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Personal profile
Biography
Prof Currie is a renowned international Public Transport research leader and policy advisor with over 30 years experience. He has published more research papers in leading international peer research journals in this field than any other researcher in the world. He is founder and Director of the Public Transport Research Group at Monash University which was identified as the 3rd top academic research group in the world in an European independent review of the field in 2015. In 2016 Professor Currie won both the best paper in the 14th World Conference on Transport Research in Shanghai and the best paper in the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transport Research Board in Washington DC, the largest transport conference in the world. Professor also won the TRB paper award in 2012 and is the only person to ever win it twice.
Professor Currie is founder of the ‘World Transit Research’ clearinghouse (www.worldtransitresearch.info) which has consolidated all research in this field into a single accessible source and is now used by over 8,000 towns and cities in over 170 countries worldwide.
Professor Currie has worked for some of the worlds leading Public Transport Operators including London Transport, and he has managed numerous Public Transport research and development projects internationally. Prof Curries experience spans Project Management, Demand Forecasting, Planning Methods in Public Transport, Regulatory Reviews, Efficiency and Performance Benchmarking, Training, Market Research, Investment Appraisal and Financial and Economic Analysis. Graham is also a specialist advisor to international agencies on planning transport special events and has worked on all the summer Olympic Games since 1996 and the Hajj pilgrimage in Mekka. Graham is also employed by international consultants Strategy& PwC as a specialist in public transport but is also employed at Monash University as one of the worlds first Professors in Public Transport. In this role he aims to develop knowledge and training for the public transport profession on a national and international basis.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Transport
- Computerised Transport Network Modelling
- Public Transport Planning & Strategy Development
- Public Transport Policy and Regulation
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Discovering the sustainable size of cities
Kamruzzaman, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Vu, L. H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Currie, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vickerman, R. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Miller, E. J. (Partner Investigator (PI))
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University – Internal School Contribution
1/07/25 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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Future Bus Design Program 2010-2011: A scoping Project
De Bono, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Currie, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Napper, R. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/11/09 → 31/01/10
Project: Research
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Volgren Design Scholarship
De Bono, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Allen, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Currie, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/07 → 30/06/10
Project: Research
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Environmental impacts of autonomous vehicles
Zheng, N., Kamruzzaman, L., Vu, H. & Currie, G., Jun 2025, In: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 143, 4 p., 104747.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other
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Exploring gaps in residential and parking location choice models for autonomous vehicles: a proposed evaluation framework
Pimenta, A., Kamruzzaman, M. & Currie, G., 2025, In: Transport Reviews. 45, 1, p. 94-118 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring shared e-scooter trip patterns and links to public transport service level
Currie, G., Delbosc, A., Cox, R., Jayawardhena, M. & Reynolds, J., Jun 2025, In: Multimodal Transportation. 4, 2, 15 p., 100205.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Measuring the relative impact of factors influencing autonomous vehicle value of travel time
Huda, F. Y., Currie, G. & Kamruzzaman, L., Apr 2025, In: Travel Behaviour and Society. 39, 10 p., 100958.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The pandemic is over but riders still fear infection − An extended behavioural model explaining post-pandemic transit avoidance related to perceived infection fear
Sarker, R., Currie, G. & Reynolds, J., Feb 2025, In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 192, 19 p., 104363.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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2024 Outstanding Paper Award - US Transportation Research Board 103rd Annual Meeting
Currie, G. (Recipient) & Reynolds, J. (Recipient), 9 Jan 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Academy of Technology Science and Engineering
Currie, G. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Election to learned society
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Australian Road Research Board inaugural Research Impact Award
Delbosc, A. (Recipient) & Currie, G. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best paper prize in the Transport Policy stream
Delbosc, A. (Recipient) & Currie, G. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Transport Policy Paper - World Conference on Transport Research
Currie, G. (Recipient), 15 Jun 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Designing Future Cities, Episode 12, A Different Lens
Jung, M., Cassaignau, M., Wickes, R., Farrelly, M., Grodach, C., Currie, G., Grundy, J. & Francis, P.
13/03/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment