Du, Bo

Overview

Dr. Bo Du received his PhD degree in Transportation Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Dr. Du’s research activities aim to better understand people’s travel behaviour and practically improve transport system in the electric, autonomous, connected and shared era using modelling, optimization, simulation and data analytics tools. He was a recipient of the Fred Burggraf Award from Transportation Research Board, USA, which recognized excellence in transportation research by researchers 35 years of age or younger.

At SMART, Dr. Du is leading the Future Transport & Mobility Group to conduct a diversity of research and projects in the fields of transport & logistics. As a Course Coordinator, he is contributing to the transformation of SMART from a research-only facility to research & teaching institute by developing and coordinating SMART Teaching Program with academics and communication team within SMART, across UOW’s faculties, and beyond.

[PhD Scholarship Available]

A full PhD scholarship with additional top-up stipend is available for a research project "C-UAV" to investigate cooperative operation of UAVs and multi-type vehicles to overcome energy constraints and uncertainty, with applications in freight logistics and disaster management. This unique opportunity builds on the collaboration between NSW Defence Innovation Network (DIN), University of Wollongong (UOW) and Hover UAV. More details of this opportunity can be found HERE.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2016	Continuum modelling of spatial and dynamic equilibrium in a travel corridor with heterogeneous commuters-A partial differential complementarity system approach Published in Transportation Research Part B: Methodological: an international journal
2015	Optimal Urban Development Density along A Multi-Modal Linear Travel Corridor with Time-distance Toll Scheme
2014	Continuum modeling of park-and-ride services considering travel time reliability and heterogeneous commuters - A linear complementarity system approach Published in Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Research Areas

Research Overview

❂ Transport Network Modelling and Optimisation

❂ Integrated Planning and Cooperative Operation of Multimodal Transport System

❂ Transport and Urban Data Analytics

❂ Urban and Maritime Logistics System Analysis and Optimisation

Available as Research Supervisor

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	A Dynamic Sensitivity Model for Unidirectional Pedestrian Flow With Overtaking Behaviour and Its Application on Social Distancing's Impact During COVID-19 Published In IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
2021	Impact of drivers on real-driving fuel consumption and emissions performance Published In Science of the Total Environment
2021	The Bounds of Improvements Toward Real-Time Forecast of Multi-Scenario Train Delays Published In IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
2021	The rush of the rush hour: mobility justice for seniors on public transport in Sydney, Australia Published In Social and Cultural Geography
2021	Well-to-wheel analysis of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption for electric vehicles: A comparative study in Oceania Published In Energy Policy
2020	A simulation-based solution approach for the robust capacitated vehicle routing problem with uncertain demands Published In Transportation Letters
2020	Allocation strategies in a dockless bike sharing system: a community structure-based approach Published In International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
2020	Image-Based Approach for Parking-Spot Detection with Occlusion Handling Published In Journal of transport engineering, Part A: Systems
2020	Leasing or repositioning empty containers? Determining the time-varying guide leasing prices for decision making Published In Maritime Policy and Management: an international journal of shipping and port research
2019	Revealing Seniors' Travel Patterns and Concerns Using Public Transport - a Case Study in Wollongong Published In Journal of Transport and Health
2018	Comparison of Public Transport Network Design Methodologies Using Solution-Quality Evaluation Published In Journal of Transportation Engineering
2018	Erratum: Comparison of public transport network design methodologies using solution-quality evaluation [J. Transp. Eng., Part A: Syst., (2018)] DOI: 10.1061/JTEPBS.0000159 Published In Journal of Transportation Engineering Part A: Systems
2016	Continuum modelling of spatial and dynamic equilibrium in a travel corridor with heterogeneous commuters-A partial differential complementarity system approach Published In Transportation Research Part B: Methodological: an international journal
2016	Optimal urban development density along a multimodal linear travel corridor with time-distance toll scheme Published In Transportmetrica A: Transport Science
2016	Solving continuous network design problem with generalized geometric programming approach Published In Transportation Research Record

