iMOVE Conference 2024
iMOVE’s National R&D Conference 2024 took place on 23 and 24 October 2024, at QUT’s Kelvin Grove campus. It brought together the transport community to improve the way we move in Australia. See the list of topics and speakers below.
During nearly seven years of operation as a transport R&D centre we have had the privilege of working with over 60 organisations across Australia in 230+ projects to advance transport in all its forms.
Momentum with achieving transport outcomes such as decarbonisation, inclusivity, safety and more – continues to grow! We are pleased once again to be supporting this continuing transport evolution through our next iteration of the iMOVE National R&D Conference.
After successful events in Melbourne (2019) and Sydney (2022), this time we are heading to Brisbane. Once again, we will bring together our partners and wider transport R&D community from across Australia to learn from each other and progress ideas for another wave of projects and initiatives.
What’s in the program this edition of the iMOVE Conference?
This year’s event will feature our usual blend of industry, government and academic perspectives on the hot topics that are preoccupying our community today, along with ample time for networking and informal discussions.
It’s an inclusive, friendly environment for idea and knowledge sharing in keeping with our general philosophy on effective collaboration, and we would love to see you and your team there!
We’ve not yet finalised the program (though when we do we will let you know!).
As usual, we will be covering the major topics that are preoccupying transport, government and research professionals today. This includes advances, lessons learnt, and perspectives in areas such as:
- Electrification and batteries – progress, safety, unintended consequences, reuse
- National connectivity on the roads
- Different approaches to regional transport
- Developments in accessible transport
- Transport resilience
- Latest thinking in using data for transport planning
- And more – what do you think should be on the program? Drop us a suggestion in the Comments section below.
Click the button below to view the latest version of the program for the 2024 iMOVE conference:
DOWNLOAD THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Who should attend
Those in the business of developing and using technology to improve transport and mobility or developing policy relating to transport.
- Industry – companies and organisations in the transport and technology spaces
- Local, state and federal government
- Universities and other research organisations
- Relevant industry associations, agencies and consultants
PROGRAM
DAY 1: 23 OCTOBER 2024
Below is the conference program. We also have a downloadable copy of the program available.
WELCOME
Tom Walker: Chair of the Board, iMOVE Australia
VIP ADDRESS
Dennis Walsh: Chief Engineer, Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland
Download Dennis’presentation slide deck, The importance of research to changing things up
Find out more about Dennis and his career, at: Dennis Walsh: Engineering Queensland’s transport future.
KEYNOTE
Coping with transport extremes: from the lows of COVID to the highs of the Olympics (and everything in between)
Leon Daniels OBE: President, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK
Download Leon’s presentation slide deck, Coping with transport extremes – From COVID to Olympics
Find out more about Leon at: Leon Daniels OBE: From on the buses to the Olympics
NEW APPROACHES TO SOLVING THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT CONUNDRUM
- Lessons from Gippsland: a community led electric bus trial in a regional area
Alyson Skinner: Manager, Venus Bay Community Centre
Download Alyson’s presentation slide deck, Lessons from Gippsland – A community led electric bus trial in a regional area
Find out more about this iMOVE project at: Gippsland community e-Bus pilot
- Towards rural mobility innovation in Australia
Professor John Nelson: Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney
Download John’s presentation slide deck, Towards rural mobility innovation in Australia
- Collaborating for our transport future – Aboriginal Cultural Landscapes Management project
Rebel Thomson: Senior Manager Network Resilience, Transport for NSW and Professor Julie Andrews, La Trobe University
Download Rebel’s presentation slide deck, Aboriginal Cultural Landscapes Management Project
Find out more about this iMOVE project at: Aboriginal Cultural Land Management for transport resilience
EVS ARE NOT JUST CARS – HOW EMICROMOBILITY IS CHANGING THE WAY WE MOVE AND DECARBONISING TRANSPORT
- Supercharging Micromobility
Al Reid: CEO, Microfleet
Download Als presentation slide deck, Supercharging micromobility
Find out more about Al’s work on this iMOVE project at: The OneDock universal micromobility locking & charging station
- Liar, Liar, e-bikes on fire
Krystyna Weston and Stephen Coulter: Founders, Zipidi
Download Krystyna and Stephen’s presentation slide deck, Liar, liar e-bikes on fire
- E-scooters – new regulatory and design approaches to improve safety
Joel Tucker: Road Safety and Technical Manager, RACQ
PLENARY
How do we make robust decisions about the future when the future is uncertain?
