Curriculum VitÆ
João António de Abreu e Silva
September 2014
Curriculum VitÆ – João António de Abreu e Silva
Table of Contents
I
PERSONAL DATA .................................................................................................................. 3
II
QUALIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................ 4
III
POST – GRADUATE COURSES AND WORKSHOPS .................................................. 4
IV
TEACHING ACTIVITIES.................................................................................................. 5
IV.1
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO (IST)................................................................................. 5
IV.2
UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO (UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO) ...................................................... 7
IV.3 UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA, FACULDADE DE CIENCIAS SOCIAIS E HUMANAS
(FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES) ..................................................................... 7
V
IV.4
ACADEMIA MILITAR (MILITARY ACADEMY OF THE PORTUGUESE ARMY) ....................... 7
IV.5
UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA (CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL) ......... 7
RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES ................................................................... 8
V.1
MEMBERSHIP OF RESEARCH CENTERS ............................................................................... 8
V.2
PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS ........................................................................... 8
V.2.1
Concluded Projects .................................................................................................... 8
V.2.2
Ongoing Projects........................................................................................................ 9
V.3
PHD SUPERVISION ............................................................................................................ 10
V.3.1
Concluded................................................................................................................. 10
V.3.2
Undergoing............................................................................................................... 10
V.4
MASTER SUPERVISION ...................................................................................................... 11
V.4.1
Completed................................................................................................................. 11
V.4.2
Undergoing............................................................................................................... 13
V.5
PHD EXAMINATION .......................................................................................................... 13
V.6
MASTER EXAMINATION .................................................................................................... 14
V.7
ACADEMIC EXCHANGES ................................................................................................... 16
V.8
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................................... 17
V.8.1
Chapters in Books .................................................................................................... 17
V.8.2
Books and Book Chapters submitted for publication ............................................... 17
V.8.3
Papers in peer reviewed international journals (published, in press or accepted for
publication) .............................................................................................................................. 18
V.8.4
Papers in Portuguese scientific/technical journals .................................................. 20
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V.8.5
Papers submitted for peer reviewed international journals ..................................... 21
V.8.6
Papers published in international scientific conferences proceedings .................... 22
V.8.7
Papers submitted and accepted for presentation in international conferences ....... 28
V.8.8
Papers submitted for presentation in international conferences ............................. 29
V.8.9
Papers published in Portuguese conference proceedings ........................................ 29
V.8.10
Other Publications ................................................................................................... 30
V.9
PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES WITHOUT PAPER IN THE
PROCEEDINGS ............................................................................................................................... 30
V.10
INVITED PRESENTATIONS ................................................................................................. 31
V.10.1
In Portugal ............................................................................................................... 31
V.10.2
Abroad ...................................................................................................................... 32
V.11
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS UNDER INVITATION ........................................................... 32
V.12
RESEARCH GRANTS AND PRIZES ...................................................................................... 32
V.13
WORK AS REFEREE ........................................................................................................... 33
V.14
ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS ........................................................................ 34
V.15
MEMBERSHIPS .................................................................................................................. 34
V.15.1
International ............................................................................................................. 34
V.15.2
Portuguese................................................................................................................ 35
V.16
VI
REPORTS TO SPONSORS ANDTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROJECTS MADE IN IST............... 35
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY .......................................................................................... 35
VI.1
OCCUPIED POSITIONS ....................................................................................................... 36
VI.2
RELEVANT CONSULTANCY PROJECTS............................................................................... 36
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I Personal Data
Name: João António de Abreu e Silva
Nacionality: Portuguese
Address: Rua do Funchal, nº 10, 1st floor, 1000-163 Lisbon, Portugal
Phone: (+351)917 043 670
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Language Skills
Language
Writing
Speaking
Portuguese
English
French
Spanish
Fluent
Proficient
Proficient
Mother tongue
Fluent
Proficient
Fluent
Understanding
(listening and reading)
Fluent
Fluent
Fluent
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=xgwKEAoAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
ORCID
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7893-2671
Research ID
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/I-8102-2012
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II Qualifications
PhD in Territorial Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Technical
University of Lisbon, Portugal, 2007.
Dissertation title: Poderão os Padrões de Uso do Solo Contribuir para uma
Mobilidade Sustentável? Uma Aplicação da Modelação de Equações Estruturais à
Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (Could Land Use patterns contribute to sustainable
mobility? An application of Structural Equation Modeling to the Lisbon
Metropolitan Area). Dissertation supervisor: Prof. Fernando Nunes da Silva (IST).
Masters in Urban and Regional Planning, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal,
1998.
Thesis title: Os Transportes e o Espaço Urbano (Tansport and Urban Space). Thesis
Supervisor: Prof. Fernando Nunes da Silva (IST).
Degree in Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, 1994.
III Post – Graduate courses and workshops
Integrated Course on e-Learning, Universidade Aberta (Open University) and
Technical University of Lisbon, February – June, 2009.
Managing the fundamental drivers of transport demand, ECMT, December 16,
Brussells Belgium, 2002.
Training Seminar Evaluating Socio-economic programmes “Building on MEANS”
– Preparing and Monitoring an Evaluation, Eureval – C3E, 8-9 October, Brussells,
Belgium, 2002.
Transport Modelling: Entering the New Millenniun – 11-13 September, Homerton
College, Cambridge, UK, 2002.
Introduction Course to EMME/2 – INRO Consultants Inc., 4-7 October, Montreal,
Canada, 1999.
Post Graduate Course on Transport Management and Urban Circulation, FUNDEC,
CESUR/IST - Ecole Politechnique Federále de Lausanne, March - July, 1998.
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IV Teaching Activities
IV.1 Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)
Teaching Assistant - Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and
Georesources: September 2000 – June 2006.
o Courses lectured during this period:

Urban Streets – degree in Territorial Engineering

Urban Infrastructures – degree in Architecture

Road traffic management – degree in Civil Engineering and degree
in Territorial Engineering

Elements of Territorial Engineering – degree in Industrial
Engineering and Management

Urban and Regional Planning III – degree in Territorial Engineering

Transport Environment and Land Use – Masters in Transportation
and Masters in Master in Urban Studies and Territorial
Management, group of 2 lectures on the impact of land use patterns
on travel behavior and mobility patterns
Lecturer – Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources,
October 2006 - October 2009.
o Transportation – Degree in Civil Engineering (Integrated Masters Degree
(MSc) in Civil Engineering after 2007) and Degree in Territorial
Engineering.
o Transport Infrastructures – Degree in Civil Engineering (Integrated Masters
Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering after 2007).
o Transports Environment and Land Use, responsible for the course,
Advanced Formation Diploma in Transportation and Transport
Infrastructures (academic year 2006/2007).
o Road Traffic Engineering, responsible for the course, Integrated Masters
Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering and Masters (MSc) in Territorial
Engineering (academic years 2007/2008 and 2008/2009).
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o Urban Policies and Public Decision, responsible for a block of lectures on
urban tranport policies, Advanced Specialization Diploma in Territorial
Engineering (academic year 2007/2008).
o Transport Planning and Performance Assessment, Masters (MSc) in
Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems – MIT Portugal Program
(academic year 2008/2009).
o Transportnet (http://www.transportnet.org/) Stream Course Lisboa –Series
of lectures on Urban Mobility, June 2008.
Invited Assistant Professor - Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and
Georesources (60% October 2009 – October 2012; 30% since October 2012).
o Management and Decision Analysis - Integrated Masters Degree (MSc) in
Civil Engineering (academic year 2009/2010).
o Transportation – Integrated Masters Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering,
Degree in Territorial Engineering and Masters Degree (MSc) in Transport
Planning and Operations.
o Support Techniques for Transport Planning (TAPT), responsible for the
course, Masters Degree (MSc) in Transport Planning and Operations (since
academic year 2010/2011).
o Transport Demand Modeling, responsible for the course, PhD in
Transportation Systems (since academic year 2010/2011).
o Simulation Systems for Land-Use / Transport, responsbible for a block of
lectures on Activity Based Modeling, PhD in Transportation Systems (since
academic year 2010/2011).
o Transport, Land-Use, Energy and Environment, responsible for a block of
lectures on the impact of land use patterns on travel behavior and mobility
patterns, Masters Degree (MSc) in Transport Planning and Operations
(academic years 2010/2011 and 2011/2012).
o Quantitative Evaluation Methods, responsible for the course, Master Degree
(MSc) in Transport Infrastructure Engineering (academic year 2012/2013).
o Road Traffic Engineering, Integrated Masters Degree (MSc) in Civil
Engineering and Masters (MSc) in Territorial Engineering (academic year
2011/2012).
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o Transport Planning and Performance Assessment, Masters (MSc) in
Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems, MIT Portugal Program
(academic year 2011/2012).
o Regions and Networks, - Masters Degree (MSc) in Transport Planning and
Operations and Master (MSc) in Urban Studies and Territorial Management
(academic years of 2012/2013 – responsible for the course, and 2013/2014).
IV.2 Universidade de Aveiro (University of Aveiro)
Invited Lecturer (academic years 2004/2005 and 2006/2007)
o Transport Planning and Policies, Masters in Territorial Planning and City
Management (being responsible for the course in the academic year of
2006/2007).
