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1 Sustainable and Effective Public Transport Graduate Research Interdisciplinary Program Sept-Grip 18 Phd Research Scholarships SUSTAINABLE AND EFFECTIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT GRADUATE RESEARCH INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM SEPT-GRIP 18 PHD RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS Expressions of interest are sought for eighteen (18) competitive scholarships to undertake full- time PhD research at Monash University as part of a Graduate Research Interdisciplinary Program (GRIP). This GRIP brings together six faculties and focuses on the topic of Sustainable and Effective Public Transport (SEPT). The SEPT-GRIP is jointly funded by Monash University and industry groups including Public Transport Victoria, Metro Trains Melbourne, Yarra Trams, VicRoads, Transdev Melbourne and the Bus Association of Victoria. The program includes an advanced, collaborative professional development program based in the field with industry. Purpose: While cities play an increasingly important economic and social role, growth has generated significant transport challenges including traffic congestion and associated liveability, health, environmental and social impacts. Improving and developing new public transport systems has been widely acknowledged as a progressive solution but significant challenges remain for these systems. Achieving growth in ridership and encouraging mode shift remain key concerns for both research and practice while issues such as personal safety, an ageing population, workforce gender diversity and the changing behaviours of millennials are also important issues to consider. Effective use of older infrastructure, achieving better reliability and coordination and funding new and existing systems are major barriers to progress internationally. New technologies and new concepts for designing public transport including ride sharing will challenge conventions of how public transport is run in the future. Advanced research is needed in all these and related fields to sustainably and effectively address the urban transport problem using public transport into the future. SEPT-GRIP aims to create a next generation of industry leaders in the field of public transport with a deep understanding of the practical difficulties faced by industry whilst also sharing a vision for a pro-active approach to dealing with these challenges using a cross disciplinary and inclusive approach to academic research. A major aim of the SEPT-GRIP is to break down barriers between disciplines to develop inclusive understanding and generate innovative solutions. SEPT-GRIP will undertake ground breaking research in the field of public transport to address both the opportunities and the challenges faced by industry and the community in Victoria and internationally. • Scholarship: $26,288 p.a. (non-taxable, indexed annually) over 3 years (plus a 6 month extension option). • Further information: The following pages detail the 18 project themes that have been defined with an industry partner and supervisor, background information, topics, eligibility, selection criteria and contact details. • Deadline for expressions of interest: Expressions of interest are still open for Topic 1 (Personal Security on Public Transport) until 25 April 2016. Expressions of interest for all other topics have now closed. • To Apply: Complete the online Expression of Interest form • Enquiries: [email protected] 1 RESEARCH TOPICS FOR THE ‘SUSTAINABLE AND EFFECTIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT - GRADUATE RESEARCH INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM’ (SEPT-GRIP) (31-03-2016) A . SPONSORED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT VICTORIA & MONASH UNIVERSITY 1. Personal Security on Public Transport Customer research regularly suggests that the sense of personal security is important in making travel choices. But public transport is just part of a wider experience of public spaces. • What shapes the perceptions of personal security when travelling on public transport? • Do perceptions differ between users and non-users? • How are those perceptions affected by the media? • What would be the most cost effective ways to lift perceptions? Supervised by Dr Alexa Delbosc ([email protected]): Institute of Transport Studies, Monash Specific Eligibility Requirements: • Meet Monash University's minimum English language proficiency requirements for entry into a higher degree by research program • An H1 (first class) or H1 equivalent honours degree and/or a Masters Degree in a relevant field • Research and/or practical experience relevant to the stated topic is preferred • Applicants should have strong communication (both oral and written) skills 2. Mining Big Data and Visualisation There is an explosion in the availability of very large data sets relevant to public transport customers and to the planning and delivery of services. But there are only limited instances in Victoria where that data is being used to inform decision making, by customers or the service planners/ providers. • What new and relevant data sets are available? • How can they be mined to extract meaningful information? • How can visualisation help to communicate that information clearly? Supervised by Dr Meead Saberi ([email protected]); Director Monash City Sciences Group Specific Eligibility Requirements: • Meet Monash University's minimum English language proficiency requirements for entry into a higher degree by research program. • An H1 (first class) or H1 equivalent honours degree and/or a Master’s Degree in Transport Engineering, Machine Learning, or Applied Mathematics (applicants with a master's degree are strongly preferred) • Research and/or practical experience relevant to transport engineering, big data, machine learning, pattern recognition, clustering, or data visualisation. • Applicants should have strong quantitative, analytical, and programming skills. Knowing Matlab, C++, Python, or GIS is a plus. • Applicants should have strong communication (both oral and written) skills. Applicants with at least one ISI journal publication are preferred. 2 3. Improving Network Synchronisation in Melbourne There is a growing need for the public transport network to be synchronised to enable multi- modal trips to be made as conveniently as possible. But with over 2000 trains, trams and buses operating at any given time, the logistics are complex. • Can the existing synchronisation tools (including HASTUS) be improved for local application? • What data sets exist or could be generated to describe existing and potential future travel needs? • How can operational modelling and demand modelling be merged to optimise network design? Supervised by Professor Mark Wallace ([email protected]): Faculty of Information Technology; Director of the CTI-Monash Centre for Optimisation in Travel, Transport and Logistics Specific Eligibility Requirements: • Meet Monash University's minimum English language proficiency requirements for entry into a higher degree by research program • An H1 (first class) or H1 equivalent honours degree and/or a Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Operations Research • Research and/or practical experience in algorithms for transport planning or scheduling • A desire to do research that makes a difference in practice. 4. PTV as a “Shared Mobility” Agency The community's needs for personal mobility increasingly include transport options such as bike hire and car share. This creates an opportunity for PTV to integrate these schemes with the public transport system to better meet customers' broader mobility needs. A bike hire scheme has been operating in Melbourne for 5 years and has recently been taken over by PTV to operate the system in an integrated way with Melbourne’s public transport. • How can the success (or failure) of a bike hire scheme be best measured? • What have been the main determinants of success of such schemes to date? • What are customers looking for? How can public transport users be best integrated into the bike share scheme? • What would be the best approach to a Melbourne Bike Scheme? • Is there potential for the scheme to operate more widely in Victoria? • How could car share and other emerging mobility options also be integrated with the public transport system? Supervised by Professor Geoff Rose ([email protected]): Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University Specific Eligibility Requirements: • Meet Monash University's minimum English language proficiency requirements for entry into a higher degree by research program. • An H1 (first class) or H1 equivalent honours degree and/or a Master’s Degree in a relevant field including quantitative research training • Experience with the design and/or administration of travel surveys or travel survey data analysis • Experience with spatial representation of data using GIS. 3 5. Changing Travel Behaviour to Reduce Car Use Including Increased Public Transport Use As Melbourne grows it is becoming clear that we cannot build our way out of the problem of increasing traffic congestion. This project seeks to better understand ‘marginal’ car users who could be encouraged onto public transport. Its goal is to improve on behavioural approaches to encouraging less car use using travel demand management. The purpose is to encourage mode shift to public transport as well as reducing travel and use of other alternative modes including ride sharing. A major outcome will be a better understanding of approaches VicRoads can use to reduce car use using behaviour change programs. The project will consider all users who might shift to public transport including emerging markets such as Millennials who are increasingly moving away from conventional behaviours toward car use and licensing. Supervised by Dr Alexa Delbosc ([email protected]):
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