Transport and Mobility Scientific Community

Connecting researchers, institutions and innovators with interests in Transport and Mobility across Australia, France, and French territories in the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions.

France and Australia face shared transport challenges: ageing infrastructure,

climate pressure on mobility systems, road safety, congestion and the rapid

emergence of connected, automated and data-driven mobility. This community

brings together scientists, infrastructure managers, industry partners and policymakers

involved in bilateral or multilateral Franco-Australian research and innovation projects.

Its scope spans road, public and active transport, intelligent transport systems (ITS), traffic

modelling and simulation, infrastructure operation and maintenance, logistics, maritime

mobility in the Indo-Pacific, and the safety validation of new mobility technologies.

By fostering dialogue between researchers and practitioners on both sides, the community aims to

strengthen scientific collaboration, identify funding and partnership opportunities, and support the

uptake of evidence-based solutions for safer, more efficient and more sustainable transport systems.

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AFRAN Research Mobility Network

We need you to gauge the interest in establishing a research network of academics and industry researchers that wish to find potential partners and/or students in their field of interest. This short survey will allow us to collect the contact details of interested participants and understand what is expected by the future members to help form an efficient network. The function of this network can be described in several examples: Student - Academia/Industry: A student in Aust

AFRAN's Call for initiatives 2026

The Australian-French Association for Research and Innovation aims at significantly supporting the development of research and innovation collaborations between France and Australia through a set of activities that raise awareness on areas of mutual interest in France and Australia, as well as untapped opportunities, at federal but also locally at regional, state and institutional levels. The Association plays an active role in running events and communication initiatives to

Applications open — Science Communication Tutorial, 26 August 2026

The ISC Regional Focal Point for Asia and the Pacific is now accepting applications for the first of two tutorial sessions in its Science Communication Training Programme. Eight science communication projects will be selected for a one-on-one, 15-minute mentoring session with a science communication professional from the Asia-Pacific region. The session is open to ISC RFP-AP Members, affiliated organisations, and early- and mid-career researchers with a project underway or in

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Hugues Blache

Hugues is a Research Associate and Associate Lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, within the Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI). He completed his PhD at ENTPE (France) in December 2024. His research spans transport modelling, simulation and applied data science, with a particular interest in how people and goods move across networks. While his doctoral work focused on road safety and the validation of automated driving systems, he takes a broad view of mobility: public and private transport, freight and logistics, intelligent transport systems, and the optimisation of transport systems in ways that are both rigorous and practical. Through his position at the intersection of French and Australian transport research, he aims to foster collaboration between researchers, infrastructure operators, industry, and policymakers on the full spectrum of mobility challenges.