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[15/03/2026] Delighted to share that our paper has been accepted for publication: “Alexander Voß, A.C. Singh, Brian Caulfield, and David Mc Closkey. Electrical Distribution Network Challenges of Rapid EV Adoption in Rural Areas Surrounding Urban Centres: Case Study in Ireland,” accepted for publication in Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks.

[13/03/2026] Our research on inequalities in sustainable technology adoption was featured in The Irish Times: “EVs, solar panels and heat pumps concentrated in affluent areas of Ireland.” Read the article.

[12/03/2026] Delivered an invited talk titled “What strategic transport models tell us about cycling uptake, impacts, and future opportunities” at the IST Lab Group of Prof Ashish Verma, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.

[10/03/2026] Our paper has been published: Singh, A.C. and B. Caulfield (2026). “Affluence, spatial spillovers, and inequality in household energy transitions: Exploring the determinants of sustainable technology adoption in Ireland.” Energy Research & Social Science, 134, 104637.

[03/2026] Four papers accepted for Lectern presentation at the World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), July 2026, Toulouse, France:

Langer, M. and A.C. Singh. Residential On-Street Parking and Mode Choice: Trip Purpose and Trip Type Effects in the City Centre.

Voß, A., A.C. Singh, B. Caulfield, and D. Mc Closkey. Electrical Distribution Network Challenges of Rapid EV Adoption in Rural Areas Surrounding Urban Centres: Case Study in Ireland.

Singh, A.C., K. Kazemzadeh, S. Hlinka, A. Faghih-Imani and A. de Nazelle. What Shapes Urban Cycling Speed? Rider, Trip, and Environmental Factors Matter.

Brazil, W., K. Whitaker, R. Egan, A.C. Singh, B. Colleary and B. Caulfield (2026). Modelling potential demand for cycling in a small city and surrounding region.

[03/2026] Delighted to share my first grant as co-Principal Investigator: SEAI Research, Development & Demonstration Grant (Ireland, 2026–2030) for the project “Causal Inference for Resilient Cities and Urban Integrated Transport (CIRCUIT)” with Prof Brian Caulfield. I led the proposal development and designed a novel integrative framework combining causal inference, machine learning, energy–transport modelling, and urban planning analysis to support climate-resilient and equitable cities.

[11/02/2026] Delivered an invited talk titled “Modelling cycling potential in Cork and the southwest of Ireland” at the Department of Transport, Dublin.

[01/2026] Happy to report that I have added another feather to my degree portfolio: Special Purpose Certificate (SpCert) in Teaching, Learning and Assessment for Academic Practice, Trinity College Dublin (2025–2026).

[15/01/2026] Our paper has been published: Brazil, W., K. Whitaker, R. Egan, A.C. Singh, B. Colleary and B. Caulfield (2026). “Modelling potential demand for cycling in a small city and surrounding region.” Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 151, 105115.

[09/12/2025] Excited to have organised the Trinity College Dublin School of Engineering “Researchers Day” in the historic Museum Building along with Bidisha Ghosh and Mary Kerrigan.

[01/12/2025] Delighted to have met Irish former independent politician Mr Denis Naughton, where Conor Dowling and I represented the CONUNDRUM Research Project at the Research Ireland policy workshop.

[11/2025] Delighted to share my first ever grant award as a co-investigator: EPA Research Grant (Ireland, 2026–2028). Awarded €302,757 for the project “Integrated Grid Resilience for Infrastructure Sustainability & Emergencies”.

[05/11/2025] We had the Youghal Strategy launch for the CONUNDRUM project. Watch the video

[10/2025] Delivered a seminar titled “Socioeconomic and spatial determinants of sustainable technology adoption in Ireland” at the UCD Energy Institute, University College Dublin.

[09/2025] Honoured to serve as Research Staff Representative at Trinity College Dublin on the School of Engineering Executive and Research Committees (2025–2026).

[09/2025] Serving as a part-time Lecturer at Trinity College Dublin for the course Transportation Modelling and Planning (CE7T02), delivering the Discrete Choice Methods and Stated Preference Survey module.

[09/2025] Awarded the National Forum Digital Badge in Universal Design for Teaching & Learning (Ireland).

[22/09/2025] Dr Hajime Watanabe and I delivered a talk at the National Transport Authority, hosted by Barry Colleary.

[16/09/2025] Hosted Dr Hajime Watanabe at Trinity College Dublin through a Visiting Professor Grant.

[27/08/2025] Presented my research “Exploring the determinants of sustainable technology adoption in Ireland” to the Just Transition Commission.