IV.3 Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciencias Sociais e
Humanas (Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities)
Invited Professor (academic year 2010/2011)
o Transport and Mobility, responsible for the course, Masters (MSc) in
Territorial Management
IV.4 Academia Militar (Military Academy of the Portuguese Army)
Invited Assistant Professor, protocol with IST (since academic year 2006/2007)
o Transportation, responsible for the course, Integrated Masters (MSc) in
Military Engineering
IV.5 Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Catholic University of Portugal)
Invited Professor (academic year 2011/2012).
o Accessibility, block of 5 lectures on traffic engineering, transport modeling
and transport data collection, Post - Graduate Course on Urbanism
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V Research and Scientific Activities
V.1 Membership of Research Centers
Researcher at CESUR (Center for Urban and Regional Systems
https://fenix.ist.utl.pt/investigacao/CESUR?locale=en_EN) in the Nucleus of
Transportation Infrastructure, Systems and Policy, a research center at IST in
Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, since 2007.
V.2 Participation in Research Projects
V.2.1 Concluded Projects
V.2.1.1 As member of the research team
STRAIGHTSOL - Strategies and measures for smarter urban freight solutions, 7th
Programme Framework. Partnering institutions TOI (Norway) - Project Leading
Institution; Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium); CERTH/HIT (Greece); University of
Southampton (UK); CENIT (Spain); CESUR/IST (Portugal); TNO (Netherlands);
Univerza v Ljubljani (Slovenia); Kuehne+Nagel Societe Anonyme for Transports &
Logistics (Greece); Oxfam (UK); DHL Supply Chain (Spain); Ajuntament de
l'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Spain); EMEL (Portugal); TNT Express (Belgium); GS1
(Norway); Colruyt (Belgium); Delhaize (Belgium). Funding for IST – 181 000 Euros.
http://www.straightsol.eu/index.htm, - 2011 - 2014.
SPOTIA – Sustainable Spatial Policy Orientations and Territorial Impact Assessment –
Contribution to Portuguese context (PTDC/CS-GEO/105452/2008), Portuguese
National Science Fundation, 2009 -2013 –; Partnering institutions IGOT/UL (Instituto
de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território / Universidade de Lisboa) – Project Leading
Institution; CES/UC (Centro de Estudos Sociais /Universidade de Coimbra); CESUR /
IST. Funding for CESUR/IST 36 630 Euros, 2009-2013.
iTEAM – integrated Transportation and Energy Activity-based Model, (MIT-Pt/SESSUERS/0041/2008), Portuguese National Science Fundation, 2009-2013; Partnering
Institutions: FCTUC (Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de
Coimbra) - Project Leading Institution; INESC/TEC – FEUP (Faculdade de Engenharia
da Universidade do Porto), IST (with two research centers CESUR and IN+), MIT.
Funding for IST 66 630 Euros, 2009-2013.
SCUSSE - Smart Combination of passenger transport modes and services in Urban
areas for maximum System Sustainability and Efficiency, MIT Portugal Program,
Transportation Systems, (http://www.mitportugal.org/trans/transportation-systemsresearch.html). Partnering Institutions: CESUR/IST – Project Leading Institution;
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FCTUC; FCTUC (Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra);
INESC/TEC – FEUP (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto); MIT,
2007-2009.
CityMotion – Innovative Traveler Information, MIT Portugal Program, Transportation
Systems, (http://www.mitportugal.org/trans/transportation-systems-research.html).
Partnering Institutions: FCTUC (Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade
de Coimbra) – Project Leading Institution; CESUR/IST; FCTUC; INESC/TEC – FEUP
(Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto); MIT, 2007-2009.
Modelação das Preferências Modais em contexto de mudança: elementos para a
definição de políticas de transporte (Modeling modal preferences in a changing
environment, elements to support the definition of transport policies)
(POCTI/ECM/2534/95/2002), Portuguese National Science Fundation. Funded
Institution CESUR/IST. Funding for IST – 44 772 Euros, 2003-2005.
V.2.1.2
As principal investigator
Sustainable Mobility Project – Sustainable Mobility Plans for Beja and Serpa, funded
by Portuguese Environment Agency. Coordinator, Funding for IST 27 000 Euros,
2007-2009.
EXPRESS - EXploration of Portugal’s high speed Rail and Economic development
Strategy Solutions – (MIT/SET/0023/2009), Portuguese National Science Fundation.
CESUR/IST – Project Leading Institution; FCTUC (Faculdade de Ciências e
Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra). Funding for IST 154 252 Euros. The project
also received support from RAVE (the company tasked with the development of the
Portuguese High Speed Rail Network) with a total amount of 9 000 Euros. This project
was integrated in the MIT Portugal Program; there is a mirror project in MIT with Prof.
Joseph Sussman as principal investigator, 2010-2014.
V.2.2 Ongoing Projects
V.2.2.1
As a member of the research team
COST ACTION TU – 1305 Social networks and travel behavior, Management
Committee Member, http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/tud/Actions/TU1305, Since
2014
INFOCROWDS - Social events web information retrieval for crowds mobility
management (PTDC/ECM-TRA/1898/2012), Portuguese National Science Fundation.
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CESUR/IST; FCTUC (Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de
Coimbra) – Project Leading Institution. Funding for IST – 30 182 Euros,. Since 2014
COST ACTION TU 1209 - Transport Equity Analysis: assessment and integration of
equity criteria in transportation planning, Management Committee Member.
http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/tud/Actions/TU1209, Since 2013.
COST ACTION TU 1003 MEGAPROJECT: The Effective Design and Delivery of
Megaprojects in the European Union, Management Committee Member, Core Team
Member, Coordinator of the Transport Megaprojects Working Group, 2011 – 2013.
http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/tud/Actions/TU1003, since 2011.
V.3 PhD supervision
V.3.1 Concluded
Dr Diana Carvalho Ferreira, Fighting Parasite Circulation through Online Parking
Space Reservations, PhD in Transportation Systems – IST – MIT Portugal Programme,
December 2012.
V.3.2 Undergoing
V.3.2.1 As principal supervisor
Guineng Chen, The Regional Impacts of High Speed Rail, PhD in Transportation
Systems – IST – MIT Portugal Program, to be delivered in September 2014.
André Alho, The relation of urban logistics’ (un)loading bays and enforcement, from a
perspective of improvements in mobility and sustainability, PhD in Transportation
Systems – IST – MIT Portugal Program. Co-Supervisor Dr Jorge Pinho de Sousa
(FEUP), to be delivered in 2015.
Yu Shen, The High-Speed Railway impacts on urban configuration, PhD in
Transportation Systems – IST – MIT Portugal Program, Co-supervisor Dr Luis
Martinez (IST), to be delivered in 2015.
Marcos Correia, The inlfuence of transport policies and infrastructures on urban
sprawl. A longitundinal study of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, PhD in Transportation
Systems – IST – MIT Portugal Program, to be delivered in 2016.
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Marisa Pedro, Strategic Risk Management in Transportation Megaprojects, PhD in
Transportation Systems – IST – MIT Portugal Program. Co-Supervisor Dr Naomi
Brooks (University of Leeds), to be delivered in 2016.
V.3.2.2 As Co-Supervisor
John Pritchard, The impact of daily mobility and public transport access on social
exclusion in an urban setting, PhD in Transportation Systems – IST – MIT Portugal
Programme, Principal Supervisor Dr Filipe Moura (IST), to be delivered in 2015.
Olga Petrik, Uncertainty and Risk Analysis in Transport Demand Modelling, , PhD in
Transportation Systems – IST – MIT Portugal Programme, Principal Supervisor Dr
Filipe Moura (IST), to be delivered in 2015.
V.4 Master supervision
V.4.1 Completed
V.4.1.1 As supervisor
Imuentinyan Aivinhenyo, Application of the 4-Step Model in Forecasting Private
Vehicular Traffic in an African Metropolis with Low Data. The case of Lagos
Metropolis, Nigeria. Master (MSc) in Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems, MIT
Portugal Program, IST, 2012.
André Alho, The adequacy of freight modelling methods to study policy
implementation / regulatory measures impacts in a City Logistics context. Master
(MSc) in Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems, MIT Portugal Program, IST,
2011.
Hossein Bazrafshan, Development of Quality and Satisfaction Indexes for Public
Transport Interchanges. Master in Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems, MIT
Portugal Program, Instituto Superior Técnico, 2011.
Pedro Caetano, Propostas de intervenção carreiras de transportes colectivos em troços
de reduzida velocidade comercial (Proposals for ameliorements of public transport
lines in road segments with low commercial speeds). Integrated Master Degree (MSc)
in Civil Engineering, IST. This dissertation was made whitin a protocol developed with
a bus operator, Rodoviária de Lisboa. 2011.
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Rodrigo Vargas, Vectores de Eficiência Energética no transporte colectivo: o
motorista, o veículo e o serviço (Enegy efficiency vectors in public transportation, the
driver, the vehicle and the service) Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil
Engineering, IST. This dissertation was made whitin a protocol developed with a bus
operator, Rodoviária de Lisboa. 2011.
Andres Guzman Valderrama Activity Mobility Generator for Lisbon Metropolitan
Area, Master (MSc) in Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems, MIT Portugal
Programme, IST, Co-supervisor Dr Luís Martinez (IST), 2010.
Francisco Meneses, Urban Sprawl em cidades médias portuguesas (Urban Sprawl in
Portuguese Medium Cities), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering,
IST, 2010.
João de Almeida Ribeiro, A Segurança dos Peões em Meios Urbanos (Pedestrian
Safety in Urban Settings), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST,
Co-Supervisor Dr João Morgado (Estradas de Portugal), 2010.
Nuno Gonçalves Simão, Evolução da sinistralidade rodoviária em Portugal análise
agregada da eficácia das políticas de segurança rodoviária (Evolution of road accidents
in Portugal, aggregated analysis of the efficacy of road safety policies), Integrated
Master Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST, 2010.
