ITS Berkeley at TRB 2025

November 1, 2024

ITS Berkeley faculty, students, staff, and research are set to present at over 40 workshops, lecterns, posters, and committee sessions at TRB 2025. The ITS coalition of experts will be attending the 104th TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. from January 5–9, 2025. The ITS presentation schedule is as follows:

Sunday, January 5, 2025

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Workshop 1059

Enhancing Suburban, Rural, Tribal, and Island Mobility: The Role of Microtransit,

Mobility Hubs, Placemaking, and Emerging Innovations

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET

Convention Center, 144AB

Workshop Why? (P25-20211)

Adam Cohen, University of California, Berkeley

Workshop 1064

Airport Slot Allocation and Capacity Management

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET

Convention Center, 145A

Do more US airports need slot controls? (P25-20442)

Mark Hansen, University of California, Berkeley

Estimating values of slot substitutions in GDP (P25-20447)

Jing Xu, University of California, Berkeley

ITS Berkeley TRB Reception

6:30 - 8:30 PM ET

Cuba Libre

Monday, January 6, 2025

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Lectern Session 2005

Using Data to Support Sustainability and Emergency Response in Cities

8:00 AM- 9:45 AM ET

Convention Center, 150A

Emergency Vehicle Travel Time and Speed Study in San Francisco (TRBAM-25-00494)

Drew Levitt, University of California, Berkeley

Lectern Session 2019

Improving Concrete Pavement Design

8:00 AM- 9:45 AM ET

Convention Center, 102B

Engineering Interlayers for Rigid Bases Under Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement Slabs (TRBAM-25-05487)

Angel Mateos, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 2048

Current Issues in Alternative Fuels and Technologies

8:00 AM- 9:45 AM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Evaluating the Equity in Distribution Grid Access with California’s Electric Vehicle

Expansion (TRBAM-25-04597)

Wanshi Hong, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Bin Wang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Innovative Public Transportation Services and Technologies Committee

8:00 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Marriott Marquis, Capitol (M4)

Adam Cohen, University of California, Berkeley

Lectern Session 2062

Human Mobility: Estimating Non-Motorized Volumes and Missing Network Links

10:15 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Convention Center, 102B

Exploring Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) for Pedestrian Monitoring: Signal

Characteristics and Identification Using Fiber Optic Cables Embedded in

Roadways (TRBAM-25-05562)

Jaewon Saw, University of California, Berkeley


Dayu Apoji, University of California, Berkeley


Chien-Chih Wang, University of California, Berkeley


Kenichi Soga, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 2100

New Technologies and Performance Measures for Traffic Signals

10:15 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Arterial Traffic State Estimation based on Sparse Connected Automated Vehicle

Data (TRBAM-25-00477)

Hao Liu, University of California, Berkeley


Alex Kurzhanskiy, University of California, Berkeley


Wanshi Hong, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Xiao-Yun Lu, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 2107

Innovation in Action: Advances in Information and Knowledge Management

Practice

10:15 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Kendra Levine, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 2108

Young Professional Research in Transportation Sustainability and Resilience

10:15 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Shifting Dynamics: A Multi-Factor Analysis of the Impacts of SAEV Expansion on Urban Mobility (P25-20064)

Jessica Lazarus, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lectern Session 2150

Embracing Technology from the Ground Up: Getting a Better Understanding of Ground Infrastructure to Support Advanced Air Mobility Going Forward

1:30 PM- 3:15 PM ET

Convention Center, 143AB

Unveiling Latent Factors of the Urban Dynamics for Vertiport Placement (TRBAM-25-01724)

Mark Hansen, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 2153

New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence Research in Transportation

1:30 PM- 3:15 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Reconstructing Human Mobility Pattern: A Semi-Supervised Approach for Cross-

Dataset Transfer Learning (TRBAM-25-04407)

Shangqing Cao, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 2154

Emerging Patterns in Vehicle Ownership: Insights on Autonomous, Connected,

and Electric Vehicles

1:30 PM- 3:15 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

False Dichotomies and Shifting Archetypes in the Market for Electric Vehicles (TRBAM-

25-04482)

K. Sydny Fujita, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Margaret Taylor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Nica Campbell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


James Supeyo, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Poster Session 2155

Travel Behavior Elements: Activity, Mode, Time Use, Destination, and Activity

Patterns

1:30 PM- 3:15 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Deep hybrid model with satellite imagery: how to combine demand modeling and

computer vision for travel behavior analysis? (TRBAM-25-01706)

