Doina Olaru

Roles and Affiliations: Doina Olaru is a Professor in the Department of Management and Organisations at the University of Western Australia (UWA) Business School. She is affiliated with the Planning and Transport Research Centre and holds a visiting position at the University of Burgos, Spain. Her work focuses on transport planning, urban sustainability, and data-driven decision making.

Education: PhD in Transport Engineering (University Politehnica of Bucharest, 2000). Prior industry experience includes roles as a railway engineer and Postdoctoral Research Scientist at CSIRO.

Research Interests: Urban transport systems, travel behavior modeling, accessibility analysis, environmental impacts of transport, and applications of artificial intelligence. She emphasizes sustainable solutions integrating land-use and transport policies.

Grants and Collaborations: Principal investigator on 31 grants, including ARC Linkage Projects and industry partnerships with iMOVE CRC. Collaborates with institutions like the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University of Sydney.

Awards: Multiple teaching awards (UWA Business School) and recognition for contributions to transport research, including the Dennis Moore Australian Computer Society Orator honor.

Teaching: Courses include Data Analysis and Decision Making, and Quantitative Data Analysis. Over 10 teaching excellence nominations.

Current Projects: Focus areas include smart transport technologies, roundabout modeling via drone analytics, and hybrid work impacts on transport demand.