Dr Majid Sarvi - Researcher Profile

Biography

Majid works in the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University as the director of Institute of Transport studies.

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Research & Supervision Interests

• Large transport network modelling and optimization
• Pedestrian crowd dynamic modelling
• Transit network modelling and optimization
• Dynamic network simulation modelling and analysis
• Driving behaviour modelling and analysis
• Traffic flow theory and operation

Qualifications

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2008

PHD, TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Institution: Tokyo University

Year awarded: 2001

Publications

Journal Articles

Moridpour, S., Mazloumi Shomali, E., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., 2012, Enhanced evaluation of heavy vehicle lane restriction strategies in microscopic traffic simulation, Journal of Transportation Engineering [P], vol 138, issue 2, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), USA, pp. 236-242.

Moridpour, S., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., Mazloumi Shomali, E., 2012, Lane-changing decision model for heavy vehicle drivers, Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems [P], vol 16, issue 1, Taylor and Francis, USA, pp. 24-35.

Currie, G., Sarvi, M., 2012, New model for secondary benefits of transit priority, Transportation Research Record-Series [P], vol 3, issue 2276, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC USA, pp. 63-71.

Dias, C.G.J., Sarvi, M., Shiwakoti, N., Burd, M.C., 2012, Turning angle effect on emergency egress, Transportation Research Record-Series [P], vol 2312, TRB, Washington DC USA, pp. 120-127.

Aghabayk Eagely, S.K., Sarvi, M., Young, W., 2012, Understanding the dynamics of heavy vehicle interactions in car-following, Journal of Transportation Engineering [P], vol 138, issue 12, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston VA USA, pp. 1468-1475.

Mazloumi Shomali, E., Rose, G., Currie, G., Sarvi, M., 2011, An integrated framework to predict bus travel time and its variability using traffic flow data, Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems [P], vol 15, issue 2, Taylor & Francis Inc, Pennsylvania USA, pp. 75-90.

Shiwakoti, N., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., Burd, M., 2011, Animal dynamics based approach for modeling pedestrian crowd egress under panic conditions, Transportation Research, Series B: Methodological [P], vol 45, issue 9, Elsevier, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 1433-1449.

Aghabayk Eagely, S., Moridpour, S., Young, W., Sarvi, M., Wang, Y., 2011, Comparing heavy vehicle and passenger car lane-changing maneuvers on arterial roads and freeways, Transportation Research Record-Series [P], vol 2260, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC USA, pp. 94-101.

Shiwakoti, N., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., Burd, M., 2011, Consequence of turning movements in pedestrian crowds during emergency egress, Transportation Research Record-Series [P], vol 2234, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington USA, pp. 97-104.

Aftabuzzaman, M., Currie, G., Sarvi, M., 2011, Exploring the underlying dimensions of elements affecting traffic congestion relief impact of transit, Cities [P], vol 28, issue 1, Elsevier Science Ltd, Kidlington Oxford UK, pp. 36-44.

Sarvi, M., 2011, Heavy commercial vehicles-following behavior and interactions with different vehicle classes, Journal of Advanced Transportation [P], vol E, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, New Jersey USA, pp. 1-9.

Mesbah, M., Sarvi, M., Ouveysi, I., Currie, G., 2011, Optimization of transit priority in the transportation network using a decomposition methodology, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies [P], vol 19, issue 2, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Kidlington Oxford UK, pp. 363-373.

Mesbah, M., Sarvi, M., Currie, G., 2011, Optimization of transit priority in the transportation network using a genetic algorithm, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems [P], vol 12, issue 3, IEEE, USA, pp. 908-919.

Shiwakoti, N., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., Burd, M., 2010, Biologically inspired modeling approach for collective pedestrian dynamics under emergency conditions, Transportation Research Record-Series [P], vol 0.298, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC USA, pp. 176-184.

Moridpour, S., Rose, G., Sarvi, M., 2010, Effect of surrounding traffic characteristics on lane changing behavior, Journal of Transportation Engineering [P], vol 136, issue 11, American Society of Civil Engineers, Virginia USA, pp. 973-985.

