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4/16/2021 10:40 am/Eastern |
Efficient Bayesian optimization techniques for high-dimensional urban mobility problems |
Carolina Osorio, Asst Professor, Dept of Decision Sciences, HEC Montréal CTECH, Cornell University |
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4/16/2021 12:00 pm/Mountain |
On the Behavioral of Adaptive Cruise Control Vehicles: An Empirical Study |
Danjue Chen, Assistant Professor, Francis College of Engineering, UMass Lowell TOMNET UTC, Arizona State University |
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4/21/2021 12:00 pm/Eastern |
Traffic Simulation Parameters, Merge Configurations, and Capacity Modeling for Freeway Work Zones |
Rod Turochy, Ph.D., Auburn Univ and Virginia P. Sisiopiku, Ph.D., Univ of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) STRIDE Center at University of Florida Transportation Institute |
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4/21/2021 10:00 am to 2:00 pm/Eastern |
A Day of Webinars: Phased Development of Rail Transit Lines, Developing an Optimal Multi-Driver Multi-Rider Peer-to-Peer Ride Matching Problem Algorithm, Shared Bus-Bike Lane Safety Analysis: Assessing Multimodal Access and Conflicts, and Developing an Optimal Integrated Single Framework Algorithm for the Multi-Level School Bus Network Problem |
Fei Wu and Dr. Paul Schonfeld, University of Maryland; Dr. Young-Jae Lee and Amirreza Nickkar, Morgan State Univ; Dr. Celeste Chavis, Morgan State Univ; and, Dr. Young-Jae Lee and Amirreza Nickkar, Morgan State Univ Morgan State University |
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4/22/2021 10:00 am/Pacific |
Will AVs Do Away with Traffic Fines and Fees? |
Selika Josiah Talbott, J.D. Mineta Transportation Institute, San José State University |
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4/22/2021 1:00 pm/Eastern |
Precast Culverts Flood Mitigation & Pedestrian Safety Solution – Allen Creek Railroad Berm Project |
Atorod Azizinamini, Ph.D., P.E., Director, ABC-UTC with Jeremy Hedden, P.E., Project Manager, Bergmann Associates; and Jim Washabaugh, Bridge Product Manager, Northern Concrete Pipe, Inc. Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC), Florida International University |
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4/22/2021 1:00 pm/Eastern |
AI-based Navigation for Accessible Cities: Challenges and Opportunities |
Chen Feng, Asst Professor, Dept of Civil and Urban Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; C2SMART University Transportation Center, New York University |
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4/22/2021 12:00 pm/Eastern |
WSDOT’s Telework Transformation: Worker-Centered Change |
Stan Suchan National Institute for Congestion Reduction, University of South Florida |
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4/23/2021 12:00 pm/Eastern |
Research on Pedestrian Vehicle Interaction |
Ümit Özgüner Smart Mobility Connections, Carnegie Mellon University |
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4/23/2021 12:00 pm/Mountain |
The Impact of COVID-19 Travel Restrictions on Phoenix Air Quality |
Matt Fraser, Professor and Asst Director, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State Univ TOMNET UTC, Arizona State University |
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4/27/2021 10:00 am/Pacific |
Cost of Ownership and Discontinuance in the California Electric Vehicle Market |
Debapriya Chakraborty with Scott Hardman National Center for Sustainable Transportation, UC Davis |
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4/27/2021 12:00 pm/Central |
14 Pathways Between Urban Tranportation and Health |
Drs. Joe Zietsman and Haneen Khreis, Texas A&M Transportation Institute CARTEEH, Texas A&M Univ |
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4/27/2021 3:00 pm/Pacific |
Exploring Weather Related Connected Vehicle Applications for Improved Winter Travel |
Xianming Shi, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State Univ, and Ziyuan Pu, Lecturer of Civil Engineering, Monash Univ PacTrans, University of Washington |
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4/28/2021 2:00 pm/Eastern |
Exploring the National Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Data Clearinghouse |