Joan Walker, University of California, Berkeley

Lectern Session 2177

Bridges and Crosswalks: A Discussion of Transportation Vocabularies and

Ontologies, Moving from Silos to Collective Innovation

3:45 PM- 5:30 PM ET

Convention Center, 152A

Kendra Levine, University of California, Berkeley

Perspectives on Ontologies in Transportation Planning and Automated Vehicles

(P25-20720)

James Fishelson, University of California, Berkeley

Lectern Session 2193

Considering Mobility for All: Addressing Barriers and Shaping an Equitable Future

3:45 PM- 5:30 PM ET

Convention Center, 146C

Evaluating Accessibility and Equity Impacts of Pandemic Transit Service Adjustments: A Case Study of the San Francisco Bay Area (TRBAM-25-04376)

Phoebe Ho, University of California, Berkeley


Joan Walker, University of California, Berkeley

Lectern Session 2195

Enhancing Mobility for All: Updates on U.S. Department of Transportation

Accessibility Initiatives and Innovative Mobility Strategies

3:45 PM- 5:30 PM ET

Convention Center, 145A

Adam Cohen, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 2211

Travel Behavior Studies: Insights from Pre-, During, and Post-COVID-19

Pandemic Periods

3:45 PM- 5:30 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Does Commuting Really Make You Unhappy? The Causal Relationship Between

Commuting and Depression - Evidence from China

(TRBAM-25-05791)

Yage Liu, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 2227

Current Issues in Aviation

3:45 PM- 5:30 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Benefits of Slot Substitutions for Airlines during Ground Delay Programs

(TRBAM-25-05074)

Jing Xu, University of California, Berkeley


Mark Hansen, University of California, Berkeley

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

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Lectern Session 3001

Preventing Crashes Through Policy, Training, and Education

8:00 AM- 9:45 AM ET

Convention Center, 102B

Can Targeting Messages to High-Risk Drivers Prevent Future Citations and

Crashes? Evidence from a Randomized Pilot in Washington, DC (TRBAM-25-02407)

Felix Owusu, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 3039

Transportation Safety Management Systems from Start to Finish

8:00 AM- 9:45 AM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

A Context-sensitive Roadway Classification Framework for Speed Limit Setting in the

US (TRBAM-25-03897)

Cheng-Kai Hsu, University of California, Berkeley


Melody Tsao, University of California, Berkeley


Julia B. Griswold, University of California, Berkeley


John Bigham, Safe Transportation Research and Education Center

Understanding Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Trends in the Post-Pandemic Era (TRBAM-25-05800)

Iman Mahdinia, University of California, Berkeley


Lekshmey Hirandas, University of California, Berkeley


SangHyouk Oum, University of California, Berkeley


Julia B. Griswold, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 3046

Current Research in Transportation Equity

8:00 AM- 9:45 AM ET Convention Center, Hall A

Assessing the Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities of the Federally-Funded EV Infrastructure Rollout: Learning from the three Research Lenses of the JUST Lab Consortium (TRBAM-25-06249)

Margaret Taylor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


K. Sydny Fujita, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


James Supeyo, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Information and Knowledge Management Committee

8:00 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Marriott Marquis, Liberty Salon J (M4)

Kendra Levine, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 3105

Concrete Pavement Design, Modeling, and Performance

10:15 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Year-Twenty Performance Review of the First 40-Year Design Life Jointed Plain

Concrete Pavements in California (TRBAM-25-04840)

Angel Mateos, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 3107

Transportation and Community Impacts

10:15 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Electric Vehicle Carsharing in Underserved Communities: Understanding

Financial Sustainability and Supportive Federal Policy Strategies

(TRBAM-25-03932)

Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley

Lectern Session 3111

Moving Automated Vehicle Research into Practice

1:30 PM- 3:15 PM ET

Convention Center, Salon C

Hao Liu, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 3149

Travel Forecasting Methods and Theory

1:30 PM- 3:15 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Deep Neural Networks for Choice Analysis: Enhancing Behavioral Regularity with

Gradient Regularization

(TRBAM-25-02759)

Timothy Brathwaite, University of California, Berkeley


Joan Walker, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 3198

Newer Forms of Congestion Pricing

3:45 PM- 5:30 PM ET Convention Center, Hall A

Cordon Pricing in San Francisco: An Agent-Based Simulation Approach for Informed Policy Making (TRBAM-25-06374)

