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ACGM 2018 Conference Program Presentations

Below is an overview of available ACGM 2018 presentations.

Time

Monday, June 18, 2018

8:15 AM – 9:45 AM

Oakes South

 

Opening Plenary – “Mobility 2030: Bridging Innovation and a Green Future” moderated by Mara Bullock, WSP Group Canada

Welcome – Mr. Chris Philp, Chair & CEO ITS Canada
Welcome – Ms. Mara Bullock and Mr. Nick Rosati, Co-Chairs ACGM 2018
Welcome – Mr. Alan Caslin, Chair, Niagara Region

Opening Plenary Panelists:
Mr. Pepper Harward, Vice President of Transit Solutions, Routematch Software
Mr. Ross McKenzie, Managing Director, Waterloo Automotive Research Center (WatCAR)
Dr. Sarah Wells, Executive Director, Transportation Association of Canada

10:30 AM – noon

Hennepin South

M1 Insights from CAV Deployments
Moderated by Gregg Loane, City of Toronto

  1. Operational Considerations for Connected Vehicle Services Case Study: H407 Connected Vehicle Pilot – Steve Sprouffske, Kapsch
  2. Connect Vehicle Pilot Success in Ottawa – Eco Drive I2V Proof of Concept Project –Greg Kent, City of Ottawa, Andrew Thompson, Thompson Technologies, Prof Ata Khan, Carleton University, Thomas Bauer, Traffic Technology Solutions, Angelo Pilla , Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
  3. San Diego I-15 ATDM/DMA Testbed Evaluation Results for Connected Vehicles Applications – Pascal Volet, Aimsun
  4. Potentials of a Centralized Real-time Traffic Management System for CAV Applications - Farid Mobasser, Fortran

10:30 AM – noon

Peninsula

M2 ITS in a Green Future
Moderated by Richard B. Easley, E-Squared Engineering

  1. Development of a Multi-Year Urban GHG Emission Inventory through Spatio-Temporal Traffic Counts Prediction - Dr. Arman Ganji, Maryam Shekarrizfard, Eric Miller, Baher Abdulhai, Matt Roorda, Marianne Hatzopoulou, University of Toronto
  2. Off-Grid Power for ITS - Moving to An Efficient, Resilient, and Green Future – Jack Stickel, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (retired)
  3. Using Big Traffic Data to Estimate Vehicle Emissions in Real Time – Anjie Liu, Matthew Muresan, Dr. Liping Fu, University of Waterloo
  4. Implementation of various ITS and Advanced Vehicle Technologies in YRT/VIVA - Igor Zaslavsky, Pri Uthayakumar, York Region

Noon – 1:30 PM

Oakes South

 

Lunch and Keynote Addresses sponsored by LEA Consulting
Moderator by Nick Rosati, Niagara Region

1.30 PM – 3:00 PM

Hennepin South

Sponsored by MITL

M3 Smart Infrastructure for CAV Operations
Moderated by Sari Mahli, Electromega

  1. Distributed Dynamic Route Guidance Using Network of Intelligent Intersections - Shadi Djavadian, Dr. Bilal Farooq, Nikki Rahnamaei, Ryerson
  2. Analysis of CAV Routing Algorithm in Mixed Environment - Lama Alfaseeh, Dr. Bilal Farooq, Dr. Shadi Djavadian, Ryerson
  3. Designing parking facilities for autonomous vehicles – Prof. Matt Roorda, Mehdi Nourinejad, Sina Bahrami, University of Toronto
  4. Safety and Feasibility of a Fully Autonomous Shuttle on a University Campus - Andrew Bartlett, NITTEC/University at Buffalo

1.30 PM – 3:00 PM

Peninsula

Sponsored by MITL

M4 Emerging Methods to Tackle Congestion
Moderated by Michael Bailey, StreetLight Data, Inc.

  1. Low-cost technologies to understand and mitigate caution at railway crossings – Garreth Rempel, TRAINFO
  2. Use of Contextual Accident Prediction Methods for Road Traffic Regime Adaptation  –  Paper
    Prof. Ilham Benyahia, Amine Chiali,UQO
  3. Leveraging Mobility Pricing – How to harness mobility pricing to reduce congestion, promote fairness, and support investment in transportation - Preeya Shah, Adrian Lightstone, WSP Canada
  4. An advanced dynamic pricing framework for HOTL - concept and application to project evaluation - Rob Pringle, WSP Canada, Goran Nikolic, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Hennepin North

Young Professionals Session
sponsored by WSP Group Canada and Niagara Region

Click here for final agenda
 

3:30 PM – 5:15 PM

Hennepin South

Sponsored by MITL

M5 Über-Intelligent Transportation Systems (Ü-ITS)
Moderated by Richard Chylinksi, Parsons

