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Seminars

We offer a seminar series that includes top academic and industry leaders.

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April 27, 2018

Stochastic Modeling of Traffic Dynamics

4:00 pm

Saif Jabari, 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building

May 11, 2018

Student Symposium

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Doctoral Students, 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building

Happening at the Institute

Soga Delivers Keynote Lecture

Nanyang Technological University appointed Kenichi Soga, Chancellor's Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, as a Tan Chin Tuan Exchange Senior Fellow.

Why traffic apps make congestion worse

Traffic expert Alexandre Bayen, ITS Director, has experienced the dysfunction created by apps such as Google Maps and Waze as they guide cars off the freeway onto city streets unprepared to deal with them. Many cities are banning nonresidents from streets during commute hours, while citizens are erecting fake detour signs and trying to trick the mobile apps to prevent them from sending cars into their neighborhoods.

Arpad Horvath Appointed Lawrence E. Peirano Professor

The Provost has approved Professor Arpad Horvath's appointment to the Lawrence E. Peirano Endowed Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering, for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2017.

Beyond Mobility Planning Cities for People and Places

New Book: Beyond Mobility Planning Cities for People and Places By Robert Cervero, Erick Guerra, and Stefan Al.

ITS Senior Fellows 2017-2018

ITS is excited to announce the Inaugral Class of the ITS Senior Fellows. This academic year, we are pleased to welcome Ratna Amin, Mark Dowd, Steve Heminger and Jeff Morales to campus.

Dan Kammen on renewable energy, kids and cars and, yes, I-M-P-E-A-C-H

Trapenberg Frick Paper Shortlisted by Planning Theory and Practice Journal

Co-Director of the University of California Transportation Center (

A Sure Bet: Megaprojects - Not on Time and Not on Budget

Co-Director of the University of California Transportation Center (

Kenichi Soga Delivers Two Prestigious Lectures

Kenichi Soga, Chancellor's Professor, recently delivered the 15th J

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