TRB Workshop on Doctoral Research in Transportation Modeling and Travel Behavior
The workshop was organized in four parts with six presentations each. The parts focused on the following topics
- Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Autonomous Vehicles, Activity-Based Modeling
- Networks, Traffic, Route Choice, Transit Transport
- Network Companies, Car-Sharing, Other Travel Behavior
- Machine Learning, Logistics, Trucking, Parking
Every doctoral researcher gave a 5 min lightning talk to introduce her or his topic. At the end of each part, there were 15 minutes for debate let by an expert in the respective area of research.
| 1:30-1:35 | Pat Mokhtarian & Rolf Moeckel | GeorgiaTech & Technical University of Munich | Welcome note |
Part 1: Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Autonomous Vehicles, Activity-Based Modeling
| Time | Presenter | University | Presentation Title | Adviser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:35-1:41 | Sami Hasnine | University of Toronto | Tour-based mode choice model in activity-based modelling framework | Khandker M. Nurul Habib |
| 1:41-1:47 | Krishna Murthy Gurumurthy | The University of Texas at Austin | A SYSTEM OF SHARED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES FOR CHICAGO: ANTICIPATING IMPACTS AT MULTIPLE STAGES OF ADOPTION | Kara M. Kockelman |
| 1:47-1:53 | Fatemeh Nazari | University of Illinois at Chicago | Modeling Travel Behavior with the Advent of Electric and Automated Vehicle Technologies | Kouros Mohammadian |
| 1:53-1:59 | Yang Zhou | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Distributed Robust Connected Automated Car Following Strategy to Stabilize Mixed Traffic | Soyoung Ahn |
| 1:59-2:05 | Nazmul Arefin Khan | Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS | Development of a prototype Shorter-term Decisions Simulator (SDS) | Ahsan Habib |
| 2:05-2:11 | Amir Ghiasi | University of South Florida | Connected Autonomous Vehicles: Capacity Analysis, Trajectory Optimization, and Speed Harmonization | Xiaopeng Li |
| 2:11-2:25 | Debate | Discussant: | Dr. Aruna Sivakumar (Imperial College London) | |
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Part 2: Networks, Traffic, Route Choice, Transit
| Time | Presenter | University | Presentation Title | Adviser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:25-2:31 | Jesper Ingvardson Bláfoss | Technical University of Denmark | Attractiveness of public transport systems in a metropolitan setting | Otto Anker Nielsen |
| 2:31-2:37 | Yasir Ali | University of Queensland | Investigation of Lane-Changing Behaviour: A Comparative Study of Connected and Traditional Vehicles | Zuduo Zheng |
| 2:37-2:43 | Xiangyang Guan | University of Washington, Seattle | A General Methodology for Inferring Failure Spreading Dynamics | Cynthia Chen |
| 2:43-2:49 | Huajie Yang | Portland State University | The effects of transit improvement on traffic and land use at different geographical scales: three empirical essays | Liming Wang |
| 2:49-2:55 | Venktesh Pandey | The University of Texas at Austin | Dynamic Pricing and Long-term Planning Models for Managed Lanes with Multiple Entrances and Exits | Stephen D. Boyles |
| 2:55-3:01 | Jacqueline Arriagada | Universidad de Chile | MODELING ROUTE CHOICE IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS USING AUTOMATIC FARE COLLECTION DATA | Marcela Munizaga |
| 3:01-3:15 | Debate | Discussant | Dr. S. Ilgin Guler (The Pennsylvania State University) | |
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Part 3: Transport Network Companies, Car-Sharing, Other Travel Behavior
| Time | Presenter | University | Presentation Title | Adviser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:15-3:21 | Md Mosabbir Pasha | The University of Queensland | Modelling Ground Accessibility to Airports | Mark Hickman |
| 3:21-3:27 | Sneha Roy | University of Kentucky | Exploring the relationship between the emergence of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and growing congestion in San Francisco | Gregory D. Erhardt |
| 3:27-3:33 | Alyas Widita | Georgia Institute of Technology | Travel Behavior Dynamics from a Longitudinal Perspective in Indonesia | Timothy F. Welch |
| 3:33-3:39 | Zhengtian Xu | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | On the System Supply of Ride-Hailing Services: Theory, Observation and Practice | Yafeng Yin |
| 3:39-3:45 | Taru Jain | Monash University, Australia | Carshare as a Lever for Travel Behaviour Change | Geoffrey Rose |
| 3:45-3:51 | Alec Biehl | Northwestern University | Active Travel Market Segmentation Strategies using a Thresholds-of-Adoption Framework for Individuals and Communities | Amanda Stathopoulos |
| 3:51-4:05 | Debate | Discussant: | Dr. Venu Garikapati (NREL) | |
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Part 4: Machine Learning, Logistics, Trucking, Parking
| Time | Presenter | University | Presentation Title | Adviser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:05-4:11 | Melvin Wong | Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada | Machine Learning and Information Theory in Travel Behaviour Models: A Generative Modelling Approach | Bilal Farooq |
| 4:11-4:17 | Giacomo Dalla Chiara | Singapore University of Technology and Design | Managing commercial vehicles parking in congested urban areas | Lynette Cheah |
| 4:17-4:23 | Shirin Najafabadi | The City College of New York/ CUNY | INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR CITY LOGISTICS: A DYNAMIC TAXI CROWDSHIPPING MODEL | Mahdieh Allahviranloo |
| 4:23-4:29 | Yun Yuan | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee | A Microscopic Agent-based Simulation System for Smart Off-street Parking Facilities | Yue Liu |
| 4:29-4:35 | Xiaotong Sun | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | VEHICLE PLATOONING: ECONOMIC MECHANISMS AND NETWORK POTENTIALS | Yafeng Yin |
| 4:35-4:41 | Shenhao Wang | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | From Discrete Choice Models to Deep Neural Network: Tradeoff Between Interpretability and Predictability | |
| 4:41-5:00 | Debate | Discussant: | Dr. Rick Donnelly (WSP, Inc.) | |
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