Dr Dimitris Potoglou
Reader in Transport and Applied Choice Analysis
School of Geography and Planning
- potogloud@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44(0)2920876088
- Room 2.79, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA
- Media commentator
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Dr Dimitris Potoglou is a Reader in Transport and Applied Choice Analysis and Programme Director of the MSc Transport and Planning. Prior to joining the School of Geography and Planning, Dimitris worked as a Research Policy-Analyst at RAND Europe, a not-for-profit research institute, and a post-doctoral fellow at the Delft University of Technology.
His research focuses on transport analysis with funded and published work spanning travel behaviour, transport infrastructure and its benefits to land values, travel and built environment interactions and car ownership including demand for cleaner car technologies.
A parallel stream of his research work has been on the design and analysis of stated preference discrete choice and best-worst scaling experiments to better understand individual choices and provide robust evidence in areas critical to public policy and decision-making. He has developed and contributed to several interdisciplinary research projects to study the value of personal information, social care, the impact of biomedical research and privacy and security in real-life contexts spanning health data, internet use and rail-travel.
Dimitris currently serves as Member of the Welsh Government's Independent Review Panel for the 'Review and Implementation of Local Authority Air Quality Measures in Wales'. He is an Associated Editor for Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Sustainability journal, Section: Sustainable Urban and Rural Development.
Biography
Education and Qualifications
- Postgraduate Certificate for University Teaching and Learning, Cardiff University, UK (2014)
- PhD Geography, McMaster University, Canada (2006)
- MSc Environmental Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece (2001)
- BSc Environmental Studies, University of the Aegean, Greece (1999)
Career overview
- Reader, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, UK (2020 - )
- Senior Lecturer, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, UK (2017 - 2020)
- Lecturer, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, UK (2012 - 2017)
- Policy Analyst, RAND Europe, UK (2008 - 2015; part-time 9/2012 - 1/2015)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (2006 - 2008)
- Reaching and Research Assistant, McMaster University, Canada (2002 - 2006)
- Research Associate, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Greece (2001)
- Instructor, Occupational Training Centre "Integration", Greece (2000)
- Research Assistant, University of the Aegean, Greece (1997-1999)
Visiting academic appointments
- Visiting Researcher, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Salerno, Italy, 11/2016 (2 weeks)
- Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, University of Messina, Italy, 03/2016 (2 weeks)
- Honorary Lecturer, The University of Sydney Business School, Institute of Transportation and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney, Australia 05/2016 (3 weeks)
- Guest Researcher, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, 2008 - 2012
Honours and awards
- Nominated for Enriching Students' Life Award, Cardiff University, 2013/14 and 2014/15
- Alice Farrands' Research Scholarship, RAND Europe, 2008
- Alexander S. Onassis Benefit Foundation, Academic Scholarship, 2002 - 2006
- McMaster University, Graduate Scholarship, 2002-2006
- Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Jim Davey Award, 2004 and 2005
- Hellenic-Canadian Federation of Ontario Academic Award, 2004
- University of the Aegean, Graduation Award, 1999
- Greek State Institute of Scholarships (IKY), 1997 and 1998
Awards to students
- Botakoz Arslangulova (née Abdrazakova), Highly Commended for the RT Wynn Medallion for Best Student–Paper, CILT–Wales National Transport Awards, 2016
- Matthew Barron, John Heasman Prize 2015-16, British Parking Association, 2016
- Emma Thorpe, RTPI Research Awards First Prize in the Student Category, 2015
- Matthew Barron, Sawtooth Software Academic Grant Recipient, 2015
- Chao Qi, John Heasman Bursary 2014-15, British Parking Association, 2014
- Lucy Baker, RT Wynn Medallion for Best Student-Paper, CILT-Wales National Transport Awards, 2014
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2014 -
- Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics, 2013 - 2018
Speaking engagements
- “The role of manufacturing materials and autonomous driving in preferences for cars: A cross-country comparison”, Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers – Windsor Chapter Webinar, 16 February, 2021. This talk can be viewed here.
- 'Congestion Pricing: Planning for optimal strategies and commuters’ behavioural implications under different pricing schemes', SPARC Webinars, 29 June 2020
- 'Understanding consumer preferences for cleaner and autonomous vehicles', Transport Futures Conference, 6 June, 2019, Cardiff
- 'What Policy measures Have Been Proposed Based on the Associated Factors with Traffic Crashes?', Traffic Safety Conference 2019, 11-13 March, Riyadh. This talk can be viewed here.
