RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
The research and development effort of the Centre focuses
on six areas. The topics of interest in each area are:
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Intelligent Transportation Systems
- predictive traffic models for better management, problems
of traffic congestion, traffic safety and fuel consumption;
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Transportation Logistics
- analytical models for analysis and design of logistics and
transportation systems, with special focus on sea container
terminal operations, air container operations, warehousing and
distribution centre management, and land vehicular fleet (trucking
and busing) management;
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Transportation
Infrastructure Management
-- highway network and facility management, decision-making
techniques, economic theories and models in the evaluation of
transportation infrastructure.
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Energy
and Environment - energy
use in the transport industry in Singapore, vehicle usage and
fuel efficiency at vehicle operational and national level, social
and economic impacts of transportation-related issues.
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Planning and Public Policy - current national
policies and strategies, directions of future growth and development
in various modes of transportation, with special emphasis on
shipping industry and commercial air transportation.
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