Joana Mota, Políticas Municipais de Mobilidade em Cidades Médias - O Papel dos
Transportes Colectivos Urbanos (Municipal Mobility Policies in Medium Cities – The
role of public transport) , Master in Territorial Planning and City Management,
University of Aveiro. 2009.
Liliana Manhita, Soluções de Acalmia de Tráfego Rodoviário em Ambiente Urbano.
Problemática, Técnicas e Aplicação Prática (Traffic Calming Solutions in Urban
Settings, Problematic, Techniques and Pratical Applications), Master in Environmental
Engineering and Urban Planning, Catholic University of Portugal, Co-Supervisor Paulo
Simões (Catholic University of Portugal), 2009.
V.4.1.2 As co-supervisor
Joaquina Portela, Gestão dos acessos rodoviários à cidade de Lisboa: Tarifação do
Congestionamento (Management of road accesses to the city of Lisbon: the Congestion
Charging), ISCTE Business School – IUL, Supervisor Dr. Eurico Dias, ISCTE, 2013.
Manuel Brando, Simulação do impacto da rede de alta velocidade no desempenho dos
restantes operadores de transportes. A alta velocidade no corredor Lisboa-Porto
(Simulation of the High Speed Rail impacts on other transportation operators,
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Application to the Lisbon Oporto corridor), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil
Engineering, IST, Supervisor Dr Filipe Moura, IST, 2013.
João Taveira Pinto, Análise Espacial de Indicadores de Qualidade de Serviço de
Transportes Colectivos (Spatial Analysis of public transport quality indicators). Master
(MSc) in Territorial Engineering, IST, Supervisor Dr. Alexandre Gonçalves, IST, 2011.
V.4.2 Undergoing
V.4.2.1 As supervisor
Gabriel, Lopes Avaliação dos impactes da alta velocidade ferroviária no
Desenvolvimento Regional (Evaluation of High Speed Rail Impacts on Regional
Development), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST, to be
delivered in 2014.
German Freiberg, Parking policy as an instrument for equity in urban mobility, Master
(MSc) in Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems, MIT Portugal Program, IST, CoSupervisor, Dr José Manuel Viegas, International Tranport Forum, to be delivered in
2014.
Igor Sousa, Modelos de localização de interfaces de transportes (Location Models for
Transit Interchanges), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST. Cosupervisor Dr Luis Martinez, IST, to be delivered in 2014.
V.4.2.2 As co-supervisor
Miguel Duarte, A relação entre a obesidade, os padrões de mobilidade e a forma urbana
em Portugal (The relation between obesity, mobility paterns and urban form in
Portugal), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST, Supervisor Dr
Filipe Moura, IST, to be delivered in 2014.
V.5 PhD Examination
Joni Santos – Committee member Thesis project, Faculdade de Ciências e
Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCTUC).
Dr Carlos Azevedo – IST, PhD Committee Member, February 2014.
Dr Carlos Roque – IST, Examiner, December, 2013.
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Dr Joaquim Macedo – University of Aveiro, PhD Committee Member, 2013.
Dr Rui Jorge Gomes - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP),
External Examiner, 2013.
Dr. Lissy La Paix – TRANSyT, Universidad Politéchnica de Madrid – External
Reviewer and member of the thesis committee, surrogate member of the jury, 2012.
Dr. Gabriela Beirão – Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP),
External Examiner, 2011.
Frederico Morgado, IST, Examiner for the PhD study plan, 2011.
Camila Garcia, IST, Committee member, Examiner for the PhD study plan, 2009,
and intermediate evaluation, 2012.
V.6 Master examination
Minas Vavakos, The impact of electric drive vehicles on travel patterns and the urban
form of Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Master (MSc) in Complex Transport Infrastructure
Systems, MIT Portugal Program, IST, Examiner, 2013.
Tiago Gonçalves, Sistema complementar na cadeia logística urbana. Tornando a
proximidade geográfica numa vantagem competitiva (Complementary system in the
urban logistics chain. Making geographical proximity into a competitive advantage),
Master (MSc) in Territorial Engineering, IST, Examiner, 2013.
Álvaro Barreira, Competitividade do modo ferroviário de alta velocidade em soluções
de transporte unimodais e intermodais: Análise do corredor Lisboa - Madrid através de
Modelos de Escolha Discreta (Competitiveness of High Speed Rail in unimodal and
multimodal transport solutions. Analysis of the Lisbon Madrid Corridor using discrete
choice models), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST, Examiner,
2012.
Francisco Cruz, A bus real time coordination model: an application to the city of
Lisbon, Master Degree (MSc) in Transport Planning and Operations, IST, Examiner,
2012.
John Pritchard, Social Exclusion: Acessibility as factor of social exclusion in the
Lisbon municipality, Master (MSc) in Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems, MIT
Portugal Program, IST, Examiner, 2012.
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Yosief Yohannes Ghebrehiwot - Measuring Uncertainty of HSR Demand forecast
models: Based on the Stated Preference Data of Portuguse Users, Master (MSc) in
Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems, MIT Portugal Program, IST, Examiner,
2012.
Claúdia Pona, Monitorização da eficiência energética de um serviço de transporte
público rodoviário (Monitoring the energetic efficiency of a public transport bus
service), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST, Examiner, 2011.
Inês Moreira, Identification of Hazardous Road Locations in Urban Areas through
Spatial analysis. Application to Vila Real, Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil
Engineering, IST, Examiner, 2011.
Ashenafi Aregawi Weldemichael, Towards a comprehensive decision support tool for
urban land-use/transportation policy making, Master (MSc) in Complex Transport
Infrastructure Systems, MIT Portugal Program, IST, Examiner, 2010.
Gonçalo Rosmaninho, A regulação dos operadores de infra-estruturas rodoviárias
(Regulation of Freeway Operators), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil
Engineering, IST, Examiner, 2010.
Liliana Magalhães, Melhorar a mobilidade pedonal em cidades de orografia
desfavorável. Campo Mártires da Pátria – Um caso de estudo (Improving pedestrian
mobility in cities with an unfavorable orography. The case study of Campo Mártires da
Pátria.), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST, Examiner, 2010.
Nuno Cunha, A Sinistralidade, os seus factores potenciadores e custos: O caso do IC19
(Road accidents and their costs: Case study: IC19), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in
Civil Engineering, IST, Examiner, 2010.
Pedro Fonseca, A influência do desenho urbano na compreensão da sinistralidade
rodoviária (The influence of urban design to understand road accidents), Integrated
Master Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST, Examiner, 2010.
Paulo Carrilho, Estratégias Competitivas de Captação de Companhias de Low CostAplicação ao Aeroporto Orio al Serio, Itália (Competitive Strategies to Attract Low
Cost Airlines Application to Orio al Serio Airport, Italy), Integrated Master Degree
(MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST, Examiner, 2010.
Tiago Nunes, Áreas de serviço em Auto-estradas- projecto, construção e exploração
(Service Areas in Freeways. Project, construction and management), Integrated Master
Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST, Examiner, 2010.
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Tomás Eiró, Express Minibus Services in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area: an innovative
concept and a feasibility analysis, Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil
Engineering, IST, Examiner, 2010.
Ricardo Garrido, Concepção de Praças de Portagem em Auto-estradas (Freeways Toll
Plazas Design), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST, Examiner,
2009.
David Palma, Equipamentos de segurança para estradas. Guardas Metálicas e Saias
Metálicas (Safety Equipments for roads, guide rails and metal skirts), Integrated Master
Degree (MSc) in Civil Engineering, IST, Examiner, 2009.
Ana Monteiro, Mobilidade, Infra-estrutura e Espaço na Cidade Emergente. O Caso da
Gran Via em Barcelona como nova tipologia de espaço público (Mobility,
Infrastructure and space in the emerging city. The Gran Via of Barcelona as a new
public space tipology), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Architecture, IST,
Examiner, 2008.
João Rocha, Estudo da variabilidade e eficiência de fluxos de tráfego nas principais
vias estruturantes de Lisboa (Traffic Flow Variability and Efficiency: Study Applied to
the Main Structural Lisbon´s Freeways), Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in
Architecture, IST, Examiner, 2008.
Marta Valente, Os percursos mecanicamente assistidos como incentivo à circulação
pedonal (Mechanically assisted pathwyas as an incentive to pedestrial circulation),
Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Architecture, IST, Examiner, 2008.
Miguel Andrade, A multicriteria approach for the design and evaluationof demand
responsive transport (DRT) services, Master Degree (MSc) in Quantitative Methods
Applied Management, EGP (Porto Business School), External Examiner, 2008.
V.7 Academic Exchanges
Visiting fellow at the Massachussets Institute of Technology, MIT Portugal
Programme, 14 to 23 of July 2014.
Short Term Scientific Mission, integrated in the COST Action TU 1209 –
Technical University of Denmark, 27 February to March 7 2014.
Visiting fellow at the University of California Santa Barbara, Department of
Geography, Geotrans, July 2011.
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V.8 Scientific Publications
V.8.1 Chapters in Books
1. Petrik, O., Moura, F., de Abreu e Silva, J., (2014). The influence of the volumedelay function on uncertainty assessment for a four-step model. In Advances in
Intelligent Systems and Computing, Ed. Jorge Freire de Sousa, Riccardo Rossi,
ISBN: 978-3-319-04629-7 (Print) 978-3-319-04630-3 (Online), Volume 262, pp293-306, Springer series, London.
2. Pagliara, F., de Abreu e Silva, J., Sussman, J, and Stein, N. (2013), Megacities and
High Speed Rail systems: which comes first? , in Transportation Demand
Management. Insights from the mobil.TUM 2012 conference International
Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport, Wulfhorst, Gebhard and Büttner,
Benjamin (eds.), Technische Universität München, ISBN 978-3-9814676-1-1.
