Professional Career
- Since 2023: Research Assistant at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HAWK) in Holzminden
- Since 2021: Exist Startup Grant and SAB Technology Startup Grant for spin-offs from academia as a founder of syncc UG (limited liability) at TU Dresden
- 2020: Lecturer at PFH Göttingen
- 2019–2020: Student assistant at TU Dresden
- 2018–2020: Student assistant at the Max Planck Institute for Self-Organization and Dynamics, Göttingen
- 2018: Internship at UNECE in Geneva, Switzerland
- 2017–2018: Study abroad semester at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
- 2016–2019: Studied International Economics at Georg-August University of Göttingen
- 2015–2016: Internship at KfW Development Bank, Pretoria, South Africa
- 2012–2016: Studied International Economics and Development at the University of Bayreuth
Publications
- Baier, M. J., Sörensen, L., and Schlüter, J. C. (2024) How successful is my DRT system? A review of different parameters to consider when developing flexible public transportation systems. Transport Policy, doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.09.006.
- Kersting, M., Bossert, A., Sörensen, L., Wacker, B., and Schlüter, J. C. (2021) Predicting the effectiveness of countermeasures during the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa using agent-based simulation, Humanities & Social Sciences Communication, doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00830-w.
- Sörensen, L., and Schlüter, J. C. (2021) How do contract types and incentives influence driver behavior? - An analysis of the Kigali bus network, Humanities & Social Sciences Communication, doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00896-6.
- Schlüter, J. C., Sörensen, L., Bossert, A., Kersting, M., Staab, W., and Wacker, B. (2021) Anticipating the impact of COVID-19 and comorbidities on the South African healthcare system through agent-based simulations, Scientific Reports, doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86580-w.
- Jokinen, J.-P., Sörensen, L., and Schlüter, J. (2021) Public Transport in Low-Density Areas, The Encyclopedia of Transportation, edited by Roger Vickerman, Elsevier, doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102671-7.10628-1
- Schlüter, J. C., Sörensen, L., Simons, J., and Coetzee, J. (2021) Optimization of Minibus Taxi Services in South Africa Using Geographic Information Systems, Standort, doi.org/10.1007/s00548-020-00694-3.
- Sörensen, L., Schlüter, J. C., Bossert, A., and Jokinen, J.-P. (2020) How Much Flexibility Does Rural Public Transport Need? – Implications of a fully flexible DRT system, Transport Policy, doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.09.005.
- Schlüter, J., Frewer, M., Sörensen, L., and Coetzee, J. (2020) A stochastic prediction of minibus taxi driver behavior, Humanities & Social Sciences Communication 7, 13. doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-0508-2.
- Lahner, J., Schlüter, J., and Sörensen, L. (2019) Digitalization in Public Transit: From On-Demand Buses to an Intelligent, Demand-Oriented System in Rural Areas, Neues Archiv für Niedersachsen, II/2019, pp. 178–191.
Presentations
- Stambolie, E., Sörensen, L., Schlüter, J. C. (2024): “Modeling Safety in Cape Town’s Transportation System,” presentation at the International Transportation Economics Association (ITEA) Conference 2024 in Leeds, United Kingdom.
- Sörensen, L. (2021): Digital Solutions for Resilience of Shared Public and Informal Transport Services, presentation at the 3rd Resilient Tanzania Summit at the Julius Nyerere Conference Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
- Sörensen, L., Schlüter, J. C. (2019): Demand-Responsive Transport in a Rural Region: Empirical Analysis of Customer Acceptance from a Real-Life Experiment in Central Germany, presentation at the International Transportation Economics Association (ITEA) Conference 2019 in Paris, France.