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Dr. Brian Caulfield


Dr. Brian Caulfield (Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering) is a civil engineer whose research programme is addressing global issues such as the environmental impacts of transport and methods to reduce the carbon impacts of transport. His research focuses upon the optimisation of transportation networks with the goal of reducing emissions and meeting our climate change targets.

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Recent student projects

  • Decarbonisation of the Irish taxi fleet
  • Identification of the determinants of bicycle ownership in Ireland – the development of a bike ownership model
  • The costs of not investing in public transport projects
  • Predicting the usage of a bike share scheme during covid-19
  • Assessing the Impact of Mobility on the Incidence of Covid – 19 in Dublin City
  • Examining the potential of hydrogen to decarbonise urban bus networks
  • Modelling the demand for electric vehicles

Brian Caulfield