Lectures & Speakers
Lecture Courses
Transport Engineering
Traffic Engineering and Simulation
Highway Design
Honorary Panelist
Dr. PHUN Veng Kheang have been invited as panelist to several events.
Panlist Speakers
International Forum
The impact of Ride-hailing Mobile Applications in Southeast Asian Countries
[23-24th August 2019]
Phnom Penh, 05 December 2019 - The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) with Grab, through the Sustainable Urban Mobility for All Initiative (SUMAI or សម័យ) Project, hosted Cambodia’s first ever Urban Mobility Forum.
Urban Mobility Panel: Trends and Opportunities in re-enforcing access to urban mobility and transport in Phnom Penh.
[5th December 2019]
The panel will discuss early findings of CKS research on Transforming Urban Mobility in Phnom Penh. The panelists are invited to reflect and comment on urban mobility challenges by first looking at the key issues and drivers of trends that need to be up-scaled and accelerated to shape a more inclusive, safer and greener urban mobility and transport in Phnom Penh. How do we ensure that we leave no one behind on the road to the future of urban mobility? In order to increase better access to mobility and transport and thus better quality of life, cities, like Phnom Penh, are facing the dilemma of addressing short-term demand and needs with concrete actions while minimizing the risks of creating public transport networks that would need to be redesigned at later stage. What are the potential pathways to rethink and redesign the existing mobility systems for Phnom Penh?
https://khmerstudies.org/urban-mobility-in-phnom-penh-discussion-panel/
Proposed Goals
This workshop will gather experts in the field to consider: 1. A deeper understanding of how various diverse local groups and individuals conceptualize urban vulnerability in the context of Cambodia, including the sources of risk to urban households and individuals that should be measured to more accurately analyze life in the city and the effects of urbanization; 2. Development and consideration of methodological strategies that can be deployed to achieve greater access to a wider diversity of urban residents; 3. Ideal tangible outcomes for practitioners working to address urban poverty in Cambodia; 4. The role of public universities and how they could support the development of applicable methodologies and tools, and support future research projects, working in jointcollaboration with other urban stakeholders.
[11th December 2019] Cambodia
This workshop generated dialogue on the concept of urban vulnerability as it relates to Cambodian cities. Much research has looked at poverty and development in urban Cambodia, focusing on deprivation, or the lack of resources to meet basic needs.
Vulnerability is a particularly useful measure to work with in the rapidly changing city because it is a dynamic concept that supports measuring the shifting landscape of risk, insecurity, and resilience. This implies analysis of experience as well as social, political, and economic processes associated with causes and that are embedded within axes of social difference.
Conceiving of vulnerability in urban areas demands consideration of susceptibility to environmental and climate-related changes, social and economic inequalities, and how urbanization and urban fragmentation influence the unequal distribution of exposure and susceptibility.
Finally, vulnerability defies straight-forward spatial parameters; urban vulnerability is intertwined with rural insecurities, national-level policies, and experiences and possibilities in secondary cities. To this end, rather than seeing the city as a delimited zone of analysis, Phnom Penh represents a kind of nexus or interface where multiple groups, experiences, policies, networks, discourses, and relationships collide.
https://khmerstudies.org/urban-vulnerabilities-workshop-2019/
In this workshop, we emphasize the importance of considering local particularities not only in determining variation in the experience of vulnerability but in the very definition of the concept itself. That is, we suggest that there is utility in first discerning local or situated perceptions of what it means to be exposed and susceptible to risk and harm, and what it means to “cope” or be resilient. This workshop represents an initial step towards achieving this level of understanding that will be foundational to any subsequent study that sets out to measure vulnerability.
US Embassy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
[5th June 2020]
Are you curious about what a transport engineer or urban mobility planner does? Join us on Friday, June 5, 2020 at 2:30 P.M. as we talk to a bright, young, Cambodian civil engineer. Dr. Phun Veng Kheang is a lecturer at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia and a Visiting Associate Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. He specializes in urban transport engineering, planning, environment, and policy; transport economics; travel behavior, safety, and perception; traffic engineering and management; aviation management and environment; civil and highway engineering. He will share details from his professional journey and general tips for making career decisions!
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10157425335168224&set=a.390395653223
[21st Jue 2021]
The newly-released research “Transforming Urban Mobility in Phnom Penh” goes beyond logistics and transportation infrastructure, instead of putting at its core the needs and perceptions of local citizens and urban experts. This study aims to provide a comprehensive and systemic understanding of the myriad of factors influencing urban mobility in Phnom Penh, associated socio-economic costs, and possible actions to ensure more efficient mobility that can benefit all.
The webinar will invite the three research authors, Ph.D. cand. Arnd N. Bätzner, Dr. Veng Kheang PHUN, and Dr. Yat YEN, to present highlights of their research findings and methods to stimulate a conversation with the audience. CKS Director Mr. Natharoun NGO will moderate the discussion.
https://khmerstudies.org/transforming-urban-mobility-in-phnom-penh/
Panel Discussion--How can we integrate RHA into urban transportation system: Innovation or regulation?
[09 July 2022], Thailand
The symposium aims to exchange the information about latest practices and opinons regarding Ride-hailing Applilcations (RHA) in Souteast Asia countries.
[18th Sepetember 2023] Cambodia
Topic: Traffic Jam
[19th November 2023]
Traffic Congestion in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, the vibrant capital city of Cambodia, has been grappling with an increasing issue of traffic congestion in recent years. The rapid urbanization, population growth, and increasing number of vehicles on the road have led to severe gridlocks, longer commute times, and heightened pollution levels. As the city continues to develop and expand, it is crucial to address this pressing matter and explore effective strategies to alleviate traffic congestion.
