Sae Chi

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Biography

Dr Chi is a transport economist at Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC). She holds a PhD in Transport Economics and is specialised in infrastructure investment and Cost-Benefit Analysis. Before joining PATREC, she worked as a consultant at an economics consulting firm conducting Cost-Benefit Analysis and has worked on several economic assessments of various transport projects for Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, Building Queensland and Infrastructure Australia.

Dr Chi is currently working with WA Department of Transport Portfolio Investment Coordination team on transport infrastructure investment assessment and prioritisation project that has been funded by PATREC and iMove CRC. She also runs Cost-Benefit Analysis seminars.

Research interests:

Cost-Benefit Analysis, infrastructure investment assessment and prioritisation, freight and port, Transport Economics and Engineering

Recent work:

Economic assessment of Your Move program
Rapid appraisal model for Active Travel Infrastructure initiatives
Freight intermodal demand study
Transport infrastructure investment assessment and prioritisation

Industry experience:

Economic assessment of Townsville Eastern Access Rail Corridor Project
Freight demand modelling of Townsville Eastern Access Rail Corridor Project
Economic assessment and prioritisations of Bruce Highway Link Flood Study
Economic assessment of Hamilton Plains Flood Immunity Upgrade Project
Economic assessment of Foster Road and Bruce Highway Upgrade Project

Teaching experience (between 2014-2017):

EGB123 Civil Engineering Systems
ENB372 Design and Planning of Highways
ENB376 Transport Engineering
ENB476 Civil Engineering Design Project

Awards:

High Degree Research Student Award
Australasian Prize (Best Student Researcher at an Australian University)
Young Researcher Award
Regional Student Researcher Prize (Queensland and Northern Territory)

Languages

English

Japanese

Education/Academic qualification

Transport Economics, PhD, Queensland University of Technology

Jan 2014 → Apr 2017

Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology

Feb 2010 → Dec 2013

Keywords

Government
Built Environment
Transport
Cost-benefit analysis
Project risks
Public-private partnership
Transport economics
Project appraisal
business case
Major infrastructure
Transport projects
Risk sharing
infrastructure investment
investment assessment
investment prioritisation

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Research Output 2016 2018

1 Citations
1 h-Index
2 Conference paper
1 Conference presentation/ephemera
1 Article
1 Non-UWA Thesis

Developing a methodology for evaluating privately operated toll road projects using stochastic cost-benefit analysis

Chi, S., 2018, Queensland: Queensland University of Technology.

Research output: Thesis › Non-UWA Thesis

Roads

Methodology

Cost-benefit analysis

Infrastructure projects

Private sector

A Review of Cost-Benefit Analysis for Freight Projects

Chi, S., Frost, T. & Ellis, B., 27 Nov 2017, Australasian Transport Research Forum 2017 Proceedings. Australia: The Australasian Transport Research Forum

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

Cost benefit analysis

Rails

Availability

Costs

Industry

1 Citation (Scopus)

Measuring Impacts and Risks to the Public of a Privately Operated Toll Road Project by Considering Perspectives in Cost-Benefit Analysis

Chi, S., Bunker, J. & Teo, M., Dec 2017, In : Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems. 143, 12, p. 04017060

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Toll highways

Cost benefit analysis

cost-benefit analysis

road

transfer payments

The economic efficiency of value capture and road pricing to fund major transport projects

Chi, S. & Ellis, B., 23 Jun 2017, p. 1-16. 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera

Economic efficiency

Funding

Value capture

Road pricing

Cost-benefit analysis

Comparative case study on cost-benefit analysis for toll road projects

Chi, S., Bunker, J. & Kajewski, S., 16 Nov 2016, ARRB Conference, 27th, 2016, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Melbourne, Vic: ARRB Group, 17 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper

Toll highways

Cost benefit analysis

Mirrors

Decision making

Projects 2019 2021

1 Active

Managing transport system investment risk: enhancing patronage predictions and adapting strategic asset management and appraisal processes to account for emerging trends and uncertainty

Biermann, S., Olaru, D., Smith, B., Chi, S., Cardell-Oliver, R., Brown, K., Jie, F. & Djajadikerta, H.

iMove CRC

1/07/19 → 30/06/21

Project: Research

Activities 2019 2020

3 Publication peer review
1 Contribution to a conference
1 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
1 Submissions to industry, standard setting bodies, or government committees, commissions and inquiries

Research in Transportation Economics (Journal)

Sae Chi (Reviewer)

Jan 2020 → …

Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review

PATREC CBA Seminar Series

Sae Chi (Organiser)

7 Aug 2019 → 22 Aug 2019

Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation (Journal)

Sae Chi (Reviewer)

2019 → …

Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review

Review and Estimate the Impact and Value of Metropolitan Heavy Vehicle Externalities

Sae Chi (Advisor)

Jan 2019 → Jul 2019

Activity: Consultancy/industry and government engagement › Submissions to industry, standard setting bodies, or government committees, commissions and inquiries