 7th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE), Maastricht, The Netherlands, 28-29 November 2023.
• Tomic, U. et al. (2023) 'Do multimodal travellers intend to increase the use of public transport and shared micro-mobility? : evidence from Switzerland', in Mobility Research and Innovation in Switzerland, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, 12 September 2023.
• Tomic, U., Stiebe, M. and Schubert, I. (2022) 'Incentivising user-based redistribution in free-floating carsharing : bridging the gap between intention and action', in Book of Abstracts INUAS Konferenz 2022, pp. 108–109. Available at: https://www.inuas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/INUAS_BoA_220906_high.pdf.
• Tomic, U., Schubert, I. and Scherrer, M. (2021) 'How to incentivise the user-based redistribution in free-floating carsharing? : the evidence from Switzerland', in Mobility Research and Innovation in Switzerland, Luzern, 9. September 2021.
• Tomic, U. et al. (2020) 'Do our basic values guide us in our transportation mode choice? : an evidence from a Swiss tracking study', in Book of Abstracts of Swiss Mobility Conference 2020. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, pp. 44–45.
• Tomic, U. et al. (2019) '2000-Watt-Gesellschaft leben : Planung alleine reicht nicht aus', in Book of Abstracts : INUAS Conference 2019: Housing under Pressure. Wien: FH Campus Wien, pp. 96–97. Available at: https://www.inuas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BoA-INUAS-Conference-2019.pdf.
• Lobsiger-Kägi, E. et al. (2018) 'Exploring the social acceptance of building integrated photovoltaics in Switzerland', in Behave 2018 : Book of Abstracts. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
• Seidl, R. et al. (2017) 'Co-designing field experiments with cities : promoting energy-saving showerheads', in Human Dimensions of Environmental Risks: Behavioural Experiments, Field Experiments, Survey Research, ENRI 2017, Environmental Research Group, Ascona, Switzerland, 21-26 May 2017.
• Tomic, U. et al. (2017) 'Community and socio-political acceptance of building-integrated photovoltaics', in International Conference at the Congressi Stefano Franscini (CSF) of ETH Zurich, Human Dimensions of Environmental Risks - Behavioural Experiments, Field Experiments, Survey Research, Ascona, 21-26 May 2017.

Research data

• Hintermann, Beat; Schoeman, Beaumont; Molloy, Joseph; Goetschi, Thomas; Castro, Alberto; Tchervenkov, Christopher; Tomic, Uros; Axhausen, Kay W., 2026. Replication package for: Pigovian transport pricing in practice. Zenodo. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17965909
• Lobsiger, Evelyn; Tomic, Uros, 2019. Survey on acceptability of building-integrated PV (BIPV) in Switzerland. Zenodo. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3365918

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