VARUN VARGHESE
Last Updated :2023/05/10
- Affiliations, Positions
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor
- Web Site
- E-mail
- varunv
hiroshima-u.ac.jp
- Self-introduction
- I work in the field of transportation planning. My research interests involve the empirical analysis of the impacts of information and communication on activity-travel behavior, travel-based multitasking, impacts of travel behavior on environment, travel behavior during disasters, and the impacts of travel demand management strategies. Previously, I was employed at Hiroshima University as a postdoctoral researcher and was working for a project funded by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan on the application of advanced machine learning techniques for transport planning and management.
Basic Information
Major Professional Backgrounds
- 2018/08/20, 2020/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation , Researcher
- 2021/04/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor
Educational Backgrounds
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Centre for Urban Science and Engineering, Ph.D, India, 2014/07, 2018/08
- CEPT University, Faculty of Technology, Master of Technology (M.Tech), India, 2012/07, 2014/06
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Department of Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), India, 2006/07, 2010/07
Academic Degrees
- Master of Technology (M.Tech), CEPT University
- Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Affiliated Academic Societies
- Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
- Japanese Society of Civil Engineers
Research Activities
Academic Papers
- ★, Joint analysis of mode and travel-based multitasking choices in Mumbai, India, Travel Behaviour and Society, 27, 148-161, 2022
- ★, Exploring the Effects of Congestion Pricing on Travel Behavior Responses Using Real-Time, Context-Aware, Stated-Preference Data, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 14, 199-214, 2022
- ★, Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of ICT Impacts on Activity-Travel Behavior: Preliminary Results from a Two-week Smartphone-based Survey in Jakarta, Indonesia, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 14, 284-303, 2022
- ★, Personalized Incentive Design for Travel Behavior Modification: Preliminary Results from a Novel Experiment in Hiroshima, Japan, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 14, 304-321, 2022
- Integrated Framework for Risk and Impact Assessment of Sediment Hazard on a Road Network, Transportation Research Record, 2021
- Road network vulnerability and city-level characteristics: A nationwide comparative analysis of Japanese cities, ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-URBAN ANALYTICS AND CITY SCIENCE, 48(5), 1091-1107, 202106
- ★, The architecture of complexity in the relationships between information and communication technologies and travel: A review of empirical studies, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 11(100432), 2021
- ★, Deep learning in transport studies: A meta-analysis on the prediction accuracy., Journal of Big Data Analytics in Transportation, 2, 199-220, 2020
- ★, Analysis of Travel-Time Use in Crowded Trains using Discrete-Continuous Choices of Commuters in Tokyo, Japan, Transportation Research Record, 2674, 2020
- ★, On the possibility of short-term traffic prediction during disaster with machine learning approaches: An exploratory analysis, Transport Policy, 98, 91-104, 2020
- Analysing the ride sharing behaviour in ICT based cab services: A case of Mumbai, India, Transportation Research Procedia, 48, 233-246, 2020
- Multitasking during Travel in Mumbai, India: Effect of Satiation in Heterogeneous Urban Settings, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 145, 2019
- Interrelationships between ICT, social disadvantage, and activity participation behaviour: A case of Mumbai, India., Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 125, 2019
- ★, Impact of ICT on multitasking during travel and the value of travel time savings: Empirical evidences from Mumbai, India., Travel Behaviour and Society, 12, 2018
- Comparison of Traditional and Emerging Paratransit Services in Indian Metropolises with Dissimilar Service Delivery Structures, Asian Transport Studies, 4, 2017
- Analyzing mode choice for inter-regional travel in India, Transportation Research Procedia, 25`, 5220-5234, 2017
- A framework to analyze capability and travel in formal and informal urban settings: A case from Mumbai, Journal of Transport Geography, 65, 101-110, 2017
- Measuring overcrowding in Ahmedabad buses: costs and policy implications., Transportation Research Procedia, 17, 145-154, 2016
- Analyzing Regional Travel Patterns in India: Disaggregated Analysis of Social, Health and Pilgrimage Trips, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 11, 362-378, 2015
External Funds
Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research - KAKENHI – (Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), Curriculum Development and Assessment for Global Technological Citizenship, 2022, 2025
- Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Construction of an environmentally friendly ICT platform for travel demand management and user preference analysis, 2022, 2024