Long Truong

Long is a Lecturer with the Department of Engineering at La Trobe University. He holds a PhD in Transport Engineering from Monash University and a Master of Engineering in Transport Systems from University of South Australia. Prior to joining La Trobe University, he worked for Australian Road Research Board (ARRB), Monash University, Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN), and Hanoi University of Transport and Communications. Long received the SIDRA SOLUTIONS Postgraduate Award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Australia and New Zealand Section (ITEANZ) in 2018, and the Prestige Grant from the World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) in 2016. He was also a recipient of the prestigious Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Award.

PhD (Transport Engineering), Monash University, 2017

Master of Engineering (Transport Systems), University of South Australia, 2010

Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Transport Infrastructure), University of Civil Engineering, Hanoi, 2004

2018       SIDRA SOLUTIONS Postgraduate Award, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Australia and New Zealand Section (ITEANZ)

2017       Australian Road Research Board – Monash Transport Research Prize

2017       Department of Civil Engineering Research Fellowship, Monash University

2016       Prestige Grant, World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS)

2016       Distinguished Scientific Papers – Asia Pacific Award, World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems

2012       Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Postgraduate Award, Australian Department of Education and Training

Journal Papers

1. LT Truong, HTT Nguyen, C De Gruyter (2019) ‘Mobile phone use while riding a motorcycle and crashes among university students’ Traffic injury prevention, 1-7
2. C De Gruyter, G Currie, LT Truong, F Naznin (2019) ‘A meta-analysis and synthesis of public transport customer amenity valuation research’ Transport Reviews 39 (2), 261-283
3. I Espada, C Stokes, P Cairney, L Truong, P Bennett, M Tziotis, F Tate (2019) ‘Passing Lanes: Safety and Performance’ Walking speeds for timing of pedestrian walk and clearance intervals
4. LT Truong, R Kutadinata, I Espada, T Robinson, J Burdan, F Costa, E Lin (2018) ‘Walking speeds for timing of pedestrian walk and clearance intervals’ Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), 40th, 2018, Darwin, Northern …
5. C Jurewicz, L Truong, F Ahmed, I Espada (2018) ‘Can mobility management deliver the next step-change towards safe system’ Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2018, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
6. LT Truong, HTT Nguyen, C De Gruyter (2018) ‘Correlations between mobile phone use and other risky behaviours while riding a motorcycle’ Accident Analysis & Prevention 118, 125-130
7. G Currie, L Truong, C De Gruyter (2018) ‘Regulatory structures and their impact on the sustainability performance of public transport in world cities’ Research in Transportation Economics 69, 494-500
8. LT Truong, G Currie, M Wallace, C De Gruyter, K An (2018) ‘Coordinated Transit Signal Priority Model Considering Stochastic Bus Arrival Time’ IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 1-9
9. MM Morando, Q Tian, LT Truong, HL Vu (2018) ‘Research Article Studying the Safety Impact of Autonomous Vehicles Using Simulation-Based Surrogate Safety Measures’ Exploring Planning Tribunal Decisions on Transportation Demand Management Plans
10. C De Gruyter, G Rose, K Wilson, Z Dukanovic, LT Truong (2018) ‘Exploring Planning Tribunal Decisions on Transportation Demand Management Plans’ Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting Transportation Research Board
11. MM Morando, Q Tian, LT Truong, HL Vu (2018) ‘Studying the safety impact of autonomous vehicles using simulation-based surrogate safety measures’ Journal of Advanced Transportation 2018
12. C De Gruyter, G Rose, K Wilson, Z Dukanovic, L Truong (2017) ‘Exploring planning tribunal decisions on travel plans for new developments’ Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), 39th, 2017, Auckland, New Zealand
13. MM Morando, LT Truong, HL Vu (2017) ‘Investigating safety impacts of autonomous vehicles using traffic micro-simulation’ Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), 39th, 2017, Auckland, New Zealand
14. LT Truong, C De Gruyter, G Currie, A Delbosc (2017) ‘Estimating the trip generation impacts of autonomous vehicles on car travel in Victoria, Australia’ Transportation 44 (6), 1279-1292
15. LT Truong, C De Gruyter, HTT Nguyen (2017) ‘Calling, texting, and searching for information while riding a motorcycle: a study of university students in Vietnam’ Traffic injury prevention 18 (6), 593-598
16. CG De, LT Truong, HTT Nguyen (2017) ‘Who’s calling? Social networks and mobile phone use among motorcyclists.’ Accident; analysis and prevention 103, 143-147
17. C De Gruyter, LT Truong, HTT Nguyen (2017) ‘Who’s calling? Social networks and mobile phone use among motorcyclists’ Accident Analysis & Prevention 103, 143-147