Aftabuzzaman, M., Currie, G., Sarvi, M., 2010, Evaluating the congestion relief impacts of public transport in monetary terms, Journal of Public Transportation [P], vol 13, issue 1, Center of Urban Transit Research, Florida USA, pp. 1-24.

Moridpour, S., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., 2010, Lane changing models: a critical review, Transportation Letters [P], vol 2, issue 3, J. Ross Publishing, MA USA, pp. 157-173.

Moridpour, S., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., 2010, Modeling the lane-changing execution of multiclass vehicles under heavy traffic conditions, Transportation Research Record-Series [P], vol 0.298, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, pp. 11-19.

Aftabuzzaman, M., Currie, G., Sarvi, M., 2010, Modeling the spatial impacts of public transport on traffic congestion relief in Melbourne, Australia, Transportation Research Record-Series [P], National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-10.

Burd, M.C., Shiwakoti, N., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., 2010, Nest architecture and traffic flow: Large potential effects from small structural features, Ecological Entomology [P], vol 35, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc, Malden Massachusetts USA, pp. 464-468.

Mesbah Namini, S., Sarvi, M., Currie, G., Saffarzadeh, M., 2010, Policy-making tool for optimization of transit priority lanes in urban network, Transportation Research Record-Series [P], National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC USA, pp. 54-62.

Shiwakoti, N., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., Burd, M.C., 2009, Enhancing the safety of pedestrians during emergency egress, Transportation Research Record-Series [P], National Research Council, USA, pp. 31-37.

Sarvi, M., Kuwahara, M., 2009, Improving the efficiency of freight traffic at congested freeway merging sections, Transportation Letters [P], vol 1, issue 4, J. Ross Publishing Inc, USA, pp. 309-322.

Moridpour, S., Rose, G., Sarvi, M., 2009, Modelling the heavy vehicle drivers' lane changing decision under heavy traffic conditions, Road and Transport Research [P], vol 18, issue 4, ARRB Group Ltd, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 49-57.

Weerasooriya, G.N., Bajwa, S., Kuwahara, M., Sarvi, M., 2008, An improved bus signal priority model, Seisan Kenkyu [E], vol 60, issue 4, Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, Japan, pp. 355-359.

Mesbah Namini, S.M., Sarvi, M., Currie, G.V., 2008, New methodology for optimizing transit priority at the network level, Transportation Research Record, vol 0.206, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC USA, pp. 93-100.

Sarvi, M., Kuwahara, M., 2008, Using ITS to improve the capacity of freeway merging sections by transferring freight vehicles, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems [P], vol 9, issue 4, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc, New York NY USA, pp. 580-588.

Currie, G.V., Sarvi, M., Young, W., 2007, A new approach to evaluating on-road public transport priority projects: balancing the demand for limited road-space, Transportation, vol 34, issue 4, Springer Science + Media, Dordrecht The Netherlands, pp. 413-428.

Currie, G.V., Sarvi, M., Young, W., 2007, Balanced road space allocation: A comprehensive approach, ITE Journal on the Web, vol 77, issue 7, Institution of Transportation Engineers, Washington DC USA, pp. 75-83.

Ceder, A., Sarvi, M., 2007, Design and evaluation of passenger ferry routes, Journal of Public Transportation [P], vol 10, issue 1, National Center for Transit Research, University of South Florida, Tampa FL USA, pp. 59-79.

Sarvi, M., Kuwahara, M., 2007, Microsimulation of freeway ramp merging processes under congested traffic conditions, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems [P], vol 8, issue 3, IEEE, USA, pp. 470-479.

Sarvi, M., Kuwahara, M., Ceder, A., 2007, Observing freeway ramp merging phenomena in congested traffic, Journal of Advanced Transportation [P], vol 41, issue 2, Inst Transportation, Alberta Canada, pp. 145-170.