  1. A Practical Application of Artificial Intelligence in Traffic Responsive Signal Control – Mark Conrad, Ehsan Bagheri, Parsons
  2. Calgary’s Traffic Management Centre – A step towards AI and Machine Learning – Sameer Patil, City of Calgary
  3. Implementation of a Realistic Traffic Simulation Model for Resource Road Environments – Prof. David G Michelson, UBC
 

3:30 PM – 5:15 PM

Oakes South

Sponsored by MITL

 

M6 Speed Learning with Next Gen AI Experts*
Moderated/facilitated by Prof. Bilal Farooq and
Ms. Mara Bullock, WSP Group Canada

  1. Modelling the effect of sensors failure to improve the reliability of Origin-Destination trip estimation in congested traffic networks – Mostafa Salari, UoC (presented by Soheila Aalmai)
  2. Road network vulnerability analysis considering the probability of rare events - Mohammad Ansari, UoC (presented by Nadia Moshahedi)
  3. Transportation Mode detection Using WiFi data - Arash Kalatian, Ryerson
  4. Estimating Travel Times for Separate Facilities on Freeways Using Bluetooth Measurements – Wenfu Wang, University of Waterloo
  5. Inferring Transportation Mode from GPS traces using Generative Adversarial Networks - Ali Yazdizadeh, Concordia
  6. Real-time Automated Winter Road Condition Monitoring Using Pre-trained Deep Neural Networks - Guangyuan Pan, University of Waterloo
  7. Adaptive Traffic Signal Control Using Bluetooth/Wifi Data: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach- Matthew Muresan, University of Waterloo
  8. Pedestrian Density Modelling using Generative Deep Learning on WiFi Data- Melvin Wong, Ryerson
  9. Enter the Matrix: Adaptive Signal Control using Deep Reinforcement Learning – Wade Genders, McMasters
  10. Fair Resource Allocation in Emergency Evacuation Using Intelligent Transportation Systems – Soheila Aalmai, UoC
  11. A bi-level optimization model for mixed urban-freeway network - Nadia Moshahedi, University of Calgary

 
 

Time

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

Oakes South

Sponsored by Global Automakers Canada

“ITS for Life” Session sponsored by Global Automakers of Canada
Moderator Richard B. Easley, E-Squared Engineering
 

Presenters:
Mr. Richard B. Easley, President E-Squared Engineering – “ITS for Life”
Ms. Usha Elyatamby, Director, IBI Group
Mr. Stephen Erwin, Head, Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Ministry of Transportation of Ontario – “ITS for Life”
 

10:30 AM – Noon

Hennepin South

T1 Smart and Integrated Management
Moderated by Athena Hutchins, NITTEC

  1. Benefits and Lessons Learned from Integrated Corridor Management – Jeff Adler, Kapsch
  2. 511DFW Multimodal Traveler Information System- Natalie Bettger/Marian Thompson, NCTCOG
  3. I-80 SMART Corridor ICM, Derek Pines, Parsons
  4. ICM and Cooperative Approaches in California - Daniel Lukasik, Parsons
  5. Vehicle to Vehicle Communication for Resource Road Environments – Prof. David G Michelson, UBC

10:30 AM – Noon

Peninsula

T2 Prospects of Smart Mobility in Canada
Moderated by Usha Elyatamby, IBI Group

  1. What does the future hold for Smart Cities in Canada? Impact of automated and transformative transportation systems – Prof. Baher Abdulhai, Roorda, M., Habib, K., Hatzoupolou, M., iCity-CATTS
  2. City of Calgary Next Generation TMC – Establishing the Foundation for a Smart City Operations Centre – Jonathan Darton, IBI Group, Sameer Patil, City of Calgary
  3. Are Canadian municipalities truly getting ready for the Smart City revolution?- Arif Rafiq, Esri Canada
  4. Driving Change” – The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications Report and its Potential impact on the Automotive Industry In Canada - Dave Adams, Global Automakers Canada

Noon – 1:30 PM

Oakes South

 

Lunch and keynote addresses sponsored by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Moderator Gregg Loane, City of Toronto

Keynote Dr. William Anderson, CB Institute, University of Windsor “Smart Corridors, Smart Borders, Smart Cities”

Keynote Mr. Kirk Steudle, Director, Michigan DoT “Smart Collaboration”

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Hennepin South

T3 Smart Cities – Smart Corridors Technology Solutions Moderated by Phil Masters, Parsons

  1. A mobile fare payment solution – Carl Woo, York Region
  2. York Region's travel time/speed monitoring system using Bluetooth – Paul Nause, York Region
  3. Use of Drones for Real-Time Traffic Management – Gregg Loane, City of Toronto
  4. Smart Highway Corridor – Travel Time Delay Information – Frank Pinder, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Christina Klein, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Louis Vachon, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Robert Bruce, TPA NA
  5. Technology Testing as Part of the QEW HOT Lanes Pilot Project – Geoff Knapp, WSP


