What is TRANSW?

The Transport Research Association for NSW (TRANSW) is a new joint initiative of the University of Sydney, University of New South Wales (UNSW), University Technology, Sydney (UTS), and Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW). It aims to foster and support cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional transport research and practice. For more information, please visit transw.org.au. TRANSW will be launched this year and its Inaugural Symposium will be held in Sydney CBD on Thursday 15 November 2018. Please save the date!

Annual Symposium

The annual Symposium provides a platform for transport research students, academics, and practitioners to discuss relevant topics in transport. Research students will have the opportunity to showcase their research and attendees will have the opportunity to meet transport students, academics, and practitioners in an informal setting.

The Symposium will be organised each year by one of the participating universities. The Inaugural Symposium on 15 November 2018 is organised and sponsored by the University of Sydney and registration is available free of charge for researchers in transport from the three participating universities as well as for transport experts at Transport for NSW. Personal invitations will be sent by email on 15 October 2018.

Expression of interest to present (research students only)

We would like to invite research students (MPhil and PhD) from the participating universities to submit an expression of interest (EoI) to present at the Symposium on one of the themes (listed below) that are based on the strategic research directions of the Transport for NSW Research Hub.

For the EoI, please send an email with subject header “EoI” to info@transw.org.au before Tuesday 25 September 2018 and we will email you a personal invitation to submit an abstract (maximum 300 words) via our online webportal.

Symposium themes

1. Future mobility

• Traffic flow simulation, management and control
• Travel demand forecasting and survey methods
• Travel behaviour and values
• Transport network modelling and optimisation
• Scenario analysis

2. Successful places

• Integrated transport and urban planning
• Land use

3. Sustainability

• Active travel and health
• Public transport
• Energy and emissions

4. Technological drivers of change

• Big data in transport
• Impact of alternative-fuel and autonomous vehicles
• Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS)

5. Freight transport

• Maritime and aviation
• City logistics

6. Safety and security

• Traffic safety analysis and evaluation
• Disaster planning and resilience

7. Valuing wider benefits

• Transport economics, pricing, and appraisal
• Evaluation and benefits realisation of transport projects and programs
• Transport business strategy

Important dates

15 September 2018 25 September 2018 30 September 2018 12 October 2018 15 October 2018 5 November 2018 15 November 2018

Abstract submission opens (research students only) Deadline for expression of interest (research students only) Deadline for abstract submissions Notification of acceptance of abstracts for presentation Registration opens Registration closes Inaugural TRANSW Symposium

 

Symposium Committee

Emily Moylan Taha Rashidi Claudine Moutou Paul Gaynor

University of Sydney University of NSW University of Technology, Sydney Transport for NSW