Persoonlijk CV - UHasselt

CURRICULUM VITAE
Caroline Ariën
Universiteit Hasselt| Campus Diepenbeek
Instituut voor Mobiliteit (IMOB)
Wetenschapspark 5 | bus 6
BE-3590 Diepenbeek | België
Tel: +32 (0)11 26 91 35
Fax: +32 (0)11 26 91 99
E-mail: caroline.arien@uhasselt.be
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Place of birth:
Date of birth:
Nationality:
Geel, Belgium
05/02/1987
Belgian
WORK EXPERIENCE
09/2010 – present Hasselt University – Transportation Research Institute (IMOB)
Ph.D. student Traffic Safety
Promotor: Prof. dr. Tom Brijs
EDUCATION
2008 – 2010
2005 – 2008
1999 - 2005
Master of Transportation Sciences – Traffic safety
Hasselt University
Degree: Summa cum laude
Master thesis: Driving simulator study on the effectiveness of
different thoroughfare configurations
Promotor: Prof. dr. Tom Brijs
AXA-award: € 500
Bachelor of Transportation Sciences
Hasselt University
Degree: Magna cum laude
Bachelor thesis: Freight transport between the Economic Network
Albertkanaal and the Kempen Axis (Vrachtverkeer tussen het
Economisch Netwerk Albertkanaal en de Kempische As)
Promotor: Prof. dr. Tom Brijs
Science and mathematics
Rozenberg S.O., Mol

COMPETENCIES
Technical skills
- Conceptual thinking: developing new reserach topics, solving acute problems
- Planning and organizing: developing and executing research, collecting data
- Analyzing data: analyzing specific data into useful information (for instance policy
recommendations)
- Computer skills:
• Advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and STISIM
simulator definition language
• Intermediate knowledge of Access, Visio, SPSS and MySQL
• Basic knowledge of R, TransCAD and AutoCAD
Communication
- Writing skills: writing of reports and journal articles
- Presenting and teaching
- Meeting with team and experts, networking
- Evaluating: reviewing of reports, evaluation of theses
Language skills
- Presenting on (inter)national conferences in Dutch and English
- Teaching in Dutch and English
- Writing publications in Dutch and English
Reading Spoken Writing
Dutch
Native language
English Advanced Advanced Advanced
French Intermediate Basic Basic
Other skills
- Mentor work in the education program of Transportation Sciences at Hasselt
University
- Supervision of master theses as co-promoter
MEMBERSHIPS
- Member of the research group Traffic Safety, Hasselt University – Transportation
Research Institute
- Member of the education team at Hasselt University: Traffic sciences 1, Current
topics in traffic (capita selecta) and Traffic and mobility behavior

PUBLICATONS
Caroline Ariën
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- ARIËN, Caroline, JONGEN, Ellen M.M., BRIJS, Kris, BRIJS, TOM, WETS, Geert (in
review, 3rd round). A Simulator Study on the Impact of Traffic Calming Measures
in Urban Areas on Driving Behavior and Workload. Accident Analysis and
Prevention, special issue Emerging Research Methods and Their Application to
Road Safety. [web of science: impact factor 1.647].
- ARIËN, Caroline & HERMANS, Elke (september 2012). Verkeersveiligheid in 2015:
doorrekening van een aantal maatregelen uit het Verkeersveiligheidsplan
Vlaanderen. Verkeersspecialist, nr. 189.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
- ARIËN, Caroline; BRIJS, Kris; CEULEMANS, Wesley; BRIJS, Tom & WETS, Geert
(2012). Driving behavior at transitions from motorways to secondary roads: A
driving simulator study. In: Proceedings of 5 th International Conference of Traffic
and Transport Psychology (ICTTP 2012). Groningen (The Netherlands), August,
29-31, 2012.
- ARIËN, Caroline & HERMANS, Elke (2012). Verkeersveiligheid in 2015:
doorrekening van een aantal maatregelen uit het verkeersveiligheidsplan
Vlaanderen. In: online Proceedings van Vlaams Congres Verkeersveiligheid. Gent
(Belgium), May 22, 2012.
- ARIËN, Caroline; BRIJS, Kris; CEULEMANS, Wesley; JONGEN, Ellen M.M.;
DANIELS, Stijn; BRIJS, Tom & WETS, Geert (2012). The effect of pavement
markings on driving behavior in curves: A driving simulator study. In: Proceedings
van Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting. Washington, (U.S.),
January 22-26, 2012.
- ARIËN, Caroline; HERMANS, Elke; WETS, Geert & BRIJS, TOM (2011). Assessing
the impact of road safety policy measures at the regional level: modelling
approach and application. In: Proceedings of the 24th ICTCT Workshop
(abstractproceedings). Warsaw (Poland), October 27-28, 2011.
- ARIËN, Caroline; JONGEN, Ellen M.M.; BRIJS, Kris; BRIJS, Tom & WETS, Geert
(2011). A simulator study on the impact of traffic calming measures in urban
areas on driving behavior and workload. In: Proceedings van Transportation
Research Board 3rd International Conference on Road Safety and Simulation.
Indiana (U.S.), September 14-16, 2011.

REPORTS
- ARIËN, Caroline; HERMANS, Elke; REUMERS, Sofie; DANIELS, Stijn; WETS, Geert
& BRIJS, Tom (2012). Assessing the impact of road safety policy measures in
Flanders: modelling approach and application. Steunpuntrapport RA-MOW-2011-
025. Diepenbeek, België: Steunpunt Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken, spoor
Verkeersveiligheid.
- BRIJS, Kris; ARIËN, Caroline; DE CEUNYNCK Tim; BRIJS, Tom; VAN VLIERDEN
Karin; KUPPENS, Johan & VAN DER LINDEN, Max (2011). Signalisatiesimulator
Signalisatieplan bedrijventerrein Genk. Uitgevoerd in opdracht van Agentschap
Wegen en Verkeer (AWV) Limburg.
- BRIJS, Kris; ARIËN, Caroline; BRIJS, Tom; VAN VLIERDEN Karin; KUPPENS, Johan
& VAN DER LINDEN, Max (2011). Signalisatiesimulatie Werken Aan R7 Viaduct te
Vilvoorde. Uitgevoerd in opdracht van Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer (AWV)
Vlaams Brabant.