ATPIO and TRG is jointly hosting a webinar on “Application of big data analytics in transportation operations” on 9th May, 2018;  10:00 AM ET (7:30 PM IST).

Webinar Link: https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/atpio/

Webinar Registration: Please put your name, affiliation and email id here. We will send you a calendar invite and reminder.

Abstract:

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure” – The quote attributed to both W. Edwards Deming and Peter Drucker explains the importance of the recent digital data explosion. The volume, velocity and variety of data generated nowadays make it difficult to use traditional techniques to analyze and extract useful information from these datasets. However, efficient storage and managing such rich data sources can help public and private sector to better understand the underlying systems and help in improved decision making and performance. Significant advancements can be made using big data analytics for building smart transportation networks leading to smarter cities and overall development of quality of life in US conditions.

In the past, only a limited number of data streams have been available from infrastructure mounted sensors for use in traffic management, but with the advent of smart phones, connected cars, etc., several nontraditional sources of data are being made available for analysis. However, these heterogeneous data streams arrive at very high rates and often can have spurious data. This exponential growth in relevant data streams has brought new opportunities and challenges in the realm of traffic management. Increased data enables improved monitoring, prediction, and management of traffic, but only if automation, is employed to handle the data volumes. These volumes would otherwise exceed the abilities of humans to process. This talk will highlight Big-data tools that can be used to timely analyze this data and perform real-time assessment and prediction of traffic conditions to improve system efficiency and safety, real-time identification of traffic incidents, and as input to future planning.

About the Speaker, Anuj Sharma:

Anuj Sharma, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at Iowa State University and is the co-director of the REACTOR lab. Dr. Sharma’s research has been recognized by numerous federal, state and private agencies; including the National Science Foundation, Federal Highway Administration, National Institute of Health, Toyota, state Departments of Transportation, and city public works departments; with over eleven million dollars of competitive research funding, contributed to fund his research. He uses high performance computation driven big data discoveries to assist in making better short term (operational automation) and long term (smart policy) decisions. Sharma has over 100 conference/journal publications and is editor in chief for Springer’s Journal of Big Data Analytics in Transportation.

USTDA announces a webinar update on the smart cities landscape in India and learn of new opportunities for U.S. companies.  This Webinar, presented by KPMG, will outline the India Smart Cities Mission and the role of the U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA).

Registered participants will have the opportunity to engage with USTDA staff on project support opportunities and will receive the latest USTDA commissioned Smart Cities India: Market Assessment report.

Registration is required and closes on April 30th at 11:59 pm EDT. Register here.

ATPIO hosted a webinar on “Roundabout Design: Workflow, Limitations, and Solutions” on April 19, 2018 (Thursday) at 1:00 PM EDT (10:30 PM IST).

Recorded Webinar Link: https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/psf6w0o0cnr8/

Abstract

Transoft will present a one-hour session on roundabout design.

What You Will Learn:

• History of roundabouts
• Roundabout characteristics
• Benefits of roundabouts
• Challenges of roundabouts
• Common principles and objectives for roundabout design
• Case Studies
• Introduction to roundabout design solutions
• Software demonstration for roundabout design. You will be shown the right tools to design roundabouts smarter, more efficiently, and with fewer errors while giving you the ability to make better decisions regarding safety. The software produces initial geometry that is generated with your design criteria in mind, and provides real-time feedback regarding recommended dimensional and analytical ranges.

About the Speaker, Hannah Koshravi

Hannah Khosravi is a Civil Designer working at Transoft Solutions Vancouver, Canada’s head office. She has over five years of experience in road design and traffic consulting, including two years of experience in researching and developing solutions for road, intersection and roundabout design projects.   Hannah co-authored a research paper and presented on “A Deterministic Method of Evaluating Speeds For The Fastest Path Analysis At Roundabouts” at the 5^th International Conference on Roundabouts at TRB. With a B.A. Sc. in civil engineering, Hannah has presented and lead educational sessions on roundabouts and intersection design at UBC, BCIT, Ryerson, and University of Texas.