The HDIL is becoming a partner with the Baden-Württemberg Institute for Sustainable Mobility (BWIM), making TH Mannheim the institute’s sixth site. Together, we will develop visualizations that help people to better understand mobility, compare future scenarios, and discuss their expected effects.
Ready to kick off the collaboration between the two universities! From left to right: Prof. Dr. Claudia Hille (Deputy Director of BWIM), Prof. Dr. Christoph Hupfer (Director of BWIM), Prof. Dr. Angelika Altmann-Dieses (Rector of TH Mannheim), Prof. Dr. Rose Marie Beck (Rector of Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences), and Prof. Dr. Till Nagel (Head of HDIL).
Till Nagel leads BWIM’s new research area on visualization. The team will bring a human-centered design perspective to the analysis and communication of mobility data. Planned work includes visualizations in urban spaces, storytelling approaches, and accessible formats for living labs.
“With augmented reality, for example, we can show people how much traffic a street carries and let them explore the modeled spatial effects of proposed measures right where those changes would take place,” says Till Nagel.
The collaboration kicked off at TH Mannheim on November 6, 2026. Prof. Dr. Angelika Altmann-Dieses, Rector of TH Mannheim, and Prof. Dr. Rose Marie Beck, Rector of Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, opened the event with welcome remarks. In two short talks, BWIM Director Prof. Dr. Christoph Hupfer and HDIL head Prof. Dr. Till Nagel presented current projects and shared ideas for their joint work. BWIM co-lead Prof. Dr. Claudia Hille moderated the event and the Q&A with guests. At a small exhibition, guests could try out interactive visualizations and talk with the teams behind them.
See the full press release from TH Mannheim (in German) and more impressions at the BWIM website.