Seminars

Yulin Liu and Stephen Wong: ITS Berkeley Doctoral Candidate Presentations

May 1, 2020

Graduating doctoral students Yulin Liu and Stephen Wong presented their dissertation work May 1, 2020 at the ITS Berkeley Transportation Seminar.

Yulin LiuYulin Liu: Machine Learning for Trajectory Modeling in the National Airspace Systems: Data Mining, Inference, and Deep Generative Models

Abstract: In this thesis, we present data-driven...

COVID-19: Shifting Gears in Mobility

April 30, 2020

Shifting Gears in MobilityUniversity of California Institute of Transportation Studies Resilient and Innovative Mobility Center Director, UC Berkeley Transportation Sustainability Research Center Co-Director, Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Susan Shaheen shares her presentation focusing on the COVID-19 crisis and opportunities, highlighting social equity, public...

NASA Berkeley Aviation Data Science Seminar: Data Analytics for Flight Trajectories and Trajectory Anomalies

April 15, 2020
Mark HansenProfessor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley, Mark Hansen presented the NASA Berkeley Aviation Data Science Seminar: Data Analytics for Flight Trajectories and Trajectory Anomalies April 15, 2020.
.Abstract: Trajectory analysis is one of the canonical applications of data science to aviation. In this talk, I will summarize some standard methods and recent...

Human Mobility and Urban Resilience in America’s Cities

April 17, 2020

Ryan Qi WangRyan Qi Wang, from Northeastern University, presented Human Mobility and Urban Resilience in America’s Cities on Friday, April 17, 2020 at 4 p.m.

Abstract: Mobility, one of the basic human behaviors, is significantly influenced by environmental shocks and social stresses. In this talk, Wang will present the collaborative work on two interrelated areas: human movement perturbation under the...

Data Assimilation and Optimal Control in theContext of UAV-based Flash Flood Monitoring

April 10, 2020

Christian Claudel, Assistant Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at UT-Austin, presented Data Assimilation and Optimal Control in theContext of UAV-based Flash Flood Monitoring at the ITS Berkeley Transportation Seminar April 10, 2020.

Abstract: Flash floods are one of the most common natural disasters worldwide, causing thousands of casualties every year. The emergence of Unmanned...

Urban Computing for Planning Energy Efficient and Healthier Cities

February 12, 2020

Marta Gonzalez

Marta Gonzalezr, Associate Professor, UC Berkeley, presented Urban Computing for Planning Energy Efficient and Healthier Cities at the NASA Berkeley Aviation Data Science Seminar February 12, 2020.

Abstract: My work uses data science to characterize how humans interact with the built and natural environments, seeking to plan for more sustainable and livable cities...

Watch Alum Juan Argote's Distinguished Lecture

October 21, 2019

Argote and Uber carJuan Argote (CEE MS '10; PhD '14) gave the CEE Fall Distinguished Lecture on Monday, Oct. 21. As the Transportation Research Lead at Uber Advanced Technologies Group, Dr.. Argote leads a team of data scientists with backgrounds in Transportation Engineering and Econometrics to inform Uber's self-driving vehicle strategies.

His lecture provided an overview of the current...

Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Aviation Operations: NASA Case Studies

March 3, 2020

Banavar

Dr. Banavar Sridhar, Principal Engineer, University Space Research Association (USRA) at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, presented Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Aviation Operations: NASA Case Studies at the NASA Berkeley Aviation Data Science Seminar February 26, 2020.

There is an increasing interest in applying methods based on Machine Learning Techniques (MLT) to...

Revenue-Maximizing Dynamic Tolls

February 28, 2020

Robert Phillips

Global Head of Machine Learning & Science at Amazon Web Services Robert Phillips presented Revenue-Maximizing Dynamic Tolls on Feb. 28, 2020 at the ITS Transportation Seminar in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building.

Abstract

In an era of tight government budgets, Private-Public Partnerships -- in which a private company finances all or part of a capital project...

BlaBlaCar: On the road... With a purpose

February 27, 2020

Frederic MazzellaFrédéric Mazzella, Founder & Chairman, BlaBlaCar, a European rideshare platform, presented BlaBlaCar: On the road... With a purpose at the ITS Transportation Seminar Thursday, Feb 27, 2020 from 1-2 p.m. in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building.

Abstract

Since its founding in 2006 by Frederic Mazzella, BlaBlaCar has become the world’s leading long-distance...