Publikationen

Peer-reviewed publications

2025: 61.
O. Dufour, H. Dang, J. Cordes, R. Korbmacher, M. Chraibi, B. Gaudou, A. Nicolas and A. Tordeux, "Dense Crowd Dynamics and Pedestrian Trajectories: A Multiscale Field Dataset from the Festival of Lights in Lyon", Scientific Data, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 718, 2025. Nature Publishing Group UK London.
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-04732-3; 60.
J. Adrian, M. Amos, C. Appert-Rolland, M. Baratchi, N. Bode, M. Boltes, T. Chatagnon, M. Chraibi, A. Corbetta, A. Cuesta, A. Tordeux and others, "Glossary for Research on Human Crowd Dynamics", Collective Dynamics, vol. 10, pp. 1—32, 2025.
DOI: 10.17815/CD.2025.189
2024: 59.
R. Subaih, A. Tordeux and M. Chraibi, "Comprehensive review and new analysis software for single-file pedestrian experiments", Collective Dynamics, vol. 9, pp. 1–47, 2024.
DOI: 10.17815/CD.2024.185; 58.
R. Korbmacher and A. Tordeux, "Deep Learning for Predicting Pedestrian Trajectories in Crowds" in Intelligent Systems and Applications, Arai, Kohei, Eds. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024, pp. 720-725.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-47718-8_46; 57.
R. Korbmacher, H. Dang, A. Tordeux, B. Gaudou and N. Verstaevel, "Empirical comparison of different pedestrian trajectory prediction methods at high densities" in International Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow, 2024, pp. 231-238.
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-7976-9_29; 56.
R. Subaih and A. Tordeux, "Modeling pedestrian single-file movement: Extending the interaction to the follower", Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, vol. 633, pp. 129394, 2024.
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2023.129394; 55.
A. Tordeux, C. Totzeck, S. Lassarre and J. Lebacque, "Modelling pedestrian collective dynamics with port-Hamiltonian systems" in International Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow, 2024, pp. 187-195.
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-7976-9_24; 54.
R. Korbmacher, H. Dang and A. Tordeux, "Predicting pedestrian trajectories at different densities: A multi-criteria empirical analysis", Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, vol. 634, pp. 129440, 2024.
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2023.129440; 53.
T. M. Julitz, A. Tordeux, N. Schlüter and M. Löwer, "Reliability of Redundant M-Out-Of-N Architectures With Dependent Components: Comprehensible Approach With Monte Carlo Simulation" in Advances in Reliability, Safety and Secruity. ESREL 2024 Monograph Book Series, Kołowrocki, Krzysztof and Dabrowska, Ewa, Eds. Gydnia: Polish Safety and Reliability Association, 2024, pp. 97-106.
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J. Ackermann, M. Ehrhardt, T. Kruse and A. Tordeux, "Stabilisation of stochastic single-file dynamics using port-Hamiltonian systems", IFAC-PapersOnLine, vol. 58, no. 17, pp. 145-150, 2024.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2024.10.128; 51.
B. Rüdiger, A. Tordeux and B. E. Ugurcan, "Stability analysis of a stochastic port-Hamiltonian car-following model", Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, vol. 57, no. 29, pp. 295203, 2024. IOP Publishing.
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8121/ad5d2f; 50.
M. Ehrhardt and A. Tordeux, "Stability of heterogeneous linear and nonlinear car-following models", Franklin Open, vol. 9, pp. 100181, 2024.
DOI: 10.1016/j.fraope.2024.100181; 49.
M. Ehrhardt, T. Kruse and A. Tordeux, "The collective dynamics of a stochastic Port-Hamiltonian self-driven agent model in one dimension", ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 515-544, 2024.
DOI: 10.1051/m2an/2024004; 48.
R. Korbmacher and A. Tordeux, "Toward better pedestrian trajectory predictions: the role of density and time-to-collision in hybrid deep-learning algorithms", Sensors, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 2356, 2024.
DOI: 10.3390/s24072356
2023: 47.
C. Gnendiger, M. Chraibi and A. Tordeux, "Come together: A unified description of the escalator capacity", PLOS ONE, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. e0282599, 2023.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282599; 46.
