Mark Hickman

Professor Mark Hickman is the TAP Chair and Professor of Transport Engineering at the University of Queensland's School of Civil Engineering. He holds roles as Deputy Head of the School and Affiliate of the Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation. His research focuses on public transit planning, sustainable transport innovations, urban transportation modelling, and traffic engineering. He has a PhD from MIT and has authored over 140 publications. Current research includes MaaS trials, electric vehicle infrastructure, and traffic incident prediction using AI.

Education: BSc, MSc, and PhD from MIT. Grants include projects on MaaS impact trials, low/zero emission transport strategies, and real-time traffic analytics. Supervised 20+ PhD/Master’s students in areas like autonomous vehicles, transit operations, and sustainable transport policies. Leads grants from Queensland Transport, iMove CRC, and Brisbane City Council. Active in transport policy advising and media commentary on public transport, traffic engineering, and urban planning.

Recent work emphasizes decarbonizing road freight, EV charging networks, and integrating MaaS systems. Lab affiliations include the Transport Academic Partnership (TAP) and the Australian Transport Research Cloud (ATRC). Collaborates on projects like the Odin Pass MaaS trial at UQ and Brisbane’s EV readiness assessments.