ATPIO Sponsors Journal of Modern Mobility Systems by Mason Publishing

Mason Publishing (George Mason University) recently announced the launch of Journal of Modern Mobility Systems, a niche journal that carters to the fast changing world of mobility systems around the world. The scope of the journal is described as:

The field of transportation is experiencing revolutionary changes due to rapid innovations in technology and operations. For example, new vehicle technologies such as connected and autonomous vehicles are changing the dynamics of infrastructure planning, construction and maintenance. Shared mobility services (ridesharing, micromobility, ride-hailing) are reshaping travel demand, travel behavior and the economics of transportation. Practitioners and researchers who are dealing with these rapid developments could benefit from quick access to the latest research. However, typical turnaround times for publishing full-length research articles in major journals, though improved from a decade ago, have not kept pace with recent rapid innovations. Journal of Modern Mobility Systems (JMMS) fills this gap by publishing peer-reviewed research briefs (1500 words or less) in a timely manner. Turnaround time for JMMS articles is targeted to be 3 months or less. To merit publication in JMMS, the submitted articles should highlight a significant new discovery or an innovative methodology that is of interest to the community of transportation practitioners and researchers at large in areas related to modern mobility systems. The journal scope includes a broad range of research topics in transportation policy, planning, systems analysis, engineering, technological innovations and societal impact related to MMS.

As announced at 2019 Annual Meeting, ATPIO is proud to join hands with Mason Publishing as a sponsor of the publication. Journal’s Chief Editor Mohan Venigalla is the current Vice President of ATPIO. Srinivas Pulugurtha, an ATPIO member, also serves on the editorial board.

Venigalla said, “The field of mobility is rapidly changing. For example, according to NACTO, in 2018 alone there were about 84 million trips taken by micromobility services. It was up from 35 million trip from a year earlier.” While the dynamics of modern mobility are fast changing, most of the research in this area takes 12-24 months from findings to publication, which makes most of it somewhat outdated.

Source: NACTO

Arun Shirole, President of ATPIO, added, “This journal is very timely and has a potential to have an longterm success. This joint venture publication has further advanced ATPIO goals into scholarly pursuits. I hope scholars among ATPIO membership take advantage of this opportunity an publish their articles in JMMS.”

 

Annual Meeting Announcement: 5:30 PM on January 12, 2020 (Sunday)

Dear ATPIO Members and Friends,

We would like to invite you to the Association of Transportation Professionals of Indian Origin (ATPIO) annual meeting at the 2020 TRB  Annual Meeting in Washington DC.

  • Date and Time: Sunday, January 12, 2020 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
  • Location: TRB Annual Meeting, Room 103B Convention Center, Washington, DC

Like previous ATPIO meetings, this will also be semi-formal setup. Agenda and further details will be provided prior to the meeting. It is an opportunity to become member, student member and/or volunteer of ATPIO.

Feel free to forward the invite to your colleagues and friends who will be attending TRB and will be around on Sunday. This is an excellent networking opportunity to get started at TRB 2020.

Looking forward to see you all at the meeting.

Pics from 2019 annual meeting:

Webinar: Drones Are Revolutionizing Transportation Management

The webinar is rescheduled to TUESDAY, 22nd October 2019; 12:00 PM ET (9:30 PM IST)

ATPIO is hosting a webinar on “Drones Are Revolutionizing Transportation Management” on 22nd October 2019;  12:00 PM ET (9:30 PM IST).

Webinar Linkhttps://connect.extension.iastate.edu/atpio/

Webinar Registration: Please register for the webinar by filling out your details in https://bit.ly/2rlsWX6 or sending emails to  atpio.secretary@gmail.com, with the following subject: “Webinar Oct 2019 Registration”.

