| New university established 20 years ago, high-evaluation for the developmental
effort |
Although Robert Gordon University has a heritage going back 250 years,
it is one of a new breed of dynamic, young UK Universities having been
granted University status in 1992. Since then the University has gone from
strength to strength, proactively engaging with businesses in the development
of many of its degree courses, meeting regional and national needs at a
time of constant change and development. As a result we have a reputation
for producing graduates that are highly sought after by employers. Today
Robert Gordon University delivers more than 300 courses to over 15,000
full and part-time students from 120 countries. Over the last decade they
have consistently had one of the best records of any UK university for
graduate-level employment and were quoted in The Times Good University
Guide 2011 as the best modern university in the UK - for the third year
running. They were also voted the Sunday Times Scottish University of the
Year 2011.
One of their Academic staff is Dr. Amar Bennadji who works within the University's
School of Architecture and Built Environment.Dr Bennadji is the Course
Leader for the University's Property Development MSc distance learning
course as well as being Architecture Stage one Manager, European and Overseas
Coordinator , MSc Sustainable Development module tutor and a Member of
the IDEAS Research Institute (Innovation, DEsign And Sustainability).
Born in Paris in 1968, from an Algerian background, Amar passed his Baccalaureate
in Technical Mathematics in 1987 and undertook his undergraduate studies
in North Africa, Europe, Constantine, Marseille and Biskra from where he
graduated in 1992 as an 'Architecte d'Etat', Architect of the State. Amar
left Loughborough University, where he was a Research Associate, to join
the School at Robert Gordon in 2002.
Amar completed his PhD thesis in 1999. This was a joint project between
two Universities (The Aix-en-Provence University & Marseille School
of Architecture) in a field that merged Human Geography and Bio-Climatic
Architecture. It was through his research work that Dr. Bennadji first
came across FORUM8 and in particular the 3D VIS software UC-win/Road.
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| Dr. Amar Bennadji, Robert Gordon University |
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Presentation in World16 Summer workshop |
| Utilization of UC-win/Road for simulation of traffic congestion prediction |
Dr Bennadji's research interests are many and varied but all tend to be
focused on the solving of problems caused by the growth of the urban built
environment. In his own words "As cities prosper they automatically
get busier as their citizens increase their travel through the streets
whilst engaged in both work and leisure activities. This prosperity comes
with a heavy impact on the environment due to increased traffic volumes
with the resultant increase in exhaust fumes leading to increased global
warming etc...
One of my research projects consists of adapting and combining existing
technology to UC-win/Road to assist city users to optimize their journeys,
thereby gaining time and reducing traffic densities.
The goal of the project is not only to allow users to move in the cities
more smoothly, but to create a better environment and hence feeling of
well-being for all citizens, including pedestrians, as well as protecting
buildings and public spaces from the damaging effects of unnecessary pollution.
The research project consists of implementing traffic data collection scenarios
at key intersections in the city. After processing centrally this traffic
data can be sent out to any traffic user who requests an optimized route
to reach his or her destination.
The plan is to visualize this data in the FORUM8 UC-win/Road software so
future users won't be surprised by traffic congestion when simulating large
road infrastructure projects. This is often a situation that we face when
we attempt to visualize a model for demonstration purposes and where we
keep reducing the number of vehicle to force a smooth traffic circulation
in visualization."
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| VR model used for his research project -studying the traffic and pollution
issues and bypass construction bypass resulted from the relocation of the
campus of Robert Gordon University |
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User Introduction/Vol.93