Li, R., Rose, G., Sarvi, M., 2006, Evaluation of speed-based travel time estimation models, Journal of Transportation Engineering, vol 132, issue 7, American Society of Civil Engineers, USA, pp. 540-547.

Li, R., Rose, G., Sarvi, M., 2006, Using automatic vehicle identification data to gain insight into travel time variability and its causes, Transportation Research Record, vol 0.145, Transportation Research Board, USA, pp. 24-32.

Sarvi, M., Kuwahara, M., Ceder, A., 2004, Freeway ramp merging phenomena in congested traffic using simulation combined with a driving simulator, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, vol 19, issue 5, Blackwell Publishing, Inc., Malden USA, pp. 351-363.

Sarvi, M., Kuwahara, M., Ceder, A., 2003, Developing control strategies for freeway merging points under congested traffic situations using modeling and a simulation approach, Journal of Advanced Transportation, vol 37, issue 3, Institute for Transportation, Calgary Alberta Canada, pp. 1-32.

Sarvi, M., Ceder, A., Kuwahara, M., Morita, H., Nishikawa, I., 2001, Macroscopic study of freeway ramp merging phenomena observed in traffic congestion, Journal of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, vol 4, issue 2, EAST, Tokyo Japan, pp. 185-200.

Sarvi, M., Kuwahara, M., Nishikawa, I., 2000, A simulation model for evaluation of merging capacity on the metropolitan expressway, Seisan -Kenkyu, Journal of the Institute of Industrial Science, vol 52, issue 2, University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan, pp. 104-108.

Conference Proceedings

Aghabayk Eagely, S.K., Sarvi, M., Young, W., 2012, A macroscopic study of heavy vehicle traffic flow characteristics, 25th ARRB Conference - Shaping the Future, 23 September 2012 to 26 September 2012, ARRB Group, Perth WA Australia, pp. 1-11.

Goh, K., Currie, G., Sarvi, M., Logan, D., 2012, An improved methodology to compute crash modification factors: A case study of bus priority measures in Melbourne, 25th ARRB Conference - Shaping the Future, 23 September 2012 to 26 September 2012, ARRB Group, Perth Western Australia, pp. 1-15.

Currie, G., Sarvi, M., 2012, Benchmarking the secondary benefits of transit priority, TRB 2012 - Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, 22 January 2012 to 26 January 2012, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-12.

Sobhani, A., Young, W., Bahrololoom, S., Sarvi, M., 2012, Calculating time-to-collision for analysing right turning behaviour at signalised intersections, ATRF - 35th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 26 September 2012 to 28 September 2012, Western Australian Department of Transport, Perth Western Australia, pp. 1-16.

Dias, C.G.J., Sarvi, M., Shiwakoti, N., 2012, Effect of turning angle on collective panic egress: experimental evidences and pedestrian crowd simulation, 25th ARRB Conference - Shaping the Future, 23 September 2012 to 26 September 2012, ARRB Group, Australia, pp. 1-9.

Aghabayk Eagely, S.K., Sarvi, M., Young, W., 2012, Effective variables on following behaviour of heavy vehicle drivers, ATRF - 35th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 26 September 2012 to 28 September 2012, Western Australian Department of Transport, Perth Western Australia, pp. 1-14.

Dias, C.G.J., Sarvi, M., Shiwakoti, N., Burd, M.C., 2012, Emergency egress through angled escape routes: combining experiments with biological entities and pedestrian crowd simulation, TRB 2012 - Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, 22 January 2012 to 26 January 2012, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-12.

Coxon, S.C., Sarvi, M., Shiwakoti, N., 2012, Evaluating passenger dispersal in metro train carriages through a pedestrian crowd modelling simulation, TRB 91st Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers, 22/01/2012-26/01/2012, Transport Research Board, Washington D.C., USA, pp. 1-12.

Currie, G., Goh, K., Sarvi, M., 2012, Exploring the impacts of transit priority measures using automatic vehicle monitoring (AVM) data, ATRF - 35th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 26 September 2012 to 28 September 2012, Western Australian Department of Transport, Perth Western Australia, pp. 1-15.