Abstract:

The drones aerial perspective and data collecting abilities make them a viable tool, offering benefits that range from on-site safety to remote monitoring to disaster management. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is responsible for all modes of transportation in North Carolina. NCDOT maintains one of the largest highway systems in the nation with nearly 80,000 miles of highway statewide. NCDOT is also responsible for more than 13,500 bridge and an additional 4,500 culverts and pipes. North Carolina has nearly 3,300 miles of mainline railroad track and approximately 5,000 crossings as well as 72 publicly-owned airports. From post disaster to regular inspections NCDOT has integrated drones to ensure safety and reduce delays. Topics covered in this session include examples of infrastructure inspections, disaster response, UAS Integration Pilot Program (UAS IPP), best practices, lessons learned, etc.

 

Speaker: Darshan Divakaran
     President & Founder of Airavat LLC

Darshan Divakaran is a UAS technology evangelist with expertise in unmanned and manned aviation, flight operations, airborne safety, remote sensing, geospatial analysis and program management. His areas of focus include Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM), Counter-UAS (CUAS) and Urban Air Mobility. He is an international Keynote speaker in Unmanned Technology and is also a life changing motivational speaker.

In his role as UAS Program Engineer with NC Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Division of Aviation, he is the subject matter expert on unmanned aviation for the North Carolina Governor’s office, legislature, state agencies and public safety organizations.  He leads efforts to work with federal government, state & local agencies, public safety agencies, industries and academia to integrate a statewide UAS program. He leads the flight operations and airborne safety during natural disaster and emergency response for the state with focus on post storm infrastructure inspection and airspace deconfliction. Darshan also overlooks the flight operations safety for North Carolina’s UAS Integration Pilot Program that focuses on medical & standard package delivery and infrastructure inspections under NCDOT. In his multiple functions with NCDOT, Darshan also leads the research, outreach, and extension efforts.

Darshan is the founder and president of Airavat LLC, a company that provides UAS program management and training support to federal, state and local agencies nationwide. He is the UAS subject matter expert for Aerospace Arizona Association and Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation. Airavat has a team of experts from regulatory, transportation, public safety, law, academia, and training that is helping guide the unmanned future for the state of Arizona.

Darshan holds a Master of Geospatial Information Science and Technology degree from North Carolina State University and BS in Professional Aeronautics (with minor in Aviation Management) from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is also an FAA certified commercial pilot with multi-engine rating and holds a FAA part 107 remote pilot certificate.

Webinar: Asset Management of Transportation Infrastructure

Iowa State University Tom Maze Seminar along with ATPIO is jointly hosting a webinar on “Asset Management of Transportation Infrastructure” on 8th March, 2019;  12:00 PM ET (10:30 PM IST).

Webinar Linkhttps://connect.extension.iastate.edu/tmts/

Webinar Registration: Please register for the webinar by filling out your details in https://bit.ly/2rlsWX6 or sending emails to  atpio.secretary@gmail.com, with the following subject: “Webinar Mar 2019 Registration”.

Abstract:

With trillions of dollars invested in the US transportation infrastructure, the need for its well-planned life cycle management is undeniable. This presentation will discuss Vision, Mission, Goals & Components of basic asset management plans; as they relate to infrastructure health, safety and transportation mobility. Further, it will discuss required multi-disciplinary approach, conceptual framework and the process of systematic lifecycle management of transportation assets. Although focus of the presentation will be on roads, bridges and highway infrastructure, the conceptual framework and process will be similar for other modes of transportation, as well. The presentation will include observations and examples of post- Interstate era asset management practices in US. It will conclude with observations on potential hurdles, relevant issues and current trends in the development and implementation of transportation asset management plans.

 

Speaker: Arun Shirolé, PE, FIE
       President & CEO, S & A Shirolé, Inc.

