IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
CENTRE FOR TRANSPORT STUDIES and DIGITAL ECONOMY CENTRE
2x PhD Studentship in Transport and the Digital Economy
Applications are invited for up to 2 PhD studentships working in the area transport and the
digital economy. These studentships form part of a co-ordinated PhD research programme
under the auspices of the Imperial College Digital Economy Centre, and will be based jointly
in the Centre for Transport Studies and the Imperial College Business School.
The first studentship is concerned with modelling of activity behaviour in virtual
environments. Virtual environments are becoming increasingly significant as arena in which
individuals undertake economic, social and other activities. The objective of this work is to
develop statistical methods for characterisation and modelling of activity participation and
travel behaviour in virtual environments and to develop methods to enable data from virtual
environments to be used to enhance models of conventional activity and travel behaviour.
The second studentship is in the area of the personalisation of location based services. The
objective of this work would be to develop appropriate statistical methods for the
characterisation and estimation of relevant aspects of individual taste and preference (e.g.,
for modes of travel or destination activities) using a combination of static and dynamic data
sources and to develop methods and market models whereby this information could
stimulate the creation of novel location based services.
Funding is available for UK and EU fee status applicants. For UK applicants, the
studentships cover fees c. £3.5K and a stipend of up to £18k per annum. EU applicants are
eligible for full funding if they have spent a minimum of three years studying or working in
the UK immediately before taking up the award.
The Centre for Transport Studies comprises eight academic staff and a vibrant community
of over 50 doctoral students and post doctoral researchers undertaking research across a
broad range of topics including transport demand modelling, transport policy and regulation,
transport operations, transport and the environment, transport safety, intelligent transport
systems, railway operations and management, air transport operations and control, and
maritime logistics. Further information can be found on the Centre's website at
www.imperial.ac.uk/cts.
Applicants for the studentship should have or expect to obtain a first or upper second class
honours degree or equivalent, in a relevant aspect of economics, mathematics, statistics,
engineering, geography or other strongly quantitative discipline. A Master's degree in a
relevant subject would be advantageous but is not essential.
Further particulars and application forms may be downloaded from
www3.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/programmes/doctoral-degree/studentships.
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor John Polak , Head, Centre for Transport
Studies, ([log in to unmask]).
Closing date: 31 May 2009
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Prof. John Polak
Centre for Transport Studies
Imperial College London
www.imperial.ac.uk/cts
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