
Dr Nikolai Bode
BA (Cantab.), MPhil(Cantab.), PhD(York)
Expertise
I use mathematics and computational tools to try and understand the social behaviour of humans or animals. An important application is pedestrian traffic.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
8032 Model-driven construction of city-level pedestrian traffic maps over time EP/T029153/1
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Engineering MathematicsDates
01/12/2020 to 30/11/2022
8463 Model-driven construction of city-level pedestrian traffic maps over time EP/T029153/1
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Engineering Mathematics and TechnologyDates
01/12/2020 to 30/11/2022
8032 Model-driven construction of city-level pedestrian traffic maps over time EP/T029153/1
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Engineering MathematicsDates
01/11/2020 to 31/10/2022
Prosperity Partnership with Thales
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Computer ScienceDates
01/10/2017 to 31/03/2023
Thesis supervisions
Pedestrian route choice in buildings
Supervisors
The role of digital traces in assessing recovery after disasters in urban areas
Supervisors
Pedestrian destination choice modelling
Supervisors
Pathway to Autonomous Rail: The integration of autonomous trains with legacy infrastructure and operations
Supervisors
Agent-based modelling and data analysis in complex systems
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
28/04/2025Some Benefits of High Pedestrian Density during Flood Evacuation
Exploring occupant exit choices during fire drills and false alarm evacuations in a library
Safety Science
The Effect of Wheelchair Users on the Egress Time of Pedestrian Crowds
Fire Technology
The Evaluation of Data Fitting Approaches for Speed/Flow Density Relationships
Collective Dynamics
Analysis of long-term observational data on pedestrian road crossings at unmarked locations
Safety Science