T. M. Julitz, A. Tordeux and M. Löwer, "Computer-aided design of fault-tolerant hardware architectures for autonomous driving systems", Proceedings of the Design Society, vol. 3, pp. 1047-1056, 2023. Cambridge University Press.
DOI: 10.1017/pds.2023.105; 45.
A. Tordeux and C. Totzeck, "Multi-scale description of pedestrian collective dynamics with port-Hamiltonian systems", Networks and Heterogeneous Media, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 906-929, 2023.
DOI: 10.3934/nhm.2023039; 44.
B. Khelfa, I. Ba and A. Tordeux, "Predicting highway lane-changing maneuvers: A benchmark analysis of machine and ensemble learning algorithms", Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, vol. 612, pp. 128471, 2023.
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2023.128471; 43.
I. Ba and A. Tordeux, "Signalized and unsignalized road traffic intersection models: A comprehensive benchmark analysis", Collective Dynamics, vol. 8, pp. A144, 2023.
DOI: 10.17815/CD.2023.144; 42.
J. Cordes, M. Chraibi, A. Tordeux and A. Schadschneider, "Single-File Pedestrian Dynamics: A Review of Agent-Following Models" in Crowd Dynamics, Volume 4, Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023, pp. 143-178.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46359-4_6; 41.
P. Khound, P. Will, A. Tordeux and F. Gronwald, "The Over-Damped String Stability Condition for a Platooning System", System Theory, Control and Computing Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 12-19, 2023.
DOI: 10.52846/stccj.2023.3.1.45; 40.
R. Korbmacher, A. Nicolas, A. Tordeux and C. Totzeck, "Time-Continuous Microscopic Pedestrian Models: An Overview" in Crowd Dynamics, Volume 4, Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023, pp. 55-80.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46359-4_3; 39.
H. Dang, R. Korbmacher, A. Tordeux, B. Gaudou and N. Verstaevel, "TTC-SLSTM: Human Trajectory Prediction Using Time-to-Collision Interaction Energy" in 2023 15th IEEE International Conference on Knowledge and Systems Engineering (KSE), 2023, pp. 1-6.
DOI: 10.1109/KSE59128.2023.10299443; 38.
P. Khound, P. Will, A. Tordeux and F. Gronwald, "Unified framework for over-damped string stable adaptive cruise control systems", Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, vol. 148, pp. 104039, 2023. Elsevier.
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2023.104039
2022: 37.
B. Khelfa, R. Korbmacher, A. Schadschneider and A. Tordeux, "Heterogeneity-induced lane and band formation in self-driven particle systems", Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1-11, 2022. Nature Publishing Group.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08649-4; 36.
B. Khelfa, R. Korbmacher, A. Schadschneider and A. Tordeux, "Initiating lane and band formation in heterogeneous pedestrian dynamics", Collective Dynamics, vol. 6, pp. 1-13, 2022.
DOI: 10.17815/CD.2021.129; 35.
R. Subaih, M. Maree, A. Tordeux and M. Chraibi, "Questioning the anisotropy of pedestrian dynamics: An empirical analysis with artificial neural networks", Applied Sciences, vol. 12, no. 15, pp. 7563, 2022. MDPI.
DOI: 10.3390/app12157563; 34.
T. M. Julitz, A. Tordeux and M. Löwer, "Reliability of Fault-Tolerant System Architectures for Automated Driving Systems" in Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2022), 2022, pp. 120-127.
DOI: 10.3850/978-981-18-5183-4_R03-04-261-cd; 33.
R. Korbmacher and A. Tordeux, "Review of pedestrian trajectory prediction methods: Comparing deep learning and knowledge-based approaches", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 23(12), pp. 24126-24144, 2022. IEEE.
DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2022.3205676; 32.
P. Khound, P. Will, A. Tordeux and F. Gronwald, "The importance of the over-damped string stability criterion for a platooning control system" in 2022 26th IEEE International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), 2022, pp. 1-6.
DOI: 10.1109/ICSTCC55426.2022.9931798; 31.
J. Cordes, M. Chraibi, A. Tordeux and A. Schadschneider, "Time-to-collision models for single-file pedestrian motion", Collective Dynamics, vol. 6, pp. 1-10, 2022.
