Past Events

Past Events

2023 — MARCH


Promotional Image for the CCAT Research Review with Dengfeng Sun. It features their headshot, a photo of a drone, and the name of the presentation: "A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model for Ride-sharing with Advanced Air Mobility. The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

CCAT Research Review with Dengfeng Sun, Ph.D.


Title: A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model For Ride-sharing With Advanced Air Mobility

Funded Research: Ride-sharing with Advanced Air Mobility

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 8th | 1:00 PM ET

2023 — FEBRUARY


Promotional Image for the CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series with Professor Mary Cummings. It features their headshot and the talk title "The Pandora's Box of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs)". The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Mary (Missy) Cummings, Ph.D., Professor in the Departments of Mechanical & Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science — George Mason University

Title: The Pandora’s Box of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs)

Location: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) Collaborative Meeting Space
2901 Baxter Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (Room 139)

Date/Time: Wednesday, February 15th | 1:00 PM ET

2023 — JANUARY


Promotional Photo for CCAT's participation in the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting. It features a photo of the streets of Washington DC with the Capitol Building in the background and the CCAT logo. The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

CCAT Presentations at 2023 TRB Annual Meeting


Date(s): Sunday, January 8th — Wednesday, January 12th

Location: 901 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001

2022 — DECEMBER


Promotional Image for the CCAT Poster Session for December 2022. It features a picture of a college auditorium and the front of the UMTRI building. The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

CCAT Student Poster Session


Title: Human-Centered Design to Improve Inclusiveness of CAVs for Older Adults

Funded Research: Promoting Inclusive Design and Deployment of Connected and Automated Vehicles for Older Adults Through Education and Training of Engineering Students and Older Drivers

Date/Time: Friday, December 9th | 10:30 AM ET

2022 — SEPTEMBER


Decorative Image for the CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series with Professor Michael Cassidy. It features the presentation title 'Using Traffic Signals to Decongest Cities May Be Simpler Than We Thought', Professor Cassidy's headshot, and an aerial photograph of an intersection. The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Michael Cassidy, Ph.D., Robert Horonjeff and Chancellor’s Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering — University of California, Berkeley

Title: Using Traffic Signals to Decongest Cities may be Simpler than We Thought

Date/Time: Thursday, September 29th | 1:30 PM ET

2022 — AUGUST


Decorative Image to promote the CCAT Research Review with Siqian Shen. It features a picture of a traffic signal, the headshot of Professor Shen, and the title of the presentation. The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

CCAT Research Review with Siqian Shen, Ph.D.


Title: Traffic Signal Control under Stochastic Traffic Demand and Vehicle Turning via Decentralized Decomposition Approaches

Funded Research: Real-Time Distributed Optimization of Traffic Signal Timing

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 24th | 1:00 PM ET

2022 — JULY


Decorative Image for the CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series with Professor Matthias Althoff. It features the presentation title 'Certifiable Autonomous Systems Through Online Verification', Professor Althoff's headshot, and an image of an Autonomous Vehicle. The link directs to the registration page on the CCAT Eventbrite website.

CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Matthias Althoff, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science — Technical University of Munich

Title: Certifiable Autonomous Systems Through Online Verification

Date/Time: Thursday, July 16th | 1:00 PM ET

2022 — JUNE


Promotional Image for the CCAT Research Review with Brian Lin. It features Brian's headshot and a photo of highway traffic. The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

CCAT Research Review with Brian Lin, Ph.D.


