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Date: 07/17/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Diana Bauer, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Economic AnalysisOrganization: Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of EnergyOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT)
There is a movement underway to position the United States as a leader in the production of clean energy technologies. This movement is being...
Date: 08/21/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Professor Raj Rajkumar, George Westinghouse ProfessorOrganization: Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon UniversityOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT)
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have been building autonomous vehicles since the mid-1980s, culminating in the winning entry at the...
Date: 09/18/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Dr. Susan HandyOrganization: Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Director of Education for the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, DavisOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT)
The State of California has set an ambitious goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For the transportation...
Date: 05/21/2014, 1:00pm to 2:00pmOST-R Office: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Innovations in display technology, sensing systems and computational capabilities are rapidly impacting the driver-vehicle interface. New vehicle interfaces often present the driver with complex menu systems supporting a variety of visual-manual and auditory-vocal interactions. Cleary, the optimization of information can play a key role in...
Date: 07/16/2014, 1:00pm to 2:00pmOST-R Office: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Natural disasters can severely impact transportation networks. In the hours and days following a major flooding event, knowing the location and extent of the damage is crucial for incident managers. Commercial Remotely Sensed (CRS) data is an invaluable resource in that it facilitates damage mapping, particularly in areas where deploying...
Date: 11/21/2012, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Matthew W. Daus, Esq, Distinguished LecturerOrganization: City University of New YorkOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT)
We are now at a technological cross-roads in the ground transportation universe, where technology will continue to improve and transform private and quasi-public for-hire ground transportation services,...
Date: 08/20/2014, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Patricia Mokhtarian; Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringOrganization: Georgia Institute of TechnologyOST-R Office: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
From early studies of time allocation onward, it has been acknowledged that the “productive” nature of an activity such as travel could affect its utility. At the margin, an individual...
Date: 09/19/2012, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Ali MaherOrganization: Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT)Sponsored by: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), University Transportation Centers Program (UTC)DISCLAIMER: The views, opinions, findings and conclusions reflected in this...
Date: 08/15/2012, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Rod DidironOrganization: San Jose State University, Minenta Transportation InstituteOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT)Sponsored by: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), University Transportation Centers Program (UTC)DISCLAIMER: The views, opinions, findings and conclusions reflected...
Date: 07/18/2012, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Linda Ng BoyleOrganization: University of WashingtonOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT)Sponsored by: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), University Transportation Centers Program (UTC)DISCLAIMER: The views, opinions, findings and conclusions reflected in this presentation are the...