Ethics and Brain Implants in the Military [Commentary]
Journal Article
Wigan, M. (2017)
Ethics and Brain Implants in the Military [Commentary]. IEEE technology & society magazine, 36(1), 65-68. https://doi.org/10.1109/mts.2017.2654292
Definitions are a key factor when discussing the ethics of brain implants in the military. There is a world of difference between a permanent embedded rewritable chip and an a...
Technology enhancement - a full role for the elderly.
Digital Artefact
Wigan, M. (2014)
Technology enhancement - a full role for the elderly
An invited address to the University of Melbourne's Graduate House Seminar program, covering the interactions between technology and the elderly from the point of view of the ...
Consequences of big data on the individual: interview.
Digital Artefact
Wigan, M. (2013)
Consequences of big data on the individual: interview
The speed with which data has moved from being scarce, expensive and valuable, thus justifying detailed and careful verification and analysis to a situation where the streams ...
Financial anatomy of E4 Helsinki-Lahti shadow toll PPP-project
Journal Article
Leviäkangas, P., Wigan, M., & Haapasalo, H. (2013)
Financial anatomy of E4 Helsinki-Lahti shadow toll PPP-project. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 3(2), 165-180. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-04-2012-0017
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the returns to the investors and the state in private finance of road infrastructure. It uses an empirical case of the E4...
Process validation of urban freight and logistics models
Journal Article
Donnelly, R., Thompson, R. G., & Wigan, M. (2012)
Process validation of urban freight and logistics models. Procedia, social and behavioral sciences, 39, 400-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.117
A number of innovative modelling approaches for the analysis of urban freight demand and its impact upon the built environment and transport infrastructure have been proposed ...
A stochastic-based performance prediction model of road network pavement maintenance
Journal Article
Mandiartha, P., Duffield, C. F., Thompson, R. G., & Wigan, M. (2012)
A stochastic-based performance prediction model of road network pavement maintenance. Road and Transport Research Journal, 21, 34-52
This paper presents details of the development and implementation of a stochastic-based performance-prediction model using the Markov chains method for road network pavement m...
Smart meter technology tradeoffs.
Conference Proceeding
Wigan, M. (2012)
Smart meter technology tradeoffs. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSAsia.2012.6397987
Smart meters have become a matter of concern for
many populations, although the technology is as always
politically neutral. The focus on electricity rather than all
metered s...
The kinematic features of motorcycles in congested urban networks
Journal Article
Lee, T., Polak, J. W., Bell, M. G. H., & Wigan, M. (2012)
The kinematic features of motorcycles in congested urban networks. Accident analysis and prevention, 49, 203-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2011.04.002
The aim of this paper is to compare the kinematic features of motorcycles with those of passenger cars in urban traffic. The hypothesis that motorcycles’ capability to swerve ...
Contestability, democracy and trust in the anti-terror age
Journal Article
Wigan, M. (2012)
Contestability, democracy and trust in the anti-terror age. IEEE technology & society magazine, 31, 26-32. https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2012.2185730
Checks and balances in government are always difficult to resolve, and as both societal and governmental complexity have increased, the degree to which expertise and policy re...
The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport.
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2012)
The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport. In H. Geerlings, Y. Shiftan, & D. Stead (Eds.), Transition towards sustainable mobility: the role of instruments, Individual and Institutions (217-230). Ashgate Publishing
Many of the processes of strategic planning and transport have long been based on slow changing environments where much of the operational investment could reasonably be under...