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.
The aims are to:
- Undertake research to identify innovations solutions in transport for industry
- Undertake collaborative research and development with industry and other researchers
- Develop skilled professionals in transport
- Facilitate a critical mass of transport expertise in research and development
- Promote evidence-based stet development and facilitate informed discussion on transport planning, designs and operations
About the group
Click on the links below for more information about the Transport Engineering research group.
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 |