2014	Continuum modeling of park-and-ride services considering travel time reliability and heterogeneous commuters - A linear complementarity system approach Published In Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
2013	Reliability-Based Modeling of Park-and-Ride Service on Linear Travel Corridor Published In Transportation Research Record

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2021	A Multi-stage Approach for Empty Container Repositioning under Coordination among Liner Carriers
2021	Multivariate Multi-Step Train Delay Forecasting: A Hybrid LSTM-CPS Solution
2020	Berth Allocation and Quay Crane Assignment for Coordinated Operation of Multiple Container Terminals in A Port Published In The Asian Logistics Round Table (ALRT) 2020 Conference
2020	SD-Seq2seq: A Deep Learning Model for Bus Bunching Prediction based on Smart Card Data Published In 29th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2020)
2020	Well to Wheel comparison of light-duty vehicles: a scenario analysis of New Zealand and Australia Published In 48th European Transport Conference (ETC)
2019	Estimating Travellers’ Trip Purposes using Public Transport Data and Land Use Information Published In Tenth Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis (TRISTAN X)
2019	Measuring the Perceived Leasing Price of Empty Container in Shipping System Published In 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2019)
2019	The application of Evolutionary Computation and Metaheuristics for Solving the Network Design Problems Published In 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2019)
2018	Bus Bunching Identification Using Smart Card Data Published In 2018 IEEE 24th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems ICPADS 2018
2017	Imputation of passengers’ trip activities based on smart card data Published In mobil.TUM 2017: International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport
2016	Solving continuous network design problem with generalized geometric programming approach Published In TRB 2016 Annual Meeting
2015	Optimal Urban Development Density along A Multi-Modal Linear Travel Corridor with Time-distance Toll Scheme Published In The 21st International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory
2014	A global approximation model for the continuous network design problem Published In INFORMS Annual Meeting
2014	An efficient solution method for the continuous network design problem with stochastic user equilibrium Published In The 19th HKSTS International Conference
2013	Continuum modeling of park-and-ride services with linear complementarity system approach Published In WCTR 2013 Rio Selected Proceedings: 13th World Conference on Transport Research
2013	Reliability-based modeling of park-and-ride service on a linear travel corridor Published In TRB 2013 Annual Meeting

Other Research Activities

Cooperative operation of UAVs and other types of vehicles considering energy constraints and uncertainty. NSW Defence Innovation Network (DIN) Project Lead 2022 -
Identifying impacting factors of road network and land use correlated with accidents of vulnerable road users. 2021 ACT Road Safety Fund Project Lead 2021 -
Public Transport in A New Normal with COVID-19 Impact – from Response to Recovery Project Lead 2021 -
Adjust to Disaster with Adaptive and Protective Transport (ADAPT) – Mobility Response to Crisis Project Lead 2020 -
Vision Illawarra - A dynamic regional planning tool Investigator 2018 -
Age Friendly Illawarra, What Does It Look Like? A Scoping Study. Chief Investigator 2019 - 2021
Energy Efficiency Decision Making in the NSW Transport Sector Chief Investigator 2018 - 2019
Mind the Age Gap? - Revealing the Truth about Senior Travel at Peak Times Project Lead 2018 - 2019

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Future Transport & Mobility (FTM) Group

~ Current members ~
Cheng Zhang, PhD student, Nov 2020 -
Pedestrian Behaviour Modelling and Simulation Considering Heterogeneity and Interactions.
Hao Hu, PhD student, Jul 2019 -
Optimization of electric bus operation considering mixed-type charging techniques.
Tianyang Qu, Master of Philosophy, Aug 2020 -
The impact of crisis on public transport travel patterns – Evidence from intra-city and inter-city smart card data analysis pre-/post-COVID-19.

