Professor Vincent Kaufmann | |
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 Vincent Kaufmann in 2017 | |
| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Citizenship | Swiss |
| Known for | La notion de motilité. L'analyse des modes de vie. L'ètude des mobilités |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Sociology |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva EPFL |
| Thesis | Sociologie de la mobilité urbaine: la question du report modal (1998) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michel Bassand |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| Sub-discipline | Urban sociology |
| Institutions | EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) |
| Main interests | Mobility Urban sociology Land development |
| Website | https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lasur/ |
Vincent Kaufmann (born 1969 in Geneva) is a Swiss sociologist specialized in mobility studies and urban sociology. He is a professor of sociology at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) and the head of the Laboratory of Urban Sociology at the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering.[1][2]