Dr. Alan Both
Senior Lecturer, Geospatial Science
Details
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Department: School of Science
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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alan.both@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0003-4021-9632
About
With a background in geospatial and computer science, Dr Alan Both’s research focuses on developing spatial indicators for quantifying the health and liveability of the urban environment as well as adding a spatial context to agent-based modelling.
Through projects including JIBE, THAT-Melbourne, and the Australian Urban Observatory, Dr Both has developed automated processes for deriving a variety of spatial indicators covering the health impacts of increased physical activity through active transport, access to and visibility of public greenspace, walkability, and access to amenities.
Dr Both is also developing algorithms to generate transport networks, synthetic population and travel demand models, along with other spatial indicators for use in evaluating the health impacts of transport interventions.
Through projects including JIBE, THAT-Melbourne, and the Australian Urban Observatory, Dr Both has developed automated processes for deriving a variety of spatial indicators covering the health impacts of increased physical activity through active transport, access to and visibility of public greenspace, walkability, and access to amenities.
Dr Both is also developing algorithms to generate transport networks, synthetic population and travel demand models, along with other spatial indicators for use in evaluating the health impacts of transport interventions.
Supervisor projects
- Modelling Heterogeneity of Electric Vehicles Charging Demand in Melbourne: An Agent-based Modelling Approach
- 9 Nov 2023
- A socio-ecological simulation model of active travel behaviour
- 5 Apr 2023
Teaching interests
• Lectured for undergraduate course SIS Fundamentals in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
• Lectured for undergraduate course Spatial Analytics in 2024.
• Lectured for postgraduate course GIS Fundamentals in 2023 and 2024.
• Guest lectured for the short course Integrating Health in Urban Planning in 2019.
• Lectured for third year and masters subject Spatial Information Science Analytics in 2018.
• Lectured for second year and masters subject Distributed Mapping in 2017 and 2018.
• Co-lectured for third year subject Research Procedures in 2016.
• Guest lectured for masters subject GIS Applications in 2016.
• Co-lectured for first year subject Scientific Communication in 2016 and 2018.
• Guest lectured for masters subject Spatial Analysis in 2014.
Research interests
Geospatial Science, Agent Based Modeling, Transport modeling and interventions
RESEARCH GRANTS
• Jafari, A., Saghapour, T., De Gruyter, C., Zapata-Diomedi, B., Both, A. Framework for Assessing Benefits for Active Transport Investments in Regional Areas, iMOVE CRC, 2024
• Zapata-Diomedi, B., Jafari, A., Woodcock, J., Moeckel, R., Both, A., Developing tools for knowledge translation in transport and health modelling, VicHealth, 2023
• Giles-Corti, B., Woodcock, J., Zapata-Diomedi, B., Gunn, L., Kamruzzaman, L., Both, A., Singh, D., Knibbs, L., and Turrell, G., Joining Impact models of transport with spatial measures of the Built Environment (JIBE), NHMRC, 2021
• Bellman, C., Duckham, M., Both, A., and Anderson, H., CRCSI project 2.23 Open Spatial Analytics, Stage 3, 2018
• Bellman, C., Duckham, M., Both, A., and Anderson, H., CRCSI project 2.23 Open Spatial Analytics, Stage 2, 2017
RESEARCH GRANTS
• Jafari, A., Saghapour, T., De Gruyter, C., Zapata-Diomedi, B., Both, A. Framework for Assessing Benefits for Active Transport Investments in Regional Areas, iMOVE CRC, 2024
• Zapata-Diomedi, B., Jafari, A., Woodcock, J., Moeckel, R., Both, A., Developing tools for knowledge translation in transport and health modelling, VicHealth, 2023
• Giles-Corti, B., Woodcock, J., Zapata-Diomedi, B., Gunn, L., Kamruzzaman, L., Both, A., Singh, D., Knibbs, L., and Turrell, G., Joining Impact models of transport with spatial measures of the Built Environment (JIBE), NHMRC, 2021
• Bellman, C., Duckham, M., Both, A., and Anderson, H., CRCSI project 2.23 Open Spatial Analytics, Stage 3, 2018
• Bellman, C., Duckham, M., Both, A., and Anderson, H., CRCSI project 2.23 Open Spatial Analytics, Stage 2, 2017