Kate Mackay: Technical Director, Mott MacDonald
Download Kate’s presentation slide deck, Decision making in the face of uncertainty
Find out more about Kate, her work, and background, at: Kate Mackay: Planning transport futures
PHD COMPETITION
Short sharp presentations from some of our best PhD talent. Vote for your favourite on the day!
- Changle Song: University of Sydney – Download his presentation slide deck, Logistics Strategies for Emergency Medical Services
- Timgsen ‘Tim’ Xia: University of Sydney – Download his presentation slide deck, Microscopic Bus Performance Analysis Using GTFS Real-time Data in Greater Sydney
- Amir Jabbari, QUT – Download his presentation slide deck, A Decentralised Privacy-Preserving Data Processing Middleware for Supply Chains
Find out more about iMOVE’s Industry PhD Program, and read profiles of some of PhD students and their work.
FOCUS ON TRANSPORT SAFETY
- Understanding CAV benefits: Now and future
Amit Trivedi: Director Safety Technology Projects, Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland
Download Amit’s presentation slide deck, Understanding CAV Benefits: Now and Future
See also our interview, Amit Trivedi: Highly motivated for high-automation, and some ofAmit’s CAV work at Safely deploying automated vehicles on Australian roads.
- How much safer actually are our roads with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Dr Shams Yasmin: QUT
Download Sham’s presentation slide deck, How much safer actually are our roads with ADAS
- Messaging and technology: A most powerful partnership to enhance road safety
Professor Ioni Lewis: QUT
Download Ioni’s presentation slide deck, Messaging & Technology: A most powerful partnership to enhance road safety
iMOVE projects mentioned in Ioni’s presentation include the Safely deploying automated vehicles on Australian roads and Large Animal Activated Roadside Monitoring and Alert System projects.
- Increasing safety at road worksites in NSW
Dr Ashim Debnath: Deakin University
Download Ashim’s presentation slide deck, Making Roadwork Sites Safer for Drivers and Workers
Read about Deakin’s work on an iMOVE project on road workers and safety, at: Improving worker safety on the M1 Motorway
A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ELECTRIFICATION
- Regional EV use and charging: Why we need to rethink to get to zero carbon regional land transport
Dr Michael Kane: Head of Public Policy, RACQ
Download Michael’s presentation slide deck, Solving electric bus fleet charging
- Solving electric bus fleet charging
Dr Ali Moradi Amani: RMIT University
Download Ali’s presentation slide deck, Regional EV use and charging
- Powering Australia’s Net Zero future: The role of electric vehicle smart charging
Thara Philip: University of Queensland
DAY 2: 24 OCTOBER 2024
QUT ADDRESS AND PHD STUDENT COMPETITION AWARDS
Distinguished Professor Chris Barner-Kowollik: Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research), QUT
FROM HYPE TO HIGHWAY: UNDERSTANDING AND MAPPING TRANSFORMATIVE AI TO TRANSPORT
Professor Michael Milford: QUT
Download Michael’s presentation slide deck, From Hype To Highway: Understanding and mapping transformative AI to transport
Find out more about Michael at: Michael Milford: Positioning the future
TRENDS AND FUTURE TRANSPORT PLANNING
- Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (CITS) national harmonisation research
Nick Brook: Program Director, DTP ViC
Download Nick’s presentation slide deck, C-ITS national harmonisation project
Find out more about this work at: C-ITS national harmonisation and pre-deployment research project
- Evolving visions in transport: Shaping and validating future mobility strategies
Ian McCarthy: Managing Director, Aimsun
- insights into the recent successful development of TMR’s Model for Urban Landuse and Transport Interaction (MULTI)
Jaco Van den Berg: Director, Transport Analysis and Francis Selzer, Principal Modeller (Landuse)
Download Jaco and Francis’ presentation slide deck, Insights into the development of MULTI
- Illuminating Insights: Transforming urban mobility with smart bike data
Irene McAleese: Founder, See.Sense
Irene and See.Sense worked with iMOVE on the Light Insight Trial (LiT) project. Otcomes from the project, and the final report, can be found at: Smart bike lights, data, and improved cyclist safety
NO ONE LEFT BEHIND– NEW DEVELOPMENTS TOWARDS ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TRANSPORT
- The new frontier of transport innovation: Start with accessibility and everything else will be easy
Erik van Vulpen: Deputy Dirctor, Centre forTechnology Infusion, La Trobe University
Download Erik’s presentation slide deck, The new frontier of transport innovation: Start with accessibility and everything else will be easy
- Opportunity through accessibility: Are you losing out?
