The Applied Research Team was established in 2005 and was based in the Department of Transport Engineering at Dublin Institute of Technology, now TU Dublin. It was subsquently amalgamated with NITL in 2007. 

Core research interests are:

• Vehicle standards
   
• Transport acoustics
   
• Management of urban freight
   
• Sustainable city logistics and traffic management
   
• Travel behaviour
   
• Product design for freight ancillaries and urban logistics infrastructure
   
• Interfaces between spatial and transportation planning

The Applied Research Team has successfully secured funding from national and international sources such as Enterprise Ireland, Commission for Taxi Regulation, Dublin City Council, Dublin Transportation Office, Irish enterprises and the European Commission.

For enquiries please contact:

Pamela O'brien
e: pamela.obrien@tudublin.ie