Arun Shirolé has Master’s degrees in civil engineering and in business administration. He was a Transportation Fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Mr. Shirolé is internationally well known for his engineering and management expertise. He has over 40 years of experience covering planning, design, construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of bridges and highways. He was the first Executive Director of the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) and is now NSBA’s Executive Director Emeritus. Previously, he served as the Director of Structures and the Deputy Chief Engineer (1989-95) for the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) in Albany, NY. Mr. Shirolé is well-known for directing the development and implementation of NYSDOT’s comprehensive Bridge Management and Safety Assurance (BSA) Programs as well as NYSDOT’s own Uniform Code of Bridge Inspection. Mr. Shirolé has been involved in the constructability reviews of Owensboro Bridge in Kentucky and T Y Lin’s Signature, Bay Bridge design. In 2001-02, he served as a member of the Independent Review Team of national experts for Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Washington, DC. Mr. Shirolé was responsible for risk assessment and mitigation aspects for highway infrastructure in the development of asset management framework for the Interstate System.

 

Call for abstracts: 5th Biennial CTRG Conference, Bhopal, Dec 18-19, 2019

The Transportation Research Group of India (TRG) invites you to the city of Bhopal to participate in the 5th biennial Conference of the TRG (CTRG-2019) between 18 to 21 December, 2019. The objective of the conference is to create and provide a forum within India for interchange of ideas among researchers, educators, practitioners, managers, and policy-makers in transportation in India and around the world. We intend to cover a wide spectrum of topics related to transportation of people and freight.

Abstract specifications: The title of the paper should be mentioned at the top of the page. The title should be written in Times New Roman font of 12 pt size, bold faced, sentence case, single spacing and center justified.  After the title, a space of 24 pt should to be provided. Please note that the author(s) details (like Name, email, affiliation, etc.) should NOT be provided in the entire body of the abstract. The abstract would start with the word ‘Abstract:’ written in bold and without indent. The abstract should be written in Times New Roman regular font of 12 pt size, single spacing and double justified. Avoid underline or highlights on the text.

The abstract should consist of three to four paragraphs. The first paragraph should introduce the research problem, its background and the scope. The second (and, if required, the third and the fourth) paragraph(s) should broadly describe the methodology adopted, salient findings and contributions of the study. Each paragraph should start, without any indent, but with a 12pt line gap with respect to the last line of the previous paragraph. Promotion of any commercial product should be strictly avoided. The abstract should not contain any tables or figures. References should be avoided in the abstract. If, however, they are completely unavoidable, then the references should be listed briefly and as footnotes. In any case, please do not include more than three references. The reference list should include the authors name, journal/ conference title, and the volume and page numbers, wherever available. If the reference is to an online source then the appropriate URL should be mentioned. If abbreviations are used in the abstract, it should be put within parenthesis (where it is mentioned for the first time) immediately after the full form. The total length of the abstract should not exceed 800 words.

It is reiterated, that there should not be any indication about the authors’ identity in entire abstract page. Further, provide the following information at the end.

Theme:  
Sub-theme:  
Word-count:  
Keywords:

 

 

 

 

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Guidelines for Abstract submission.

  1. Abstract can be submitted for review from December 5, 2018. The last date for submitting abstract in March 4, 2019. For Formatting your abstract see: http://ctrg2019.trgindia.org/abstract-guidelines.php
  2. For submission of abstract in 5th CTRG, 2019 conference, the corresponding author (henceforth referred as ‘you’) will have to create an account in “https://easychair.org”.
  3. Go to the following URL to create an account and subsequently for submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ctrg2019.
  4. Click on “Sign up for an account”to create an account. Follow the necessary instructions and fill in the details as required.
  5. After creating an account and logging into your account, go to “My Submission” to submit an abstract.
  6. Provide all the required information and click on the tab “Submit”after attaching your abstract (in pdf format only). Provide all the co-authors’ details also on this page.
  7. If you want to submit another abstract (before logging out) then go to “My Submission” again and also complete step 5 again.
  8. Once you have submitted abstract(s) you can log out. If you want to submit another abstract at a later date then please log in to your account and got o “My Submission” again and also complete Step 5 again.
  9. The final results/acceptance of abstract will be notified by the chair of 5th CTRG, 2019 through email. The decision will also be notified in your “easychair” account. Expect the decisions to reach you  as per schedule available on http://ctrg2019.trgindia.org/CTRG-dates.php