SYNOPSIS   

This course is intended to provide transportation engineers with an overview of statistical and econometric methods commonly applied in transportation engineering. As such, the course will encompass the following key areas: -

a) Understanding and Comparing Transportation Data
b) Regression Modelling for Transportation Engineering
c) Modelling Transportation Events and Behaviour
d) Travel Demand, Mode Choice and Transportation Forecasting

The speaker will deliberate on the application of appropriate statistical methods for different transportation issues, including traffic studies, travel time and speed analysis, public transportation, travel behaviour, mode choice and road safety. The session will also discuss how statistical methods should be selected based on the research question, type of dependent variable and characteristics of the transportation data. Worked transportation examples and simple online tasks will be incorporated to assist participants in understanding the interpretation of statistical results and, more importantly, how these results can be translated into meaningful engineering conclusions and support transportation decision-making.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Rusdi bin Rusli

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Rusdi bin Rusli is an academic, researcher and professional engineer specialising in transportation engineering and road safety. He has extensive involvement in research and consultancy works related to road safety engineering, traffic and highway engineering, traffic management, highway capacity, crash modelling and advanced statistical analysis. His professional and research activities have involved various government agencies and industry organisations, including the Public Works Department (JKR), Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), Social Security Organisation (PERKESO) and TNB Labs. Among his recent major research initiatives, he involved in the development of an enhanced Work-Related Road Safety (WRRS) Framework and Guideline for the manufacturing and public services sectors in Malaysia and a project focusing on strengthening speed management policies and developing a 30 km/h school zone policy framework in Malaysia. His research and consultancy portfolio is valued at approximately RM1.05 million.

Dr. Rusdi graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons.) from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2002, a Master of Technical and Vocational Education from in 2003, and a PhD in Road Safety/Civil Engineering from Queensland University of Technology, Australia, in 2017. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam. He is a Professional Engineer (Ir.) registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia and a Professional Technologist (Ts.) registered with the Malaysia Board of Technologists. His professional interests focus mainly on transportation engineering, road safety, research, consultancy and policy development.