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Personal profile
Biography
Robbie Napper is an Industrial Designer, Researcher and Senior Lecturer with the Department of Design at Monash University, and Deputy Director of the Mobility Design Lab. Since joining Monash University in 2007 he has developed expertise in the design and manufacture of public transport vehicles, especially examining themes of modularity, mass customisation, user experience and user-centred design in public transport. From 2011-2013 he led the design and development of Australia’s most widely adopted route bus, the VolgrenOptimus. Robbie is an active member of the US National Academy of Science’s Transportation Research Board, in the fields of Bus Transit Systems, and Transit Capacity and Quality of Service, and an Associate of Monash University's Public Transport Research Group.
Education/Academic qualification
Higher Education, Graduate Certificate, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Industrial Design, PhD, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Industrial Design, Bachlor's Degree, First Class Honours, University of Canberra
2001 → 2004
Research area keywords
- mobility
- bicycle
- design
- public transport
- transport
- Sustainable Transport
- Bicycle Safety
Network
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Projects
- 7 Finished
Electric Bus Project
Budge, T., Napper, R., Fridman, I., Serafim, P. & Handberg, K.
Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (VIC)
14/01/19 → 8/07/19
Project: Research
Research Output
Urban Mobility Design
Coxon, S., Napper, R. & Richardson, M., 2019, 1 ed. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. 230 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Volgren EV Roof Design
Fridman, I., Napper, R. & McCarney, A., 2019Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
Data co-synthesis in developing pubic product service systems
Fridman, I., Napper, R. & Roberts, S., 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : CoDesign: International Journal of Cocreation in Design and the Arts. p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Data objects: Design principles for data physicalisation
Sosa, R., Gerrard, V., Esparza, A., Torres, R. & Napper, R., 2018, 15th International Design Conference, DESIGN 2018. Marjanovic, D., Storga, M., Skec, S., Bojcetic, N. & Pavkovic, N. (eds.). Zagrab, Croatia: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Univ. of Zagreb, p. 1685-1696 12 p. (Proceedings of International Design Conference, DESIGN; vol. 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
Open Access
File
2
Citations
(Scopus)
The Wheelie
Napper, R. & Roberts, S., 2018Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
Open Access
Activities
All door boarding bus services
Robbie Napper (Fellow)12 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2020
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Expert/ advisor
Safety Science (Journal)
Robbie Napper (Peer reviewer)1 Jan 2019 → 20 Dec 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Copenhagenize Masterclass 2019
Robbie Napper (Organiser)17 Jun 2019 → 19 Jun 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Delft University of Technology
Robbie Napper (Visiting researcher)20 Jun 2019
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Australasian Transport Research Forum
Robbie Napper (Member of programme committee)1 Oct 2019 → 1 Oct 2022
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press / Media
AUSTRALASIAN BUS & COACH: 'Volgren starts its first electric bus build: BYD chassis
Ilya Fridman, Robbie Napper & Adrian McCarney
14/05/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature