Choice-Driven Optimization and Integrated Transit Operations: Research Overview

Presented at the CENTRAL Workshop, this talk outlines the research domain and current work in choice-driven optimization and integrated transit operations.

Key Topics

• Research Domain: Public transport optimization with focus on network design, frequency setting, t imetabling, and bus scheduling
• Application Landscape: Vertical integration (Planning → Operation → User) and Horizontal integration (PT Modes → Multimodal → Logistics)
• Core Methodology: Behavioral modelling and bilevel programming

Current Research Themes

Choice-Driven Optimisation

• Urban Air Mobility (UAM) network design with user mode choice
• Exact solutions for choice-driven optimization across multiple problem contexts

Integrated Transit Operations

• Integration of transit services with automated mobility
• Large-scale bus operation optimization with real-world data sets

Future Directions

• Choice-driven optimization with endogenous choice set generation
• Deepening co-mobility: Integration of passenger and freight transport
• Development of open-source packages for comprehensive behavioural models