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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Call for Volunteers — Pacific Ocean Mapping Support

Location: Remote (desk-based), with optional meetings at ANU, Canberra Duration: 1 month (part-time or full-time, flexible depending on availability, can be prolonged) Start date: Early December 2026 Type: Volunteer position — professional experience in science diplomacy, ocean policy and research mapping Organisation: AFRAN Inc (Australian-French Association for Research and Innovation) About AFRAN AFRAN is a not-for-profit association fostering scientific and innovation col

[CALL FOR PARTICIPATION] Women Powering Circularity in the Pacific: Your Voice Matters!

You are invited to participate in the Women Powering Circularity in the Pacific study. For background, this collaborative project brings together researchers from Western Sydney University, the University of New Caledonia, and the University of French Polynesia, in partnership with SPREP (Pacific Regional Environment Programme). It explores how Pacific women lead and innovate in circular economy and sustainable practices across households, enterprises and communities. Partici

[OPPORTUNITY] Postdoctoral Fellow in Algal Genetic Engineering for Climate Resilience – UNSW Sydney

Applications close: 5 November 2026 The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow to join an exciting research project exploring how genetic engineering can enhance the climate resilience of marine algae. Based at the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BABS), the position is funded by Revive & Restore as part of the Golden Genome Project, Algal Genetic Engineering for Climate Resilience. About the research project Climate

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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.