Irish Transport Research Network 6 th Annual Conference 27-28 th August 2015, Engineering Building, NUI Galway Provisional Programme Thursday, 27 th August 9:00 Conference registration Foyer 9:30 Welcome speeches G017 10:00 Session One G017/G047 11:30 Coffee break Foyer 11:45 Keynote speakers G017 Dr. Georgina Santos (Cardiff University) Speaker 2 (TBD) 13:00 Lunch and poster session Foyer 14:00 Session Two G017/G047 15:30 Coffee break and ITRN AGM Foyer 16:00 Session Three G017/G047 17:30 Coffee break Foyer 18:00 Panel discussion G017 Green shoots v. Green Transport: Are sustainable transport and economic recovery compatible? 19:30 Drinks reception and dinner Westwood Hotel (incl. presentation of paper and poster prizes)
Friday, 28 th August 9:30 Keynote speakers G017 Ciarán Cuffe (DIT) Sharon Connolly / Jim Molloy (GCC) 10:30 Coffee break Foyer 11:00 Session Four G017/G047 12:30 Lunch and poster session Foyer 13:30 Session Five G017/G047 15:00 Conference close G017 Sponsors
Presentation timetable - Thursday, 27 th August Road Safety (G017) Advanced remote field triage of car crash victims James Long & Joe Clarke (DIT) & Mark Maguire (Mark Maguire Motor Engineer Assessors Ltd.) Record linkage for injuries using two and three datasets Jack Short & Brian Caulfield (TCD) Roles played by women drivers professional in reducing road accidents in Tanzania - Mary Makyao, Okuly Muro & Betram Kiswaga, National Institute of Transport Estimating the real number of road traffic casualties? Can capture-recapture help? Jack Short & Brian Caulfield (TCD) Public Transport (G017) Demand for orbital high level of service public transport corridors in the Greater Dublin Area David O Connor, DIT Compact bus operations and alternative approaches to bus layover in Dublin City Centre David O Connor (DIT) & Amy Hastings (Irish Georgian Society) The effectiveness of Park and Ride as a strategy for sustainability, a case study of the Northern DART Corridor Gary Desmond, DIT Evaluating the implementation of transit signal priority on a bus network, with a focus on equity Rachel Ivers, Delft Institute of Technology An examination of modal choice in Ireland Daniel O'Callaghan, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport Session One: 10.00-11.30 Smarter Travel and Education (G047) Green-schools travel Jane Hackett & Ellen O Sullivan, An Taisce EEU Analysis of a sustainable travel modal share study at the IT Sligo campus Brian McCann, IT Sligo Reflections on winning the Smarter Travel Campus of the Year Award 2015 Ross Higgins, Sean Collins & Tom Cosgrove, UL Northside partnership healthy communities area walkability audit David O Connor (DIT), Matthais Borscheid & Odran Reid (Northside Partnership) Smarter travel measures on the NUI Galway campus (TBC) Session Two: 14.00-15.30 Freight & Ports (G047) Low carbon pathways for light goods vehicles in Ireland Eamonn Mulholland, Fionn Rogan & Brian Ó Gallachóir, UCC Implications of the UK HGV road user charge for Irish international freight transport stakeholders a qualitative study Amaya Vega & Natasha Evers, NUIG An empirical analysis of mode and route choice for international freight transport in Ireland Ben Breen, Amaya Vega (NUIG) & Maria Feo-Valera (Universidad Jaume I) Optimizing air freight capacity Seddik SAKIF, Ecole Mohammadiad' Ingénieurs Port Performance Metrics: A Current State Analysis of the Literature Natasha Evers & Amaya Vega, NUIG
Cycling (G017) Bike theft: a 100 year old problem David Timoney, Dublin Cycling Campaign Cyclist traffic light violations in Dublin City Centre Matthew Richardson & Brian Caulfield (TCD) Sustainable development of greenways: improving their function as ecological networks and corridors Julien Carlier & James Moran, IT Sligo User spending and consumer surplus on greenways Richard Manton, Stephen Hynes & Eoghan Clifford, NUIG Examining the effect of bicycle-sharing on modal shift using DublinBikes as a case study Conor Brady, DIT Presentation timetable - Friday, 28 th August Transport Policy (G017) Car reliance and unsustainable commuting: the case of Dublin, Ireland Sarah Rock & Aoife Ahern (UCD) Travel for older people in Ireland and Northern Ireland a review of current status Aoife Ahern (UCD) & Julian Hine (UU) Mobility biographies and milestones: lessons for sustainable transport in Ireland Richard Manton & Henrike Rau, NUIG Conceptualising risk and uncertainty in transport policy - Ali Mahmood Hossen & Julian Hine, UU Deprivation and access to work Aoife Ahern (UCD), Amaya Vega (NUIG) & Brian Caulfield (TCD) Session Three: 16.00-17.30 Sustainable Mobility (G047) Why has teleworking remained a niche practice with regards to the sustainable consumption of distance? Mike Hynes, NUIG Telecommuting in the Greater Dublin Area Paul O Keeffe & Brian Caulfield, TCD Ride Sharing in Ireland Bidisha Ghosh & Niamh Rabbitt, TCD The women s 4-week bicycle commuting challenge: experiences and insights Aileen O Connell, Ross Higgins & Tom Cosgrove, UL Establishing a common geospatial approach to public transport catchment area measurement David O Connor, DIT Session Four: 11.00-12.30 Network Planning (G047) Evaluation of resilience in traffic networks: models and characteristics Beatriz Martinez Pastor, Maria Nogal, Alan O Connor & Brian Caulfield, TCD Integrated transport strategy a potential imperative for sustainability in India Honey Gupta & Brham N Puri, Cuts Institute for Regulation and Competition Identifying heterogeneity in travel patterns to assess the influence of urban form using Partial Least Squares Multi Group Analysis (PLS-MGA) Urbi Banerjee & Julian Hine, UU Network impacts of airline mergers in European markets Aisling Reynolds-Feighan, UCD
Electric Vehicles (G017) Multidimensional parameter space for an individual prediction of the range in the pedelec field Alexander Bedrunka & Lars-Oliver Gusig, University of Applied Science and Arts Hanover First responder health and safety for hybrid electric vehicles James Long, DIT Feasibility of design options for photovoltaic charging stations (PV_CS) Ayda Esfandyari, Brian Norton & Michael Conlon (DIT) & Sarah McCormack (TCD) Alternative to the internal combustion engine Alan Cullen, DIT Session Five: 13.30-15.00 ITS / ICT (G047) Generating rich trip date using smart phone apps to facilitate feasibility studies for bike share schemes Leo O Regan, Tom Cosgrove & Ross Higgins, UL An advanced number plate detection method for rear end collision avoidance system Kazuo Ohzeki & Takuya Okunuki (Shibaura Institute of Technology) & Stephan Schneider (University of Applied Science) Exploring the use of cluster analysis on reported social network use to understand technology engagement Orla Therese McCarthy, Margaret O Mahony & Brian Caulfield, TCD Transport emissions information: lessons from the PEACOX project William Brazil & Brian Caulfield, TCD