Dias, C.G.J., Sarvi, M., Shiwakoti, N., 2012, Intersecting and merging pedestrian crowd flows under panic conditions: insights from biological entities, ATRF - 35th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 26 September 2012 to 28 September 2012, Western Australian Department of Transport, Perth Western Australia, pp. 1-8.

Aghabayk Eagely, S.K., Sarvi, M., Young, W., Wang, Y., 2012, Investigating heavy vehicle interactions during the car following process, Transportation Research Board 2012 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers, 22 January 2012 to 26 January 2012, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-13.

Sabzehali, H., Sarvi, M., Ouveisy, I., 2012, Understanding large transport network performance subject to unexpected traffic demand, ATRF - 35th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 26 September 2012 to 28 September 2012, Western Australian Department of Transport, Perth Western Australia, pp. 1-11.

Sobhani, A., Young, W., Sarvi, M., 2011, A simulation approach to assess the safety performance of road locations, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Road Safety and Simulation, 14 September 2011 to 16 September 2011, Transportation Research Board, USA, pp. 1-22.

Aghabayk Eagely, S., Young, W., Sarvi, M., Wang, Y., 2011, Examining vehicle interactions during a vehicle-following manoeuvre, Proceedings of ATRF 2011 - 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28 September 2011 to 30 September 2011, University of Sth Australia and the Sth Australian Dept of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Adelaide SA, pp. 1-14.

Shiwakoti, N., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., 2011, Exploration of design solutions for the enhancement of crowd safety, Proceedings of ATRF 2011 - 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28 September 2011 to 30 September 2011, University of Sth Australia and the Sth Australian Dept for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Adelaide SA, pp. 1-10.

Sarvi, M., Ejtemai, O., 2011, Exploring heavy vehicles car-following behaviour, Proceedings of ATRF 2011 - 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28 September 2011 to 30 September 2011, University of Sth Australia and the Sth Australian Dept of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Adelaide SA, pp. 1-11.

Aghabayk Eagely, S., Moridpour, S., Sarvi, M., Wang, Y., 2011, Investigating heavy vehicle lane changing manoeuvres, Transportation Research Board 2011 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers, 23 January 2011 to 27 January 2011, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-16.

Sarvi, M., Ejtemai, O., Zavabeti, S., 2011, Modelling freeway weaving manoeuvre, Proceedings of ATRF 2011 - 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28 September 2011 to 30 September 2011, Univ. of Sth Australia and the Sth Australian Dept of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Adelaide SA, pp. 1-16.

Mesbah, M., Sarvi, M., Currie, G., Saffarzadeh, M., 2010, A policy making tool for optimization of transit priority lanes in an urban network, Proceedings of Transport Research Board 89th Annual Meeting, 10 January 2010 to 14 January 2010, Transport Research Board - National Academy, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-17.

Sarvi, M., Zavabeti, S., 2010, Development of a new driver behavior model through a novel object detection technique, Proceedings of 15th International Conference - Road Safety on Four Continents, 28 March 2010 to 30 March 2010, VTI (Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute), Sweden, pp. 494-506.

Aftabuzzaman, M., Currie, G., Sarvi, M., 2010, Modeling the spatial impacts of public transport on traffic congestion relief in Melbourne, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting, 10 January 2010 to 14 January 2010, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, pp. 1-16.

Sobhani, A., Young, W., Logan, D., Archer, J., Sarvi, M., 2010, Modelling the safety of intersections, Proceedings of 15th International Conference Road Safety on Four Continents, 28 March 2010 to 30 March 2010, VTI National Transport Authority, Linkoping Sweden, pp. 230-241.

Mazloumi Shomali, E., Currie, G., Rose, G., Sarvi, M., 2010, Statistical confidence estimation measures for artificial neural networks: application in bus travel time prediction, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, 10/01/2010 - 14/01/2010, Transportation Research Board - National Academy, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-13.