3. de Abreu e Silva, João, Morgado, João and Martinez, Luís (2010), Ficha 5.4.2
Centro urbano de Beja, in Projecto Mobilidade Sustentável. Volume II – Manual de
Boas Práticas para uma Mobilidade Sustentável, Agência Portuguesa do
Ambiente, Amadora ISBN 978-972-8577-51-3. (Case Study of the Urban Center of
Beja).
4. Florentino, Rui, Rosa, Manuela and de Abreu e Silva, João, (2010), Articulação
entre Urbanismo e Transportes, in Projecto Mobilidade Sustentável. Volume I –
Manual de Boas Práticas para uma Mobilidade Sustentável, Agência Portuguesa
do Ambiente, Amadora ISBN 978-972-8577-51-3. (Articulation between urbanism
and transport).
5. Nunes da Silva, Fernando and de Abreu e Silva, João (2003) To what extent does
the urban density inluence modal split? The Lisbon Metropolitan area case study, in
Urban Transport IX: Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century,
Sucharov, L.J. e Brebbia, C.A. (eds.), Wessex Institute of Technology , UK, ISBN:
978-1-85312-961-2.
V.8.2 Books and Book Chapters submitted for publication
1. Oliveira, Rui and de Abreu e Silva, João. Risk, uncertainty and statistical modelling
- with emphasis in applications to transportation systems, book proposal accepted
by Taylor and Francis.
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V.8.3 Papers in peer reviewed international journals (published, in press or
accepted for publication)
1. Shen, Yu, de Abreu e Silva, João and Martinez, Luis (forthcoming), Assessing highspeed rail's impacts on land cover change in large urban areas based on spatial
mixed logit methods: A case study of Madrid Atocha railway station from 1990 to
2006, Journal of Transport Geography, accepted for publication (with minor
changes).
2. Correia, Marcos and de Abreu e Silva, João (forthcoming), A Review of
Aeronautical Concepts Veracity and their Applicability within the New Lisbon
Airport Process, RPER, accepted for publication.
3. de Abreu e Silva, João, Sottile Eleonora and Cherchi, Elisabetta (forthcoming), The
effects of land use patterns on tour type choice. The application of a hybrid choice
model, Transportation Research Record, In Press.
4. Shen, Yu, Martinez, Luis and de Abreu e Silva, João (forthcoming), A cellular
agent-based approach incorporating spatial discrete choice methods: A simulation of
future land-use impacts of high-speed rail on Aveiro, Portugal, Transportation
Research Record, In Press.
5. Alho, André and de Abreu e Silva, João (forthcoming), Development of a road
freight demand model: testing methodological alternatives to predict urban freight
demand from retail establishments’ characteristics, Transportation Research
Record, In Press.
6. Kaplan, Sigal, de Abreu e Silva, João and Di Ciommo, Floridea (2014), The
relationship between young people‫׳‬s transit use and their perceptions of equity
concepts in transit service provision, Transport Policy, Vol. 4 (November 2014), pp
79-87, doi: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2014.08.004.
7. de Abreu e Silva, João, (2014), Book Review, Hugo Premius and Bert van Wee
(eds), International Handbook on Mega-Projects, Edward Elgar Publishing,
Cheltenham, Transport Reviews, doi:10.1080/01441647.2014.927019
8. de Abreu e Silva, João, (2014), Self-selection in land use travel behavior
interactions. Accounting simultaneously for attitudes and socioeconomic
characteristics, Journal of Transport and Land Use, vol.7 (2), pp 63-84, doi:
10.5198/jtlu.v7i2.696.
9. Alho, André and de Abreu e Silva, João, (2014), Analyzing the relation between
land-use/urban freight operations and the need for dedicated infrastructure
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enforcement – application to the city of Lisbon, Research in Transportation and
Business Management, Vol. 11, pp 85-97, doi: 10.1016/j.rtbm.2014.05.002.
10. Pritchard, John, Moura, Filipe, de Abreu e Silva, João and Martinez, Luis (2014),
Spatial analysis of transportation-related social exclusion in the Lisbon Metropolitan
Area, Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 111, pp 440 – 449, doi:
10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.077.
11. Alho, André, de Abreu e Silva, João and Pinho de Sousa, Jorge (2014), A modeling
framework to improve congestion by changing the configuration/enforcement of
urban logistics loading/unloading bays, Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences,
111, pp 360 – 369, doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.069.
12. Shen, Yu, de Abreu e Silva, João and Martinez, Luis (2014). HSR Station Location
Choice and its Local Land Use Impacts on Small Cities: A Case Study of Aveiro,
Portugal, Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 111, pp 470 – 479, doi:
10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.080.
13. Chen, Guineng and de Abreu e Silva, João (2014), Estimating the provincial
economic impacts of high speed rail in Spain: An application of structural equation
modeling, Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 111, pp 157 – 165, doi:
10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.048.
14. Shen, Yu, Martínez, Luis and de Abreu e Silva João (2013). Impacts of Short-term
Land-use by High Speed Rail on Large Metropolises: Case Study of Madrid, Spain,
Transportation Research Record, nº 2374, pp 35-43, doi: 10.3141/2374-05.
15. de Abreu e Silva, João and Bazrafshan, Hossein (2013), User Satisfaction of
Intermodal Transfer Facilities in Lisbon, Portugal. Analysis with Structural
Equations Modeling, Transportation Research Record, nº 2350, pp 102-110, doi:
10.3141/2350-12.
16. Petrik, Olga, de Abreu e Silva, João. and Moura, F. (2013), Analysis of Uncertainty
in Distribution Choice of Travel Demand Simulation in a Context of Information
Shortage. Transportation Research Record, nº 2344, pp 40-48., doi: 10.3141/234405.
17. Correia, Gonçalo, de Abreu e Silva, João and Viegas, José (2013), Using latent
attitudinal variables estimated through a structural equations model for
understanding carpooling propensity, Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol
36 nº 6, pp 499-519, doi: 10.1080/03081060.2013.830894.
18. Chen, Guineng and de Abreu e Silva, João (2013), The regional impacts of high
speed rail: A review of methods and models, Transportation Letters, vol5, nº 3, pp
131-143, doi: /10.1179/1942786713Z.00000000018.
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19. de Abreu e Silva, João, Goulias, K.G. and Dalal, P. (2012) A structural equations
model of land use patterns, location choice, and travel behavior in southern
California. Transportation Research Record, nº 2323, pp 35-45, doi: 10.3141/232305.
20. de Abreu e Silva, J. Martinez, L and Goulias, K.G. (2012) Using a multi equation
model to unravel the influence of land use patterns on travel behavior of workers in
Lisbon, Transportation Letters, Vol. 4, nº 4, pp 193-209, doi:
10.3328/TL.2012.04.04.193-209.
21. de Abreu e Silva, João, Morency, Catherine and Goulias, K. G. (2012), Using
structural equations modeling to unravel the influence of land use patterns on travel
behavior of workers in Montreal, Transportation Research Part A, Vol 48, nº8, pp
1252-1264, doi: 10.1016/j.tra.2012.05.003.
22. de Abreu e Silva, João e Goulias, K. G (2009), Structural equations model of land
use patterns, location choice, and travel behavior. Seattle, Washington, compared
with Lisbon, Portugal. Transportation Research Record nº 2135, pp 106-113, doi:
10.3141/2135-13.
23. de Abreu e Silva, João, Golob, T. F. e Goulias, K. G. (2006) The effects of land use
characteristics on residence and employment location and travel behavior of urban
adult workers, Transportation Research Record nº 1977, pp 121-131, doi:
10.3141/1977-17.
V.8.4 Papers in Portuguese scientific/technical journals
1. Simão, Nuno e de Abreu e Silva, João (2012), Análise agregadada eficácia das
políticas de segurança rodoviária em Portugal, Revista Portuguesa de Sinalização,
nº 3, Ano 4, pp 23-41. (Aggregated analysis of road safety policies in Portugal).
2.
Ribeiro, João, Fonseca, Pedro e de Abreu e Silva, João (2011), Necessidade de
criação de normas de concepção de infra-estruturas rodoviárias urbanas, Revista
Portuguesa de Sinalização, nº 2, Ano 3, pp 43-59. (The need to create a normative
for the design of urban road infrastructures).
3. de Abreu e Silva, João (2008), Efeitos das Infra-estruturas e Serviços Ferroviários
na Estrutura Urbana, Fer XXI, Edição Especial – Junho 2008 Volume 2 –
Conclusões, pp 66 – 71. (Effects of rail infrastructure and services on urban
structure).
4. de Abreu e Silva, João e Nunes da Silva, Fernando (2005) Repartição modal e usos
do solo, construção de um modelo explicativo para a AML, , Sociedade e Território
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nº 39, pp 88 – 99. (Modal split and land use, construction of an explanatory model
for the Lisbon Metropolitan Area).
V.8.5 Papers submitted for peer reviewed international journals
1. de Abreu e Silva, João, Pritchard, John and Moura, Filipe, The relationship
between Satisfaction With Life And discretionary travel: a Structural Equations
Model approach, submitted for Transportation Research Record
2. de Abreu e Silva, João and Alho, André, Using Structural Equations Modeling to
explore perceived urban freight deliveries parking issues, submitted for
Transportation Research Record
3. Alho, André and de Abreu e Silva, João, Modeling commercial establishments’
freight demand: a two-step approach to predict weekly deliveries in total of
vehicles, submitted for Transportation Research Record
4. Chen, Guineng and de Abreu e Silva, João, Estimating the accessibility impacts of
High Speed Rail in Portugal, submitted for Transportation Research Record
5. Petrik, Olga, de Abreu e Silva, João and Moura, Filipe, Disengagement of
respondents in stated choice experiments: case study of the Portuguese high speed
railway project, submitted for Transportation Research Record
6. Petrik, Olga, de Abreu e Silva, João and Moura, Filipe, Stated preference surveys in
transport demand modelling: disengagement of respondentes, submitted for
Transportation Letters, under the process of reviewing and resubmiting.
