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Martijn Kiers
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Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, born 1971;
Studied Spatial Planning & Development at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, specialisations: Planning Research and Urban Planning (1989-1993).
Studied spatial planning at the University of Amsterdam, specialisation: traffic, transport & infrastructure (1993/94 and 1995/96)
Project Manager for Dynamic Traffic Management, Ministry of Transport, Water Management and Public Works (Min. V&W), Regional Directorate North Holland (1997-1998)
Project manager for plan preparation and plan design, Min. V&W, Regional Directorate Utrecht (1998-2006)
Project Officer, Min. V&W, Head Office of the Ministry, The Hague, (2000-2001)
Senior Researcher and Senior Lecturer in the field of Transport Engineering at FH JOANNEUM GmbH,
Diploma programme "Infrastructure Management" (2006 - 2011)
From 2008:
Bachelor's degree programme "Energy, Transport and Environmental Management".
Master's degree programme "Energy and Transport Management"
Books and book contributions:
DI Martijn Kiers, FH-Prof. Hans-Georg Frantz MPBL, DI Tina Sovec, DI (FH) Werner Bischof, DI (FH) Markus Dornhofer MSc "Extended evaluation methods of the planning philosophy "Shared Space" for the evaluation of projects." In Wissen Verwerten, Conference Proceedings 2; 6 Research Forum of the Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences; 11 - 12 April 2012 Graz, pp.59 - 63.
DI Martijn Kiers; "Wayshowing Ways4all" in The IID Award 2011 Book; International Institute for Information Design; Taipei, October 2011; pp 32 - 33.
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, DI (FH) Werner Bischof, Dipl. Ing. Elmar Krajnc, DI (FH) Markus MSc "Indoor Navigation without absolute Coordinates for Visually Impaired and Blind People", in: "Tagungsband 5. Forschungsforum der Österreichischen Fachhochschulen FHK", 27 and 28 April 2011, introduced by Helmut Holzinger, FH Campus Wien, Vienna 2011, page 124 to 127.
A. Suçur, H. Schuurmans, B. Brehm, S. Kaffa, M. Kiers:
"Reisgids naar Innovatieland, een inspirerende zoektocht"; Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat; The Hague, The Netherlands, May 2001.
Papers:
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, Dipl. Ing. Elmar Krajnc, DI (FH) Markus MSc, DI (FH) Werner Bischof, "Evaluation and Improvements of an RFID Based Indoor Navigation System for Visually impaired and Blind People" IPIN 2011: 2011 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation; Paper, September 2011, Guimarães, Portugal.
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers; DI (FH) Werner Bischof, DI (FH) Markus Dornhofer "Ways4all - A Tactile Guidance System Based On Passives RFID Tags", International Conference Space-X 2010, October 2010, Vienna
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, Dipl. Ing. Elmar Krajnc, DI (FH) Werner Bischof, DI (FH) Markus Dornhofer; "A New Approach for an RFID Indoor Positioning System Without Fixed Coordinates for Visually Impaired and Blind People" IPIN 2010: International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, September 2010, Zurich, Switzerland.
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, FH-Prof. DI Hans-Georg Frantz MPBL "RFID/Real Time Indoor Navigation Assistance for Visually Impaired and Blind People"; International Conference IIID Traffic & Transport 2010; September 2010, Vienna
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, Dipl. Ing. Tina Sovec, "Ways4all: Indoor navigation for visually impaired and blind people" in: "Mobility: The European Public Transport Magazine"; Volume 9, No. 17, June 2010, Pages 111 - 115.
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, Dipl. Ing. Tina Sovec, "Ways4all: Indoor navigation for visually impaired and blind people"; Real Corp 2010; May 2010, Vienna.
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, DI (FH) Werner Bischof, "Ways4all, Indoor Navigation für sehbehinderten und blinden Personen", Networking workshop Ways2go, March 2010, Vienna.
Technical presentations:
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, "Ways4all -Navigation für sehbehinderte und blinde Menschen", International Conference EUROCITIES - Working Group "Barrier-free City for All", 27 June 2011, Vienna
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, "Indoor Navigation without absolute Coordinates for Visually Impaired and Blind People" 5th Research Forum of the Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences FHK, 27 April 2011, Vienna
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, " Ways4all - Navigation für sehbehinderte und blinde Menschen”, Workshop "Sichere Mobilität - Intelligente Leit- und Orientierungssysteme"; German Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the State Representative for People with Disabilities in Lower Saxony, 01 March 2011, Hannover; Germany
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers; "Ways4all - A Tactile Guidance System Based On Passives RFID Tags", International Conference Space-X 2010, October 2010, Vienna
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, "A New Approach for an RFID Indoor Positioning System Without Fixed Coordinates for Visually Impaired and Blind People", IPIN 2010: International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, September 2010, Zurich, Switzerland
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers "RFID/Real Time Indoor Navigation Assistance for Visually Impaired and Blind People"; International Conference IIID Traffic & Transport 2010; September, Vienna
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, "Evaluierung von Shared Space Verkehrskonzepten", lecture, workshop FH-JOANNEUM, July 2010 Kapfenberg
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, "Shared Spaces Evaluation", Workshop "Shared Space" TU-Graz, January 2010, Graz
Drs. Ing. M. Kiers, Dynamische linker rijstrook Rijksweg 27 Lunetten – Everdingen"; Joint meeting of the Ministry of Transport, verkehrsclub, and various advisory bodies "Verkeersbenutting", 24 February 2000, De Boompjes, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Studied Spatial Planning & Development at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, specialisations: Planning Research and Urban Planning (1989-1993).
