Dr Cristian Domarchi

I am currently a Guest Lecturer in the Survey Design and Methodology module (STAT6136 - Survey Design and Data Quality), led by Dr. Olga Maslovskaya.

In the past, I have been a Teaching Assistant in three modules:

• Introduction to Transport Engineering (3 terms, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile).
• CEG8423: Transport Research Methods (2 terms, Newcastle University).
• CEG8419: Transport Modelling and Forecasting (2 terms, Newcastle University).

My background is in transport behaviour analysis and modelling. I hold a BSc in Civil Engineering (Transport) from Universidad de Concepción (Chile), an MSc in Transportation Engineering and Logistics from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), and a PhD in Behaviour Informatics from Newcastle University. I worked for 10 years in consultancy back in Chile, earning a vast experience as a researcher in the fields of data collection, processing and analysis, mostly involving transport field measurements and user surveys.

My research work has been focused on understanding individual transport decisions using quantitative data. My PhD thesis analysed the main determinants of electric vehicle choice in the UK and used several data sources (including surveys) to build a behavioural-based forecast of their market adoption.

I joined the University of Southampton in January 2024, now focusing on data collection and survey design. I am interested in how the interdisciplinary nature of behavioural research can be enhanced by the information that high-quality surveys generate.