About Yale Z Wong

 
 

Yale Z Wong, PhD, is an international expert in transport policy, planning, operations and management, with specialisations in technology, innovation, governance and institutional reform. As Principal at the boutique advisory Dr Transportation Pty Ltd, Yale works behind the scenes with some of the world’s largest government, public transport, micromobility, start-ups and trade associations on strategy, market entry, business transformation, research and service delivery. Yale holds additional positions as ANZ Market Lead at the Cities Forum and Honorary Associate at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS). Yale is a frequent keynote speaker, media commentator and powerful industry advocate, having won the David Willis Prize (2018), ITLS Research Prize (2018), ITS Young Professional Award (2019), and representing Australia as Youth Ambassador to the ITS World Congress (2019).

Yale is the recipient of the following awards and honours:

  • 2019 Young Professional Award for passion and dedication to the intelligent transport systems industry

  • 2019 Most Innovative Award for prototype developed at the Youth Leadership Development Programme, sponsored by the Government Technology Agency of Singapore

  • 2019 Youth Leadership Development Programme (representing Australia) at the 26th Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress 2019 in Singapore

  • 2018 Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) Research Prize for excellence in postgraduate research in Transport, Logistics or Supply Chain Management

  • 2018 David Willis Memorial Prize for Best Student Paper at Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF)

  • 2017 Aalto University Scholarship for Summer School on Transportation

  • 2017 Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) Study Visit Grant

  • 2016-19 Busways Group and University of Sydney Business School Postgraduate Scholarship on Public Transport Systems

王烛晓博士，国际知名的交通领域专家，在业界和学术界均有他的身影。他在多国的公营机构和私营公司参与过多个大型项目。其研究和见解多次被澳洲交通政策文件引述，亦时常接受媒体访问。他不时受邀为大型会议发表基调演讲。王烛晓对交通事务有全盘的了解。从政策、执法、战略、研究、营运、物流、科技、创业、转型、资金和投标等，均有广泛、深入而全面的知识和经验。

 
 

Project experience—client references available

 

Government contract tender bidding support

  • Brisbane e-mobility tender

  • Greater Sydney Bus Contract 8 tender

  • Rural and Regional NSW on demand trial

Commercial development and revenue generation

  • Leading Pan-Asia entry-to-market strategy

  • Establishment of intelligent transport systems start-ups

  • Evaluating technology offerings and pre-qualifying business opportunities

  • Market entry support—brand management and stakeholder liaison

Mobility as a service (MaaS)

Pandemic management in the public transport sector

  • COVID-19 preparedness, mitigation and communications strategy

  • Pandemic implications for the bus and coach industry

IT-based public transport planning

  • Bus network review and service redesign

  • On-time running and operational efficiency diagnosis

  • Implementation and integration of telematics solution

  • Localisation and innovation of scheduling software solution

Bus rapid transit (BRT) design and evaluation

  • Review of BRT, branded bus services and future opportunities in Australia

  • ITDP-inspired scoring of Australian BRT systems

Public transport governance and policy

  • Australian bus and coach industry advocacy and outreach (including Policy Paper series)

  • Submission on parliamentary inquiry on automated mass transit

  • Older people and mobility research project

Expert review of policies and programs

  • BusNSW state election strategy

  • St Leonards and Crows Nest station precinct transport study

  • City of Edmonton (Canada) Smart City Transportation Plan

Service on expert committees and panels

  • Innovation in Public Transportation (INPUT) Expert Panel—Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

  • MaaS National Reference Committee, Mobility 2021 Program Committee, ITS Australia Membership Committee, Young Transport Professionals (as Co-Chair)—Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Australia

  • Governance of On-Demand Mobility Services Committee, Data Sharing Committee—International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

  • Board of Advice—Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS)

Scholarly peer review of the latest research for the following journals/conferences

  • Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF)

  • Case Studies on Transport Policy

  • Future Transportation

  • International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (Thredbo series)

  • Journal of Public Transportation

  • Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering

  • Journal of Transport Geography

  • Research in Transportation Business and Management

  • Research in Transportation Economics

  • Sustainability

  • Transport Findings

  • Transport Policy

  • Transport Reviews

  • Transportation

  • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

  • Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis (TRISTAN)