Selected Presentations & Speakers
Joint Workshop on SATREPS Project, For Establishment of Risk Management Platform of Air Pollution, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, September 18, 2023.
International Conference of EASTS, Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam, September 4-6, 2023.
"ITC-EASTS Special Seminar on Transport Development in Asia During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond", Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept 8, 2022
(+Panelist) International Research Symposium-Mobility on demand in Southeast Asia: State-of-the-art Findings and Transport Policy, Bangkok, Thailand, July 9, 2022
International Conference of EASTS, Hiroshima, Japan, Sept 12-15, 2021
Career Readiness Series, Week 6, Transport Sector, US Embassy Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 5, 2020
(+Panelist) Consultation Workshop--Understanding Urban Vulnerabilities in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, CKS, Dec 11, 2019
(+Panelist) Urban Mobility Forum--Transforming and Investing in Urban Mobility for All, UNDP, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Dec 5, 2019
(+Panelist) International Forum on the Impacts of Ride-hailing Mobile Applications in Southeast Asian Countries, Bangkok, Thailand, Aug 23-24, 2019.
International Conference of EASTS, Sri Lanka, Sept 9-12, 2019
“The future of LAMAT in Asia,” presented at the 122nd Transport Policy Colloquium, October 12, 2017, Tokyo, Japan.
“Characteristics and perceptions of paratransit users in Phnom Penh,” presented at the 12th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS), September 18-21, 2017, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
“Traffic risk perception and loyalty of LAMAT users in Phnom Penh,” invited lecture for Yai Lab, December 5, 2016, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan.
“Traffic risk perception and loyalty of LAMAT users in Phnom Penh,” presented at the 40th Symposium on Japan Transport Research Institute: Autumn 2016, November 30, 2016, Tokyo, Japan.
“A note on Locally Adapted, Modified, and Advanced Transport (LAMAT) in Asia,” presented at Seminar on Urban Public Transport System in Asian Countries, March 3, 2016, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
“The future of LAMAT in Asian developing countries: Whether to eliminate or tolerate it?” presented at the 38th Symposium on Transport Policy Studies: Autumn 2015, November 16, 2015, Tokyo, Japan.
“The future prospect of LAMAT service in Phnom Penh,” presented at the 7th Regional Symposium on Infrastructure Development, November 6, 2015, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
“State of the art of paratransit literatures in Asian developing countries,” presented at the 11th International Conference of EASTS, September 12, 2015, Cebu, Philippines.
“Using Odered Probit modeling to assess perceived public bus performance in Phnom Penh,” presented at the 11th International Conference of EASTS, September 12, 2015, Cebu, Philippines.
“The characteristics of paratransit operation and fare in Phnom Penh,” presented at the 11th International Conference of EASTS, September 12, 2015, Cebu, Philippines.
“Current issues and future prospects of LAMAT market in Cambodia,” presented at the 13th Transport Studies Unit Seminar, April 20, 2015, Tokyo Tech, Japan.
“Locally, Adapted, Modified, and Advanced Transportation (LAMAT) studies: The state of art,” presented at the 13th Transport Studies Unit Seminar, April 20, 2015, Tokyo Tech, Japan.
13. “An overview of aircraft noise problem,” invited lecture for the 5th Asian Students Collaboration ENcouragement program in Technology (ASCENT), Student Association for Global Exchange (SAGE), March 20, 2014, Tokyo Tech, Japan.
“A methodology to study the effects of other people’s characteristics on individual noise acceptability,” presented at the 4th Tokyo Tech – KU Joint Seminar on Infrastructure Development, October 31, 2013, Tokyo Tech, Japan.
“Analysis of acceptable flight frequency under the effects of other people’s noise-situations,” presented at the 10th International Conference of EASTS, September 9, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan.
“Analysis of aircraft noise sensitivity for urban airport: A concept of reference noise level,” presented at the 10th International Conference of EASTS, September 10, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan.
“Reference point updated under effects of other people: An application to context of flight acceptability,” presented at Summer Seminar of Transport Studies Unit, Tokyo Tech, August 30, 2013, Nagano, Japan.
“Analysis of acceptable flight frequency in the presence of the effects of other people’ noise situations,” presented at the 92nd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, January 15, 2013, Washington DC, USA.
“An analysis of aircraft noise acceptability,” presented at the 1st International Education Forum on Environment and Energy Science, December 15, 2012, Hawaii’s Big Island, USA.
“Testing Prospect Theory in aircraft noise context: Effects of other people’s noise-situations,” presented at Joint Doctoral Seminar of Transportation Planning Group of Transport Studies Unit, October 25, 2012, Tokyo Tech, Japan.
“Prospect Theory and aircraft noise annoyance,” presented at Summer Seminar of Transport Studies Unit, Tokyo Tech, August 11, 2012, Yamanashi, Japan.
“Aircraft noise sensitivity analysis for urban airport: An application of Prospect Theory based on headphone experiment,” presented at the 16th Air Transport Research Society World Conference, June 29, 2012, Tainan, Taiwan.
“Departure trajectory optimization for aircraft noise mitigation in the vicinity of airport,” invited lecture for students of National University of Singapore, May 18, 2012, Tokyo Tech, Japan.
“Departure trajectory optimization for aircraft noise mitigation in the vicinity of airport,” invited lecture for the 3rd ASCENT, SAGE, Tokyo Tech, March 16, 2012, Japan.
“Departure trajectory optimization for aircraft noise mitigation in the vicinity of airport,” presented at Joint Doctoral Seminar for Transportation Planning Group of Transport Studies Unit, November 1, 2011, Tokyo Tech, Japan.
“Airport noise impact on property value: A case of Suvarnabhumi Airport,” presented at the 2nd Asian Transportation Research Society Symposium, August 28, 2009, Bangkok, Thailand.