Title: Modeling Autonomous Vehicle’s Lane Change Decision-Making in Weaving Sections of Freeway Ramps

Funded Research: Development of Machine-Learning Models for Autonomous Vehicle Decisions on Weaving Sections of Freeway Ramps

Date/Time: Thursday, June 16th | 1:00 PM ET

2022 — MAY


Decorative Image for the CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series with Chandra Bhat. It features the talk title (Autonomous Vehicle Impacts on Travel-Based Activity and Activity-Based Travel), Dr. Bhat's headshot, and Dr. Bhat's title. The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Chandra Bhat, Ph.D., PE, University Distinguished Teaching Professor and Joe J. King Endowed Chair Professor — The University of Texas at Austin

Title: Autonomous Vehicle Impacts on Travel-Based Activity and Activity-Based Travel

Date/Time: Tuesday, May 10th | 2:00 PM ET

Location: U-M Transportation Research Institute (2901 Baxter Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109)

2022 — APRIL


Decorative Image for the 2022 CCAT Global Symposium on Connected and Automated Vehicles and Infrastructure. It features a 3D, animated city. The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

2022 CCAT Global Symposium on Connected and Automated Vehicles and Infrastructure


Date(s): Tuesday, April 12th — Wednesday, April 13th

Location: Michigan Union (530 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109)

2022 — MARCH


Decorative Image for the CCAT Research Review with Carol Menassa, Vineet Kamat, Da Li, and Julian Brinkley. It features the presentation title 'Can Physiological Sensing Indicate Driver Takeover Abilities in Lvl 3 Automation?' and a test subject using a driving simulator. The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

CCAT Research Review with Carol Menassa, Vineet Kamat, Da Li, Julian Brinkley, Min Deng, and Yijin Zhao


Title: Can Physiological Sensing Indicate Driver Takeover Abilities in Level 3 Automation?

Funded Research: Predicting Driver Takeover performance in Conditional Automation (Level 3) through Physiological Sensing

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 9th | 2:00 PM ET

2022 — FEBRUARY


Decorative Image for the Distinguished Lecture Series with Jeannette Wing, Ph.D. It features the presentation title 'Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence'. The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker(s): Jeannette Wing, Ph.D., Executive Vice President for Research and Professor of Computer Science — Columbia University

Title: Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Date/Time: Thursday, February 24th | 1:00 PM ET

2022 — JANUARY


Decorative Image for the CCAT research presentations at the 2022 TRB Annual meeting. It features a shot of a busy downtown street with trains, buses, and cars and text that reads 'Research Presentations from Michigan, U-I-U-C, & Purdue University'. The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

CCAT Presentations at 2022 TRB Annual Meeting


Date(s): Monday, January 10th — Thursday, January 13th

Location: 901 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001

2021 — NOVEMBER


Decorative Image for the CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series with Professor Azim Eskandiarian. It features the presentation title 'Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Safety', Professor Eskandarian's headshot, and an animated image of a smart intersection. The link directs to the event page on the CCAT website.

CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker(s): Azim Eskandarian, Ph.D., Department Head and Nicholas & Rebecca Des Champs Professor — Virginia Tech, Director — Autonomous Systems and Intelligent Machines Lab

Title: Using AI to Improve CAV Operations in Mixed Traffic

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 30th | 2:00 PM ET

Decorative Image for the C2SMART Webinar. It features the presentation title 'Using AI to Improve CAV Operations in Mixed Traffic' and an image of vehicles on a highway

CCAT Featured Event


Speaker(s): Sikai (Sky) Chen, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Researcher — Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT)

Title: Using AI to Improve CAV Operations in Mixed Traffic

Funded Research: Development of AI-Based and Control-Based Systems for Safe and Efficient Operations of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 9th | 12:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation

2021 — OCTOBER


Decorative Image for the CCAT Research Review with Shan Bao and Fred Feng. It features the presentation title: 'Cycling Safety: From Crash Data Analysis to a Naturalistic Cycling Study'. It contains and image of a person riding in a bicycle lane. The link directs to the registration page on the Eventbrite website.

CCAT Research Review with Shan Bao, Ph.D. and Fred Feng, Ph.D.


Title: Cycling Safety: From Crash Data Analysis to a Naturalistic Cycling Study

Funded Research: A Naturalistic Bicycling Study in the Ann Arbor Area

Date/Time Wednesday, October 27th | 2:30 PM ET

2021 — SEPTEMBER


Promotional Image for the CAIT Seminar - Link directs to the event recording

CCAT Featured Event


Speaker: Henry Liu, Ph.D., Director – Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT)

Title: Technology Takes The Wheel Speaker Series (hosted by Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation)

Date/Time: Thursday, September 23rd | 10:30 AM ET

Slide Deck (coming soon) | VOD of Presentation

Decorative Image for the Distinguished Lecture Series with Jaime Waydo. It features Jaime's headshot along with the presentation title. The link directs to the complete registration page on the CCAT YouTube channel.

Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker(s): Jaime Waydo, Chief Technology Officer – Cavnue

Title: The Future of Mobility & Connected Transportation with Smart Infrastructure

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 15th | 2:00 PM ET

Promotional Image for the CCAT/ACM Webinar. The link directs to the registration page to watch the VOD

CCAT Featured Event with the American Center for Mobility


Speakers: Ralph Buckingham, Operational Director of Connected/Autonomous Technologies – Intertek
Dhiren Verma, Ph.D., Director of Mobility Technologies – American Center for Mobility (ACM)
Henry Liu, Ph.D., Director – Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT)

Title: A Scenario Generation Toolbox for Accelerating AV Development and Validation at ACM

Funded Research: Development of an Integrated Augmented Reality Testing Environment and Implementation at the American Center for Mobility (ACM)

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 1st | 1:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation

2021 — AUGUST


Promotional Image for CCAT Research Review with Sam Labi and Yujie Li - Link directs to VOD of presentation on YouTube

CCAT Research Review with Samuel Labi, Ph.D. and Yujie Li


Title: Effect of Human Drivers’ Time Delay & Heterogeneity on Traffic Stabilization Capability of CAVs

Funded Research: Development of AI-Based and Control-Based Systems for Safe and Efficient Operations of CAVs

Date/Time: Thursday, August 12th | 1:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2021 — JULY


Decorative Image for the Distinguished Lecture Series with Evangelos Simoudis - link directs to VOD of Presentation

CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Evangelos Simoudis, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Managing Director – Synapse Partners

Title: New Urban Mobility: Transformations & Value Creation

Date/Time: Thursday, July 15th | 1:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Dr. Simoudis’s Book (Amazon) | Audio Only (coming soon)

2021 — JUNE


2021 International Symposium on Transportation Data and Modeling Image which features headshots of speakers

2021 International Symposium on Transportation Data and Modelling


Featured Speakers: Kay Axhausen (ETH Zürich), Chandra Bhat (UT Austin), Henry Liu (CCAT), Hai Yang (HKUST), and more

Date(s): June 21 – 24

Decorative Image for CCAT Research Review with Henry Liu and Shuo Feng which features their headshots - link directs to the YouTube VOD of their presentation

CCAT Research Review with Henry Liu, Ph.D. and Shuo Feng, Ph.D.


Title: Safety Assessment of Autonomous Vehicles with a Naturalistic and Adversarial Driving Environment

Funded Research: Development of an Integrated Augmented Reality Testing Environment and Implementation at the American Center for Mobility (ACM)

Date/Time: Wednesday, June 9th | 1:00 PM ET

Slick Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2021 — MAY


Decorative image for the Distinguished Lecture Series with Alexandre Bayen which features their headshot. Link directs to the event page

CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Alexandre Bayen, Ph.D., Liao-Cho Professor of Engineering – UC Berkeley
Director – Institute of Transportation Studies

Title: Lagrangian Control at Large and Local Scales in Mixed Autonomy Traffic Flow

Date/Time: Thursday, May 13th | 1:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2021 — APRIL


Decorative Image for 2021 Global Symposium - Link directs to event page

2021 CCAT Global Symposium


Featured Panels: Global CAV Deployments, Safety Metrics for AVs, State of MoD/MaaS, & Transportation Equity

Funded Research: U-M, Akron, CSU, Illinois, & Purdue

Date(s): April 12th & 13th

Event Page | VOD of Panels

2021 — MARCH


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CCAT Research Review with Hadi Meidani, Ph.D.


