On May 4, 2026, Cordula Müller completed her doctoral studies at the IVE with the successful defense of her dissertation “Extended Methods for the System-Oriented Development of Evaluation Profiles in Site-Specific Accident Type Analysis, for RSI Applications and Knowledge Transfer in RSA.”

The dissertation focuses on methodological advances in Road Safety Inspections (RSI) and targeted knowledge transfer in Road Safety Audits (RSA). It makes a substantial contribution to evidence-based road safety assessment and the optimization of road infrastructure. Owing to its system-oriented approach, the research is highly relevant for practical road safety work.

Cordula Müller has been closely associated with our institute for many years and also completed her master’s thesis here. With her doctorate, she continues an important academic tradition: accident research at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), was co-founded by Ernst Pfleger, who also supervised the dissertation.

We thank the examination committee for their expertise and contributions:

  • Chair: Norbert Kaiblinger
  • Supervisor and examiner: Ernst Pfleger
  • Examiner: Juliane Stark
  • Reviewers: Hermann Steffan and Gustav Kasanicky

The Institute for Transport Studies warmly congratulates Dr. Cordula Müller on this important milestone and her valuable scientific contribution to improving road safety.

11.05.2026