• School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University

      B4 7ET Birmingham

      United Kingdom

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    Dr. Guilhermina Torrao is a Lecturer in Transport at the Department of Engineering Systems and Supply Chain Management at Aston University. She has excellent experience in research and teaching from working in Finland, the UK, Portugal, and the USA.

    Previously, as a Research Scientist of Transport Systems at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Dr. Torrao developed research for two EU H2020 funded projects: L3Pilot Project: Piloting Automated Driving on European Roads (https://www.l3pilot.eu/ ) and SOLUTIONSplus project (http://www.solutionsplus.eu/ ).

    Earlier, Dr. Torrao was a Research Fellow in Human Factors of Vehicle Automation at the Institute of Transport Studies, University of Leeds, UK. She has also been a Lecturer of Transportation Studies at the University of Bradford, UK. Her academic and research positions provided her the opportunity to work with the prestigious British automobile industry: Bentley and Jaguar Land Rover.

    Research Interests

    • Automated vehicles
    • Impact assessment
    • Intelligent Transport Systems
    • Road safety
    • Social impact and user needs
    • Sustainable and green mobility

    Qualifications

    • Dr. Torrao has Doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering focusing on transportation and road safety (University of Aveiro, PT & North Carolina State University, USA).
    • MSc degree in Environmental Engineering (Clemson University, USA).
    • Chartered Engineer of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. (IMechE).
    • Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK.

    Membership of Professional Bodies

    • Chartered Engineer of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
    • Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK

    Teaching Activity

    • 2022- onwards: Understanding People, Aston University, UK
    • 2021- onwards: Impact Assessment, Aston University, UK 
    • 2021- onwards: Managing Data for Transport Projects, Aston University, UK 
    • 2021- onwards: Sustainable Transport Planning, Aston University, UK
    • 2015-2018: Advanced Process Modelling and Analysis, University of Bradford, UK
    • 2015-2016: Transport Studies, University of Bradford, UK  

    Key research projects

    • L3Pilot Project: Piloting Automated Driving on European Roads (https://www.l3pilot.eu/ ), which was the first large-scale piloting of SAE Level 3 automated driving in Europe.
    • SOLUTIONSplus project (http://www.solutionsplus.eu/ ) integrated e-mobility solutions to kick start the transition towards low-carbon urban mobility. 
    • Project ‘SAFENV: Predicting the Trade-offs between Safety and Emissions for Road Traffic’, in a joint partnership between the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and the Institute for Transportation Research & Education, USA. 

    Education/Academic qualification

    PhD, Project ‘SAFENV: Predicting the Trade-offs between Safety and Emissions for Road Traffic’, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.

    1 Apr 200818 Dec 2013

    Award Date: 18 Dec 2013

    MSc, Nevada Test Site Soil Remediation , Clemson University

    1 Sept 200020 Dec 2002

    Award Date: 20 Dec 2002

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