DOI: 10.17815/CD.2021.133
2021: 30.
I. Ba and A. Tordeux, "Comparing Macroscopic First Order Models of Regulated and Unregulated Road Traffic Intersections" in Proceeding of 30th European Safety and Reliability (ESREL) Conference, 2021.
DOI: 10.3850/978-981-18-2016-8_199-cd; 29.
B. Khelfa and A. Tordeux, "Comparing rule-based and data-based approaches for lane-change prediction" in Proceeding of 30th European Safety and Reliability (ESREL) Conference, 2021.
DOI: 10.3850/978-981-18-2016-8_551-cd; 28.
J. Wang, M. Boltes, A. Seyfried, A. Tordeux, J. Zhang and W. Weng, "Experimental study on age and gender differences in microscopic movement characteristics of students", Chinese Physics B, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 098902, 2021. IOP Publishing.
DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ac11d4; 27.
P. Khound, P. Will, A. Tordeux and F. Gronwald, "Extending the adaptive time gap car-following model to enhance local and string stability for adaptive cruise control systems", Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 27, pp. 36-56, 2021. Taylor & Francis.
DOI: 10.1080/15472450.2021.1983810; 26.
B. Khelfa and A. Tordeux, "Lane-changing prediction in highway: Comparing empirically rule-based model MOBIL and a naive Bayes algorithm" in 2021 IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC), 2021, pp. 1598-1603.
DOI: 10.1109/ITSC48978.2021.9564927; 25.
M. Friesen, H. Gottschalk, B. Rüdiger and A. Tordeux, "Spontaneous wave formation in stochastic self-driven particle systems", SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, vol. 81, no. 3, pp. 853-870, 2021. SIAM.
DOI: 10.1137/20M1315567; 24.
B. Khelfa and A. Tordeux, "Understanding and Predicting Overtaking and Fold-Down Lane-Changing Maneuvers on European Highways Using Naturalistic Road User Data" in 2021 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium Workshops (IV Workshops), 2021, pp. 168-173.
DOI: 10.1109/IVWorkshops54471.2021.9669210
2020: 23.
M. Chraibi, B. Steffen and A. Tordeux, "Analysis of pedestrian motion using Voronoi diagrams in complex geometries" in Traffic and Granular Flow 2019, Springer, 2020, pp. 39-44.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55973-1_5; 22.
A. Tordeux and B. Khelfa, "Dynamic Safety Analysis of Longitudinal Motion Planning for Autonomous Vehicles" in Proceeding of 29th European Safety and Reliability (ESREL) Conference, 2020.
DOI: 10.3850/978-981-11-2724-3_0101-cd; 21.
B. Khelfa and A. Tordeux, "Extended Longitudinal Motion Planning for Autonomous Vehicles on Highways Including Lane Changing Prediction" in Traffic and Granular Flow 2019, Springer, 2020, pp. 495-503.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55973-1_61; 20.
A. Schadschneider and A. Tordeux, "Noise-induced stop-and-go dynamics in pedestrian single-file motion", Collective Dynamics, vol. 5, pp. 356-363, 2020.
DOI: 10.17815/CD.2020.70; 19.
A. Tordeux, J. Lebacque and S. Lassarre, "Robustness analysis of car-following models for full speed range ACC systems" in Traffic and Granular Flow 2019, Springer, 2020, pp. 571-581.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55973-1_70; 18.
A. Tordeux, A. Schadschneider and S. Lassarre, "Stop-and-go waves induced by correlated noise in pedestrian models without inertia", Journal of traffic and transportation engineering (English edition), vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 52--60, 2020. Elsevier.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtte.2019.01.006; 17.
J. Cordes, A. Schadschneider and A. Tordeux, "The trouble with 2nd order models or how to generate stop-and-go traffic in a 1st order model" in Traffic and Granular Flow 2019, Springer, 2020, pp. 45--51.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55973-1_6
2019: 16.
A. Tordeux, M. Chraibi, A. Seyfried and A. Schadschneider, "Artificial neural networks predicting pedestrian dynamics in complex buildings" in Workshop on Stochastic Models, Statistics and their Application, 2019, pp. 363-372.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28665-1_27; 15.
