Current and Upcoming IEEE T-ITS Special Issues detailed here.
Meeting #27 – The Reversible Lane Network Design Problem (RL-NDP) for Smart Cities with Automated Traffic
GITMob meeting no. 27
This session took place online (no registration required, Zoom link) on 16 July 2020. The topic of this session was The Reversible Lane Network Design Problem (RL-NDP) for Smart Cities with Automated Traffic, presented by Lígia Conceição .gif)
, Ph.D. in Transportation Systems. This presentation focused on her recently published work available here.
Abstract
With automated vehicles (AVs), reversible lanes could be a sustainable transportation solution once there is vehicle-to-infrastructure connectivity informing AVs about the lane configuration changes. This paper introduced the reversible lane network design problem (RL-NDP), formulated in mixed-integer non-linear mathematical programming—both the traffic assignment and the reversible lane decisions were embedded. The model was applied on an hourly basis in the case study of the city of Delft, the Netherlands. Reversible lanes are examined under no traffic equilibrium (former paths are maintained); user-equilibrium (UE) assignment (AVs decide their own paths); and system-optimum (SO) traffic assignment (AVs are forced to follow SO paths). We found out that reversible lanes reduce congested roads, total travel times, and delays up to 36%, 9%, and 22%, respectively. The SO scenario was revealed to be beneficial in reducing the total travel time and congested roads in peak hours, whereas UE is equally optimal in the remaining hours. A dual-scenario mixing SO and UE throughout the day reduced congested roads, total travel times, and delay up to 40%, 8%, and 19%, respectively, yet increased 1% in travel distance. The spatial analysis suggested a substantial lane variability in the suburbs, yet a strong presence of reversible lanes in the city center.
Short Bio
Lígia Conceição, Ph.D. in Transportation Systems from MIT Portugal Program. She worked at TU Delft and MIT on research related to operations research in transport planning and traffic control strategies for automated vehicles. Her former background is an M.Sc in civil engineering focused on transport infrastructures in 2014 at the University of Porto, Portugal. She is an enthusiast and passionate about solving and optimizing problems for a better and more innovative future.
POSTPONED (date to be defined) – Workshop on Intelligent Transportation System data standards & Management Information Systems
This event is now POSTPONED as a preventive measure to COVID-19. A new date will be scheduled when possible.
Date: POSTPONED – new date to be defined.
Workshop during the morning (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
Contents to be disclosed soon.
Meeting #21 – Especificação de requisitos de um sistema de apoio à decisão para gestão de transporte públicos intermodais
GITMob meeting no. 21
This session took place on 27 February 2020 at room L202A of Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP). The topic of the session was “Especificação de requisitos de um sistema de apoio à decisão para gestão de transporte públicos intermodais” (in Portuguese), presented by João Sousa, an M.Sc student from FEUP.
POSTPONED (date to be defined) – Field Trip to the Traffic Management System of Porto
This event is now POSTPONED as a preventive measure to COVID-19. A new date will be scheduled when possible.
Date: POSTPONED – new date to be defined.
GITMob is going to visit the Traffic Management System of Porto! The expected duration is up to 2h. The visit is free of charge, however, pre-registration is mandatory. Expressions of interest can be sent by email (gitmob@fe.up.pt).
Meeting #16 – On sharing our experience in Northern India
GITMob meeting no. 16
This session took place on 11 November 2019 at room L202A of Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP). The topic of the session was On sharing our experience in Northern India, presented by Teresa Galvão and Thiago Sobral. Teresa Galvão is a Professor at FEUP and Thiago Sobral is a PostDoc researcher at FEUP.
Abstract
On sharing our experience in Northern India, presented by the GITMob members Teresa Galvão and Thiago Sobral. In this session, Teresa Galvão and Thiago Sobral talked about their experience in Northern India, where they participated in a research project in Patna. They collaborate on a joint research project on Intelligent Transportation Systems between FEUP and the Indian Institute of Technology Patna, led by Professor João Mendes Moreira (DEI – FEUP / LIAAD – INESC TEC), and Professor Joydeep Chandra (IIT Patna). In this session, they shared their impressions, experiences, and insights on mobility based on their short-term visits to India.
Meeting #23 – Field Trip to ARMIS
GITMob meeting no. 23
GITMob organized a visit to the premises of the company ARMIS! The visit took place on 5 March 2020, during the morning. GITMob thanks ARMIS for having us in their facilities, the visit was very cultivating and enriching!
Brief Description of ARMIS
ARMIS is a technology-based company devoted to provide information technologies (IT) services in a wide range of areas, such as transport, sports, health, finance utilities, telco’s and public administration. Sustained by state of the art technology, continuous development, attention to the user experience and customer orientation, ARMIS initiated its activities in 2005 and it is in several countries in the following three main business areas:
- ITS – Intelligent Transport Systems;
- IT – Development of technological solutions; and
- DS – Digital Sport.