~ Former members & visiting students ~
Hussein Falih, Master student in UOW Dubai, Oct - Dec 2020
Predicting Travel Mode Choice Using Artificial Neural Network and Multinomial Logit Model
Rafael Benavent, Research Assistant, Oct 2018 - Jun 2019
Revealing the truth about senior travel at peak hours.
Cheng Zhang (University of New South Wales, Australia), Jun - Aug 2020, Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
Pedestrian group behaviour modelling and simulation.
Zengyang Gong (Shenzhen University, China), Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
Bus bunching prediction using deep learning approach.
Benjamin Winzenrieth (École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’État, France), Apr - Aug 2019
Simulation on flexible and hybrid bus services.
Paul-Antonin Dublanche (Toulouse School of Economics, France), May - Aug 2018
Public transport data analytics.
PhD/Postdoc Opportunities
Welcome to contact me if you are interested in transport research, especially for those with background in Transport Engineering, Operation Research, Optimization, Applied Mathematics, Data Mining and Visualization, Complex System, or other relevant disciplines.

A full PhD scholarship with additional top-up stipend is available for a research project "C-UAV" to investigate cooperative operation of UAVs and multi-type vehicles to overcome energy constraints and uncertainty, with applications in freight logistics and disaster management. This unique opportunity builds on the collaboration between NSW Defence Innovation Network (DIN), University of Wollongong (UOW) and Hover UAV. More details of this opportunity can be found HERE.

Scholarship Information

Domestic Students - HDR scholarships
International Students - HDR Scholarships

Short-term and Long-term Visiting Opportunities (for Academics and Postgraduate Students)

We always welcome knowledge exchange and research collaboration in flexible format.

Teaching Activities

CIVL489/904 - Sustainable Road & Transport Engineering 2020 -
FEIS806 Urban Transport Planning for the Digital Age Coordinator and Lecturer 2021
OPS328 Logistics Management 2018 - 2019

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Optimization of electric bus operation considering mixed-type charging techniques	Hu, Hao
Master of Philosophy - EIS	The impact of crisis on public transport travel patterns ¿ Evidence from smart card data analysis pre- and post-COVID-19 in Australia	Qu, Tianyang
Doctor of Philosophy	Pedestrian Social Group Behavior in High-density Conditions	Zhang, Steve
Doctor of Philosophy	Reducing food shortage and wastage using AI to inform and optimize supply chain with real-time IoT data	Seyam, Asmaa

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5790-4682 (confirmed)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2016	Continuum modelling of spatial and dynamic equilibrium in a travel corridor with heterogeneous commuters-A partial differential complementarity system approach Published in Transportation Research Part B: Methodological: an international journal
2015	Optimal Urban Development Density along A Multi-Modal Linear Travel Corridor with Time-distance Toll Scheme
2014	Continuum modeling of park-and-ride services considering travel time reliability and heterogeneous commuters - A linear complementarity system approach Published in Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Research Areas