Studied spatial planning at the University of Amsterdam, specialisation: traffic, transport & infrastructure (1993/94 and 1995/96)
Project Manager for Dynamic Traffic Management, Ministry of Transport, Water Management and Public Works (Min. V&W), Regional Directorate North Holland (1997-1998)
Project manager for plan preparation and plan design, Min. V&W, Regional Directorate Utrecht (1998-2006)
Project Officer, Min. V&W, Head Office of the Ministry, The Hague, (2000-2001)
Senior Researcher and Senior Lecturer in the field of Transport Engineering at FH JOANNEUM GmbH,
Diploma programme "Infrastructure Management" (2006 - 2011)
From 2008:
Bachelor's degree programme "Energy, Transport and Environmental Management".
Master's degree programme "Energy and Transport Management"
Books and book contributions:
DI Martijn Kiers, FH-Prof. Hans-Georg Frantz MPBL, DI Tina Sovec, DI (FH) Werner Bischof, DI (FH) Markus Dornhofer MSc "Extended evaluation methods of the planning philosophy "Shared Space" for the evaluation of projects." In Wissen Verwerten, Conference Proceedings 2; 6 Research Forum of the Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences; 11 - 12 April 2012 Graz, pp.59 - 63.
DI Martijn Kiers; "Wayshowing Ways4all" in The IID Award 2011 Book; International Institute for Information Design; Taipei, October 2011; pp 32 - 33.
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, DI (FH) Werner Bischof, Dipl. Ing. Elmar Krajnc, DI (FH) Markus MSc "Indoor Navigation without absolute Coordinates for Visually Impaired and Blind People", in: "Tagungsband 5. Forschungsforum der Österreichischen Fachhochschulen FHK", 27 and 28 April 2011, introduced by Helmut Holzinger, FH Campus Wien, Vienna 2011, page 124 to 127.
A. Suçur, H. Schuurmans, B. Brehm, S. Kaffa, M. Kiers:
"Reisgids naar Innovatieland, een inspirerende zoektocht"; Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat; The Hague, The Netherlands, May 2001.
Papers:
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, Dipl. Ing. Elmar Krajnc, DI (FH) Markus MSc, DI (FH) Werner Bischof, "Evaluation and Improvements of an RFID Based Indoor Navigation System for Visually impaired and Blind People" IPIN 2011: 2011 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation; Paper, September 2011, Guimarães, Portugal.
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers; DI (FH) Werner Bischof, DI (FH) Markus Dornhofer "Ways4all - A Tactile Guidance System Based On Passives RFID Tags", International Conference Space-X 2010, October 2010, Vienna
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, Dipl. Ing. Elmar Krajnc, DI (FH) Werner Bischof, DI (FH) Markus Dornhofer; "A New Approach for an RFID Indoor Positioning System Without Fixed Coordinates for Visually Impaired and Blind People" IPIN 2010: International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, September 2010, Zurich, Switzerland.
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, FH-Prof. DI Hans-Georg Frantz MPBL "RFID/Real Time Indoor Navigation Assistance for Visually Impaired and Blind People"; International Conference IIID Traffic & Transport 2010; September 2010, Vienna
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, Dipl. Ing. Tina Sovec, "Ways4all: Indoor navigation for visually impaired and blind people" in: "Mobility: The European Public Transport Magazine"; Volume 9, No. 17, June 2010, Pages 111 - 115.
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, Dipl. Ing. Tina Sovec, "Ways4all: Indoor navigation for visually impaired and blind people"; Real Corp 2010; May 2010, Vienna.
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, DI (FH) Werner Bischof, "Ways4all, Indoor Navigation für sehbehinderten und blinden Personen", Networking workshop Ways2go, March 2010, Vienna.
Technical presentations:
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, "Ways4all -Navigation für sehbehinderte und blinde Menschen", International Conference EUROCITIES - Working Group "Barrier-free City for All", 27 June 2011, Vienna
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, "Indoor Navigation without absolute Coordinates for Visually Impaired and Blind People" 5th Research Forum of the Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences FHK, 27 April 2011, Vienna
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, " Ways4all - Navigation für sehbehinderte und blinde Menschen”, Workshop "Sichere Mobilität - Intelligente Leit- und Orientierungssysteme"; German Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the State Representative for People with Disabilities in Lower Saxony, 01 March 2011, Hannover; Germany
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers; "Ways4all - A Tactile Guidance System Based On Passives RFID Tags", International Conference Space-X 2010, October 2010, Vienna
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, "A New Approach for an RFID Indoor Positioning System Without Fixed Coordinates for Visually Impaired and Blind People", IPIN 2010: International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, September 2010, Zurich, Switzerland
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers "RFID/Real Time Indoor Navigation Assistance for Visually Impaired and Blind People"; International Conference IIID Traffic & Transport 2010; September, Vienna
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, "Evaluierung von Shared Space Verkehrskonzepten", lecture, workshop FH-JOANNEUM, July 2010 Kapfenberg
Dipl. Ing. Martijn Kiers, "Shared Spaces Evaluation", Workshop "Shared Space" TU-Graz, January 2010, Graz
Drs. Ing. M. Kiers, Dynamische linker rijstrook Rijksweg 27 Lunetten – Everdingen"; Joint meeting of the Ministry of Transport, verkehrsclub, and various advisory bodies "Verkeersbenutting", 24 February 2000, De Boompjes, Rotterdam, the Netherlands