V. Kurtc, M. Chraibi and A. Tordeux, "Automated quality assessment of space-continuous models for pedestrian dynamics" in International Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow, 2019, pp. 317-325.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11440-4_35; 14.
Q. Xu, M. Chraibi, A. Tordeux and J. Zhang, "Generalized collision-free velocity model for pedestrian dynamics", Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, vol. 535, pp. 122521, 2019. Elsevier.
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2019.122521; 13.
J. Wang, M. Boltes, A. Seyfried, A. Tordeux, J. Zhang, V. Ziemer and W. Weng, "Influence of gender on the fundamental diagram and gait characteristics" in International Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow, 2019, pp. 225-234.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11440-4_26; 12.
A. Tordeux, A. Schadschneider and S. Lassarre, "Noise-induced stop-and-go dynamics" in International Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow, 2019, pp. 337-345.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11440-4_37; 11.
A. Tordeux, M. Chraibi, A. Seyfried and A. Schadschneider, "Prediction of pedestrian dynamics in complex architectures with artificial neural networks", Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 556-568, 2019. Taylor & Francis.
DOI: 10.1080/15472450.2019.1621756; 10.
A. Tordeux, M. Chraibi, A. Seyfried and A. Schadschneider, "Prediction of pedestrian speed with artificial neural networks" in International Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow, 2019, pp. 327-335.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11440-4_36
2018: 9.
A. Tordeux, G. Lämmel, F. S. Hänseler and B. Steffen, "A mesoscopic model for large-scale simulation of pedestrian dynamics", Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, vol. 93, pp. 128-147, 2018. Elsevier.
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2018.05.021; 8.
M. Boltes, J. Zhang, A. Tordeux, A. Schadschneider and A. Seyfried, "Empirical results of pedestrian and evacuation dynamics", Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, vol. 16, pp. 1-29, 2018. Springer Berlin, Germany.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-27737-5_706-1; 7.
A. Tordeux, G. Costeseque, M. Herty and A. Seyfried, "From traffic and pedestrian follow-the-leader models with reaction time to first order convection-diffusion flow models", SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, vol. 78, no. 1, pp. 63-79, 2018. SIAM.
DOI: 10.1137/16M110695X; 6.
Y. Xiao, M. Chraibi, Y. Qu, A. Tordeux and Z. Gao, "Investigation of Voronoi diagram based direction choices using uni-and bi-directional trajectory data", Physical Review E, vol. 97, no. 5, pp. 052127, 2018. APS.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.97.052127; 5.
M. Chraibi, A. Tordeux, A. Schadschneider and A. Seyfried, "Modelling of pedestrian and evacuation dynamics", Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, pp. 1-22, 2018. Springer Heidelberg.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-27737-5_705-1; 4.
A. Schadschneider, M. Chraibi, A. Seyfried, A. Tordeux and J. Zhang, "Pedestrian dynamics: From empirical results to modeling" in Crowd Dynamics, Volume 1, Springer, 2018, pp. 63-102.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05129-7_4; 3.
J. Wang, W. Weng, M. Boltes, J. Zhang, A. Tordeux and V. Ziemer, "Step styles of pedestrians at different densities", Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, vol. 2018, no. 2, pp. 023406, 2018. IOP Publishing.
DOI: 10.1088/1742-5468/aaac57
2017: 2.
A. Tordeux, M. Chraibi, A. Schadschneider and A. Seyfried, "Influence of the number of predecessors in interaction within acceleration-based flow models", Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, vol. 50, no. 34, pp. 345102, 2017. IOP Publishing.
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8121/aa7fca; 1.
A. K. Wagoum, A. Tordeux and W. Liao, "Understanding human queuing behaviour at exits: an empirical study", Royal Society Open Science, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 160896, 2017. The Royal Society Publishing.
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160896

