Major research projects

SYNERGY: Developing new behavioural models at the intersection of psychology, econometrics and machine learning

Principal investigator
European Research Council Advanced Grant (101020940)
02/2022 – 01/2028

The SYNERGY project will bring together theories from choice modelling, mathematical psychology and machine learning to develop next generation data driven behavioural models. For further details, see the project site.

APOLLO: Further development of the Apollo software

Principal investigator
European Research Council Proof of Concept Grant (875692)
02/2020-06/2022

The APOLLO grant funded further developments of the Apollo package for choice modelling, including speed improvements and the inclusion of new model types. For further details on Apollo, see the software page.

Investigating travel choice behaviour: a new approach

International partner investigator
Australian Research Council Discovery Grant (DP150103299)
03/2015-12/2019

This grant funded innovative work in merging methods from stated choice surveys, experimental economics, and naturalistic driving simulators.

Provision of market research for value of time savings and reliability

Co-investigator
UK Department for Transport Framework proposal 05/2014-04/2015

This grant funded the work leading to the development of new official value of travel time measures for the United Kingdom, now part of official guidance.

DECISIONS: Choices and consumption: modelling long and short term decisions in a changing world

Principal investigator
European Research Council Consolidator grant (615596)
07/2014-06/2020

The DECISIONS project led to numerous developments in choice modelling, including bridging the gaps with mathematical psychology, the exploitation of new data sources, and the development of the Apollo software. For further details, see the project site.

Evaluation of patient preferences for and cost effectiveness of community intravenous antibiotic services

Co-investigator
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Responsive mode grant (11/2003/60) 01/2013-12/2015

This grant funded mixed methods research into patient preferences for and cost effectiveness of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in the UK.

Foundational Knowledge to Support a Long-Distance Passenger Travel Demand Modeling Framework

Co-investigator
US Federal Highway Administration Exploratory Research Grant (DTFH61-10-R-00036)
09/2011-09/2014

This grant funded exploratory research into the development of the first nationwide long distance transport model for the United States.

Freight Route Choice Using GPS Data

Principal investigator
UK Department for Transport Framework Proposal
04/2011-08/2011

This grant funded exploratory research into the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) data for route choice modelling for freight.

ACTUM Analyses of activity-based travel chains and sustainable mobility

Co-investigator
Danish Strategic Research Council Responsive mode grant (10-086415)
03/2011 – 03/2016

This grant funded exploratory research into the development of the first prototype activity based model for Copenhagen.

Transtools III: Transport modelling for policy impact assessment

Co-investigator
European Union FP7 Cooperation Work Programme (266182)
01/2011 – 12/2015

This grant funded exploratory research into the development of the next general transport model for the European Union, including a focus on data sources.

Estimation of travel demand models from panel data

Principal investigator
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Responsive mode grant (EP/G033609/1)
02/2009 – 10/2010

This grant funded research into appropriate ways of dealing with repeated choice data in the estimation of advanced choice models, including error corrections.

Advances in modelling human choice behaviour

Principal investigator
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship
10/2008 – 10/2010

This early career fellowship supported several methodological developments, including the exploration of behavioural flexibility in choice models.