PhD students

Amir Elmi: I’m Amir and I’m currently a Ph.D. student in Transportation Engineering at the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney. My main research is about ridesharing systems and I’m interested in Public Transportation, Smart Cities, Optimization and Simulation, and any AI related subjects.

Thesis: Analysing different measures to reduce unreliability in ridesharing systems.

Valentina Gómez: Besides being a PhD student, I hold an MSc in Applied Mathematics and a degree in Mathematical Civil Engineering from Universidad de Chile. My research interests are in public transport network design, but I’m also into applied projects involving linear optimisation and multidisciplinary work. 

Thesis: The price of anarchy in public transport networks.

Regine Tejada: I am Regine, a Ph.D. Student at the School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney. I earned a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering at the University of the Philippines Diliman. My research interests include active and public transport, network and assignment models, and other production systems.

Thesis: Assessing the users’ perceptions and impact of integrating cycling and public transport in a developing country.

Ricardo Wang: B.Eng Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Current research interest is on-demand ride-pooling system optimization. Other personal instersts includes film photography, snowboarding, trekking, drums.

Thesis: Optimizing anticipating strategies in ride-pooling algorithms with machine learning methods.

Haoran Zhao: B.S. Tongji Uni, Master Tongji Uni. Study interests are: on-demand ride pooling, public transit.

Thesis: The design of public transport networks combining fixed and on-demand vehicles.

MPhil students

Zixuan Yang: I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Management at Tongji University, China. I am currently and HDR at the TransportLab, University of Sydney, with research interests in public transport systems, simulation modeling, and on-demand ride-pooling.

Thesis: Optimal integration strategies for on-demand public transport.

Visting students

Tristan Lemoalle (April-August 2024). Research topic: Regulations and policy of ride hailing companies and their impacts on their workers.

Jaime Rodríguez Chala (November 2023). Research topic: Reinforcement learning applications to on-demand mobility.

Research assistants

Lin Lin (VRI Winter 2024 – 2nd semester 2025). Research topic: Timetabling Sydney Public Ferry System through an ILP.

Minjun Song (2025). Research topic: Safety analysis of on-demand food delivery riders.