 

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Peninsula

T4 Smart Cooperation for Safety and Extreme Conditions
Moderated by Cory Edgar, PBX Engineering

  1. Anticipating Traffic Changes during Severe weather – Peter Fedechko, IRD
  2. Smart City Solution for winter mobility management – Mike Burton, Campbell Scientific
  3. Vehicle-to-railway (V2R) technologies for school bus safety at railway crossings - Garreth Rempel, TRAINFO
  4. LED Blank-Out Sign - Bylaw Turn Prohibition Enhancement – Hong Fu, City of Toronto

3:30 PM – 5:00PM

Hennepin South

T5 Smart Cities – Smart Corridors Smart Mobility
Moderated by Richard B. Easley, E-Squared Engineering

  1. Intersect™: A Revolutionary Platform Promoting the Transition to “Smart Cities – Patrick Lauzière, Orange Traffic
  2. Introducing the World's Smartest Intersection – Dave Bullock, Miovision
  3. Enable smarter mobility through advanced V2I technology – Victor Darias, Global Traffic Technologies Canada
  4. Taxonomy and Abstraction of the On-Demand Mobility Aviation System for Smarter Cities  - Mesa-Arango, Rodrigo/Wancheng Dai, Florida Institute of Technology
  5. Creating Trusted Data to Enable ITS Applications in Smart Cities – Kevin Henry, ESCRYPT

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Peninsula

T6 Smart Cooperation
Moderated by Stanley Hung, LEA Consulting

  1.  Enabling Real World Deployments of Autonomous Vehicles to Support Smart Mobility - Joah Sapphire, Global Dynamic Group & University of Buffalo
  2. Railway Crossing Information System – Julian Vasquez, PBX Engineering
  3. AURORA Connected Vehicle Test Bed – Prof. David G Michelson, UBC
  4. Development of an ITS Services Book – Manny Grewal, CIMA+, Lija Whittaker, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
  5. ITS Program in BC – Brigid Canil, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

Time

Wednesday, June 20 2018

8:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Hennepin South

W1 The future of Big Data
Moderated by Rajeev Roy, Regional Municipality of York

  1. Future issues in IoT and Big Data: A Business Driven Model for Managing Data – Kirk Schuller, York Region
  2. iCity Ontology for IoT and Big Data - Dr. Megan Katsumi, Mark Fox, UoT
  3. A Blueprint for Applying Big Data to Small Projects - Michael Bailey, StreetLight Data, Dewan Karin, City of Toronto

8:15 AM – 9:45 AM

Peninsula

W2 ITS Deployments and Applications
Moderated by Mark Conrad, Parsons

  1. Canadian Municipal ITS Deployment Scan – Chris Philp, CIMA+, Jason Boose, Transport Canada
  2. Truck Parking System Deployment – Lessons Learned – Dr. Jeff Adler, Kapsch
  3. Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Methodologies - Lauri J. Brady, Kapsch
  4. Detection systems at the Melocheville tunnel - René Marcouiller, CIMA+, Pascal Roberge, JCCBI
  5. Alex Fraser Bridge Capacity Improvements - Cory Edgar, PBX, Brigid Canil, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Mathew Bond. BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

10.00 AM – 11:30 AM
Peninsula

W3  Innovations in Collecting and Applying Traffic Data
Moderated by Michael De Santis, Innovation MI-8

  1. Generating electricity from kinetic motion of roadway infrastructure – Yeatland Wong, City of Calgary/Dr. Ferguson, UoC
  2. Preparing MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION OF ONTARIO COMPASS System for IoT – Wendy Ng, Paul Lim-hing, David Tsui, Herbert Ng, Everard Rodney, Hoi Wong Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Mark Conrad, Parsons
  3. The use of automated video-based counters to evaluate the effects of the King Street Transit Pilot across all modes - Aakash Harpalani, City of Toronto
  4. Regional Big Data Solution for Transportation in Southern California – Daniel Lukasik, Parsons
  5. Signal Phasing and Timing – Policy Considerations - Rajnath Bissessar, Masoud Ramezani, City of Toronto
 

10.00 AM – 11:30 AM
Hennepin South

W4 Securing Transportation Systems – Cybersecurity Barry Pekilis, National Research Council

  1. Cybersecurity of TMS and the implications of CAV – Marisa Ramon, Daniel A. Zajac, Southwest Research Institute
  2. Connecting Cloud Services & Agency Infrastructure – Richard Chylinski, Parsons
  3. A Generic Framework for Security Risk Assessment for Intelligent Transportation Systems- Paul Bottinelli, ESCRYPT
  4. What are Smart Cities and a Smart Transportation Systems without a Cyber Secured Fortified Smart Grid Network?- Paper Eric Labrie, IS5 Communications
  5. Secure V2X Proof of Concept Deployment in the City of Stratford - Kevin Henry, ESCRYPT