18. LT Truong, G Currie, M Wallace, C De Gruyter (2017) ‘Does combining transit signal priority with dedicated bus lanes or queue jump lanes at multiple intersections create multiplier effects?’ Transportation Research Record 2647 (1), 80-92
19. Truong, L.T., Currie, G., Sarvi, M. Analytical and simulation approaches to understand combined effects of transit signal priority and road-space priority measures. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. 2017;74:275-294.
20. Truong, L.T., Currie, G., Wallace, M., De Gruyter, C. Does combining transit signal priority with dedicated bus lanes or queue jump lanes at multiple intersections create multiplier effects?. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2017, In press
21. Truong, L.T., De Gruyter, C., Nguyen, H.T.T. Calling, texting, and searching information while riding a motorcycle: a study of university students in Vietnam. Traffic Injury Prevention. 2017; doi: 10.1080/15389588.2017.1283490
22. Truong, L.T., Sarvi, M., Currie, G. An investigation of multiplier effects generated by implementing queue jump lanes at multiple intersections. Journal of Advanced Transportation. 2016. doi: 10.1002/atr.1424
23. Truong, L.T., Kieu, L.-M., Vu, T.A. Spatiotemporal and random parameter panel data models of traffic crash fatalities in Vietnam. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 2016;94:153-161.
24. Truong, L.T., Nguyen, H.T.T., De Gruyter, C. Mobile phone use among motorcyclists and electric bike riders: A case study of Hanoi, Vietnam. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 2016;91:208-215.
25. Truong, L.T., Sarvi, M., Currie, G., Garoni, T.M. Required traffic micro-simulation runs for reliable multivariate performance estimates. Journal of Advanced Transportation. 2016;50(3):296-314.
26. Truong, L.T., Sarvi, M., Currie, G. Exploring multiplier effects generated by bus lane combinations. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2015;2533:68-77.
27. Truong, L.T., Somenahalli, S.V.C. Exploring frequency of public transport use among older adults: a study in Adelaide, Australia. Travel Behaviour and Society. 2015;2(3):148-155.
28. Truong, L.T., Somenahalli, S.V.C. Using GIS to identify pedestrian-vehicle crash hot spots and unsafe bus stops. Journal of Public Transportation. 2011;14(1):99-114.
29. Refereed Conference Papers
30. Truong, L.T., De Gruyter, C., Currie, G., Delbosc, A. Estimating the trip generation impacts of autonomous vehicles on car travel in Victoria, Australia. Paper presented at: Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting; 2017; Washington, D.C.
31. Truong, L.T., Currie, G., Wallace, M., De Gruyter, C. Does combining transit signal priority with dedicated bus lanes or queue jump lanes at multiple intersections create multiplier effects? Paper presented at: Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting; 2017; Washington, D.C.
32. Truong, L.T., Currie, G., Wallace, M., De Gruyter, C. Exploring multiplier effects generated by combining transit signal priority with dedicated bus lanes or queue jump lanes on arterials. Paper presented at: 38th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF 2016); 2016; Melbourne, Australia.
33. Truong, L.T., Currie, G., Wallace, M. Estimating delay reduction associated with bus priority measures using kinematic wave theory. Paper presented at: 23rd World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems; 2016; Melbourne, Australia.
34. Truong, L.T. Transit signal priority model considering arterial progression and stochastic bus arrival time. Paper presented at: 14th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR); 2016; Shanghai, China.
35. Truong, L.T., Currie, G., Sarvi, M., 2016. Analytical and simulation approaches to understand combined effects of transit signal priority and road-space priority measures. 14th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), Shanghai, China.
36. Truong, L.T., Sarvi, M., Currie, G. An experimental study of multiplier effects created by providing transit signal priority at multiple intersections. Paper presented at: Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting; 2016; Washington, D.C.
37. Truong, L.T., Sarvi, M., Currie, G. Investigating multiplier effects created by combinations of transit signal priority measures on arterials. Paper presented at: 37th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF 2015); 2015; Sydney, Australia.
38. Truong, L.T., Sarvi, M., Currie, G., Garoni, T.M. How many simulation runs are required to achieve statistically confident results? a case study of simulation-based surrogate safety measures. Paper presented at: IEEE 18th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC); 2015; Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
39. Truong, L.T., Sarvi, M., Currie, G. Do multiple combinations of bus lane sections create a multiplier effect?: a micro-simulation approach. Paper presented at: Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting; 2015; Washington, D.C.
40. Truong, L.T., Somenahalli, S.V.C. Exploring mobility of older people: a case study of Adelaide. Paper presented at: 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF 2011); 2011; Adelaide, Australia.