Research Overview

❂ Transport Network Modelling and Optimisation

❂ Integrated Planning and Cooperative Operation of Multimodal Transport System

❂ Transport and Urban Data Analytics

❂ Urban and Maritime Logistics System Analysis and Optimisation

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	A Dynamic Sensitivity Model for Unidirectional Pedestrian Flow With Overtaking Behaviour and Its Application on Social Distancing's Impact During COVID-19 Published In IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
2021	Impact of drivers on real-driving fuel consumption and emissions performance Published In Science of the Total Environment
2021	The Bounds of Improvements Toward Real-Time Forecast of Multi-Scenario Train Delays Published In IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
2021	The rush of the rush hour: mobility justice for seniors on public transport in Sydney, Australia Published In Social and Cultural Geography
2021	Well-to-wheel analysis of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption for electric vehicles: A comparative study in Oceania Published In Energy Policy
2020	A simulation-based solution approach for the robust capacitated vehicle routing problem with uncertain demands Published In Transportation Letters
2020	Allocation strategies in a dockless bike sharing system: a community structure-based approach Published In International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
2020	Image-Based Approach for Parking-Spot Detection with Occlusion Handling Published In Journal of transport engineering, Part A: Systems
2020	Leasing or repositioning empty containers? Determining the time-varying guide leasing prices for decision making Published In Maritime Policy and Management: an international journal of shipping and port research
2019	Revealing Seniors' Travel Patterns and Concerns Using Public Transport - a Case Study in Wollongong Published In Journal of Transport and Health
2018	Comparison of Public Transport Network Design Methodologies Using Solution-Quality Evaluation Published In Journal of Transportation Engineering
2018	Erratum: Comparison of public transport network design methodologies using solution-quality evaluation [J. Transp. Eng., Part A: Syst., (2018)] DOI: 10.1061/JTEPBS.0000159 Published In Journal of Transportation Engineering Part A: Systems
2016	Continuum modelling of spatial and dynamic equilibrium in a travel corridor with heterogeneous commuters-A partial differential complementarity system approach Published In Transportation Research Part B: Methodological: an international journal
2016	Optimal urban development density along a multimodal linear travel corridor with time-distance toll scheme Published In Transportmetrica A: Transport Science
2016	Solving continuous network design problem with generalized geometric programming approach Published In Transportation Research Record

2014	Continuum modeling of park-and-ride services considering travel time reliability and heterogeneous commuters - A linear complementarity system approach Published In Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
2013	Reliability-Based Modeling of Park-and-Ride Service on Linear Travel Corridor Published In Transportation Research Record

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2021	A Multi-stage Approach for Empty Container Repositioning under Coordination among Liner Carriers
2021	Multivariate Multi-Step Train Delay Forecasting: A Hybrid LSTM-CPS Solution
2020	Berth Allocation and Quay Crane Assignment for Coordinated Operation of Multiple Container Terminals in A Port Published In The Asian Logistics Round Table (ALRT) 2020 Conference
2020	SD-Seq2seq: A Deep Learning Model for Bus Bunching Prediction based on Smart Card Data Published In 29th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2020)
2020	Well to Wheel comparison of light-duty vehicles: a scenario analysis of New Zealand and Australia Published In 48th European Transport Conference (ETC)
2019	Estimating Travellers’ Trip Purposes using Public Transport Data and Land Use Information Published In Tenth Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis (TRISTAN X)
2019	Measuring the Perceived Leasing Price of Empty Container in Shipping System Published In 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2019)
2019	The application of Evolutionary Computation and Metaheuristics for Solving the Network Design Problems Published In 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2019)
2018	Bus Bunching Identification Using Smart Card Data Published In 2018 IEEE 24th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems ICPADS 2018
2017	Imputation of passengers’ trip activities based on smart card data Published In mobil.TUM 2017: International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport
2016	Solving continuous network design problem with generalized geometric programming approach Published In TRB 2016 Annual Meeting
2015	Optimal Urban Development Density along A Multi-Modal Linear Travel Corridor with Time-distance Toll Scheme Published In The 21st International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory
2014	A global approximation model for the continuous network design problem Published In INFORMS Annual Meeting
2014	An efficient solution method for the continuous network design problem with stochastic user equilibrium Published In The 19th HKSTS International Conference
2013	Continuum modeling of park-and-ride services with linear complementarity system approach Published In WCTR 2013 Rio Selected Proceedings: 13th World Conference on Transport Research
2013	Reliability-based modeling of park-and-ride service on a linear travel corridor Published In TRB 2013 Annual Meeting