Title: Using Artificial Intelligence for Optimal Truck Platooning Under Uncertainties

Funded Research: Operations of Connected and Autonomous Freight Trucks under Congestion and Infrastructure Cost Considerations

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 31st | 1:00 PM ET

Slick Deck Unavailable | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2021 — FEBRUARY


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CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Jonathan Sprinkle, Ph.D., Litton Industries John M. Leonis Distinguished Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering – The University of Arizona

Title: Autonomous and Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems and the Era of Big Data

Date/Time: Thursday, February 25th | 1:00 PM ET

Slide Deck (coming soon) | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2020 — NOVEMBER


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CCAT Research Review with Gabor Orosz, Ph.D.


Title: Deploying C-V2X Infrastructure on Highway I-275

Funded Research: Improving the Efficiency of Trucks via CV2X Connectivity on Highways

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 17th | 2:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2020 — OCTOBER


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CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Trevor Pawl, Chief Mobility Officer – State of Michigan

Title: A Vision for the Future of Michigan Mobility & Electrification

Date/Time: Wednesday, October 21st | 1:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2020 — SEPTEMBER


Promotional Image for Research Review with Jeff Roesler - link directs to event page

CCAT Research Review with Jeffery Roesler, Ph.D.


Title: Vehicle to Pavement Passive Sensing for Lateral Positioning Detection

Funded Research: Operations of Connected and Autonomous Freight Trucks under Congestion and Infrastructure Cost Considerations

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 29th | 1:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2020 — JULY


Promotional image for Research Review with Robin Brewer and Nicole Ellison - link directs to event page

CCAT Research Review with Robin Brewer, Ph.D. and Nicole Ellison, Ph.D.


Title: Supporting People with Vision Impairments in Automated Vehicles

Funded Research: Supporting People with Vision Impairments in Automated Vehicles

Date/Time: Wednesday, July 29th | 1:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2020 — JUNE


Promotional Image for CCAT Lunch & Learn with Amy Ford and Sara Davidson - link directs to event page

CCAT Lunch & Learn


Title: How COVID-19 Curbs the Demand for MoD/MaaS

Speakers: Amy Ford, Director of Mobility on Demand Alliance – Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA)
Sara Davidson, Technical Lead of Smart Systems – Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA)

Date/Time: Thursday, June 25th | 11:00 AM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

Promotional Image for CCAT Research Review with Shan Bao - link directs to event page

CCAT Research Review with Shan Bao, Ph.D.


Title: Driver Route Choice and Compliance in Eco-Routing

Funded Research: How Vehicle Connectivity Based Eco-Routing Choices Will Impact Driver Decision Making

Date/Time: Tuesday, June 2nd | 2:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2020 — MAY


Promotional Image for CCAT Lunch & Learn with Siqian Shen - link directs to VOD of presentation

CCAT Lunch & Learn


Title: Transportation & Logistics in a COVID-19 Era

Speakers: Siqian Shen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Industrial & Operations Engineering – The University of Michigan

Date/Time: Thursday, May 7th | 11:00 AM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2020 — APRIL


Promotional Image for 2020 CCAT Global Symposium - link directs to a YouTube playlist of panels and research review

20/20 CCAT Global Symposium


Featured Panels: Mobility Blues, Who Do We Sue?, Cybersecurity, and Make Way for CAVs

Featured Research: U-M & UIUC

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 14th

Event Page | VOD of Conference

Promotional Image for the On the Road to the Global Symposium with CSU - link directs to VOD of presentation

On The Road to the Global Symposium with Krishnakumar Nedunuri, Ph.D. and Ramanitharan Kandiah, Ph.D.


Title: Incorporating Air Pollution Information into CAV Systems

Funded Research: CAV Developed Vehicles as Real-Time Sensors for Assessing Greenhouse Gases

Date/Time: Thursday, April 9th | 3:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

Promotional Image for the On the Road to the Global Symposium with Prudue - link directs to VOD of presentation

On The Road to the Global Symposium with Darcy Bullock, Ph.D.


