Hej, I’m Dr. Sigma Dolins!
I'm an American researcher driven by the question:
How do we design transportation so that people actually use and benefit from it?
I completed my PhD at Chalmers University of Technology, working in close collaboration with Keolis and the 5G Ride Project. Now I’m doing research on the Autonom Buss i Gårda service by Västtrafik and Vy. I live and work on the west coast of Sweden, focused on how shared, automated public transport can move from theoretical promise to everyday reality.
Most days of the week you’ll find me with the Mobility in Transformation Unit at RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden).
(Jag kan lite svenska, men försök på egen risk, lol)
MISSION
Make better (mobility) systems that can make people’s lives better. That’s it!
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) — Chalmers University of Technology
Thesis: “Together, We Can Get Somewhere: exploring potential factors for the implementation of shared, autonomous public transport”
Licentiate of Engineering — Chalmers University of Technology
Thesis: “Diagnosing Sharing Anxiety: institutional conditions and stakeholder perspectives on shared autonomous transport”Additional training in stakeholder analysis, systems thinking, and participatory methods for public sector innovation.
Contact me
If you’d like to discuss collaboration, a project idea or guest lecturing, you can reach me at sigma.dolins@ri.se