Cristian Poliziani, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


K. Sydny Fujita, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Annika Todd-Blick, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Zachary Needell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Thomas Wenzel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Haitam Laarabi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


C. Anna Spurlock, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Poster Session 3213

Safety Performance and Analysis for Safe Road Users and Safe Speeds

6:00 PM- 7:30 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Bicycle Crash Incidents in San Francisco Before, During and After COVID-19 (TRBAM-25-05655)

Masuma Mollika Miti, University of California, Berkeley


Jean C. Doig Godier, University of California, Berkeley


Julia B. Griswold, University of California, Berkeley

Wednesday, January 08, 2025

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Lectern Session 4006

ChatGPT and Beyond: A Large Language Model–Based Transportation

Perspective

8:00 AM- 9:45 AM ET

Convention Center, 150B

BEV-LLM: Bird’s-Eye-View Reasoning on Driving Scene with Large Language

Model (TRBAM-25-00427)

Adam Lee, University of California, Berkeley

Lectern Session 4053

Innovative Approaches to Transportation Planning: Equity, Evaluation, and

Emerging Trends

10:15 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Convention Center, 151B

Equity Considerations for Emerging Technologies in Transportation: A

Comparative Study of Planning Practices in the United States and South Korea (TRBAM-25-01032)

Phoebe Ho, University of California, Berkeley

Lectern Session 4065

Driving Health Forward: How Mobility Innovations and Transportation Impact

Care and Communities

10:15 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Convention Center, 146C

Air Quality, Health Impacts and Equity Assessment for Transport Interventions using a

Regional-Scale Agent-Based Transportation System Model (TRBAM-25-02911)

Cristian Poliziani, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Ling Jin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Xiaodan Xu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Yuhan Wang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


James Butler, University of California, Berkeley


Haitam Laarabi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Zachary Needell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Thomas Wenzel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


C. Anna Spurlock, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Poster Session 4073

Safety Performance and Analysis for Safe Vehicles

10:15 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Investigating Factors Contributing to Autonomous Vehicle Crash Severity Using

Machine Learning and Recursive Feature Elimination (RFE) (TRBAM-25-03219)

Linda Lim, University of California, Berkeley


Joyce Chen, University of California, Berkeley


Scott Moura, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 4074

Information Systems and Technology

10:15 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Macroscopic Traffic State Reconstruction Using LiDAR-Based Lagrangian

Sensing (TRBAM-25-02638)

Mladen Čičić, University of California, Berkeley


Maria Laura Delle Monache, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 4077

Emerging Practices for Transportation Network Modeling

10:15 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Enabling agent learning in activity based models (TRBAM-25-05956)

Zachary Needell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Haitam Laarabi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


C. Anna Spurlock, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A Machine Learning Approach for Network Equilibrium Estimation (TRBAM-25-03342)

Alexander Skabardonis, University of California, Berkeley

Identifying Road Network Robustness to Extreme Flooding (TRBAM-25-01722)

Yican Du, University of California, Berkeley


Marta González, University of California, Berkeley

Poster Session 4094

Current Issues in Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

3:45 PM- 5:30 PM ET

Convention Center, Hall A

Predicting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electric Vehicle Charging:A Meta

Prophet Model Based on NREL Cambium for the United States (TRBAM-25-04923)

Mahyar Amirgholy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Improving Commercial Truck Fleet Composition in Emission Modeling using 2021 US VIUS Data (TRBAM-25-05038)

Xiaodan Xu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Hung-Chia Yang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Haitam Laarabi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Cristian Poliziani, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


C. Anna Spurlock, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Understanding Regional Freight-Related Air Pollution Using Agent-Based Models:

A Case Study Across Nine Counties of the San Francisco Bay Area (TRBAM-25-05966)

Haitam Laarabi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Xiaodan Xu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Cristian Poliziani, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Zachary Needell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


C. Anna Spurlock, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Thursday, January 09, 2025

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Workshop 5013

Innovation, Equity, and Accessibility in Air Travel: Oh, the Places We Will Go!

9:00 AM- 12:00 PM ET

Convention Center, 140

Innovation, the Future, and Next Steps (P25-21116)

Adam Cohen, University of California, Berkeley

Read more about TRB 2025 here: TRB Annual Meeting