- Position: Associate Professor
- Areas of expertise: Strategic transport modelling; Traffic assignment; Network resilience; Transport Engineering
- Email: N.C.Balijepalli@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 5345
- Location: Room 2.01, Institute for Transport Studies (34-40 University Road)
Profile
PhD Thesis
- Stochastic Process Models for Dynamic Traffic Assignment
(Supervisors: Prof David Watling and Dr Ronghui Liu)
Employment History
- Jul 2020 – present Associate Professor, ITS, Leeds
- Jul 2015 – Jun 2020 Lecturer, ITS, Leeds
- Jan 2007 – Jun 2015 Research Fellow, ITS,Leeds
- Nov 2005 – Dec 2006 Research Officer, ITS,Leeds
- May 1989 – Sep 2002, Consultant in Transport Planning and Modelling, Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, India
Education
- 2006 PhD in Transport Modelling, University of Leeds,Leeds,UK
- 2000 Masters in Transport Planning and Engineering with Distinction, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- 1989 Masters in Transportation Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India
- 1987 Bachelors in Civil Engineering with Distinction, Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India
Professional Qualifications
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy
- Member, Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, UK
Professional Engagements
- Academic Advisor, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK (2022 – present)
- Member, EPSRC’s Engineering Prioritisation Panel, UK
- Member, British Council’s Newton Fund Evaluation Panel
- Member, Transportation Network Modelling Committee ADB30, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., USA
- Life Member, Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi, India
- Member, Advisory Group for Research Evaluation, Pontifical University of Peru, Lima, Peru (2015 – present)
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Transportation Research Record, TRB, Washington D.C. (2009 – present)
- Reviewer of journals: Transport Policy, Tra Res – A, B, Networks & Spatial Economics, Institution of Civil Engineers:Transport, Transportation
PI: Uptake of e-motorcycles in Indonesia funded by Royal Academy of Engineering (2018-2020)
Research Experience and Special Expertise
- Strategic transport modelling: dynamic land use transport interactions, gaming simulation, optimisation
- Traffic assignment modelling including day-to-day and within day dynamics
- Traffic flow modelling for Dynamic Network Loading
- Stochastic process models and driver learning models
- Resilient networks: analysing vulnerable road links
- Modelling road pricing and parking
- Software: LINSIG, SATURN, MATLAB and OmniTRANS
Project Experience
- MARS: Strategic land use transport model for Jakarta Region
- Resilient transport networks and interdependencies, EPSRC
- Competition between cities, EPSRC
- Lane change modelling in dynamic traffic flow models, EPSRC
- Modelling day-to-day travel time variability on strategic road network in England, Highways Agency
- Parking location choice modelling and area-based road pricing as part of DISTILLATE F – UK EPSRC
- Doubly dynamic traffic assignment modelling, Centenary Chair Research Project,University of Leeds
- Involved with the research project ‘Advancing Methods for Evaluating Network Reliability’ funded by the Department for Transport, UK
- Project Leader: Comprehensive Transportation Plan for Jalgaon City, Maharashtra State,India
- Worked on several consultancy studies funded by organisations such as World Bank, UNCHS, GTZ.
Programme Leader
MSc(Eng) Transport Planning & Engineering (2015-20)
Module Leader
- Principles of Transport Engineering TRAN5072
- Road Geometry & Infrastructure TRAN5241
- Deterioration and Maintenance of Pavements TRAN5946
- Principles of Transport Modelling TRAN5020
Teaching
- Transport Planning and Engineering CIVE2080
- Principles of Transport Modelling TRAN5020
- Traffic Network Modelling TRAN5290
- Transport modelling software e.g., OmniTRANS, SATURN
Supervision
- Masters student dissertations (~50 students thus far)
- PhD students (Three completed and six ongoing)
Visiting Lecturer
- University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Responsibilities
- Director of International Activities: 2021 – present
- Masters Admissions Tutor: 2013 – present
Responsibilities
- Director of International Activities
- Masters Admissions Tutor
Research projects
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Research groups and institutes
- Spatial Modelling and Dynamics