Other publications

A. Tordeux, "Crowds start to spin when their densities hit a threshold", Nature, vol. 638, pp. 41-42, 2025.

DOI: 10.1038/d41586-025-00036-z

R. Korbmacher and A. Tordeux, "Sind Abstands- und Geschwindigkeitsregelanlagen sicher?", sicher ist sicher, 2025.

DOI: 10.37307/j.2199-7349.2024.12.05

A. Tordeux, "Die überraschende Verzögerung" in Erfolgsformeln - Anwendungen der Mathematik, M. Ehrhardt, M. Günther and W. Schilders, Eds. Hertogenbosch, 2021.

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Book chapters

J. Cordes, M. Chraibi, A. Tordeux and A. Schadschneider, "Single-File Pedestrian Dynamics: A Review of Agent-Following Models" in Crowd Dynamics, Volume 4, Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023, pp. 143-178.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46359-4_6

R. Korbmacher, A. Nicolas, A. Tordeux and C. Totzeck, "Time-Continuous Microscopic Pedestrian Models: An Overview" in Crowd Dynamics, Volume 4, Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023, pp. 55-80.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46359-4_3

M. Boltes, J. Zhang, A. Tordeux, A. Schadschneider and A. Seyfried, "Empirical results of pedestrian and evacuation dynamics", Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, vol. 16, pp. 1-29, 2018. Springer Berlin, Germany.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-27737-5_706-1

M. Chraibi, A. Tordeux, A. Schadschneider and A. Seyfried, "Modelling of pedestrian and evacuation dynamics", Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, pp. 1-22, 2018. Springer Heidelberg.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-27737-5_705-1

A. Schadschneider, M. Chraibi, A. Seyfried, A. Tordeux and J. Zhang, "Pedestrian dynamics: From empirical results to modeling" in Crowd Dynamics, Volume 1, Springer, 2018, pp. 63-102.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05129-7_4

Press releases

F. Rosier, "Bousculades de foules : une étude révèle l’émergence d’oscillations périodiques incontrôlées, un signal à suivre pour éviter les drames", Le Monde, 2025.

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A. Lanzke, "Die Physik der Panik: Forscher entschlüsseln die Dynamik von Menschenmengen", Der Tagesspiegel, 2025.

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M. Criado, "How the physic laws of the San Fermín crowds could prevent stampedes", EL PAÍS English, 2025.

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T. Howard, "Human crowds act just like liquids, and we have the footage to prove it", BBC Science Focus Magazine, 2025.

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L. Polczynski, "Massenpanik: Dabei fällt ein überraschendes Verhaltensmuster auf", Die Welt, 2025.

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F. Hütten, "Massenpanik: Entstehung verhindern – Forschungsergebnisse", Süddeutsche Zeitung, 2025.

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A. Lanzke, "Massenpanik: Forschende entschlüsseln Muster hinter tödlichen Gedrängen", GEO, 2025.

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"Sciences. Les foules denses oscillent spontanément : une surprise pour les physiciens", Courrier International, 2025.

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A. Dulinski, "So sorgen Forscher der Bergischen Universität Wuppertal für weniger Stau", Remscheider General-Anzeiger, 2025.

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B. Thompson, "The unexpected movements seen in super-dense crowds - at 14:59", Nature Podcast, 2025.

DOI: 10.1038/d41586-025-00381-z

M. Reschop, "Weniger Stop, mehr Go: Fahrerassistenz-Systeme im Visier", Wuppertaler Rundschau, 2025.

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M. Waltz, "Ideen gegen den Verkehrsinfarkt", Deutschlandfunk, 2022.

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J. Maier, "Weltweit weniger Staus", Tagesspiegel Background, 2021.

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U. Blass, "Wuppertal braucht flexible Lösungen für den Straßenverkehr", Westdeutsche Zeitung, 2020.

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