Aftabuzzaman, M., Currie, G., Sarvi, M., 2010, Understanding the factors of traffic congestion relief impact of public transport in global cities, Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting, 10 January 2010 to 14 January 2010, Transportation Research Board - National Academy, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-17.

Aghabayk Eagely, S., Moridpour, S., Wang, Y., Young, W., Sarvi, M., 2010, Understanding the lane changing behaviour of large vehicles on arterial roads, Proceedings of the 24th ARRB Conference - Building on 50 years of road and transport research, 12 October 2010 to 15 October 2010, ARRB Group, Melbourne Australia, pp. 1-15.

Aghabayk Eagely, S., Young, W., Wang, Y., Sarvi, M., Allahverdizadeh, P., 2010, Understanding the need for heavy vehicle research on traffic flow, The 10th International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Engineering, 23/11/2010 - 24/11/2010, Tehran Traffic and Transport Centre, Tehran Iran, pp. 1-12.

Mesbah, M., Sarvi, M., 2009, A heuristic approach to optimise public transport priority in an urban network, ATRF 2009 - 32nd Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29 September 2009 to 1 October 2009, New Zealand Ministry of Transport, Auckland New Zealand, pp. 1-11.

Shiwakoti, N., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., Burd, M.C., 2009, A hybrid model for collective motion of pedestrians, ATRF 2009 - 32nd Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29 September 2009 to 1 October 2009, New Zealand Ministry of Transport, Auckland New Zealand, pp. 1-9.

Moridpour, S., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., 2009, Acceleration behaviour of the heavy vehicle drivers during the lane changing manoeuvre, ATRF 2009 - 32 Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29 September 2009 to 1 October 2009, New Zealand Ministry of Transport, Auckland New Zealand, pp. 1-10.

Mesbah, M., Sarvi, M., Ouveysi, I., Currie, G.V., 2009, Optimization of transit priority in the transportation network using a decomposition methodology, Proceedings of the 18th Int. Symp. on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT18), 16 July 2009 to 18 July 2009, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong China, pp. 1-18.

Aftabuzzaman, M., Currie, G.V., Sarvi, M., 2009, Understanding congestion relief impacts of public transport in monetary terms - Evidence from Australasia, Europe and the US, Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 11 January 2009 to 15 January 2009, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-14.

Mazloumi Shomali, E., Currie, G.V., Rose, G., Sarvi, M., 2009, Using SCATS data to predict bus travel time, Proceedings of the 2009 Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF2009), 29 September 2009 to 1 October 2009, New Zealand Ministry of Transport, Auckland New Zealand, pp. 1-14.

Mesbah Namini, S.M., Sarvi, M., Currie, G.V., 2008, A new methodology for optimization of transit prioity in a transport network, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting, 13/01/2008 to 17/01/2008, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-13.

Mazloumi Shomali, E., Currie, G.V., Sarvi, M., 2008, Assessing measures of transit travel time variability using AVL data, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting, 13/01/2008 to 17/01/2008, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-10.

Aftabuzzaman, M., Currie, G.V., Sarvi, M., 2008, Evaluating the congestion reduction impacts of public transport - A comparative assessment, Proceedings of the 31st Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF2008), 2/10/2008 to 3/10/2008, Department of Transport Victoria, Melbourne VIC Australia, pp. 495-510.

Shiwakoti, N., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., 2008, Modelling pedestrian behaviour under emergency conditions; State of the art and future directions, Proceedings of the 31st Australasian Transport Research Forum (2008 ATRF), 2/10/2008 to 3/10/2008, Department of Transport, Melbourne VIC Australia, pp. 457-473.

Moridpour, S., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., Ramsay, E., 2008, Variables influencing lane changing behaviour of heavy vehicles, Proceedings of the Australasian Transport Research Forum (2008 ATRF), 2/10/2008 to 3/10/2008, Department of Transport, Melbourne VIC Australia, pp. 1-15.

