Background

Background

A background in experimental physics but more particularly nanotechnology with a specialism in Scanning Probe Microscopy and the analysis of the data generated by this technique.

Qualifications

BA,MSci - Experimental Theoretical Physics : Cambridge University
PhD - "Fabrication and Characterisation of Nanowires" : Newcastle University

Previous Positions

Research Associate - University of East Anglia : 2006-2008

Research

Research Interests 

• Statistics and analysis of data from transport data

• Usage and utility of Electric Vehicles

• Novel predictive and analytical methods of large bodies of data

• C-ITS evaluation and analysis

Current Research Projects

• LC-Transforms: Low Carbon Transitions of Fleet Operations in Metropolitan Sites. A UK-China consortium of three leading universities to examine the low carbon transitions of future vehicle fleets.

• C-MOBILE: Accelerating C-ITS Mobility Innovation and depLoyment in Europe. C-MOBILE is intending to deploy and test the impact of multiple CITS strategies and technologies across different European cities.

• CiITS-Evaluation Framework: A DfT funded project to develop a user friendly evaluation toolbox for use in field operational trials for C-ITS deployments

Publications

• Bell MC, Galatioto F, Hill G, Hodges N, Neasham J. Application of low cost pervasive monitoring to validate models and assess performance of ITS technology implemented to improve the environment. In: 8th ITS European Congress. 2011, Lyon, France.
• Galatioto F, Bell MC, Hodges N, James P, Hill G. Integration of low-cost sensors with utmc for assessing environmental impacts of traffic in urban area. In: 18th ITS World Congress. 2011, Orlando, Florida, USA.
• Bell MC, Galatioto F, Hill G, Rose P. Using an integrated data platform to evaluate the environmental impact of events and ITS interventions. In: 18th ITS World Congress. 2011, Orlando, Florida, USA.
• Suresh V, Hill G, Blythe P, Bell M. Smart infrastructure for carbon foot print analysis of electric vehicles. In: IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Proceedings, ITSC. 2010, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal: IEEE.
• Neaimeh M, Wardle R, Jenkins A, Hill GA, Lyons P, Yi J, Huebner Y, Blythe PT, Taylor P. A probabilistic approach to combining smart meter and electric vehicle charging data to investigate distribution network impacts. Applied Energy 2015, 157, 688-698.
• Hill GA, Bell MC, Blythe PT. Quantifying a cellular automata simulation of electric vehicles. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 2014, 416, 421–429.
• Galatioto F, Bell MC, Hill G. Understanding the characteristics of the microenvironments in urban street canyons through analysis of pollution measured using a novel pervasive sensor array. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2014, 186(11), 7443-7460.
• Narh A, Hill G, Thorpe N, Bell M. Using Chaos Theory to Identify the Dynamical States of Road Traffic in Signalised Urban Networks. In: 46th Annual UTSG Conference. 2014, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: UTSG.
• Huebner Y, Blythe PT, Hill GA, Neaimeh M, Austin J, Gray E. 49,999 electric car journeys and counting. In: EVS27 2013 World Electric Vehicle Symposium. 2013, Barcelona, Spain: IEEE.
• Huebner Y, Blythe PT, Hill GA, Wardle J, Herron C, Gray E. An analysis of the use of quick charges for electric vehicle recharging in the North East of England. In: 20th ITS World Congress. 2013, Tokyo, Japan.
• Robinson AP, Blythe PT, Bell MC, Hübner Y, Hill GA. Analysis of electric vehicle driver recharging demand profiles and subsequent impacts on the carbon content of electric vehicle trips. Energy Policy 2013, 61, 337-348.
• Neaimeh M, Hill GA, Blythe P, Wardle R, Yi J, Taylor PC. Integrating Smart Meter and Electric Vehicle Charging Data to Predict Distribution Network Impacts. In: 4th European Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Conference. 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark: IEEE.
• Neaimeh M, Hill GA, Hübner Y, Blythe PT. Routing systems to extend the driving range of electric vehicles. IET Intelligent Transport Systems 2013, 7(3), 327-336.
• Robinson AP, Blythe PT, Bell MC, Hübner Y, Hill GA. Analysis of Electric Vehicle Driver Charging Behaviour and Use of Charging Infrastructure. In: 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems. 2012, Vienna, Austria.
• Bell MC, Galatioto F, Hill G, James P. Decision support system monitoring and modelling platform to inform policy and management strategies to reduce environmental impacts of traffic. In: Road Transport Information and Control (RTIC) Conference. 2012, London.
• Hill GA, Blythe PT, Higgins C. Deviations in Markov chain modeled electric vehicle charging patterns from real world data. In: 15th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation System. 2012, Anchorage, Alaska, USA: IEEE.
• Suresh V, Blythe PT, Hill G, Huebner Y, Robinson A. Effects of Electric Vehicle Deployment on Energy Demand and CO2 Emission. Newcastle upon Tyne: School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2012. School of Computing Science Technical Report Series 1328.
• Galatioto F, Bell MC, Hill G, Rose P, Hodges N. Evaluation of carbon reduction traffic measures employing a novel approach to micro-simulation modelling of real-world emissions. In: 19TH ITS World Congress. 2012, Vienna, Austria.