7. Petrik, Olga, Moura, Filipe and de Abreu e Silva, João, Measuring Uncertainty in
Discrete Choice Travel Demand Forecasting Models, submitted for Transportation
Planning and Technology, under the process of reviewing and resubmiting.
8. Shen, Yu, Chen, Guineng, Chen, Martinez, Luis and de Abreu e Silva, João A Biscale Cellular Agent-based Approach to Simulate Land Cover Change: A Case
Study of the Forecast of Future High-speed Rail Impacts on Lisbon Metropolitan
Area, Portugal, submitted for Journal of Transport and Land Use, under the process
of reviewing and resubmiting
9. Chen, Guineng and de Abreu e Silva, João, Modeling the Interactions between
Commuting, House and Job Locations: Evidence from Portuguese Intercity
Railways, submitted for Journal of Transport Geography, unde the process of
reviewing and resubmitting.
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10. Alho, André, de Abreu e Silva, João, Using cluster analysis to identify urban zones
whose urban form characteristics make them homogeneous with respect to freight
movement: a proof of concept in Lisbon, Portugal, submitted for Journal of
Transport Geography.
11. Alho, André, de Abreu e Silva, João, The Development and Application of an
Establishment-based Freight Survey: revealing retail establishments’
characteristics, goods ordering and delivery processes for the city of Lisbon,
submitted for Transportation Research Part A.
12. Pedro, Marisa and de Abreu e Silva, João, A contextual analysis of the impacts of
High Speed Rail on Regional Development and Mobility, submitted for Case
Studies in Transport Policy.
13. de Abreu e Silva, João, Moura, Filipe, Garcia, Bernardo and Vargas, Rodrigo,
Influential vectors in fuel consumption by an urban bus operator: bus route, driver
behavior or vehicle type?, submitted for Transportation Research Part D.
V.8.6 Papers published in international scientific conferences proceedings
1. Shen, Yu, Chen, Guineng, Chen, Martinez, Luis and de Abreu e Silva, João (2014)
A Bi-scale Cellular Agent-based Approach to Simulate Land Cover Change: A
Case Study of the Forecast of Future High-speed Rail Impacts on Lisbon
Metropolitan Area, Portugal, World Symposium on Transport and Land Use
Research 2014, Delft, 24-27 June.
2. Kaplan, Sigal, de Abreu e Silva, João and Di Ciommo, Floridea, (2014), Transit use
by young people in times of financial austerity. A case of equity concern?,
Proceedings of the XVIII Congresso Panamericano de Engenharia de Trânsito e
Transporte e Logística (PANAM), Santander, 11 – 13 June.
3. de Abreu e Silva, João, Moura, Filipe, Garcia, Bernardo and Vargas, Rodrigo
(2014), Analysis of the most influential vectors in the fuel consumption of a bus
operator: line, driver and vehicle. Proceedings of the XVIII Congresso
Panamericano de Engenharia de Trânsito e Transporte e Logística (PANAM),
Santander,11 – 13 June.
4. Alho, André and de Abreu e Silva, João (2014), A Guide to the Development and
Application of an Establishment-based Freight Survey: revealing retail
establishments’ characteristics, goods ordering and delivery processes for the city
of Lisbon, Proceedings of the 93rd Annual TRB Meeting Washington D. C., 12-16
January.
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5. Brando, Manuel, Petrik, Olga, Moura, Filipe, Allard, Ryan and de Abreu e Silva,
João (2014), Simulating the impact of the high-speed network on the performance
of other transport operators: the HSR on the Lisbon-Oporto link, Proceedings of the
93rd Annual TRB Meeting Washington D. C., 12-16 January.
6. Shen, Yu, Martinez, Luis and de Abreu e Silva, João (2014), A Cellular Agentbased Approach Incorporating Spatial Discrete Choice Methods: A Simulation of
Future Land-use Impacts of High-speed Rail on Aveiro, Portugal, Proceedings of
the 93rd Annual TRB Meeting Washington D. C., 12-16 January.
7. Alho, André and de Abreu e Silva, João (2014), Development of a road freight
demand model: testing methodological alternatives to predict urban freight demand
from retail establishments’ characteristics, Proceedings of the 93rd Annual TRB
Meeting Washington D. C., 12-16 January.
8. de Abreu e Silva, João, Sottile Eleonora and Cherchi, Elisabetta (2014), The effects
of land use patterns on tour type choice. The application of a hybrid choice model,
Proceedings of the 93rd Annual TRB Meeting Washington D. C., 12-16 January.
9. de Abreu e Silva, João, Gonçalves, Jorge, Correia, Marcos and Marreiros, Susana
(2013), The relation between airport planning and regional planning processes: The
case of the New Airport of Lisbon, Proceedings of the 53rd ERSA Congress,
Palermo, 27-31 August.
10. Alho, André and de Abreu e Silva, João (2013), Analysis of the relation between
land-use / urban freight operations and the need for dedicated infrastructure /
enforcement – application to the city of Lisbon, Proceedings of the 13th WCTR
Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 15-18 July. Abridged version published in the Selected
Proceedings of 13th WCTR Conference, ISBN 978-85-285-0232-9
11. Pedro, Marisa and de Abreu e Silva, João (2013), A contextual analysis of the
impacts of High Speed Rail on Regional Development and Mobility, Proceedings
of the 13th WCTR Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 15-18 July. Abridged version
publisehd in the Selected Proceedings 13th WCTR Conference, ISBN 978-85-2850232-9
12. Chen, Guineng and de Abreu e Silva, João (2013), Railway commuting patterns
and driving forces in Portugal: Insights for future High Speed Rail, Proceedings of
the 13th WCTR Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 15-18 July.
13. Chen, Guineng and de Abreu e Silva, João (2013), Modeling the interaction
between commuting, house and job locations: evidence from Portuguese intercity
railways, Proceedings of the 13th WCTR Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 15-18 July.
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14. Petrik, Olga, de Abreu e Silva, João and Moura, Filipe (2013), Stated preference
surveys in transport demand modelling: disengagement of respondentes,
Proceedings of the 13th WCTR Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 15-18 July. Abridged
version published in the Selected Proceedings 13th WCTR Conference, ISBN 97885-285-0232-9.
15. Pagliara, Francesca, Valeri, Eva and de Abreu e Silva, João (2013), Is there an
impact of High Speed Rail on Tourism?, Proceedings of the 13th WCTR
Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 15-18 July. Also published in the Selected Proceedings
13th WCTR Conference, ISBN 978-85-285-0232-9.
16. de Abreu e Silva, João, Correia, Marcos, and Goulias K. G. (2013), Effects and
elasticities of land use dimensions on travel behavior long and short term decisions,
Proceedings of the 19th APDR Congress, Braga, 20-22 June.
17. Shen, Yu, Chen, Guineng, de Abreu e Silva, João and Martinez, Luis (2013),
Modeling HSR impacts in Portugal: a bi-scale agent-based approach, Proceedings
of the 19th APDR Congress, Braga, 20-22 June.
18. Alho, André, de Abreu e Silva, João and Pinho de Sousa, Jorge (2013), A guide to
the development and application of an Establishment-Based Freight Survey,
Proceedings of the CITTA 6th Annual Conference on Planning Research, Coimbra,
May 17.
19. Shen, Yu, de Abreu e Silva, João, and Martinez, Luis (2013), Long-Term High
Speed Rail local land-use impacts of AVE in Madrid: an application of
accessibility-based spatial discrete choice approach, Proceedings of the CITTA 6th
Annual Conference on Planning Research, Coimbra, May 17.
20. Correia, Marcos and de Abreu e Silva, João (2013), A Review of the Concept of
Aerotropolis and Assessment of its Applicability in the Planning of the New Lisbon
Airport, presented in 1st International Meeting – Geography & Politics, Policies
and Planning, 3-5 March, Porto, also published as Geography & Politics, Policies
and Planning Rio Fernandes, José, Cunha Lúcio and Chamusca, Pedro (eds.) ISBN
978-989-8648-03-7.
21. Ferreira, Diana Carvalho and de Abreu e Silva, João (2013), Simulation of a
Parking Reservations System to Mitigate Cruising for Parking, Proceedings of the
92nd Annual TRB Meeting Washington D. C., 13-17 January
22. de Abreu e Silva, João and Bazrafshan, Hossein (2013), Using Structural Equations
Modeling to analyze User Satisfaction in Intermodal Transfer Facilities in Lisbon,
Proceedings of the 92nd Annual TRB Meeting Washington D. C. 13-17 January.
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23. Shen, Yu, Martínez, Luis and de Abreu e Silva João (2013), Short-term High Speed
Rail Land-use Impacts on Large Metropolises: A Case Study of Madrid, Spain,
Proceedings of the 92nd Annual TRB Meeting Washington D. C. 13-17 January.
24. Petrik, Olga, de Abreu e Silva, J. and Moura, F. (2013), Impact of distribution
choice for representing input variation in travel demand uncertainty analysis
simulation in a context of information shortage. Proceedings of the 92nd Annual
TRB Meeting Washington D. C. 13-17 January.