- 'Privacy of Health Records: Evidence from a pan–European Study', Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath: Evaluating Social Prescribing, 28 November, 2017, Bath
- 'Privacy of Health Records: Evidence from a pan–European Study', ADRC-Wales: Public Engagement and Social Science Research Challenges and Emerging Solutions, 22 June, 2017, Cardiff
- 'Privacy of Health Records: Evidence from a pan-European Study', Digital Enlightenment Forum: Trusted Data Management in Health Care, 7 June, 2016, Amsterdam.
- 'Bus Stop, Property Price and Land Value Tax A Quantile Hedonic Exploration', Transport Statistics User Group Wales, 25 April, 2016, Cardiff.
- 'How did we get here? Andrea Collins and Dimitris Potoglou talk to Andy Fryers, Hay Festival Winter Weekend, 27 November, 2015, Hay-on-Way.
- 'Short-stay Car Parking Choice Behaviour: A Case Study of Cardiff City Centre', ParkEx, 21 April, 2015, The NEC, Birmingham.
- 'Public Preferences for Security and Privacy: Evidence from a Pan-European Study' School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University; Event hosted by the Innovation and Engagement Unit, 11 March, 2015, Cardiff. This talk can be viewed here.
- 'Preferences for Privacy, Surveillance and Security: A Pan-European Study on the Metro/Train Travel' School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University; Event hosted by the Spatial Analysis Research Group, 19 March, 2015, Cardiff.
- 'Design of stated preference discrete choice experiments and surveys', School of Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, 13 November 2013, Newcastle.
- 'Economic value of personal information online: Preliminary findings from three stated preference discrete choice experiments', Institute for Transport Studies, 17 May 2013, Leeds.
- 'How about an electric car? Review of barriers, policy interventions and an exploratory study in the East of England', Research Centre on Economics of Institutions, University of Rome III, Rome, 22 February 2012.
- Keynote Speaker, XIII Scientific Meeting of the Italian Society of Transport Economics (SIET), 16 -17 June 2011, Messina (declined).
- 'Security, at what cost? Quantifying people's trade-offs across privacy, liberty and security', Modelling World, Transport Modelling Seminars, 17 June 2010, London.
- 'Security, at what cost? Quantifying people's trade-offs across privacy, liberty and security', US House of Representatives, Washington, DC: Briefed professional staffers of the Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee of the Homeland Security Committee, 12 March 2010, Washington, DC.
- 'Environmental valuation of goods and services using discrete choice modelling', Dept. of Environmental Studies, University of the Aegean, 19 January 2010, Mytilene.
- 'Security, at what cost? Quantifying people's trade-offs across privacy, liberty and security', RAND Europe Board of Trustees, 14 January 2009, London.
Committees and reviewing
- Programme Director, MSc Transport and Planning, 2014 –
- Member of the Postgraduate Taught Management Committee, 2014 –
- Member of the Postgraduate Taught Programmes Student-Staff Panel, 2013 –
External activity
- Guest Editor, Concept, Theory and Practice of Road Pricing: Lessons Learned and Way Forward, Research in Transportation Economics (with Drs G. Santos and P. Sahu), Elsevier, in progress
- Associate Editor, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Elsevier, 2019 -
- Editorial Board, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Elsevier, 2018 - 2019
- Editorial Board, Sustainability, Section: "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development", MDPI, 2018 -
- Advisory Board Member, Sci, MDPI, 2018 -
- Member of the US Transportation Research Board's Task Force on Data Privacy, Security and Protection Policy, 2016 -
- Guest Editor, Sustainability, Special Issue: 'Travel Behaviour and Sustainable Transport of the Future', MDPI, 2018
- External Examiner, BSc/MSc Logistics, University of Greenwich, 2016 - 2020
- External Examiner, BSc/MSc Logistics, University of Wales Trinity St. David, 2015 - 2018
- Executive Committee Member of the Universities Transport Study Group (UTSG), 2014 - 2016
- Member of the Programme Committee, International Conference on Geographical Information Systems: Theory, Applications and Management (GISTAM), 2016 -
- Editorial Board, Open Transportation Journal, 2011 - 2015
- Methodological Innovations Committee, European Transport Conference, 2011 - 2014
- Reviewer for: Transportation Research Part A - Policy and Practise, Journal of Choice Modelling, Journal of Transport Geography, Transport Policy and others.