• Neaimeh M, Higgins C, Hill GA, Hübner Y, Blythe PT. Investigating the Effects of Topology on the Driving Efficiency of Electric Vehicles to Better Inform Smart Navigation. In: Road Traffic Information and Control (RTIC). 2012, London: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
• Hübner Y, Blythe PT, Hill GA, Neaimeh M, Higgins C. ITS for Electric Vehicles – An Electromobility Roadmap. In: Road Traffic Information and Control (RTIC). 2012, London: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
• Hill G, Blythe PT, Hubner Y, Neaimeh M, Higgins C, Suresh V. Monitoring and Predicting Charging Behaviour for Electric Vehicles. In: IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV). 2012, Alcala de Henares, Spain: IEEE.
• Blythe PT, Hill G, Huebner Y, Suresh V, Austin J, Grey L, Wardle J. The North East of Enbland Electric Vehicle and Infrastructure Trials. In: Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26). 2012, Los Angeles, USA.
• Higgins CA, Hübner Y, Hill G, Neaimeh M, Blythe PT. The use of ITS in understanding EV public charging behaviour to inform future smart charging infrastructure. In: 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems. 2012, Vienna, Austria.
• Hill GA, Blythe PT, Higgins C. Tracking and Managing real-world electric vehicle power usage and supply. In: 9th IET Data Fusion and Tracking Conference. 2012, London, UK: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
• Hübner Y, Blythe PT, Hill G, Neaime M, Higgins C. Use of ITS to overcome barriers to the introduction of electric vehicles in the North East of England. In: 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems. 2012, Vienna, Austria.
• Robinson A, Blythe PT, Hill G, Huebner Y, Carroll S. Impact of Traffic Flows on Electric Vehicle Performance. In: Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conference. 2011, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK: Cenex.
• Edwards S, Hill G, Goodman P, Blythe P, Mitchell P, Huebner Y. Quantifying the Impact of a Real World Cooperative-ITS Deployment across Multiple Cities. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 2018, 115, 102-113.
• Hill G, Edwards S, Hanson G, Kilpatrick E, Blythe P. Towards an 'agile' common evaluation methodology for C-ITS. In: 25th ITS World Congress. 2018, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Neaimeh M, Salisbury SD, Hill GA, Blythe PT, Scoffield DR, Francfort JE. Analysing the usage and evidencing the importance of fast chargers for the adoption of battery electric vehicles. Energy Policy 2017, 108, 474-486.
• Heidrich O, Hill G, Dawson R, Blythe P. Electric Vehicles- the magic bullet to meet carbon reduction targets in UK cities. In: 9th biennial conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE)- Science in Support of Sustainable and Resilient Communities. 2017, Chicago, IL, USA.
• Heidrich O, Hill GA, Neaimeh M, Huebner Y, Blythe PT, Dawson RJ. How do cities support electric vehicles and what difference does it make?. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2017, 123, 17-23.
• Narh AT, Thorpe N, Bell MC, Hill GA. Do New Sources of Traffic Data Make the Application of Chaos Theory to Traffic Management a Realistic Possibility?. Transport Reviews 2016, 36(5), 635-658.
• Blythe PT, Edwards SJ, Hill GA, Goodman P, King R. Evaluation of an Urban Cooperative Mobility Systems. In: Intelligent Transport Systems European Congress. 2016, Glasgow: ERTICO.
• Allinson A, Irvine KN, Edmondson JL, Tiwary A, Hill G, Morris J, Bell M, Davies ZG, Firth SK, Fisher J, Gaston KJ, Leake JR, McHugh N, Namdeo A, Rylatt M, Lomas K. Measurement and analysis of household carbon: the case of a UK city. Applied Energy 2016, 164, 871–881.
• Ji Y, Hu B, Hill G, Guo W, Blythe PT, Gao L. Signal coordination scheme based on traffic emission. IET Intelligent Transport Systems 2016, 10(2), 89-96.
• Guo W, Hill G, Harvey J. Tracking and identifying areas of stress in rail commuter journeys through eye-tracking and data fusion. In: 5th International Conference on Transport and Health. 2016, San Jose, California, USA: Elsevier.
• Neaimeh M, Hill GA, Guo W, Wardle J, Bramich A, Blythe PT. Understanding the role of a rapid charging infrastructure on urban and interurban mobility patterns. In: Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS29). 2016, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
• Edwards S, Hill G, Mitsakis E, Salanova-Grau JM, Vreeswijk J, Martinez JM, Vernet G. Methodological Framework for Evaluating Intelligent Transportation Systems: COMPASS4D. In: 22nd ITS World Congress. 2015, Bordeaux, France.
• Wardle J, Bramich A, Neaimeh M, Serradilla J, Pinna C, Hill G, Guo W, Blythe PT. Rapid Charge Network: breaking down the barriers to longer distance electric driving. In: European Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Congress (EEVC-2015). 2015, Brussels, Belgium: Electric-City.mobi.
• Hubner Y, Blythe PT, Hill G, Neaimeh M, Herron C, Wardle J, Austin JR, Gray L. Understanding electric vehicles usage and the role of ITS: The North East England electric vehicle and infrastructure trials. In: 20th ITS World Congress Tokyo 2013. 2013, Tokyo, Japan: Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
• Huebner Y, Robinson A, Blythe PT, Hill G, Bell M. Investigating the Potential to Influence the Behaviour of Electric Vehicle Users’ Recharging Behaviour to Reduce Well to Wheel Carbon Emissions. In: 26th Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26). 2012, Los Angeles, USA: Curran Associates.