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Seminars

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

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January 25, 2019

GTFS and Public-Business Partnerships in the Information Age

4:00 pm

Chris Harrelson, 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building

February 1, 2019

A Computational Optimization Method in Networked Dynamical Systems under Uncertainties

4:00 pm

Dengfeng Sun, 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building

Happening at the Institute

Max Shen named to succeed Ken Goldberg as chair of IEOR

Professor Zuo-Jun "Max" Shen has just been named to be the next chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research (IEOR).

An Interview with Susan Shaheen, the “Mother” of Shared Mobility

Lily Maxwell, smart cities content writer for iomob.net, interviews Susan Shaheen Ph.D., a pioneer in future mobility strategies. She was among the first to observe, research, and write about changing dynamics in shared mobility and the likely scenarios through which automated vehicles will gain prominence. She is an internationally recognized expert in mobility and the sharing economy.

Marta Gonzalez Featured on WCAI's Living Lab Radio

Marta Gonzalez has been using cell phone and credit card data to probe how different groups of people move around a city and talks about it on Living Lab Radio.

Waddell, Moura Co-Author New Assessment of Bay Area Climate Impacts

Last month, the state of California issued its latest assessment of the many challenges the state faces from climate change — including wildfires like those still raging throughout the state – and highlighted for the first time the regional impacts with nine deep-dive reports spearheaded by University of California scientists.

Trapenberg Frick Makes TranspotiCA's Sept. Book Club Selection

Remaking the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge: A Case of Shadowboxing with Nature by Dr. Karen Trapenberg Frick, as TransportiCA’s September Book Club selection.

Shaheen Appointed to TRB Exec Committee

Congratulations to TSRC Co-Director and CEE Adjunct Professor Susan Shaheen on her appointment to the TRB Executive Committee.

Lipman Presents EV Research for TRB Exec Committee

TSRC Co-Director Dr. Timothy Lipman provided a briefing on EVs at the TRB Executive Committee Meeting

École Polytechnique Executive Master Comes to ITS Berkeley

While the UC Berkeley Campus slows down quite a bit during the summ

Daganzo Celebrated With Symposium

Former students and colleagues celebrated Carlos Daganzo with surprise reception and Transportation Symposium June 20-22, 2018

In the News

USA Today

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Dec. 19, 2018

Ensia

Hyperloop promises ultrafast transportation. But what does it mean for the environment?

Jan. 16, 2019

ABC7

Can Anything Be Done About Bay Bridge Traffic?

Dec. 12, 2018

Pacific Standard

Could Banning Bird Scooters Leave Behind a City's Most Economically Vulnerable Citizens?

Dec. 12, 2018

Streetsblog

Why Are We Still Waiting for Electric Buses?

Dec. 12, 2018

ABC7

Bay Area transportation experts say apps may make traffic worse

Dec. 6, 2018

Science

Watch just a few self-driving cars stop traffic jams

Dec. 6, 2018

Marketplace

Scooters could improve mobility in low-income areas, but they have an image problem

Dec. 6, 2018

India Times

In The Future Autonomous Cars May Also Be Used For Traffic Management On Roads

Nov. 14, 2018

Transportation Today

Research targets traffic optimization, pollution reduction

Oct. 31, 2018

Marketplace

Uber and Lyft are driving toward IPOs

Oct. 23, 2018

https://www.wired.com/story/uber-lyft-san-francisco-traffic-report/

UBER AND LYFT MADE TRAFFIC WORSE IN SAN FRANCISCO. BUT IT’S COMPLICATED

Oct. 23, 2018