Publications
2020
- Song, R. and Potoglou, D. 2020. Are existing battery electric vehicles adoption studies able to inform policy? A review for policymakers. Sustainability 12(16), article number: 6494. (10.3390/su12166494)
- Potoglou, D.et al. 2020. Consumer intentions for alternative fuelled and autonomous vehicles: A segmentation analysis across six countries. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 79, article number: 102243. (10.1016/j.trd.2020.102243)
- Potoglou, D.et al. 2020. To what extent do people value sustainable-resourced materials? A choice experiment with cars and mobile phones across six countries. Journal of Cleaner Production 246, article number: 118957. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118957)
2019
- Collins, A. and Potoglou, D. 2019. Factors influencing visitor travel to festivals: Challenges in encouraging sustainable travel. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 27(5), pp. 668-688. (10.1080/09669582.2019.1604718)
2018
- Potoglou, D.et al. 2018. The impact of public transport infrastructure on land values: using spatial analysis to uncover policy-relevant processes. In: Briasoulis, H., Soulakellis, N. and Kavroudakis, D. eds. The practice of spatial analysis: Essays in memory of Professor Pavlos Kanaroglou.. Springer, pp. 275-293.
- Alotaibi, O. and Potoglou, D. 2018. Introducing public transport and relevant strategies in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia: a stakeholders? perspective. Urban, Planning and Transport Research 6(1), pp. 35. (10.1080/21650020.2018.1463867)
- Potoglou, D.et al. 2018. Factors associated with urban non-fatal road-accident severity. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion 25(3), pp. 303-310. (10.1080/17457300.2018.1431945)
- Potoglou, D., Husein, R. and Maoh, H. 2018. Factors influencing jouney-to-work by public transit in mega Canadian cities. In: Briasoulis, H., Soulakellis, N. and Kavroudakis, D. eds. The practice of spatial analysis: Essays in memory of Professor Pavlos Kanaroglou.. Springer, pp. 167-186.
- Potoglou, D., Cooper, C. and Arellano, . 2018. The role of the built environment on household car ownership in Santiago de Chile. Presented at: NECTAR Cluster 6, Lyon, 2018.
2017
- Potoglou, D.et al. 2017. Public preferences for internet surveillance, data retention and privacy enhancing services: evidence from a pan-European study. Computers in Human Behavior 75, pp. 811-825. (10.1016/j.chb.2017.06.007)
- Potoglou, D. and Arslangulova, B. 2017. Factors influencing active travel to primary and secondary schools in Wales. Transportation Planning and Technology 40(1), pp. 80-99. (10.1080/03081060.2016.1238573)
- Alotaibi, O. and Potoglou, D. 2017. Perspectives of travel strategies in light of the new metro and bus networks in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. Transportation Planning and Technology 40(1), pp. 4-27. (10.1080/03081060.2016.1238572)
2016
- Patil, S.et al. 2016. Public preferences for electronic health data storage, access and sharing - evidence from a pan-European survey. JAMIA Journal of the American Medical Informatics Assocation 23(6), pp. 1096-1106. (10.1093/jamia/ocw012)
- Patil, S.et al. 2016. Public preference for data privacy - A pan-European study on metro/train surveillance. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 92, pp. 145-161. (10.1016/j.tra.2016.08.004)
- Pollitt, A.et al. 2016. Understanding the relative valuation of research impact: a best-worst scaling experiment of the general public and biomedical and health researchers. BMJ Open 6(8), article number: e010916. (10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010916)
2015
- Potoglou, D., Palacios, J. and Feijóo, C. 2015. An integrated latent variable and choice model to explore the role of privacy concern on stated behavioural intentions in e-commerce. Journal of Choice Modelling 17, pp. 10-27. (10.1016/j.jocm.2015.12.002)
- Wang, Y.et al. 2015. Bus stop, property price and land value tax: A multilevel hedonic analysis with quantile calibration. Land Use Policy 42, pp. 381-391. (10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.07.017)
- Palacios, J., Potoglou, D. and Feijoo, C. 2015. Does privacy concern influence e-shoppers choices for online retailers? An application of the Integrated Latent Variable Choice Model. Presented at: International Choice Modelling Conference 2015, Austin, TX, 10 -13 May 2015.
2014
- Patil, S.et al. 2014. Surveillance and privacy related preferences of European metro travellers. Presented at: 42nd European Transport Conference, Frankfurt, Germany, 29 September – 1 October 2014.
- Patil, S.et al. 2014. Public preferences for data privacy – A pan-European study on the metro/train surveillance. Presented at: Transportation Research Board (TRB) 94th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA, 11-15 January 2014.
- Potoglou, D.et al. 2014. Privacy, security and surveillance: New insights into preferences of European citizens. Presented at: 42nd Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC), Arlington, VA, USA, 12-14 September 2014.