Other Research Activities

Cooperative operation of UAVs and other types of vehicles considering energy constraints and uncertainty. NSW Defence Innovation Network (DIN) Project Lead 2022 -
Identifying impacting factors of road network and land use correlated with accidents of vulnerable road users. 2021 ACT Road Safety Fund Project Lead 2021 -
Public Transport in A New Normal with COVID-19 Impact – from Response to Recovery Project Lead 2021 -
Adjust to Disaster with Adaptive and Protective Transport (ADAPT) – Mobility Response to Crisis Project Lead 2020 -
Vision Illawarra - A dynamic regional planning tool Investigator 2018 -
Age Friendly Illawarra, What Does It Look Like? A Scoping Study. Chief Investigator 2019 - 2021
Energy Efficiency Decision Making in the NSW Transport Sector Chief Investigator 2018 - 2019
Mind the Age Gap? - Revealing the Truth about Senior Travel at Peak Times Project Lead 2018 - 2019

Potential Supervision Topics

Future Transport & Mobility (FTM) Group

~ Current members ~
Cheng Zhang, PhD student, Nov 2020 -
Pedestrian Behaviour Modelling and Simulation Considering Heterogeneity and Interactions.
Hao Hu, PhD student, Jul 2019 -
Optimization of electric bus operation considering mixed-type charging techniques.
Tianyang Qu, Master of Philosophy, Aug 2020 -
The impact of crisis on public transport travel patterns – Evidence from intra-city and inter-city smart card data analysis pre-/post-COVID-19.

~ Former members & visiting students ~
Hussein Falih, Master student in UOW Dubai, Oct - Dec 2020
Predicting Travel Mode Choice Using Artificial Neural Network and Multinomial Logit Model
Rafael Benavent, Research Assistant, Oct 2018 - Jun 2019
Revealing the truth about senior travel at peak hours.
Cheng Zhang (University of New South Wales, Australia), Jun - Aug 2020, Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
Pedestrian group behaviour modelling and simulation.
Zengyang Gong (Shenzhen University, China), Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
Bus bunching prediction using deep learning approach.
Benjamin Winzenrieth (École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’État, France), Apr - Aug 2019
Simulation on flexible and hybrid bus services.
Paul-Antonin Dublanche (Toulouse School of Economics, France), May - Aug 2018
Public transport data analytics.
PhD/Postdoc Opportunities
Welcome to contact me if you are interested in transport research, especially for those with background in Transport Engineering, Operation Research, Optimization, Applied Mathematics, Data Mining and Visualization, Complex System, or other relevant disciplines.

A full PhD scholarship with additional top-up stipend is available for a research project "C-UAV" to investigate cooperative operation of UAVs and multi-type vehicles to overcome energy constraints and uncertainty, with applications in freight logistics and disaster management. This unique opportunity builds on the collaboration between NSW Defence Innovation Network (DIN), University of Wollongong (UOW) and Hover UAV. More details of this opportunity can be found HERE.

Scholarship Information

Domestic Students - HDR scholarships
International Students - HDR Scholarships

Short-term and Long-term Visiting Opportunities (for Academics and Postgraduate Students)

We always welcome knowledge exchange and research collaboration in flexible format.

Teaching Activities

CIVL489/904 - Sustainable Road & Transport Engineering 2020 -
FEIS806 Urban Transport Planning for the Digital Age Coordinator and Lecturer 2021
OPS328 Logistics Management 2018 - 2019

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Optimization of electric bus operation considering mixed-type charging techniques	Hu, Hao
Master of Philosophy - EIS	The impact of crisis on public transport travel patterns ¿ Evidence from smart card data analysis pre- and post-COVID-19 in Australia	Qu, Tianyang
Doctor of Philosophy	Pedestrian Social Group Behavior in High-density Conditions	Zhang, Steve
Doctor of Philosophy	Reducing food shortage and wastage using AI to inform and optimize supply chain with real-time IoT data	Seyam, Asmaa

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5790-4682 (confirmed)

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Available as Research Supervisor

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Conference Paper

Funding

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Identity

Orcid Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Conference Paper

Funding

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Identity

Orcid Id

Visualisations

Research Areas