The Centre for Transport Studies is pleased to welcome
Dr Fariya Sharmeen
(Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute of Management Research, The Netherlands)
to lead a seminar entitled
Dynamics of Social Networks and Activity Travel Behaviour
to be held
Wednesday 3 August 2016 @ 16:00
Please join us for presentation and discussion at
Room 427, Skempton (Civil Eng.) Building, Imperial College London
Abstract
One of the emerging objectives in transportation research is to understand the travel decision dynamics of individuals as believed to be influenced by their personal social networks. Several challenges, however, comes within this emerging territory; be it changes in social network formation, social interaction repertoires or the influence of social media and ICT on travel. To that end, my research addresses the need and prospect of analysing and modelling dynamics of social networks in transportation research, puts forward a conceptual scheme, describes the data collection and presents the major findings. Further research to answer the fundamental question of why we need to understand social networks for travel demand forecasting has also been attended to. The motivation is to contextualize and extend our understanding of the interdependencies among life trajectory events, social networks and travel choice decisions.
About the Speakers
Fariya Sharmeen is an urban planner with specialisations in travel behaviour, social networks and urban regeneration. She is an Assistant Professor at Radboud University Nijmegen and a Research Associate at Imperial College London. Her research interest encompasses the social contexts of urban and transportation planning. She has published in the leading journals of transportation and received accolades for her research. Previously she held positions at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Cities Institute, UK and Utrecht University.
The Following CTS Seminar
Professor Hai Yang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) will be leading a seminar titled "A Unified Route Choice Model with Context-dependent Value of Time" at Imperial College London on Wednesday 10 August @ 14:00 in Room 163, Skempton Building (Civil Eng.) Building.
About the CTS Seminar Series
The CTS seminar series aims to facilitate discussion on current research topics in the transport field. Seminars are held jointly with our colleagues in the Centre for Transport Studies at University College London. They are usually held on Wednesday afternoons at Imperial College London or University College London.
Seminars are free of charge and open to all interested parties.
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