Seminars

Is That Hoverboard Whizzing By Supposed to be on the Sidewalk?

April 26, 2019
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Asha Weinstein AgrawalAsha Weinstein Agrawal, of San Jose State University, presented Is That Hoverboard Whizzing By Supposed to be on the Sidewalk? Regulating All Types of Personal Transportation Devices to Balance Transportation and Safety Concerns at the ITS Transportation Seminar April 26, 2019 at 4 p.m. in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building.

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Diagnosis and prospects for transport infrastructure in Mexico

May 3, 2019

Edward SauriMexico's Undersecretary of Infrastructure Ing. Cedric Iván Escalante Sauri presented Diagnosis and prospects for transport infrastructure in Mexico at the ITS Transportation Seminar May 3 at 4 p.m. in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building.

Abstract

This talk will explore the communications and transportation infrastructure of Mexico. Learn about the major infrastructure projects...

Pricing Data Science for Uber Eats

September 6, 2019

Fera El ZarwiUber's Feras El Zarwi presented Pricing Data Science for Uber Eats on Sept. 6, 2019 at 4 p.m. in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the ITS Transportation Seminar.

Abstract:

UberEats, the food delivery platform at Uber, is currently a USD $13 billion gross bookings business that is present in hundreds of markets all around the world.At UberEATS, pricing...

Reliably Accurate State Estimation for Connected and Autonomous Highway Vehicles

September 27, 2019
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Jay FarrellUC Riverside's Jay Farrell presented Reliably Accurate State Estimation for Connected and Autonomous Highway Vehicles on Sept. 27, 2019 at 4 p.m. in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the ITS Transportation Seminar.

Abstract:

Accurate and reliable awareness of world interactions is a key requirement for effective commercial deployment of autonomous and connected vehicles. Awareness...

Strategic Initiatives for Inland Movement of Containerized Imports at San Pedro Bay

October 18, 2019
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Rob LeachmanUC Berkeley's Rob Leachman presented Strategic Initiatives for Inland Movement of Containerized Imports at San Pedro Bay at 4 p.m. Oct. 18 at the ITS Transportation Seminar in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building.

Abstract

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (the “SPB Ports”) handle more containers of imported cargo than any other port complex in the United States. In 2015 over three-...

Towards Robust Machine Learning for Transportation Systems

October 4, 2019
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Justin DauwelsNanyeng Technological University's Justin Dauwels presented Towards Robust Machine Learning for Transportation Systems on Oct. 4, 2019 at 4 p.m. in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the ITS Transportation Seminar.

Abstract: The field of machine learning has progressed rapidly in the recent years, fueled especially by new developments in deep learning. While such...

CEE Distinguished Lecture: The Pathway towards the Deployment of Self-Driving Vehicle Technology

October 21, 2019
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Juan ArgoteJuan Argote (CEE MS '10; PhD '14) will give the fall CEE Distinguished Lecture on Monday, Oct. 21. Argote is the Transportation Research Lead within the Uber Advanced Technologies Group.

He will speak on "The Pathway towards the Deployment of Self-Driving Vehicle Technology."

The lecture will take place at 4-5pm (NEW TIME) in Sutardja Dai's Banatao Auditorium with a reception...

Modeling Human Distraction in the Car Due to Acoustic Annoyances

October 25, 2019
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Ruzena BajcsyUC Berkeley's Ruzena Bajcsy will present Modeling Human Distraction in the Car Due to Acoustic Annoyances at 4 p.m. Oct. 25 at the ITS Transportation Seminar in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building.

Abstract

In this presentation we shall review the predictability of safe driving with safety guarantees and investigate the effects of the driver state using a control theoretic driver’s model...

Trustworthy Autonomy: Behavior Prediction and Validation

November 22, 2019
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Katherine Driggs-CampbellUniversity of Illinois' Katherine Driggs-Campbell presented Trustworthy Autonomy: Behavior Prediction and Validation at 4 p.m. Nov. 22 at the ITS Transportation Seminar in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building.

Abstract

Autonomous systems, such as self-driving cars, are becoming tangible technologies that will soon impact the human experience. However...

Learning for Robust Control and Optimization: Efficiency and Safety of Autonomous Transportation Systems

November 1, 2019
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Fei MaoUniversity of Connecticut's Fei Mao presented Learning for Robust Control and Optimization: Efficiency and Safety of Autonomous Transportation Systems at 4 p.m. Nov. 1 at the ITS Transportation Seminar in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building.

Abstract

Ubiquitous sensing in smart cities enables large-scale multi-source data collected in real-time, poses several challenges and requires a paradigm-shift to...