25. Petrik O., Moura, F., de Abreu e Silva, J. (2012), The Influence of the Impedance
Function on Uncertainty Propagation through a Four-Step Model, Proceedings of
the European Transport Conference, Glasgow, 8-10 October.
26. Petrik, Olga, Ghebrehiwot, Y.Y., Moura, F. and de Abreu e Silva J. (2012),
Measuring Uncertainty on the Portuguese High-Speed Railway Demand Forecast
Models, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Travel Behavior
Research, Toronto, 15-20 July.
27. de Abreu e Silva, João (2012), Self-selection in land use travel behavior
interactions. Accounting simultaneously for attitudes and socioeconomic
characteristics, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Travel
Behavior Research, Toronto, 15-20 July.
28. Chen, G, Shen, Y, Martínez, LM and de Abreu e Silva, J (2012), 'A New
Framework to Assess Regional and Urban Impacts of Transport Infrastructure: The
Case of High-Speed Rail in Portugal', Proceedings of the mobil.TUM 2012
conference Munich 19-20 March.
29. Pagliara, F., de Abreu e Silva, J., Sussman, J, and Stein, N. (2012), Megacities and
High Speed Rail systems: which comes first?, Proceedings of the mobil.TUM 2012
conference Munich 19-20 March.
30. de Abreu e Silva, J., Goulias, K.G. and Dalal, P. (2012) A structural Equations
Model of Land Use Patterns, Location Choice, and Travel Behavior in Southern
California. Proceedings of the 91st Annual TRB Meeting, Washington D.C., 22-26
January.
31. Pereira, Francisco, Doyle Caitlin, Zegras, P. Christopher, Abou-Zeid, Xiag Yunke,
Dias, Inês, Santos, Jorge, Ben-Akiva, Moshe and de Abreu e Silva, João (2011),
Integrated Transportation Activity-Travel Smartphone Based Survey, Proceedings
of the 9th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods, Termas de
Puyheue, Chile, 11-18 November.
32. de Abreu e Silva, João and Martinez, Luis (2011), The application of internet based
surveys in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Proceedings of the 9th International
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Conference on Transport Survey Methods, Termas de Puyheue, Chile, 11-18
November.
33. Garcia, Camila, de Abreu e Silva, João, Abou-Zeid, Maya, Choudhury, Charisma,
Garcia, Bernardo, Ben-Akiva, Moshe, Pereira, Francisco and Silva, Marco (2011),
Integrated Transportation and Energy Activity Travel Web-Based Survey,
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods,
Termas de Puyheue, Chile, 11-18 November.
34. Carvalho e Ferreira, D. and J. de Abreu e Silva (2011). Cruising for Parking in
Lisbon and an Online Reservations System to Fight It. Proceedings of the 18th
World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Orlando, Florida, 16-20
October.
35. Chen, Guineng and de Abreu e Silva (2011), The Regional Impacts of High Speed
Rail. A Review of Methods and Models, Proceedings of the European Transport
Conference, Glasgow, 10-12 October.
36. de Abreu e Silva, João, Sussman, Joseph and Chen, Guineng (2011), EXPRESS
Project: A Model of Collaborative International High-Speed Rail Research,
Proceedings of the European Transport Conference, Glasgow, 10-12 October.
37. de Abreu e Silva, João, Martinez, Luis and Goulias, Konstadinos (2011), Using a
multi equation model to unravel the influence of land use patterns on travel
behavior of workers in Lisbon, Proceedings of the Computers in Urban Planning
and Urban Management (CUPUM) 2011 Conference. Lake Louise, Alberta,
Canada, 5 – 8 July.
38. de Abreu e Silva, João, Silva, Duarte and Sussman, Joseph (2011), The Portuguese
High Speed Rail Network; Relating Financing to Strategic and Operating Issues,
Proceedings of the Symposium Public Private Partnerships in Transport: Trends &
Theory Research Roadmap, Lisbon, January 12.
39. de Abreu e Silva, João, Morency, Catherine, Daurien, Aurelien and Goulias,
Kostadinos (2010), Using Structural Equations Modelling to unravel the influence
of land use patterns on travel behaviour of workers in Montreal, Selected
Proceedings of the 12th WCTR, Lisbon, 11-15 July, ISBN 978-989-96986-1-1
40. de Abreu e Silva, João and Shrubsall, Silvia, (2010), Analysis of traffic accidents
severity in Almada, Portugal using ordered and unordered response models,
Proceedings of the 12th WCTR, Lisbon, 11–15 July.
41. Correia, Gonçalo de Abreu e Silva, João and Viegas, José (2010), Using latent
attitudinal variables for measuring carpooling propensity, Selected Proceedings of
the 12th WCTR, Lisbon, 11-15 July, ISBN 978-989-96986-1-1.
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42. Martinez, Luis, de Abreu e Silva, João and, Viegas, José (2010) Assessment of
Residential Location Satisfaction in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Proceedings of
the 89th TRB Annual Meeting Washington DC, 10-14 January.
43. Yang, Lang, Choudhury, Charisma F, Ben-Akiva, Moshe, Abreu e Silva, João
(2009) Evaluating innovative travel modes and services in Lisbon: a stated
preference approach. Proceedings of the European Transport Conference,
Leeuwenhorst, 5-7 October.
44. de Abreu e Silva, João e Goulias, K. G. (2009), Using Structural Equations
Modelling to unravel the influence of land use patterns on travel behaviour of urban
adult workers of Puget Sound Region, Proceedings of the 88th TRB Annual
Meeting Washington DC, 11-15 January
45. Viegas, José Manuel, de Abreu e Silva, João e Arriaga, Rafaela (2008), Innovation
in transport modes and services in urban áreas and their potential to fight
congestion, Presented at the 1st Annual Planning Conference on Planning
Research, Evaluation in Planning, May 30, also published in Evaluation in
Planning, Pinho, P. and Oliveira, V. (eds.), FEUP Edições, Porto, ISBN: 978-972752-111-1.
46. de Abreu e Silva, João e Goulias, K. G. (2007), Using Structural Equations
Modelling to unravel the influence of land use patterns on travel behaviour of urban
adult workers of Puget Sound Region, Proceedings of the European Transport
Conference, Leeuwenhorst, 17-19 October.
47. de Abreu e Silva, João Golob, T. F. e Goulias, K. G. (2006) The effects of land use
characteristics on residence and employment location and travel behavior of urban
adult workers, Proceedings of the 85th TRB Annual Meeting Washington DC, 22 26 January.
48. de Abreu e Silva, João e Santos, Fátima (2005) Urban Density and Modal Split,
Analysis of two Portuguese Medium Cities, Proceedings of the European Transport
Conference, Strasbourg, 3-5 October.
49. de Abreu e Silva, João and Nunes da Silva, Fernando (2005) New insights about
the relation between modal split and urban density: the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
case study revisited, in Urban Transport XI: Urban Transport and the Environment
in the 21st Century, Brebbia, C. A. e Wadlwa. L. C. (eds.), Wessex Institute of
Technology, UK, ISBN: 978-1-84564-008-8
50. Nunes da Silva, Fernando and de Abreu e Silva, João (2002) MST a missing link
overcome by a public-private partnership, Proceedings of the Iberian Transport
Finance, SMi, Madrid 6 -7 March.
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51. Nunes da Silva, Fernando and de Abreu e Silva, João (1999) La rue dans l’espace
périurbain: fonctions, typologies, problèmes et mesures d’intervention’ in Sécurité
et Sûreté dans les déplacements – Congrés International Francophone ATEC, Parc
Floral de Paris, du 27 au 29 Janvier 1999; pp 227-23; Presses de l’École Nationale
de Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, ISBN 2-85978-307-5.
V.8.7 Papers submitted and accepted for presentation in international
conferences
1. Pritchard, John, Moura, Filipe and de Abreu e Silva, João, Collecting social
network data and its importance in the study of transport accessibility and mobility.
Full paper submitted and accepted for CITTA 7th Annual Conference Bridging the
Implemantion Gap of Accessibility Instruments and Planning Support Systems
2. Chen, Gunineng, Correia, Marcos and de Abreu e Silva, João, The Accessibility
Impact of a High-speed Rail Line in Portugal. Full paper submitted and accepted
for CITTA 7th Annual Conference Bridging the Implemantion Gap of Accessibility
Instruments and Planning Support Systems
3. Correia, Marcos, Chen, Guineng and de Abreu e Silva, João, The Impact of the
Portuguese Freeway Construction Programs in the Evolution of Spatial Equity
between 1991 and 2011. Full paper submitted and accepted for CITTA 7th Annual
Conference Bridging the Implemantion Gap of Accessibility Instruments and
Planning Support Systems.
4. Petrik, Olga, Moura, Filipe and de Abreu e Silva, João, Combined Stated and
Revealed Preference Mixed Logit Demand Model for Lisbon - Oporto corridor.
Full paper submitted and accepted for CITTA 7th Annual Conference Bridging the
Implemantion Gap of Accessibility Instruments and Planning Support Systems.
5. Alho, Andrndrccessibility Instruments anModelling commercial establishments’
freight demand: a comparison of alternative methodological options. Full paper
submitted and accepted for CITTA 7th Annual Conference Bridging the
Implemantion Gap of Accessibility Instruments and Planning Support Systems.
6. Shen, Yu, de Abreu e Silva, Jode, Zhao, Jimhua and Martinez, Luis. Accessibility
Impacts of Madrid-Seville High Speed Rail on Local Land Cover Change. Full
paper submitted and accepted for CITTA 7th Annual Conference Bridging the
Implemantion Gap of Accessibility Instruments and Planning Support Systems.
