Dr. Akshay Vij is an Associate Professor at UniSA Business. He has previously worked as lecturer and post-doctoral scholar at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, with joint research appointments at the Institute of Transportation Studies and the Institute of Urban and Regional Development. He received his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, also from UC, Berkeley.
Vij’s research has made significant contributions to the development of statistical methods for the study of human behavior, and their application to different empirical contexts, such as transport, urban and regional development, labour markets, and energy. Findings from his research have been published in some of the most prestigious academic journals... Read more
About me
Dr. Akshay Vij is an Associate Professor at UniSA Business. He has previously worked as lecturer and post-doctoral scholar at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, with joint research appointments at the Institute of Transportation Studies and the Institute of Urban and Regional Development. He received his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, also from UC, Berkeley.
Vij’s research has made significant contributions to the development of statistical methods for the study of human behavior, and their application to different empirical contexts, such as transport, urban and regional development, labour markets, and energy. Findings from his research have been published in some of the most prestigious academic journals in these disciplines, such as the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization; presented at multiple national and international academic and industry conferences, workshops and symposiums; and covered by popular media outlets, such as The Conversation and Channel Nine.
Vij has collaborated extensively with industry and government partners to conduct research that addresses major practical challenges facing these different sectors. Since joining UniSA in 2015, Vij has led research grants worth A$3m and additionally been a co-investigator on grants worth A$1.6 million.
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 13/12/2017 |
Young workers are most likely to use their phones while driving – here’s how we can change that, https://theconversation.com/young-workers-are-most-likely-to-use-their-phones-while-driving-heres-how-we-can-change-that-88563 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of California
Master of Science University of California
Bachelor of Technology Indian Institute of Technology
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Choice, University of South Australia, 2015 - present
Lecturer and Post-Doctoral Scholar, Institute of Transportation Studies and Institute of Urban and Regional Development, University of California, Berkeley, 2013 – 2015
Graduate Student Researcher, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2010 - 2013
Graduate Student Researcher, California Center for Innovative Transportation, University of California, Berkeley, 2009 - 2010
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
SAPN Energy Masters, Race for 2030, 01/04/2024 - 31/01/2027
iMove 6-030 National Variable Pricing Matrix, iMove Australia Limited, 18/12/2023 - 30/06/2025
Planning for a two tenure Australia - DCE, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 03/04/2023 - 30/06/2024
Tenure Futures - Planning for a two tenure Australia (2023H), Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 03/04/2023 - 30/06/2024
Incentivising small-scale investors to supply affordable housing, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 03/04/2023 - 30/06/2024
Disruption in regional housing: Policy responses for more resilient markets , Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 03/04/2023 - 18/06/2024
Understanding the need for and provision of housing for people with intellectual disabilities in South Australia, Minda Incorporated, 15/10/2023 - 15/12/2023
iMove 3.015 Promoting Community Readiness and Uptake of Connected and Automated Vehicles, iMove Australia Limited, 04/03/2021 - 30/03/2023
AHURI - Inquiry into population growth in Australia’s smaller cities (20/PRO/32260), Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 01/04/2020 - 31/12/2021
AHURI - Understanding what attracts new residents to smaller cities (20/PRO/32262), Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 01/04/2020 - 30/09/2021
The impacts of natural disasters on retail and service businesses in regional Australia, Regional Australia Institute Limited, 10/04/2020 - 30/06/2021
iMOVE 3-005 - MaaS business models: Emerging business models in the digital economy, and lessons for Mobility as a Service (MaaS) operators and regulators, iMove Australia Limited, 01/07/2019 - 31/01/2020
iMove - 3-001 MaaS and On-Demand Transport - Consumer research and report, iMove Australia Limited, 18/12/2017 - 04/06/2018
Reducing car speeding and mobile phone usage behaviors , Motor Accident Commission, 15/04/2016 - 31/12/2016
SE Queensland Transport User Choice Pilot Survey, Qld Dept of Transport and Main Roads, 31/03/2016 - 31/12/2016
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2014 |
36
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
3
96
|
| 2022 |
Open access
17
14
|
| 2022 |
Open access
7
7
3
|
| 2021 |
Open access
9
7
5
|
| 2021 |
Open access
9
8
|
| 2021 |
Open access
2
|
| 2020 |
Open access
28
26
37
|
| 2020 |
6
6
|
| 2020 |
Open access
4
8
|
| 2020 |
7
7
|
| 2020 |
Open access
78
69
6
|
| 2020 |
Open access
34
30
|
| 2019 |
Open access
27
26
1
|
| 2018 |
44
36
|
| 2017 |
Open access
31
28
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
31
30
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
75
69
3
|
| 2016 |
Open access
232
221
2
|
| 2015 |
Open access
48
42
2
|
| 2014 |
Open access
229
195
|
| 2014 |
34
31
|
| 2013 |
177
151
|
| 2011 |
Open access
51
48
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Open access
1
|
| 2018 |
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| 2011 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
2
|
| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2021 |
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2020 |
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2016 |
Open access
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Research
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Afterpay | AUSTRALIA |
| Charles Sturt University | AUSTRALIA |
| Danmarks Tekniske Universitet | DENMARK |
| Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) | AUSTRALIA |
| Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) | AUSTRALIA |
| Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne | ITALY |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | NETHERLANDS |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Harvest Insights | AUSTRALIA |
| Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) | AUSTRALIA |
| Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| National University of Ireland, Galway | IRELAND |
| Newcastle University, United Kingdom | UNITED KINGDOM |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| See's Consulting & Testing | UNITED STATES |
| The National Research Center for Work Environment | DENMARK |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of California | UNITED STATES |
| University of Copenhagen | DENMARK |
| University of Gävle | SWEDEN |
| University of Geneve | SWITZERLAND |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Padova | ITALY |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Southern Denmark | DENMARK |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Wuppertal | GERMANY |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Editorial Board MemberTransportation Research Part B Methodological |
2019 |
External PhD supervisorUniversity of New South Wales |
2019 |
John H Taplin Prize40th Australasian Transport Research Forum |
2019 |
Keynote SpeakerChoice Modelling Symposium, University of Queensland, Brisbane |
2017 |
Invited TalkDiscrete Choice Modelling Workshop, La Trobe University, Melbourne |
2016 |
Invited TalkResearch Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI) Seminar, University of New South Wales, Sydney |
2015 |
Invited TalkInternational Choice Modelling Conference, Austin, US |
2015 |
Block FellowshipDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley |
2012 |
Gordon F. Newell FellowshipDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley |
2012 |
Invited Talk13th International Conference on Travel Behavior Research, Toronto, Canada |
2012 |
Block FellowshipDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley |
2011 |
Gordon F. Newell FellowshipDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley |
2011 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Analysis of the factors influencing housing decisions of recent immigrants in Australia | Current |
| Assessing user and public acceptance of new parking management systems | Current |
| Promoting the uptake of EVs: Why and how should governments invest in the transition and how? | Current |
| The impact of emerging transport and communication technologies on the shape and structure of cities and regions | Current |
| The influence of entrepreneurial ecosystem on high-growth firms' financing dynamics | Current |
| Time of travel modelling: improving the four-step travel demand models | Current |
| Bus passenger origin¿destination matrix estimation and travel behaviour investigation using smart cards | Completed |
