Transport Engineering and Planning
Transport Engineering and Planning is a key education and research area in the School of Civil Engineering with a number of established collaborative links with industry and other universities.
We specialise in:
- Undertaking research to identify innovations solutions in transport for industry
- Undertaking collaborative research and development with industry and other researchers
- Developing skilled professionals in transport
- Facilitating a critical mass of transport expertise in research and development
- Promoting evidence-based stet development and facilitate informed discussion on transport planning, designs and operations
Shaping the Future of Transportation
Every day, we make choices about how to get from A to B. UQ's transport engineers are dedicated to improving the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of these movements for both current and future societies.
Major Areas of Transport Expertise
- Big Data Analytics and Intelligent Use of Traffic and Transport Data
- Traffic Operations and Real-time Modelling
- Traveler Behaviour and Strategic Transport Models
- Transport Safety Analysis
- Public Transport Planning and Operations
- Freight Transport Modelling
- Clean Vehicles
Technology Transfer Activities
- TAP Chair support for visiting scholars, seminars, workshops, and short courses
- TPRN Seed projects for industry collaboration
Major research support
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, TAP Chair
$2M, 5-yr research and development activities to support the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and to grow transport capability at UQ and in Queensland
Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd
$2M, 3-yr research and development activities to help grow the port and inform various activities, including transport economics and modelling of freight movements and infrastructure
iMOVE CRC (Cooperative Research Centre)
$233M, 10-yr program of research, development, implementation, education & training to advance intelligent transport systems (ITS) in Australia, focussing on ITS infrastructure, freight & logistics, and personal mobility
Transport and Population Research Network (TPRN)
$1.75M, 5-yr strategic, internal funding from UQ to support inter-disciplinary activities in transport & population research, including civil engineering, IT & electrical engineering, planning & geography, economics
Recent Collaborative Projects
Project Title |
External Partners |
Lead UQ Transport Researcher |
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Traffic Operations and Real-Time Modelling |
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Modelling car following behaviour in the mixed traffic of connected and traditional vehicles |
QUT (Ashish Bhaskar and Md. Mazharul Haque) |
Anshuman Sharma |
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Investigation of lane-changing behaviour: A comparative study of connected and traditional vehicles |
QUT (Md. Mazharul Haque) |
Yasir Ali |
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Modelling mixed traffic of connected and traditional vehicles |
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Zuduo Zheng |
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Develop a control framework and comprehensive simulation platform for cooperative and automated driving |
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Zuduo Zheng |
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Finding critical links to estimate a Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram in congested networks |
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Elham Saffari |
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Developing Warrants for Implementing Fully-Controlled Right Turns |
TMR via TAP |
Emily Plath |
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Understanding Spatial Dependency Structure in Urban Road Traffic Networks: Methodology and Applications in Short Term Traffic Prediction |
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Mahmud Hasan |
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Leveraging urban trajectory data to enhance network-wide real-time traffic flow prediction |
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Guangxing Wang |
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Data-driven Simulation of Large Traffic Networks using Trajectory Data |
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Jiwon Kim |
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Smart traffic lights: enhanced arterial management leveraging data integration and AI |
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Mehmet Yildirimoglu |
Traveler Behaviour and Strategic Transport Models |
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Towards an autonomous world: vehicle users' preferences regarding autonomous driving |
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Sadaf Aminmansour |
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Public acceptance of self-driving cars |
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Einat Grimberg |
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Parking Management in Brisbane |
iMOVE, BCC, QUT |
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Creating an Age-Friendly Queensland: Age, Transport, and Technology |
Dept of Transport and Main Roads; Dept of Communities, Disability Services, and Seniors |
Kelly Bertolaccini |
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Blockchain Application for Vehicle Registration, Licensing, and Ownership |
TMR via TAP |
Mark Hickman |
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An Integrated Demographic and Transport Demand Modelling Framework (ID-TDM) |
iMOVE, TMR |
Carlo Prato, Jiwon Kim |
Transport Safety Analysis |
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Understanding Pedestrian Interactions with Automated Vehicles |
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Stephanie Balon-Romero |
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Video Analytics Demonstration Project: 4 Intersections for Transport and Main Roads |
TMR via TAP |
Simon Washington |
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Modelling Driving Behaviour and Safety Risk in Two-Lane Rural Highways in Developing Countries |
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S. M. Sohel Mahmud |
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Urban mobility analytics-based crash risk prediction for real-time traffic incident management |
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Jiwon Kim |
Public Transport Planning & Operations |
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Behavioural Advertising in the Public Transport Network using Smart Card Data |
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Hamed Faroqi |
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Analysis of Infrequent Public Transport Users as a Precursor for MaaS |
TMR via in-kind data sharing |
Mark Hickman |
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Land Use Changes Associated with Brisbane's Busways |
QUT's HABITAT study |
Svitlana Pyrohova |
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Metrics of Public Transit Reliability based on Passengers' Experience |
TMR via in-kind data sharing |
Mark Hickman |
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Simulation Modelling of Busway Improvements in Brisbane |
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Mark Hickman |
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Automatic detection and analysis of long-term changes in travel patterns of public transport passengers using Smart Card data |
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ChunYong Moon |
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An analytic framework to measure, model and monitor the habitual behaviours of public transport passengers |
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Jiwon Kim |
Freight Transport Modelling |
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A flexible request model for inland drayage operations |
Port of Brisbane, Chalmers Industries Pty Ltd |
Mahboobeh Moghaddam |
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Developing an exact algorithm for optimal planning of drayage operations |
Port of Brisbane, Biarri Group |
Mahboobeh Moghaddam |
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Reduce truck delays at teminal gates: An innovation workshop approach |
Port of Brisbane |
Mahboobeh Moghaddam |
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Blockchain application for port logistics |
Port of Brisbane |
Elnaz Irannezhad |
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Freight agent-based modeling |
Port of Brisbane |
Elnaz Irannezhad |
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Freight Data Requirements Study |
iMove, DIRDC |
Elnaz Irannezhad |
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Freight and Supply Chain Feasibility Framework for Northern River NSW |
SCU, Regional Development australia |
Elnaz Irannezhad |
Clean Vehicles |
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Consumer preferences towards electric vehicles |
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Jake Whitehead |
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Clean Transport Academic Partnership |
Other Aus/NZ universities |
Jake Whitehead |
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Grave-to-cradle analysis of future vehicle drivetrains |
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Jake Whitehead |
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Planning electric vehicle charging networks |
QGov |
Jake Whitehead |
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Charging infrastructure planning for electric heavy vehicles |
QGov |
Jake Whitehead |
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Impact of government incentives on electric vehicle markets |
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Jake Whitehead |