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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

CCAT Presentations at 2022 TRB Annual Meeting

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

Location: 901 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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)

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 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

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)

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 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

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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

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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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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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)

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 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

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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

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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

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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

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

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