Title: Automated Precision De-Icing Application for State DOTs and Universities

Funded Research: Intelligent Sidewalk De-Icing and Pre-Treatment with Connected Campus Maintenance Vehicles

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 7th | 2:00 PM ET

Slide Deck Unavailable | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2020 — MARCH


Promotional Image for CCAT Research Review with Yiheng Feng and Shuo Feng - link directs to VOD of the presentation

CCAT Research Review with Yiheng Feng, Ph.D. and Shuo Feng, Ph.D.


Title: Safety Assessment of Highly Automated Driving Systems – A New Framework

Funded Research: Augmented Reality Testing Environment Development – Phase II

Date/Time: Tuesday, March 24th | 2:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2020 — FEBRUARY


Promotional Image for CCAT Research Review with Sam Labi and Sikai Chen - link directs to VOD of presentation

CCAT Research Review with Sam Labi, Ph.D. and Sikai Chen, Ph.D.


Title: Collision Avoidance Framework for Autonomous Vehicles under Imminent Situations

Funded Research: Development of AI-Based and Control-Based Systems for Safe and Efficient Operations of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Date/Time: Tuesday, February 25th | 2:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2019 — NOVEMBER


Promotional Image for Distinguished Lecture Series with Larry Head - link directs to VOD of presentation

CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Larry Head, Ph.D., Professor of Systems and Industrial Engineering – The University of Arizona

Title: V2X Applications for Safety and Mobility

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 19th | 2:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2019 — OCTOBER


Headshot of Professor Richard de Neufville - link directs to their slide deck

CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Richard de Neufville , Ph.D., Professor of Engineering Systems – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Title: Flexibility in Engineering Design: Implications for Autonomous Vehicle Transportation and Infrastructure

Date/Time: Thursday, October 29th | 3:30 PM ET

Slide Deck

2019 — SEPTEMBER


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CCAT Research Review with Sridhar Lakshmanan, Ph.D.


Title: Reliable V2V Communication Networks: Applications in Fuel-Efficient Platooning

Funded Research: Reliable V2V Communication Networks: Applications in Fuel-Efficient Platooning

Date/Time: Friday, September 6th | 2:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2019 — MAY


Headshot of Paul Ajegba - link directs to PDF of their slide deck

CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Paul Ajegba, Director of Department of Transportation – State of Michigan

Title: Connecting Infrastructure & Technology for Sustainable Safety & Mobility

Date/Time: Tuesday, May 16th | 2:00 PM ET

Slide Deck | VOD of Presentation | Audio Only (coming soon)

2019 — FEBRUARY


Promotional image for the 2019 CCAT Global Symposium - link directs to the event program

2019 CCAT Global Symposium


Featured Panels: Federal Research on AVs, Human Factors Issues During Transition from Automatic to Manual Vehicle Control, and Smart Cities Prepare for the Future of Mobility

Featured Research: U-M, Akron, CSU, UIUC, & Purdue

Date/Time: February 26th & 27th

Event Page | Event Program

2018 — SEPTEMBER


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CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Maged M. Dessouky, Ph.D., Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering – University of Southern California

Title: Research, Practice, and Future Directions of Dynamic Ridesharing

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 26th | 2:00 PM ET

Slide Deck

2018 — APRIL


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CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Hani S. Mahmassani, Ph.D., William A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University

Title: Autonomous Vehicles and Connected Urban Mobility: Rethinking Public Transit

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 11th | 2:00 PM ET

Slide Deck

2018 — MARCH


Promotional graphic for the 2018 CCAT Global Symposium - link directs to the event program

2018 CCAT Global Symposium


Featured Panels: Smart Cities and Vehicle Mobility, Policy & Social Justice, and Infrastructure Needs in a Connected and Automated World

Featured Research: U-M, Akron, CSU, UIUC, & Purdue

Date/Time: March 7th & 8th

Event Page | Event Program

2017 — OCTOBER


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CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series


Speaker: Chris Hendrickson, Ph.D., Hamerschlag Professor Emeritus and Director of Traffic 21 Institute – Carnegie Mellon University

Title: Transformational Transportation Technologies: Research at CMU

Date/Time: Wednesday, October 4th | 2:00 PM ET

Slide Deck