Santiago Velasquez, QUT
- Automation – See Me: transforming the passenger experience on public transport for everyone
Cassie Hames, Programmer and Bryce Beaumont, Systems Engineer SAGE
Download Cassie’s presentation slide deck, See Me: Transforming the passenger experience on public transport for everyone
- Accessible Australia: Expanding the horizons of UAV technology
Benet Hare, Co-Founder, Gap Drone
Download Benet’s presentation slide deck, Expanding horizons through UAV technology
Find out more about GAP Drone’s iMOVE involvement, at Prototype Uncrewed Air System delivery aircraft development
MAXIMISING MODE SHIFT OPPORTUNITIES
- Impacts of mode shift on GHG emissions in the Australian transport sector
Dr Robin Smit: Director & Principal Research Consultant, Transport Energy/Emissions Research
Download Robin’s presentation slide deck, Impacts of mode shift on greenhouse gas emissions in the Australian transport sector
- Reducing emissions and getting people moving
Stacey Ryan: Policy Manager, ITS-A
Download Stacey’s presentation slide deck, Behavioural change for sustainable transport
- Breaking the car habit: Strategies to shift travel behaviour toward sustainable transport
Dr Akshay Vij, University of South Australia
Download Vij’s presentation slide deck, Breaking the Car Habit: Strategies to Shift Travel Behaviour Toward Sustainable Transport
See also our interview, Akshay Vij: Choice modeller
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- How we increase mode share of active transport
Dr Elliot Fishman: Institute of Sensible Transport
Download Elliot’ss presentation slide deck, How we increase mode share of active transport
See also our interview, Elliot Fishman: Pushing for sensible transport
DEBATE: WILL MAAS SAVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT?
What does the MaaS evolution look like now in Australia and overseas? Is post COVID public transport still in trouble and does it need ‘saving’? If so, what more of a role can MaaS play? How can a comprehensive MaaS offering support the public transport of the future? What other aspects of MaaS will grow in importance over the next decade?
Add your own questions into the mix for a robust discussion with our panel of experts to finish off the conference with a bang.
Panellists
- Professor Devid Hensher: Institute of Transport and Logistics, University of Sydney (see also our interview, David Hensher: Transport economist)
- Dr Jake Whitehead: CEO @ ODEN PASS (find out more about iMOVE’s project work on ODIN PASS at ODIN PASS: A Mobility as Service trial at UQ and Mobility landscapes: Mobility as a Service customer impact trial
- Claus von Hessberg, Chairman, Founder, SkedGo.com
- Stacey Ryan: Policy Manager, ITS Australia
Moderated by Ian Christensen, Managing Director, iMOVE Australia
This was a debate, but the ever-busy and efficient David Hensher prepared a slide deck for it: MaaS, MaaF and beyond: Do integrated modal mobility services have a future?
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