In the ITS area, ARMIS is an expert in applying state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to the transport sector, promoting sustainability, efficiency, and safety through smart products and services for improving security and coordination of transport networks. It has participated in several projects for the industry of infrastructures and transport in the areas of traffic management and control, driver information systems, telematics and automation, road infrastructure management, data management and business intelligence, data exchange interfaces, service quality measurement and contractual management.
Meeting #19 – Field Trip to APDL – Port of Leixões
GITMob meeting no. 19
GITMob joined a field visit to APDL – Port of Leixões, organized by Professor Fernando Veloso Gomes of the SHRHA. The visit took place on 12 February 2020, during the morning. GITMob thanks Professor Veloso for including us in this visit, it was a success!
Meeting #22 – Mobile Wireless Systems for Smart Mobility [Part 2/2]
GITMob meeting no. 22
This session took place on 27 February 2020 at room L202A of Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP). The topic of the session was Mobile Wireless Systems for Smart Mobility, presented by Ana Aguiar , a Professor at FEUP.
Abstract
Smarter mobility is expected to play a key role in the reduction of urban carbon footprint by changing the way people move. Mobile wireless systems can foster this change by supporting better transportation planning and by improving the mobility experience in more environmental friendly modes. This talk will discuss requirements, challenges, and solutions for both dimensions collected during 7 years of experimental projects in the field of intelligent mobility in the city of Porto. In the first part, I will identify challenges of using mobile crowdsensed data, and show how it may still be useful to urban planners. I will also describe our efforts to use data from legacy sensors and from a taxi fleet to estimate traffic in the city of Porto, in the context of an eco-routing application developed to demonstrate the potential of mobile IoT to support mobility.
Short Bio
Ana Aguiar is Assistant Professor at the University of Porto (UP) and researcher at Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT). Her research focuses on wireless and mobile systems, concretely vehicular networks, WiFi networks for mobile nodes, mobile IoT, and spatio-temporal data science for smart mobility. She is the director of IT Porto, where she coordinates the Network and Information Processing Group, and leads the Shannon Lab. She is adjunct coordinator of the Center of Competences for Future Cities at UP, operating the crowdsensing tool SenseMyCity. She was the CTO of CooDriver GmbH, a german start-up developing a solution for protection of vulnerable road users between 2016 and 2018. She lead the VOCE project on voice stress detection, and participated in more than 15 projects, in 9 of them as co-PI or WP leader. She published more than 60 journal and conference articles, is reviewer for several IEEE transactions journals, collaborates in part of the organising committees of several IEEE conferences (local arrangements chair of IEEE VTC 2018, publicity co-chair of IEEE WoWMoM 2018 and 2019, student travel grant chair of ACM Mobicom 2016 and 2020, TPC of Infocom 2018, 2019 and 2020), and is an expert with the EC.
Meeting #20 – Mobile Wireless Systems for Smart Mobility [Part 1/2]
GITMob meeting no. 20
This session took place on 20 February 2020 at room L202A of Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP). The topic of the session was Mobile Wireless Systems for Smart Mobility, presented by Ana Aguiar , a Professor at FEUP.
Abstract
Smarter mobility is expected to play a key role in the reduction of urban carbon footprint by changing the way people move. Mobile wireless systems can foster this change by supporting better transportation planning and by improving the mobility experience in more environmental friendly modes. This talk will discuss requirements, challenges, and solutions for both dimensions collected during 7 years of experimental projects in the field of intelligent mobility in the city of Porto. In the first part, I will identify challenges of using mobile crowdsensed data, and show how it may still be useful to urban planners. I will also describe our efforts to use data from legacy sensors and from a taxi fleet to estimate traffic in the city of Porto, in the context of an eco-routing application developed to demonstrate the potential of mobile IoT to support mobility.
Short Bio
Ana Aguiar is Assistant Professor at the University of Porto (UP) and researcher at Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT). Her research focuses on wireless and mobile systems, concretely vehicular networks, WiFi networks for mobile nodes, mobile IoT, and spatio-temporal data science for smart mobility. She is the director of IT Porto, where she coordinates the Network and Information Processing Group, and leads the Shannon Lab. She is adjunct coordinator of the Center of Competences for Future Cities at UP, operating the crowdsensing tool SenseMyCity. She was the CTO of CooDriver GmbH, a german start-up developing a solution for protection of vulnerable road users between 2016 and 2018. She lead the VOCE project on voice stress detection, and participated in more than 15 projects, in 9 of them as co-PI or WP leader. She published more than 60 journal and conference articles, is reviewer for several IEEE transactions journals, collaborates in part of the organising committees of several IEEE conferences (local arrangements chair of IEEE VTC 2018, publicity co-chair of IEEE WoWMoM 2018 and 2019, student travel grant chair of ACM Mobicom 2016 and 2020, TPC of Infocom 2018, 2019 and 2020), and is an expert with the EC.