Dr Marc Miska
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Biography
- Marc Miska is a Senior Lecturer with interest in developing simulation and modelling tools to support practitioners and decision makers. With a background in applied informatics in civil engineering he worked in hydraulics, transport, and container transhipment. His former work in Europe, Japan and now Australia focuses on data driven, evidence-based solutions for government and industry, which makes new technologies and scientific discoveries accessible to engineering in the field.
After 10 years in working with traffic engineers on intelligent transport systems, Marc now works on a new simulation approach using smoothed particle hydrodynamics to simulate flash flooding in urban areas.
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer in the Civil Engineering Discipline
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Keywords
Smoothed Article Hydrodynamics, Digital Twins in Stormwater, Ontology for Urban Hydraulics, Simulation, Modelling, Cloud based solutions
Research field
Civil Engineering
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Delft University of Technology)
Teaching
I am coordinating/teaching the following units:
- EGB382 - Construction Methodologies
- EGB482 - Contracting and Construction Regulations
I also regularly provide guest lectures for:
- IAB230 - Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
and am open to any requests in this regard.
Experience
2018 - current: Senior Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment - QUT Working field:
- Engineering Database for Hydraulic Modelling in SEQ
- Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for Civil Engineers
- Ontology for Hydrological Modelling Enhancements
2010 - 2018: Simulation, Visualisation and Modelling project leader - Smart Transport Research Centre - QUT Working field:
- Design and development of an online simulation model of Brisbane Metropolitan are
- Design and development of a decision support system for traffic management in Brisbane Metropolitan area based on online simulation
2009 - 2010: Project Lecturer - University of Tokyo, Japan Working field:
- Development of an OpenSource platform (X-roads) as a stable, modular framework for traffic and pedestrian simulation
- OpenTrafficSim - Collaborative ITS Research on C02 reduction based on 3D Internet Technology
- Continuation of Data warehousing and data management for the International Traffic Database (ITDb) part of the NEDO project
2007 - 2009: Postdoctoral Research Fellow - University of Tokyo, Japan Working field:
- Data warehousing and data management for the International Traffic Database (ITDb) part of the NEDO project.
- Travel time estimation and prediction on urban networks based on probe vehicle data.
- Demand analysis on the Metropolitan Expressway based on ETC OD data.
2006 - 2007: Research Fellow - University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Working field:
- Improvements on the FrOnT platform to integrate various independent modules for traffic management into a coherent package.
09.12.2004: Guest Researcher - Royal Netherlands Embassy, Tokyo, Japan Working field:
- Investigation of the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) implementations and developments in Japan for the Transport Ministry of the Netherlands.
2002 - 2006: Research Fellow, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Working field:
- Design and implementation of a microscopic online simulator (MiOS) for real-time traffic management.
- Evaluation of city-scale online simulation models as a decision support system for traffic operations
- Feasibility study of extracting meaningful traffic information from cell phone tracking records.
2001 - 2002: Research Engineer - University of Hannover, Germany Working field:
- Design and implementation of a workflow management system for inland terminals (Container transhipment).
Publications
- Larue, G., Miska, M., Qian, G., Wullems, C., Rodwell, D., Chung, E. & Rakotonirainy, A. (2020). Can road user delays at urban railway level crossings be reduced? Evaluation of potential treatments through traffic simulation. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 8(3), 860–869. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200063
- Sarkar, N., Bhaskar, A., Zheng, Z. & Miska, M. (2020). Microscopic modelling of area-based heterogeneous traffic flow: Area selection and vehicle movement. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 111, 373–396. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/136497
- Moohialdin, A., Lamari, F., Miska, M. & Trigunarsyah, B. (2020). Construction worker productivity in hot and humid weather conditions: A review of measurement methods at task, crew and project levels. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(1), 83–108. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/129857
- Guo, H., Bhaskar, A., Casey, B., Miska, M. & Chung, E. (2017). An innovative framework for customised intermodal and multiobjective trip planner. International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research, 15(2), 117–125. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/113857
- Nantes, A., Ngoduy, D., Bhaskar, A., Miska, M. & Chung, E. (2016). Real-time traffic state estimation in urban corridors from heterogeneous data. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 66, 99–118. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/85946
- Abedi, N., Bhaskar, A., Chung, E. & Miska, M. (2015). Assessment of antenna characteristic effects on pedestrian and cyclists travel-time estimation based on Bluetooth and WiFi MAC addresses. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 60, 124–141. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/86672
- Bhaskar, A., Kieu, L., Qu, M., Nantes, A., Miska, M. & Chung, E. (2015). Is bus overrepresented in Bluetooth MAC Scanner data? Is MAC-ID really unique? International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research, 13(2), 119–130. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/69912
- Nantes, A., Ngoduy, D., Miska, M. & Chung, E. (2015). Probabilistic travel time progression and its application to automatic vehicle identification data. Transportation Research, Series B: Methodological, 81, 131–145. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/100842
- Prendinger, H., Miska, M., Gajananan, K. & Nantes, A. (2014). A cyber-physical system simulator for risk-free transport studies. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 29(7), 480–495. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/69771
- Nantes, A., Miska, M., Bhaskar, A. & Chung, E. (2014). Noisy Bluetooth traffic data? Road and Transport Research, 23(1), 33–43. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/72697
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Marc, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Microscopic Modelling of the Area-Based Traffic Flow (2019)
- Adaptive Driving-Speed Control at Signalised Intersection Using Reinforcement Learning (2018)
- Acceptability of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to Commuters in Dhaka (2015)
- Enlarged Stopping Distance to Improve Vehicle Discharge at Urban Signalised Intersections (2013)
- The Development of a Naturalistic Car Following Model for Assessing Managed Motorway Systems' Safety Effects (2013)