- Patil, S.et al. 2014. Trade-off across privacy, security and surveillance in the case of metro travel in Europe. Transportation Research Procedia 1(1), pp. 121-132. (10.1016/j.trpro.2014.07.013)
2013
- Santos, G.et al. 2013. Factors influencing modal split of commuting journeys in medium-size European cities. Journal of Transport Geography 30, pp. 127-137. (10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.04.005)
- Potoglou, D.et al. 2013. The value of personal information online: Results from three stated preference discrete choice experiments in the UK. Presented at: 21st European Conference for Information Systems, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 5-8 June 2013. , (10.13140/2.1.3066.7203)
- Rohr, C.et al. 2013. Measuring consumer preferences for postal services. In: Krew, M. and Kleindorfer, P. R. eds. Reforming the postal sector in the face of electronic competition. Advances in Regulatory Economics series Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 241-260.
- Mabit, S. L.et al. 2013. Valuation of travel time for international long-distance travel - results from the Fehmarn Belt stated choice experiment. Journal of Transport Geography 33, pp. 153-161. (10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.10.003)
2012
- Daly, A.et al. 2012. Using ordered attitudinal indicators in a latent variable choice model: a study of the impact of security on rail travel behaviour. Transportation 39(2), pp. 267-297. (10.1007/s11116-011-9351-z)
- Netten, A.et al. 2012. Outcomes of social care for adults: developing a preference-weighted measure. Health Technology Assessment 16(16) (10.3310/hta16160)
- Potoglou, D., Kanaroglou, P. S. and Robinson, N. 2012. Evidence on the Comparison of Telephone and Internet Surveys for Respondent Recruitment. The Open Transportation Journal 6(1), pp. 11-22. (10.2174/1874447801206010011)
2011
- Potoglou, D.et al. 2011. Best-worst scaling vs. discrete choice experiments: An empirical comparison using social care data. Social Science & Medicine 72(10), pp. 1717-1727. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.027)
2010
- Potoglou, D.et al. 2010. Quantifying individuals' trade-offs between privacy, liberty and security: the case of rail travel in UK. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 44(3), pp. 169-181. (10.1016/j.tra.2009.12.006)
- Robinson, N.et al. 2010. Security at what cost?. In: Moore, T. and Shenoi, S. eds. Critical Infrastructure Protection IV: Fourth Annual IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection, ICCIP 2010, Washington, DC, USA, March 15-17, 2010, Revised Selected Papers. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Vol. 342. Berlin: Springer, pp. 3-15., (10.1007/978-3-642-16806-2_1)
2009
- Potoglou, D., Kim, C. . W. and Burge, P. 2009. Discrete choice modelling. In: Ling, T. and van Dijk, L. eds. Performance Audit Handbook: Routes to Effective Evaluation. Technical Report Vol. 788-RE. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, pp. 34-41.
2008
- Potoglou, D. and Kanaroglou, P. S. 2008. Disaggregate Demand Analyses for Conventional and Alternative Fueled Automobiles: A Review. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation 2(4), pp. 234-259. (10.1080/15568310701230398)
- Potoglou, D. 2008. Vehicle-type choice and neighbourhood characteristics: An empirical study of Hamilton, Canada. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 13(3), pp. 177-186. (10.1016/j.trd.2008.02.002)
- Potoglou, D. and Kanaroglou, P. S. 2008. Modelling car ownership in urban areas: a case study of Hamilton, Canada. Journal of Transport Geography 16(1), pp. 42-54. (10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2007.01.006)
- Potoglou, D. and Susilo, Y. O. 2008. Comparison of Vehicle-Ownership Models. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board(2076), pp. 97-105. (10.3141/2076-11)
2007
- Potoglou, D. and Kanaroglou, P. S. 2007. Household demand and willingness to pay for clean vehicles. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 12(4), pp. 264-274. (10.1016/j.trd.2007.03.001)
- Paez, A.et al. 2007. Elderly mobility: Demographic and spatial analysis of trip making in the Hamilton CMA, Canada. Urban Studies 44(1), pp. 123-146. (10.1080/00420980601023885)
- Potoglou, D., Kanaroglou, P. S. and Benoit, C. 2007. An integrated modelling framework for vehicular carbon monoxide concentrations in urban areas. In: Balduino, S. P. ed. Progress in Air Pollution Research. New York: Nova Science Publishers, pp. 185-200.
- Potoglou, D. and Kanaroglou, P. S. 2007. An internet-based stated choices household survey for alternative fuelled vehicles. Canadian Journal of Transportation 1(1), pp. 36-55.
