TRANSPORT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FOR NSW
2024 SYMPOSIUM
The 7th annual Symposium of the Transport Research Association for NSW (TRANSW) was held on Thursday 7 November the University of Sydney. Over 190 attendees from government, industry, and academia enjoyed 36 presentations by transport research students from the University of Sydney, UNSW, UTS, and the University of Wollongong.
An inspiring poster session with 20 contributors and two motivating keynote sessions also made up the program. A wide range of timely transport topics were discussed, spanning areas from safety to sustainability. Thanks to Transport Lab and its incredible team who hosted this outstanding event. Abstracts are available below and pictures of the event are available here.
The baton has now been handed over to UNSW, who will organise the 8th edition in 2025. We hope to see you all again next year.
The awards, as judged by the TRANSW Symposium Committee and people's choice, went to:
Best Oral Presentations
Stream 1 - Connecting People: Alireza Soltani, The University of Sydney
Stream 2 - Connecting Places: Suwan Hettiyahandi, University of Technology Sydney
Stream 3 - Connecting the Economy: Tingsen (Tim) Xian, The University of Sydney
Best Poster
People’s Choice: Annisa, University of New South Wales
Committee’s Choice: Ray Adrian Macalalag, University of Sydney
PRESENTATIONS LIST
STREAM 1 - Connecting People
Ethical Dilemmas in Disaster Evacuation Network Planning: Concepts and Frameworks
Junxiang Xu, University of NSW
Fatality Risk Curve for Road Head-on Crashes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Kardina Ayuningtyas, University of NSW
A simulation platform to study motion planning for AVs in shared spaces
Sam Andaryan, University of Sydney (ITLS)
Lane-Free Autonomous Intersection Control with Dynamic Path and Conflict Avoidance
Alireza Soltani, The University of Sydney (TransportLab)
Ahmad Emami, University of NSW
Autonomous vehicle control on lane-free roads: A level-k game approach
Zhaohan Wang, The University of Sydney (TransportLab)
Chia-Jung (Robert) Yeh, University of Sydney (ITLS)
RL-Based Online Updating of Anticipatory Routing in On-Demand Ridepooling
Xinyu (Ricardo) Wang, The University of Sydney (TransportLab)
Arkar Than Win, University of Sydney (ITLS)
Ruihao Zeng, The University of Sydney (TransportLab)
Arthur Grigorev, University of Technology Sydney
Zhuopeng Xie, The University of Sydney (TransportLab)
STREAM 2 - Connecting Places
Contextual behaviour into Active Transport Infrastructure
Sara Haider, University of Sydney (ITLS)
The impact of the built environment on active travel to school
Laya Hossein Rashidi, The University of Sydney (TransportLab)
Understanding Walkability Perception: Resolving Street View Imagery Biases for Inclusive Metrics
Moloud Damandeh, University of New South Wales
Developing a transport equity-based decision support system to evaluate active travel initiatives
Ashikur Rahman, University of Sydney (ITLS)
Maliheh Tabasi, University of NSW
Access-based cost-benefit analysis
Isaac Mann, The University of Sydney (TransportLab)
Parking Policy for Transit-Oriented Development
Kendall Banfield, University of Sydney (ITLS)
Mehrdad Memarpour, University of New South Wales
Suwan Hettiyahandi, University of Technology Sydney
Sustainable Use of Recycled Crushed Glass for Soft Railway Subgrade Improvement
Isabella Novais Silva, University of Technology Sydney
Green Liner and Feeder Shipping Network Design
Jzolanda Burhani, University of Sydney (ITLS)
David Li, University of Sydney (ITLS)
STREAM 3 - Connecting the Economy
Stability of railway tracks built on jointed rock subgrade
Majid Jazebi, University of Technology Sydney
Safe-Efficient Urban Corridor Control using Model Predictive Control
Hamidreza Babaeighazvini, The University of Sydney (TransportLab)
Using Pre-Signals to Reduce Start-Up Lost Time at Intersections
Tingsen Xian, The University of Sydney (TransportLab)
A Decentralised Agent-Based Model to Adapt to Disturbances in Rail Systems
Kevin Malysiak, University of Wollongong
A national level CGE model for freighting infrastructure policy planning
Jason Wang, University of NSW
Market effect on liner shipping alliances‚formation and dissolution
Mosleh Amiri, University of Sydney (ITLS)
Sachini Dissanayake, University of Technology, Sydney
Transitioning Coal Ports to Circular Economy Precincts: A Case Study of the Port of Newcastle
Veronica Schulz, University of Sydney (ITLS)
Virtual parking locations for micromobility sharing systems
Elnaz Emami, The University of Sydney (TransportLab)
Optimizing EMS Dispatch with Agent-Based Simulation: A Focus on Vehicle and Incident Prioritisation
Changle Song, The University of Sydney (TransportLab)
Optimising Urban Mobility: An Agent-Based Model for MaaS and Multimodal Transport Solutions
Ruiyi Zhao, University of New South Wales
Up in the Air: How Drones are Taking Warehouses and Last-Mile Delivery to New Heights
Mujtaba Hussain, University of Sydney (ITLS)