Li, R., Rose, G., Sarvi, M., 2007, Modelling and estimation of travel time variability, Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the US Transportation Research Board, 21/01/2007 to 25/01/2007, US Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C. USA, pp. 1-14.

Moridpour, S., Sarvi, M., Rose, G., 2007, Modelling lane changing behaviour of heavy commercial vehicles, Proceedings of the 30th Australasian Transport Research Forum - 2007 ATRF, 25/09/2007 to 27/09/2007, Department of Infrastructure, Victoria Australia, Melbourne VIC Australia, pp. 1-15.

Li, R., Rose, G., Sarvi, M., 2007, Predicting travel time and its variability in the short term, Proceedings of the 14th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems - ITS for a Better Life, 9/10/2007 to 13/10/2007, Research Institute of Highway, Ministry of Communications, Beijing China, pp. 1-14.

Sarvi, M., Ceder, A., Kuwahara, M., 2005, Freeway ramp merging process observed in congested traffic, lag vehicle acceleration model, Transportation and Traffic Theory: Flow, Dynamics and Human Interaction: Proceeding of the 16th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory, 19 July 2005 to 21 July 2005, Elsevier, Kidlington UK, pp. 303-321.

Currie, G., Sarvi, M., Young, W., 2005, Roadspace allocation for public transport priority, Priority Treatment: Juggling Competing Demands: Proceedings of the AITPM National Conference 2005, 27 July 2005 to 29 July 2005, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management Inc., Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 77-94.

Currie, G., Sarvi, M., Young, W., 2004, A comprehensive approach to balanced road space allocation in relation to transit priority, Transportation Research Board 2004 Annual Meeting Proceedings, 11 January 2004 to 15 January 2004, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-14.

Currie, G., Sarvi, M., Young, W., 2004, A new methodology for allocating road space for public transport priority, Urban Transport X - Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century. Series: Advances in Transport Volume 16, 19/05/2004 to 21/05/2004, WIT Press, Ashurst UK, pp. 375-388.

Ceder, A., Sarvi, M., 2004, Optimal design and evaluation of Hong Kong passenger ferry routes, Transportation Research Board 83rd Annual Meeting, 11 January 2004 to 15 January 2004, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-28.

Sarvi, M., Chung, E., Murakami, Y., Horiguchi, R., Kuwahara, M., 2003, A methodology for data cleansing and trip end identification of probe vehicles, Proceedings of Infrastructure Planning Conference, Japan Society of Civil Engineering, Japan, pp. 1-4.

Sarvi, M., Horiguchi, R., Kuwahara, M., Shimizu, Y., Sato, A., Sugisaki, Y., 2003, A methodology to identify traffic condition using intelligent probe vehicles, Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), 16/11/2003 to 20/11/2003, ITS America, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-11.

Chung, E., Sarvi, M., Murakami, Y., Horiguchi, R., Kuwahara, M., 2003, Cleansing of probe car data to determine trip OD, Proceedings of the 21st ARRB Int. Conf, 18/05/2003-23/05/2003, AustStab, Cairns, pp. 1-12.

Sarvi, M., Kuwahara, M., 2002, Evaluation of heavy-duty vehicles effects on the capacity of merging sections using simulation and detector data, Proceedings of the International conference on inter-city transportation (ICIT), 5/11/2002 to 7/11/2002, pp. 1-12.

Sarvi, M., Ceder, A., Kuwahara, M., 2002, Modeling of freeway ramp merging process observed during traffic congestion, Proceedings of the 15th Int. Symp. on Transport and Traffic Theory - Transportation and Traffic Theory in the 21st Century, 16/07/2002 to 18/07/2002, Elsevier Science, Oxford UK, pp. 483-501.

Sarvi, M., Kuwahara, M., 2001, A study on freeway ramp merging phenomena in congested traffic situation by traffic simulation combined with driving simulator, Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on ITS, 30/9/2001 to 4/10/2001, ITS America, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-13.