2005
- Jerrett, M.et al. 2005. A review and evaluation of intraurban air pollution exposure models. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 15(2), pp. 185-204. (10.1038/sj.jea.7500388)
- Potoglou, D. and Kanaroglou, P. S. 2005. Carbon monoxide emissions from passenger vehicles: predictive mapping with an application to Hamilton, Canada. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 10(2), pp. 97-109. (10.1016/j.trd.2004.11.003)
- Potoglou, D. and Kanaroglou, P. S. 2005. Will alternative fuelled vehicles contribute to solving the sustainability problem? A framework for assessing future vehicle demand [Abstract]. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology - CEST2005, Rhodes Island, Greece, 1-3 September 2005Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology. pp. A1222-A1227.
2004
- Potoglou, D., Kouzeli-Katsiri, A. and Haralambopoulos, D. 2004. Solar distillation of olive mill wastewater. Renewable Energy 29(4), pp. 569-579. (10.1016/j.renene.2003.09.002)
Teaching
MSc Transport and Planning
Module leader for:
- Transport Analysis
- Researching Transport
- Transport and the City
BSc Urban Planning and Development
Module leader for:
- Sustainable Transport
Dimitris is a member of the Spatial Planning and Analysis in City Environments (SPACE) and the Festivals Research Groups, the Transport Futures Research Network and the Management Board of the newly established Sustainable Transport Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Hub.
Interests / Areas of Expertise
- Travel behaviour
- Car ownership, type choice and demand for cleaner cars
- Privacy and security trade-offs
- Design of discrete choice and best-worst scaling experiments to inform public policy and decision making
- Quantitative methods
Projects
2020 – : Sustainable Transport Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Hub
EPSRC / Cardiff University
Co-investigator (PI: Prof. Carol Featherstone, School of Engineering, Cardiff University)
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2019 – : Transport policy interventions to curb particulate matter emissions in Chandigarh, India
Global Challenges Research Fund
Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr Georgina Santos)
Total: £37,027.34
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2019 – : Decarbonising Transport through Electrification, a Whole System Approach EPSRC: Decarbonising Transport Networks
Co-Investigator (PI: Prof. Liana Cipcigan, School of Engineering, Cardiff University)
Total: £1.1m
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2019 – : Congestion Pricing: Planning for optimal strategies and commuters’ behavioural implications under different pricing schemesScheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC): A Government of India Initiative
Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr Prasanta Sahu, BITS Pilani University, India)
Total: £45,500
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2018 – 2019: Adoption of Electric Buses in India
Global Challenges Research Fund
Principal Investigator (in collaboration with BITS Pilani University, India)
Total: £13,970
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2018 – 2019: Creating demand for sustainable metals and minerals: The case of alternative fuelled vehicles and mobile phones
Funded by the Swedish Government
Co–Principal Investigator (with Prof. Lorraine Whitmarsh)
Total: £28,077
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2017 - 2018: Cardiff University Research Leave Fellowship Scheme
Total: £15,000
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2013 - 2015: Understanding the relative valuations of research impact: Applying best-worst scaling experiments to survey the public & biomedical/health researchers
Funded by the Medical Research Council (Ref: MR/L010569/1).
Co-Investigator (PI: Prof. Jonathan Grant, King's College London)
Total: £154,934.75
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2013 - 2015: Financing Local Public Transport using Land Value Capture Tax : The Case of Cardiff Bus
Funded by British Academy/Leverlulme Small Research Grant (Ref: SG122122).
Principal Investigator (with Dr Yiming Wang, University of Bristol)
Total: £6,947
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2012 - 2014: Public Perception of security and privacy: Assessing Knowledge, Collecting Evidence, Translating Research into Action.
Funded by Project PACT, FP7 and DG Enterprise, Grant Agreement No. 285635.
Principal Investigator (for RAND Europe)
Total: €2.5m
Supervision
I am interested in supervising students in the following areas:
- Decarbonisation of the road transport system through electrification (e.g. charging preferences, preferences for business models of electric-vehicle use)
- Demand for and market segmentation of alternative fuelled vehicles and car ownership studies, more generally
- Novel applications of stated preference discrete choice experiments in areas critical to public policy and decision making
- Commuting, travel satisfaction and well-being
- Land-use and transport interactions; the role of the built environment and network design on travel behaviour decisions
- Active travel
- Governance and management of public transport systems
Current supervision
Past projects
- Dr Omar Alotaibi, "Potential Demand for Public Transport in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia", 2013-2017 [1st Supervisor]
