Transportation and Environmental Simulation Studies - TESS

Our team at are preparing to participate next week in the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C. students will present five research papers at the 97th TRB conference. The sessions’ information can be found below:

Doctoral Research in Transport Modeling
Sunday 1:30 PM- 5:00 PM
Modeling Representative Time-Use Behavior for Activity-Based Travel Demand Modeling

Doctoral Research in Transport Modeling
Sunday 1:30 PM- 5:00 PM
Modeling Activity-Travel Behavior for Activity-Based Travel Demand Modeling

Current Issues in Transportation and Air Quality
Tuesday 8:00 AM- 9:45 AM
Emissions Analysis for Synthetic Baseline Population of a Large Canadian University

Travel Behavior of Special Population Groups
Wednesday 8:00 AM- 9:45 AM
Learning Daily Activity Sequences of Population Groups Using Random Forest Theory

Activity Patterns and Activity Scheduling
Wednesday 8:00 AM- 9:45 AM
Modeling Activity Scheduling Behavior of Travelers for Activity-Based Travel Demand Model

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Congratulations to Hao Wen who successfully presented her MSc research work (thesis title: Optimization Modeling and Analysis of Truck Allocation System) and passed her MSc defence today. All your colleagues and friends AT TESS wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors.

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TESS Moments at the 96th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting in Washington DC - January 8–12, 2017.

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1/6 research group presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board ( ) in Washington, DC, Jan 8-12, 2017.

2/6 research group presented recent findings on NS travel activity patterns@ 96th

3/6 Daily Time-Use Activity Patterns at a Large Canadian Uni
Event 505, TUES, Jan 10 | 8:00 AM-9:45 AM | Convention Center, Hall E (D208)

4/6 Identification of Representative Time-Use Activity Patterns
Event 830, WED, Jan 11 | 10:15 AM-12:00 PM | Convention Center, Hall E, C182

5/6 Event 505 (D208): Activity Patterns, TUES, Jan 10 | Hall E, Sponsored by: Standing Committee on Traveler Behavior and Values (ADB10)

6/6 Event 830 (C182): Transportation Demand Forecasting, Jan 11, Sponsored by: Standing Committee on Transportation Demand Forecasting ADB40

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