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7. Shen, Yu, Zhao, Jinhua, de Abreu e Silva, Cross-City comparison of the impact of
High Speed Rail on land cover change. Full paper submitted and accepted for the
2014 ACSP 54th Annual Conference.
11. de Abreu e Silva, João, Pereira, Francisco, Zhao, Fang, Zegras, Christopher and
Bem-Akiva, Moshe, The implementation of information-based mobility
management measures in a smartphone travel survey. Conceptual and
methodological issues related with its design. Extended abstract accepted for the
10th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods.
12. Petrik, Olga, de Abreu e Silva, João and Moura, Filipe, Revealing Disengagement
of Respondents in Travel Stated Preference Surveys. Extended abstract accepted
for the 10th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods.
V.8.8 Papers submitted for presentation in international conferences
1. Pedro, Marisa, de Abreu e Silva, João and Brookes, Naomi, How can External
Stakeholders influence the project? The Portuguese High Speed Rail Network. Full
paper submitted to be presented at the TRB 94th Annual Meeting.
2. Shen, Yu, Zhao, Jinhua, de Abreu e Silva, João and Martinez, Luis, Agglomeration
and Diversification: Bi-Level Analysis of 15-Year’s Impacts of Madrid-Seville
High-Speed Rail. Full paper submitted to be presented at the TRB 94th Annual
Meeting.
V.8.9 Papers published in Portuguese conference proceedings
1. Simão, Nuno and de Abreu e Silva, João (2013), Análise Agregada da eficácia das
políticas de segurança rodoviária em Portugal 1987 -2011, Proceedings of the 7º
Congresso Rodoviário Português, LNEC, Lisboa 10-12 April. (Aggregated analysis
of road safety policies in Portugal, 1987 -2011)
2. de Abreu e Silva, João and Caetano, Luís (2013), Determinantes da evolução do
tráfego rodoviário, Proceedings of the 7º Congresso Rodoviário Português, LNEC,
Lisboa 10-12 April. (Determinants of road traffic evolution). Análise da sua
evolução em Portugal Continental)
3. de Abreu e Silva, João and Chen, Guineng (2013), Estimativas dos impactes
municipais das infra-estruturas de transporte em Portugal. Uma análise da década
de 1991-2001, Proceedings of the 7º Congresso Rodoviário Português, LNEC,
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Lisboa 10- 12 April. (Estimating the municipal economic impact of road transport
infrastructures in Portugal. Na analysis of the decade 1991-2001)
4. Ribeiro, João, Fonseca, Pedro and de Abreu e Silva, João (2011), Necessidade de
criação de normas de concepção de infra-estruturas rodoviárias urbanas,
Proceedings of the Symposium A Rua de todos nós, MUDE Lisboa, 14-19
February. (The need to create a normative for the design of road urban
infrastructures)
5. Beja, Madalena, de Abreu e Silva, João e Nunes da Silva, Fernando (2008), Uma
Metodologia para as estimativas de procura de Empreendimentos Turísticos de
dimensão relevante, Proceedings of the Estrada 2008 V Congresso Rodoviário
Português, 12-14 March. (A method to estimate the transport demand for relevant
touristic resorts)
6. de Abreu e Silva, João (2008), Incerteza e Risco nas previsões de tráfego,
Proceedings of the Estrada 2008 V Congresso Rodoviário Português, 12-14 March.
(Uncertainty and risk in traffic forecasts)
7. Nunes da Silva, Fernando e de Abreu e Silva, João (1999), Infraestruturas
viárias nas periferias urbanas: da estrada à rua, Proceedings of the VI
Encontro Nacional da APDR –’Regiões e Cidades na U.E., que futuro?’,
Braga 1-2 July. (Road infrastructures in urban peripheries. From road to
street).
V.8.10
Other Publications
V.8.10.1 Working Papers
1. Yang, Lang, Choudhury, Charisma F, Ben-Akiva, Moshe, Abreu e Silva, João and
Carvalho, Diana (2009), Stated Preference Survey for New Smart Transport Modes
and Services: Design, Pilot Study and New Revision. MIT Portugal Transportation
Systems Working Paper Series, Paper# ITS-SCUSSE-09-02,
http://www.mitportugal.org/trans/its.html#scusse
V.9 Presentations in international conferences without paper in the
proceedings
Choudhury, Charisma F, Yang, Lang, Abreu e Silva, João e Ben-Akiva, Moshe
(2009), Dealing with large number of travel modes in stated preference surveys,
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presented at the 12th Conference on Travel Behavior Research, Jaipur 13-19
Dcember
Guzman-Valderrama, Andres, de Abreu e Silva, João and Martinez, Luís (2010)
Activity Mobility Generator for the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Presented at the
PANAM 2010, Lisbon, 15- 18, July.
de Abreu e Silva, João and Meneses, Francisco (2010), Urban Sprawl in Portuguese
Medium Cities, presented at the CITTA 3rd Annual Conference on Planning
Research, Porto, May 14.
Caetano, Pedro and de Abreu e Silva, João (2011), Using Microsimulation to
Evaluate the Determinants of Low Commercial Speed in Urban Bus Lines,
presented at the CITTA 4th Annual Conference on Planning Research, Porto, May
13.
V.10 Invited Presentations
V.10.1
In Portugal
de Abreu e Silva, João (2014) A evolução do tráfego rodoviário. Análise dos seus
determinantes, EP INOV CENTER – Centros de Competências de Tráfego e SIG,
Almada, April 4
de Abreu e Silva, João (2013), Transporte Colectivo versus Transporte Individual,
presented at the conference A região Metropolitana, a Mobilidade e a Logística,
Lisboa, June 3. (Public transportation versus Car).
de Abreu e Silva, João (2012), Evolução e problemática da mobilidade em Portugal
e na AML, presented at the symposium Mobilidade na Cidade de Lisboa, ISCSP,
Lisboa, November 27. (Evolution and mobility associated problems in Portugal and
in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area).
de Abreu e Silva, João (2012), O papel dos usos do solo na prossecução de uma
mobilidade sustentável, 10º Congresso Nacional da ADFERSIT, Lisboa, March 2930. (The role of land use patterns in sustainable mobility).
Abreu e Silva, João (2008), Mobilidade Urbana e Impactes Ambientais,
Conferência - Mobilidade Sustentável, September 16, Lisboa. (Urban Mobility and
Environmental Impacts).
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Nunes da Silva, Fernando e de Abreu e Silva, João (2002), MST: uma parceria
público privada num sistema de transporte colectivo, Curso Gestão Privada de
Serviços Públicos, Modelagem de Parcerias Público-Privadas, Instituto Nacional de
Administração, Oeiras 6 - 16 May. (MST ligth rail system one Public Private
Partnership in the public transport system).
V.10.2
Abroad
de Abreu e Silva, João (2014), The role of land use patterns in shaping long and
short term travel behavior related decisions, Massachussetts Institute of
Technology, July 19th.
de Abreu e Silva, João (2014), How do land use patterns/urban environment
influence long and short term decisions in travel behavior?, Technical University of
Denmark, Lyngby, March 4th
de Abreu e Silva, João (2012), Desafios Actuais da Mobilidade Urbana, presented
at 2nd Congresso Internacional do Ordenamento do Território e Desenvolvimento
Urbano, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde, 12-13 of September. (Current challenges in
Urban Mobility).
de Abreu e Silva, João (2006), Assessing the importance of land use as a
determinant of travel behavior, presented at the Geography Colloquium University
of California Santa Barbara, February 11.
V.11 Seminars and Workshops under Invitation
Mini Course: A contribuição do ambiente construído para uma mobilidade
sustentável, to be delivered at the XXVII ANPET, 5-7 November, Belém, Brasil.
2013. (The role of urban environment to achieve sustainable mobility).
V.12 Research Grants and prizes
Short term research grant awarded by the Portuguese - American Foundation for
Development (FLAD) to visit the University of California, Insitute of Transport
Studies in Berkeley, Davis, Santa Barbara and Irvine, 2005.
Grant to present papers in the United States awarded by the Portuguese - American
Foundation for Development (FLAD), 2006.
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Prize “Mais vale perder um minuta da vida do que a vida num minuto” awarded by
the Portuguese Youth Foundation for academic work made in the area of road
safety, 2010.
I was the supervisor of the work developed by the following students:
o First Prize - João Ribeiro and Pedro Fonseca – work titled: Contribuição
para a criação de normas de concepção de infra-estruturas rodoviárias
urbanas. (Contribution to the creation of a normative for the design of urban
road infrastructures).
o Honorable Mention – Nuno Simão – work titled: Análise Agregada da
eficácia das políticas de segurança rodoviária em Portugal. (Aggregated
analysis of road safety policies in Portugal).
V.13 Work as Referee
Journals
o Transportation, 2009.
o Transport Reviews, 2011.
o Transportation Research Record and Annual Meeting of TRB, committees
AP045, ADB10, ADB40 and ADD30, since 2010.
o Transportation Letters, since 2012.
o International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 2013.
o Procedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013.
o Journal of Transportation Engineering, 2013.
o Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2014
Conferences
o People, Buildings and Environment 2014, Kromeriz, Czech Republic
o PANAM 2014, Santander, Spain.
o World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research 2014, Delft
o 13th IATBR Conference, Toronto, 2012.
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o 12th WCTR Conference, Lisbon, 2010.
o CUPUM 2011, Lake Louise, Calgary.