Krista Nordback, UNC Highway Safety Research Center, and Wes Kumfer, UNC Highway Safety Research Center Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety (CSCRS), UNC Chapel Hill |
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4/28/2021 2:00 pm/Eastern |
FMRI Research on Home Deliveries Equity and New Technologies under the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Sabya Mishra, Associate Professor at Univ of Memphis, and Miguel Figliozzi, Professor at Portland State Univ Freight Mobility Research Institute (FMRI), Florida Atlantic University |
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4/29/2021 10:00 am/Eastern |
ABC-UTC Semi-Annual Research Day: 2021 Research Day 1 |
Armin Mehrabi, Ph.D., P.E., Co-Director and Director of Research, ABC-UTC with ABC-UTC Research Principal Investigators Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC), Florida International University |
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4/30/2021 10:00 am/Eastern |
A Day of Webinars on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Energy (3 one-hour presentations) |
10 am, Multi-objective eco-routing for BEV, ICEV, and HEV with Dr. Kyoungho Ahn, Virginia Tech; 11 am The Impact of Eco-Speed-Control System on Driver Behavior using a Driving Simulator with Dr. Mansoureh Jeihani and Samira Ahangari, Morgan State; 12 pm Estimating Traffic Stream Density Using Connected Vehicle Data with Dr. Hossam Abdelghaffar, Virginia Tech Urban Mobility & Equity Center, Morgan State University |
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4/30/2021 12:00 pm/Mountain |
Ending the Energy-Poverty Nexus: An Ethical Imperative for the Low-Carbon Energy Transition |
Clark Miller, Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State Univ TOMNET UTC, Arizona State University |
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4/30/2021 1:00 pm/Eastern |
Connections for Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes in Bridge Applications |
Mary Lou Ralls Newman, P.E., Director of Technology Transfer, ABC-UTC with Dawn E. Lehman, Ph.D. and Charles W. Roeder, Ph.D., Principal Investigators, University of Washington, Seattle Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC), Florida International University |
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5/7/2021 12:00 pm/Mountain |
Valley Metro – Waymo AV Mobility-on-Demand (MOD) Project: Experience from a Real-World Pilot Demonstration |
Luke Tate, Arizona State Univ with Angie Devore, Valley Metro | Ram M. Pendyala, Arizona State Univ | and Thaddeus Miller, Univ of Massachusetts-Amherst TOMNET UTC, Arizona State University |
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5/11/2021 10:00 am/Pacific |
Eliminating Cash Options for Public Transit Fares: Costs, Benefits and Equity Impacts |
Aaron Golub, Portland State University NITC, Portland State University |
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5/19/2021 12:00 pm/Eastern |
Comparing Emerging Data Collection and Modeling Strategies in Support of Signal Control Optimization |
Mohammed Hadi, Ph.D, PE, Florida International Univ and Virginia P. Sisiopiku, Ph.D., Univ of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) STRIDE Center at University of Florida Transportation Institute |
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5/26/2021 12:00 pm/Eastern |
Demonstration Study: Older Driver Experiences with Autonomous Vehicles |
Sherrilene Classen, Ph.D., MPH, ORT/L, FAOTA, FGSA, Univ of Florida; Justin Mason, Ph.D., Univ of Florida; and Virginia P. Sisiopiku, Ph.D., Univ of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) STRIDE Center at University of Florida Transportation Institute |
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6/8/2021 10:00 am/Pacific |
Electric Bus Deployment: Cost and Environmental Equity |
Dr. Cathy Liu NITC, Portland State University |
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6/16/2021 10:00 am/Central |
Fiber Optic Sensor Based Corrosion Assessment in Reinforced Concrete Bridge Elements and Metal Pipelines |
Dr. Genda Chen INSPIRE UTC, Missouri University S&T |
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7/13/2021 10:00 am/Pacific |
The Impact of Ride Hail Services on the Accessibility of Nonprofit Services |
Dyana Mason, University of Oregon NITC, Portland State University |
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