[05–06/2025] Delivered back-to-back presentations at the ITRN and UTSG conferences in Dublin:

Singh, A.C., B. Gramsch, H. Baumann, K. Axhausen, and B. Caulfield. Understanding Residential Mobility through Social Networks and Spatial Dynamics. (UTSG, Dublin, Ireland)

Singh, A.C. and B. Caulfield. Analysing Factors Influencing Household Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT): A Comprehensive Study. (UTSG, Dublin, Ireland)

Singh, A.C. and B. Caulfield. Socioeconomic and Spatial Determinants of Sustainable Technology Adoption in Ireland. (ITRN, Dublin, Ireland)

[01–06/2025] Supervised my first MAI (Integrated BSc–MSc) student, Kellie Devine, Trinity College Dublin.

[01–06/2025] Supervised MSc thesis by Edward Deming Sinaga, Imperial College London.

[2025] Proud to co-supervise my first PhD student, Matthias Langer, together with Prof. Gebhard Wulfhorst at the Technical University of Munich. I am taking over supervision responsibilities following the passing of my dear friend and colleague, Prof. Rolf Moeckel.

[11/12/2024] Attended the 17th Annual Workshop on Economics, Psychology and Policy at the Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin.

[11/2024] Attended my first Urban Transitions Conference in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.

[01/08/2024] I visited University of Tokyo for an invited seminar with Dr. Hajime Watanabe and his team. I also had the chance to connect with Dr. Giancarlos Parady – such an enriching exchange of ideas!

[25/09/2024] I delivered an invited seminar at Nagoya University, where I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Toshiyuki Yamamoto and Dr. Kay Axhausen. My talk centered on "Cyclists' behavioral modelling using multi-city data", which sparked a rigorous and insightful discussion.

[24/09/2024] Presented at the Osaka symposium on land use and transport, organized by the brilliant Dr. Rolf Moeckel and Dr. Masanobu Kii. I had the opportunity to present my research on "Integrated Land Use, Transport, Energy and Environment (ILUTEE) Modelling for Sustainable Future Cities" –– a case study focused on addressing endogeneity in location choice and travel behavior, alongside Hajime Watanabe.

[01/08/2024] I’ve taken on a new position as a Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin and co-founded a consultancy firm (CityFlow Analytics).

[14/07/2024] Presented my research on "Bicycle route choice modelling using multi-city data" at the International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR), Vienna, Austria. This work is being done with co-authors Christopher Tsa-Kwet-Shin, Ahmadreza Faghih Imani and Audrey de Nazelle.

[06/06/2024] Participated in Mary Robinson Climate Conference in Ballina, Mayo: Met the legendary ex-President of Ireland, Mrs Mary Robinson. Co-organized a panel with James Green and Louise Foley, featuring Lorraine D'Arcy and Brian Caulfield. We delved into the electrification of mobility, exploring EVs, e-bikes, life-cycle assessments, and the broader electrification of public and freight transport.

[01/06/2024] Participated in SEAI's RDD 2024 event in Dublin: James Green presented our ISCycle project progress. Loved visiting SEAI's impressive offices.

[23/05/2024] Participated in the National Sustainable Mobility Forum in Portlaoise: Thrilled to hear Minister Eamon Ryan speak and enjoyed networking with the National Transport Authority crew. Also had an engaging chat with Nikita Shetty from BABLE.

[08/02/2024] Pre-print alert: Our paper A Joint Mixed-outcome and Instrumental Variable Model for Addressing Endogeneity in Multinomial Choice and Its Consideration Set Formation is now available on SSRN repository; with co-author Hajime Watanabe

[08/02/2024] Our paper A joint analysis of accessibility and household trip frequencies by travel mode has been published in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice; with co-authors Ahmadreza Faghih Imani, Aruna Sivakumar, Yang Xi, Eric Miller

[01/02/2023] Our paper "Bicycle route choice modelling using multi-city data" has been accepted at International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR), July 2024, Vienna, Austria; with co-authors Christopher Tsa-Kwet-Shin, A. Faghih-Imani and Audrey de Nazelle

[31/10/2023] Our paper "An instrumental variable model for addressing endogeneity in residential location choice" has been accepted at International Choice Modelling Conference (ICMC), April 2024, Puerto Varas, Chile; with co-authors H. Watanabe and A. Sivakumar

[31/10/2023] Our paper "Modelling active mobility route choice using Moves data" has been accepted at International Choice Modelling Conference (ICMC), April 2024, Puerto Varas, Chile; with co-authors Christopher Tsa-Kwet-Shin, A. Faghih-Imani and Audrey de Nazelle