Research projects
o EU – COST, since 2013.
o General Research Fund of Hong Kong, 2012.
o Fullbright Commission in Czech Republic, 2012.
o Invited by ANEP (Agencia Nacional de Evaluation y Prospectiva) to be an
External Reviewer, 2013.
Books
o Zmud, Johanna, Gosselin, Martin-Lee, Munizaga, Marcela, and Carrasco
Juan Antonio (eds), (2013), Transport Survey Methods: Best Practice for
Decision Making, Emerald.
V.14 Organization of scientific meetings
TRANSED 2015, Member of the International Scientific Committee..
People, Buildings and Environment 2014, Kromeriz, Czech Republic, Member of
the Scientific Committee.
COST 1003 MEGAPROJECT, Transport Working Group Meeting, Brussels, 4th of
June, 2013.
COST 1003 MEGAPROJECT, Whole Action Workshop and Transport Working
Group Meeting, Lisbon, 28-30 of January, 2013.
COST 1003 MEGAPROJECT, Transport Working Group Meeting, Brussels, 12-13
of November, 2012.
V.15 Memberships
V.15.1
International
ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers), 2007-2010.
AET (Association for European Transport), 2007-2010.
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IATBR (International Association for Travel Behavior Research), since 2009.
WCTRS (World Conference on Transport Research Societ), since 2010 and
member of the Special Interest Group G4 Cultural and social issues in transport,
since 2014.
Member of the editorial board of Transportation Letters, since 2009.
Member of the AP045 – Intermodal Transfer Facilities Committee of the
Transportation Research Board, since 2010.
Member of the ADB10 – Travel Behavior and Values Committee of the
Transportation Research Board, since 2014.
WSTLUR (World Society for Transport and Land Use Research), since 2014.
V.15.2
Portuguese
Member of Portuguese Board of Engineers, Specialist member, Specialty
Transporation and Transport Infrastructures (Since 2007). Since 1995
V.16 Reports to Sponsors andtechnology transfer projects made in IST
Detailed Plan for the Campus of the University of Lisbon, (in progress)
Macário, Rosário, et al. (2008), Strategic Guidelines for the road transport sector in
Portugal, submitted for IMTT. Funding for IST 150 000 Euros.
Oliveira, Rui, et al. (2008), Sectorial Plan for Portugal Logistico, submitted for
IMTT. Funding for IST 46 000 Euros.
VI Professional activity
Parallel and before starting my academic activities I developed a relevant career as
consultant in Transportation Planning and Urban Planning.
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VI.1 Occupied positions
Senior Partner at W2G Consultores Associados, since 2007
Road Traffic Project Leader at TIS.pt, 2002-2006
Territory Planning and Transport Unit Coordinator at CISED Consultores, 1997 2002.
Civil Engineer, Ferconsult SA, 1994 - 1997.
VI.2 Relevant consultancy projects
Study to support the implementation of a BRT system for the northern area of the
city of Lisbon TCSP, in collaboration with REFER Engineering, for the Lisboa
Municipal Council. Project Coordinator, 2012-2014.
Sustainable Mobility Plan for Quadrilatero association of Municipalities (Barcelos,
Braga, Guimarães, Vila Nova de Famalicão), in collaboration with WS Atkins, for
the Quadrilatero Association of Municipalities (total population of the 4
municipalities: 594 000 inhabitants). Project Coordinator, 2012-2014.
Sustainable Mobility Plan for the Municipality of Maia, in collaboration with DHV,
for Maia City Council (total municipal population: 135 000 inhabitants), Project
Coordinator, 2011-2012.
Parking demand study to support the management of the on-street payed parking in
the municipality of Oeiras, in collaboration with CISED Consultores Lda., for
Parques Tejo – Parqueamentos de Oeiras E.E.M., Project Coordinator, 2011.
Mobility Mobility Plan for Aveiro, for Aveiro Municipal Council, (total municipal
population 78 500 inhabitants), (since 2010)
Demand Study for the people mover system SATU-O, for SATU-O E.E.M., (this
system aims to link two suburban rail lines in the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon),
Project Coordinator, 2010.
Demand Study for the Railroad connection Setil-Cartaxo/Coruche/New Lisbon
Airport, in collaboration with Ferbritas S.A. for REFER E.P, 2009-2010.
Modal Split Study for the Terrestrial Access to the New Lisbon Airport located at
the Air Force Firing Range of Alcochete, for NAER – Novo Aeroporto S.A. Project
Coordinator, 2009-2010.
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Mobility Study for the city of Praia da Vitória, in collaboration with Norma Açores
Lda, for the Municipal Council of Praia da Vitória (total municipal population 21
000 inhabitants), 2009-2010.
Demand Study for the Railroad connection Vale de Santarém / Rio Maior / Caldas
da Rainha, in collaboration with Ferbritas S.A. for REFER E.P., 2008-2009.
Mobility Study for the touristic resorts of Herdade da Comporta, for Herdade da
Comporta S.A., 2008-2009.
Assessment of New Airport of Lisbon and Airport City terrestrial traffic generation
and modal split to support the Cost Benefit Analisys of 3rd Bridge Across Tagus in
Lisbon, for VTM Consultores Lda.. Project Coordinator, 2008.
Handbook of Methodologies and Best Practices for the implementation of a
Sustainable Mobility Plan, in collaboration with TRANSITEC Lda., for the
Municipal Councils of Barreiro, Moita and Loures, 2007-2008.
Traffic Assessment with the use of microsimulation for the urban projects of AlgésPedrouços, Ajuda-Belém and Santa Apolónia – Cais do Sodré in Lisbon, for Parque
EXPO S.A., 2007.
Modal Split Study for the Terrestrial Access to the New Lisbon Airport located at
the former Air Force Base of Ota, in collaboration with Prointec S.A: for NAER –
Novo Aeroporto S.A. Project Coordinator, 2007.
Traffic Stduy for the Freeway Conscession of Greater Lisbon, for Brisa S.A.,
Project Coordinator, 2006.
Circulation Plan for the city of Elvas, for the Municipal Council of Elvas (total
municipal population 21 000 inhabitants), Project Coordinator, 2005.
Circulation Plans for the city of Loulé and for Quarteira, for the Municipal Council
of Loulé (total municipal population 70 500), Project Coordinator, 2004-2005.
Circulation Plan for the city of Peso da Régua, in collaboration with Quaternaire
Portugal S.A., for the Municipal Council of Peso da Régua (total municipal
population 17 000 inhabitants), Project Coordinator, 2004-2005.
Circulation Plan for the city of Santarém, for the Municipal Council of Santarém
(total municipal population 62 000 inhabitants), Project Coordinator, 2003-2004.
Circulation Plan for the city of São João da Madeira, in collaboration with
Quaternaire Portugal S.A., for the Municipal Council of São João da Madeira (total
municipal population 21 000 inhabitants), Project Coordinator, 2003-2004.
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Mobility plan for the City of Tomar, for the TomarPólis (total municipal population
40 600 inhabitants), 2003-2004.
Circulation Plan for Sacavém, for the Municipal Council of Loures (total
population 18 500 inhabitants), Project Coordinator, 2003-2004.
Traffic forecast model for Brisa freeways network, for Brisa S.A., 2003-2004.
Revision of the Lisbon Municipal Master Plan - Component of Mobility and
Transport, for the Municipal Council of Lisboa, 2003.
Mid Term evaluation of the European Community Support Framework (FEDER –
European Fund for Regional Development), for the Directorate- General for
Regional Development, sectorial coordinator for the transportation sector, 2003.
Mid Term evaluation of the European Community Support Framework (FEDER –
European Fund for Regional Development) - Operational Programme Transport
and Accessibility, for the Directorate of the Operational Progamme Transport and
Accessibility – Ministry of Public Works, 2002-2003.
Definition of a methodology for the analysis component of the transport system and
accessibility, Study feasability study for the creation of an EURES crossborder
partnership between Extremadura, Andalusia, Alentejo and Algarve, for the
European Commission (DG Employment and Social Data), 2002.
Traffic study for the urban renwal Polis project in Vila Nova de Gaia, for
GaiaPolis, Project Coordinator, 2001-2002.
Parking management and infrastructures study for the municipality of Odivelas, for
the Municipal Council of Odivelas, Project Coordinator, 2001.
Master Plan of Reorganization and Expansion of the Port of Ponta Delgada, for the
Port Authority of Ponta Delgada, in collaboration with Consulmar S.A., 2001.
Logistic Study for the Port of Lisbon, in collaboration with Consulmar S.A., for the
Administration of the Port of Lisbon, 2001.
Traffic study for the urban renwal Polis project in Viana do Castelo, for VianaPolis,
Project Coordinator, 2000-2001.
Circulation Plan for the former EXPO 98 site in Lisbon, for ParqueEXPO S.A.,
Project Coordinator, 2000-2001.
Study for public transport system in the Region of Entre Douro e Vouga, Espinho e
Ovar, in collaboration with Quaternaire Portugal S.A. and SEMALY, for the
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Association of Municipalities of the Lands of St Maria (total population of the
municipalities involved; 362 000 inhabitants), Project Coordinator, 2000-2001.
Demand Study for the light rail system “Metro Margem Sul do Tejo” in support for
the concession tender of this LRT system, for Somague S.A., Project Coordinator,
1999-2000.
Regional Development Plan for Tagus Valey subregion, in collaboration with
Cedru Lda. and Agroges S.A., for the Association of Municipalities of Leziria do
Tejo, and Association of Municipalities of Médio Tejo, 1998-1999.
Design and development of an evaluation model to assess the value of urban
buildings to support the reform of the Municipal Real Estate Tax, for the Tax
Reform Commission created by the Ministry of Finance, 1998.
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