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 | Dr Andrew MacIver, BEng (Hons), PhD, MCILT, MIHTLecturer in Transportation Engineering |
Andrew MacIver is a Lecturer in Transportation Engineering in the School of Engineering and Built Environment. He has a BEng (Hons) and PhD in Transportation Engineering, both from Edinburgh Napier University, and was a Research Assistant and Lecturer/Senior Lecturer at the university from 1989-97. His PhD, supported by J Sainsbury plc, investigated the traffic impact of new retail developments. From 1998 – 2004 he was a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Calgary in Canada and a member of the Transportation Theme School. In 2001, he spent a sabbatical teaching at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. From 2001 – 2003 he served on the Board of Directors of ITS Canada. Before returning to Edinburgh Napier in 2008 he was a Principal Transportation Engineer with SIAS Ltd in Edinburgh, including a secondment to Transport Scotland.
Research Interests
Development Planning and Management, Transport Assessment, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
Professional Activities/Achievements
- University of Calgary, Internationalization Achievement Awards, Academic Program Award for Civil Engineering Group Design
- Project on Alta de Lisboa, Portugal, Co-Supervisor (2004)
- Director, ITS Canada (Intelligent Transportation Society of Canada) (2001-03)
- Chair, ITS Canada’s Training and Education Committee (2003-01)
- Co-ordinator, Alberta ITS Group (1999-2004)
- Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) Transport Board (1991-95)
- Co-ordinator of TRAIDS (Traffic Impact of Developments in Scotland) Group (1989-97)
Current and Recent Research Projects
Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance, including update of Transport Assessment Guidance, for Transport Scotland.
Current Teaching
BEng/MEng Civil & Transportation Engineering
Transport Policy and Systems, Transport Appraisal & Highway Design
MSc Transport Planning and Engineering
Highway Planning and Design, Traffic Management
PhD Students
Basnayake, C – completed 2004 (co-supervisor)
Automated Traffic Incident Detection Using GPS Based Transit Probe Vehicles