Michelle Zeibots

Dr. Michelle Zeibots is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She also serves as the Co-Leader of Program 5 — Transport Economics, Planning & Service Engineering within the UTS Transport Research Centre, a multi-disciplinary research hub dedicated to applied transport research and teaching.

Her academic journey includes a PhD in Sustainable Futures from UTS, a BA(Hons) from Murdoch University, and a BSc(Arch) from the University of Sydney. Zeibots integrates operational, behavioral, and governance aspects of multi-modal urban transport networks in her research, consultancy, and teaching. Her expertise spans sustainable urban passenger transport systems, induced traffic growth, public and active transport models, and Least Cost Planning approaches to reduce road traffic congestion.

Zeibots' recent research output demonstrates a strong focus on shared space modeling, pedestrian-vehicle interaction, traffic management optimization, and sustainable transport solutions. Her work bridges computer vision applications for crowd analysis with traditional transportation engineering, creating innovative approaches to urban mobility challenges. She has developed the Integrated Pedestrian-Vehicle Model (IPVM) and conducted significant research on effort-based pedestrian route choice behavior.

• Engineers Australia Transport Medal (2024)
• CRC Association Excellence in Innovation (2019)
• UTS Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Excellence through Collaboration (2018)
• Finalist, CILTA 2018 Professional Women of the Year
• UTS Research Excellence Award for Collaboration (2018)

As an educator, Zeibots teaches 48370 Road & Transport Engineering and has led continuing professional development courses in Travel Planning and Integrated Transport & Land-use. She has supervised PhD students through iMOVE CRC scholarships and secured significant research funding from Transport for NSW, Railway Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre, ARC Linkage Projects, and other sources. Her media presence is notable, with frequent appearances where she translates technical transport concepts into accessible language for public discussion.

Michelle Zeibots maintains active professional memberships with Engineers Australia (Transport Australia Society), Planning Institute of Australia, and Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport Australia Inc. (CILTA), and her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals 9, 11, 12, and 13.