Chris De Gruyter, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Australia

‘Conversations with Leading Transport Researchers offers invaluable insight into academia’s unwritten rules, bringing clarity to a field shaped by implicit knowledge. Drawing on reflections from leading scholars, it provides practical and inspiring guidance on research, mentorship, and impact. I wish I had a resource like this early in my career. It is a valuable companion for navigating academic pathways with confidence, clarity, and purpose.’

• Contents1 Introduction to Conversations with Leading Transport Researchers 2 Conversation with Kay Axhausen, ETH Zürich 3 Conversation with Chandra R. Bhat, The University of Texas at Austin 4 Conversation with Kelly J. Clifton, University of British Columbia 5 Conversation with Graham Currie, Monash University 6 Conversation with Jennifer Dill, Portland State University 7 Conversation with Susan Handy, University of California, Davis 8 Conversation with Narelle Haworth, Queensland University of Technology 9 Conversation with Sylvia Y. He, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 10 Conversation with David A. Hensher, University of Sydney 11 Conversation with Simon Kingham, University of Canterbury 12 Conversation with Crystal Legacy, University of Melbourne 13 Conversation with Zhiyuan (Terry) Liu, Southeast University 14 Conversation with Becky P.Y. Loo, The University of Hong Kong 15 Conversation with Karen Lucas, University of Manchester 16 Conversation with Fred Mannering, University of South Florida 17 Conversation with Greg Marsden, University of Leeds 18 Conversation with Patricia L. Mokhtarian, Georgia Institute of Technology 19 Conversation with Corinne Mulley, University of Sydney 20 Conversation with Xiaobo Qu, Tsinghua University 21 Conversation with Bert van Wee, Delft University of Technology 22 Synthesis of Conversations with Leading Transport Researchers