Sarvi, M., Wakui, H., Kajiwara, K., Sakamoto, K., Sato, Y., 2001, Innovative practical projects with the aid of traffic simulation in Japan, Proceedings of 8th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), 30/09/2001 to 4/10/2001, ITS America, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-8.

Sarvi, M., Kuwahara, M., Ceder, A., Morita, H., Nishikawa, I., 2000, Improving the control strategies of freeway merging points using modeling and simulation approach, Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), 6/11/2000 to 9/11/2000, ITSA, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-7.

Grants

Title:

Innovative tools to improve station design and management of crowds in emergency and panic conditions.

Investigators:

Sarvi, M, Currie, G, Bandini, S, Wang, F, Shiwakoti, N

Funding:

(2012 - 2016). Australian Research Council (ARC).

(2012 - 2016). Department of Transport, Victoria.

Title:

Innovative urban traffic congestion solutions: Optimising Roadspace Using Networks of Multi-Class Priority Lanes.

Investigators:

Sarvi, M, Currie, G, Wallace, M

Funding:

(2012 - 2016). Australian Research Council (ARC).

Title:

Optimising the design and implementation of public transport priority initiatives.

Investigators:

Currie, G, Sarvi, M, Hounsell, N, Kinnear, R

Funding:

(2010 - 2013). Australian Research Council (ARC).

(2010 - 2013). Department of Transport, Victoria.

(2010 - 2013). Monash University.

(2010 - 2013). VicRoads.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Assessing The Transportation Network Performance By A New Methodology.

Supervisors:

Sarvi, M (Main), Wallace, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Crowd dynamics in complex environments under normal and panic conditions.

Supervisors:

Sarvi, M (Main), Shiwakoti, N (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Development of new diagnostic tools for public transport priority initiatives.

Supervisors:

Sarvi, M (Main), Currie, G (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Exclusive Bus Lane with Signal Prioritization.

Supervisors:

Sarvi, M (Main), Ejtemai, O (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Exploring the safety effects of on-road bus priority measures.

Supervisors:

Currie, G (Main), Logan, D (Associate), Sarvi, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Heavy vehicle car-following and lane-changing behaviour on urban arterials.

Supervisors:

Young, W (Main), Sarvi, M (Associate), Wang, Y (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Safety during the signal change intervals at signalized intersections with platoon arrivals.

Supervisors:

Sarvi, M (Main), Ejtemai, O (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Signal priority in bus lane.

Supervisors:

Currie, G (Main), Sarvi, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Study of Traffic Safety Pre-evaluation Process.

Supervisors:

Sarvi, M (Main), Young, W (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The disadvantaged group: Research on improving the public transport service rate.

Supervisors:

Currie, G (Main), Sarvi, M (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Aftabuzzaman, M.

Program of Study:

Understanding the road traffic congestion relief impacts of public transport. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Currie, G (Main), Sarvi, M (Associate).

Student:

Li, R.

Program of Study:

Enhancing travel time prediction models through explicit incorporation of travel time variability. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Rose, G (Main), Sarvi, M (Associate).

Student:

Mesbah Namini, S.

Program of Study:

A methodology to optimize transit road space priority at the network level. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Sarvi, M (Main).

Student:

Moridpour, S.

Program of Study:

Modelling heavy vehicle lane changing. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Sarvi, M (Main), Rose, G (Associate).

Student:

Sabzehali, H.

Program of Study:

A new methodology to measure transportation network performance. (Masters) 2012.

Supervisors:

Sarvi, M (Main), Mesbah, M (Associate).

Student:

Shiwakoti, N.

Program of Study:

Crowd dynamics under emergency conditions: using non-human organisms in the development of a pedestrian crowd model. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Rose, G (Joint), Sarvi, M (Joint-Co), Burd, M (Associate).

Student:

Zavabeti, S.

Program of Study:

Development of a New Platform to Study Driver's Behaviour in Complex Situations Using a Novel Laser Technology. (Masters) 2010.

Supervisors:

Sarvi, M (Main), Wang, Y (Main), Sarvi, M (Associate).