[31/10/2023] I have started working as a Research Associate (full-time) in School of Allied Health working on the ISCycle (Inclusive e-bike uptake and Sustainable use) project funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and Department of Transport, led by Dr James Green at the University of Limerick, Ireland

[12/09/2023] I have started teaching (part-time) Research Design Studio to Civil Engineering undergrads at University of Limerick, Ireland

[11/09/2023] Happy to share that I have passed my PhD defence (Viva) with no corrections!. My examiners were Dr Dan Graham (Imperial College London) and Dr Jonas De Vos (University College London).

[30/08/2023] I presented our research on "Accessibility measures incorporating air pollution and crime" at the Irish Transport Research Network (ITRN) conference, Sligo, Ireland August 2023; with co-authors Aruna Sivakumar, Fangce Guo and Adam Gough

[22/02/2023] Another paper "A probit instrumental variable model for addressing endogeneity in multinomial choice and its consideration set formation" has been accepted at World Conference on Transport Research, Montreal, Canada July 2023; with co-author Hajime Watanabe

[13/02/2023] Our paper "A joint analysis of accessibility and household trip frequencies by travel mode" has been accepted at World Conference on Transport Research, Montreal, Canada July 2023; with co-authors Ahmadreza Faghih Imani, Aruna Sivakumar, Yang Xi, Eric Miller

[11/10/2022] I have passed my Late Stage Review assessment, with examiner Prof Dan Graham, who provided some valuable feedback; now onwards to writing this dissertation!

[20/09/2022] This year I will be serving as a Teaching Assistant for Transport Demand and Economics (CIVE70016)

[26/07/2022] Happy to give a talk “Semi-compensatory probabilistic model for residential location choices” at Kai Nagel’s Lab, TU Berlin, Germany

[21/05/2022] We presented our research at International Choice Modelling Conference (ICMC) in Reykjavik, Iceland

[26/04/2022] I am starting as a Summer research fellow at Professorship of Travel Behavior, working with Rolf Moeckel at TU Munich, Germany

[21/03/2022] Happy to give a talk “Theoretical and Applied Choice Modelling” at ASDA head office in Leeds, UK

[21/02/2022] I have been awarded Imperial College Global Fellows fellowship and Turing Research Award to undertake research at TUM Germany.

[24/01/2022] Our paper titled “Semi-compensatory probabilistic model for residential location choices” has been accepted for presentation at International Choice Modelling Conference (ICMC) happening in May 2022 in Reykjavik, Iceland!

[01/10/2021] I have been appointed as a Steering Committee Member at Imperial Network of Excellence for Life Cycle Assessment

[30/09/2021] I have accepted a position as a volunteer Mentor for The AMOS Bursary; and a similar mentor position at the TechLabs London for this academic year

[30/09/2021] I have accepted a part-time position as a Senior Data Scientist at ASDA Business Services Leeds, UK. It's going to be fun to play with billions of real-world observations involving sales data and performing neat experiments!

[05/09/2021] We presented our research titled “Incorporating the impacts of air pollutants and exposure to crime into accessibility-based planning: A London Case Study” at the WSTLUR conference (remote)

[30/07/2021] Our report “Exploring and quantifying the effect of weather on sales” is out on the The Alan Turing Institute website

[01/06/2021] This summer I am participating in the Data Study Group at the Alan Turing Institute & Leeds Institute of Data Analytics

[14/02/2021] We will be presenting our research titled “Psychosocial Factors associated with Intended Use of Automated Vehicles: A Latent Class and Latent-Variable Analysis” at the European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART), Lyon, France; with co-authors Helene Bouscasse and Aruna Sivakumar

[30/09/2020] This year I will be serving as a Teaching Assistant for Advanced Transport Modelling (CIVE97126)

[31/07/2020] I have passed my Early Stage Assessment, a milestone in the PhD journey. My examiner was Prof Dan Graham, who provided some valuable feedback.

[17/03/2020] Covid lockdown has been put in place in London and around the world! Stay safe out there...

[14/03/2020] First PhD Paper accepted at hEART2020

[11/11/2019] I have been awarded Wellcome trust fellowship and Department Dixon Scholarship for my PhD in UK at Imperial College!

[11/11/2019] I have started my PhD at Imperial College London working with Aruna Sivakumar.

[01/05/2019] I finished my program and research assistantship at UT Austin. Adios Texas!