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Aug 4, 2026
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Active Learning-Enhanced Constrained Bayesian Optimization for Multi-Modal Traffic Signal Control

A new simulation-based framework searches for traffic-signal plans that balance efficiency, safety, and equity across private cars, buses, and bicycles.

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Jul 22, 2026
OptiTransit Commentary

Andy Burnham’s public transport record, 2017–2026

A source-based review of selected public transport decisions, plans and implemented actions during Andy Burnham’s period in office.

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Jun 1, 2026
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Routing and Scheduling in Home Health Care: The Power of Online Time Slot Selection

How a novel bi-level optimization and Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search (ALNS) framework addresses the emerging challenge of online time slot booking in home healthcare routing.

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Apr 1, 2026
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Who Wins When Uber and Taxis Compete? The Case for Pareto-Optimal Regulation

A new bi-level optimisation and Bayesian framework identifies the full Pareto frontier of regulatory trade-offs between passengers, drivers, platforms, and government in coupled ridesourcing and taxi markets.

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Feb 22, 2026
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OptimalTransit Hub: An End-to-End Analytics and Optimisation Platform

Fusing multisource transit data into a unified data pipeline that diagnoses service problems and prescribes evidence-based improvements through stochastic optimisation.

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Jan 26, 2026
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The Inverse-Square Rule: Smarter Algorithms, Better Buses

Introducing the Inverse-Square Rule: a mathematical breakthrough that transforms bus timetable optimization, achieving 36-45% cost reductions where traditional solvers fail.

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Jan 8, 2026
OptiTransit Commentary

Passengers Matter: Why Transit Assignment is the Key to TfL’s Route Changes

TfL's proposed cuts to routes 19, 38, 259, and 349 reveal a critical gap between operational efficiency and network science. This is not just budgeting—it's a bi-level optimization challenge that demands rigorous mathematical modeling.

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