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., Schubert, I., Tomic, U., & Del Duce, A. (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). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2025.103479
• Cellina, F., Tomic, U., Hoerler, R., Derboni, M., & Giuffrida, V. (2026). (Un)Easy Riders : the real-world potential of integrating carpooling into digital travel planners. Travel Behaviour and Society, 44(101258). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2026.101258
• Bezzola, N., Oberkalmsteiner, J., Tomic, U., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Moser, S., Cambrosio, L., Weissbrodt, R., & Maltese, S. (2025). Energy at work : a scoping review of how new working models reshape energy consumption. Energy Research & Social Science, 104313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104313
• Cellina, F., Derboni, M., Giuffrida, V., Tomic, U., & Hoerler, R. (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), 100832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100832
• Tomic, U., Sütterlin, B., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Marek, R., Derungs, C., & Sandmeier, E. (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). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-024-10199-9
• Tomic, U., Schubert, I., & 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), 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-023-10127-3
• Baumgartner, A., Schubert, I., Sohre, A., Tomic, U., Moser, C., & Burger, P. (2022). Toward a reduction of car-based leisure travel : an analysis of determinants and potential measures. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 17(8), 911–930. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2022.2121234
• Molloy, J., Castro, A., Götschi, T., Schoeman, B., Tchervenkov, C., Tomic, U., Hintermann, B., & Axhausen, K. W. (2022). The MOBIS dataset : a large GPS dataset of mobility behaviour in Switzerland. Transportation, 50(5), 1983–2007. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-022-10299-4
• Tomic, U., Moser, C., Blumer, Y., Stauffacher, M., & Seidl, R. (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), e0230255. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230255

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Tomic, U., Maltese, S., Molinari, N., Weissbrodt, R., & Moser, S. (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. 8th European Conference on Behaviour Change and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE), Paris, France, 11-12 December 2025.
• Cellina, F., Derboni, M., Giuffrida, V., Baruffini, M., Mastrobuono, P., Trautmann, J. A., Tomić, U., Hoerler, R., & Vedel, C. (2025). Integrating carpooling in mobility-as-a-service platforms : learnings from co-design activities (C. McNally, P. Carroll, B. Martinez-Pastor, B. Ghosh, M. Efthymiou, & N. Valantasis-Kanellos, Eds.; pp. 222–228) [Conference paper]. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85578-8_29
• Tomic, U., Vögeli, P., & Musiolik, J. (2022, November 14). Changing e-carsharing user behaviour towards an optimised energy management : evidence from a Swiss energy efficient district. 9th Transport Research Arena (TRA), Lisbon, Portugal, 14-17 November 2022. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-35742
• Hoerler, R., Tomic, U., Dijk, J. V., Patt, A., & Del Duce, A. (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 [Conference paper]. 2020 Forum on Integrated and Sustainable Transportation Systems (FISTS), 70–76. https://doi.org/10.1109/FISTS46898.2020.9264903
• Tomic, U., Hoerler, R., & Del Duce, A. (2019). Mode choice for commuting and leisure : a matter of lifestyle? 6th SCCER Mobility Annual Conference, Zurich, 6 September 2019. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18758
• Hoerler, R., Tomic, U., & Del Duce, A. (2019). Transforming the Swiss mobility system : who are the future e-sharers? 6th SCCER Mobility Annual Conference, Zurich, 6 September 2019. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18759
• Derungs, C., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Tomic, U., Marek, R., & Sütterlin, B. (2019). Occupant-centred temperature reduction in an energy efficient site [Conference paper]. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1343(012146). https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012146
• Bichsel, J., Kunz, D., Padey, P., Citherlet, S., Eicher, S., Cellina, F., Castri, R., Tomic, U., & Carabias-Hütter, V. (2019). IMPROVE : enhancing demand-side energy reduction through informative billing strategies [Conference paper]. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1343, 12144. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012144

Other publications

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

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Tomic, U., Oberkalmsteiner, J., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Sütterlin, B., Z’Rotz, J., & Ohnmacht, T. (2023, November 29). Unveiling sustainability-related lifestyles : a framework for lifestyle-based segmentation in sustainability research. 7th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE), Maastricht, the Netherlands, 28-29 November 2023.
• Tomic, U., Hoerler, R., Baumann, M., Giger, J., & Del Duce, A. (2023, September 12). Do multimodal travellers intend to increase the use of public transport and shared micro-mobility? : evidence from Switzerland. Mobility Research and Innovation in Switzerland, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, 12 September 2023.
• Tomic, U., Stiebe, M., & Schubert, I. (2022). Incentivising user-based redistribution in free-floating carsharing : bridging the gap between intention and action [Conference presentation]. Book of Abstracts INUAS Konferenz 2022, 108–109. https://www.inuas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/INUAS_BoA_220906_high.pdf
• Tomic, U., Schubert, I., & Scherrer, M. (2021, September 9). How to incentivise the user-based redistribution in free-floating carsharing? : the evidence from Switzerland. Mobility Research and Innovation in Switzerland, Luzern, 9. September 2021.
• Tomic, U., Schoeman, B., Tchervenkov, C., Molloy, J., Dubernet, T., Castro, A., Götschi, T., Hintermann, B., & Axhausen, K. (2020). Do our basic values guide us in our transportation mode choice? : an evidence from a Swiss tracking study [Conference presentation]. Book of Abstracts of Swiss Mobility Conference 2020, 44–45.
• Tomic, U., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Sütterlin, B., Marek, R., & Derungs, C. (2019). 2000-Watt-Gesellschaft leben : Planung alleine reicht nicht aus [Conference presentation]. Book of Abstracts : INUAS Conference 2019: Housing under Pressure, 96–97. https://www.inuas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BoA-INUAS-Conference-2019.pdf
• Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Tomic, U., Spiess, H., Kuehn, T., & Carabias-Hütter, V. (2018). Exploring the social acceptance of building integrated photovoltaics in Switzerland. Behave 2018 : Book of Abstracts.
• Seidl, R., Stauffacher, M., Tomic, U., Moser, C., & Blumer, Y. (2017). Co-designing field experiments with cities : promoting energy-saving showerheads. Human Dimensions of Environmental Risks: Behavioural Experiments, Field Experiments, Survey Research, ENRI 2017, Environmental Research Group, Ascona, Switzerland, 21-26 May 2017.
• Tomic, U., Spiess, H., Parravicini, L., Kuehn, T., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., & Carabias-Hütter, V. (2017, May). Community and socio-political acceptance of building-integrated photovoltaics. 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

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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