7th UTC Conference

 

Agenda

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Time Activity
6:30 AM Shuttle Pickup from Hotel (Runs 6:30 - 9 AM, drop off: Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel)
7 - 8 AM

Continental Breakfast (Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel)

8 - 8:15 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Evangelos I. Kaisar, Ph.D., Professor & Director, Florida Atlantic University, Freight Mobility Research Institute (FMRI)
8:15 - 8:30 AM

UTC Program Address

Introduction by:  Evangelos I. Kaisar, Ph.D.

Ceasar Singh, PE, Director, University Grant Programs, U.S. Department of Transportation
8:30 - 8:45 AM

Introduction of Sponsoring Transportation Centers

8:45 - 9:45 AM

Welcome Speakers

Stella Batalama, Ph.D., Professor & Dean College of Engineering and Computer Science

Jamie Christian, P.E., Division Director, Federal Highway Administration

Beth Kigel, Vice President, Director of Smart and Connected Solutions, HNTB Corporation

Miguel Figliozzi, Ph.D., Professor, Portland State University
9:45 - 10 AM

Morning Break

10 - 11:30 AM

Technical Presentations - Session 1

  • Session 1A: Freight Logistics
  • Session 1B: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
  • Session 1C: Transportation Safety
  • Session 1D: Smart Technologies
11:30 AM - 1 PM

Lunch & Keynote Address

Brad Thoburn, Assistant Secretary for Strategic Development, Florida Department of Transportation
1 - 2:30 PM

Technical Presentations - Session 2

  • Session 2A: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
  • Session 2B: Smart Infrastructure
  • Session 2C: Transportation Data and Modeling
2:30 - 4 PM

Afternoon Break

Student Poster Exhibit

Transportation Demos
4 - 5:30 PM

Technical Presentations - Session 3

  • Session 3A: Workforce Development Workshop
  • Session 3B: Supply Chain Resilience
  • Session 3C: ITE & WTS Student Chapters Workshop
  • Session 3D: Sustainable Transportation
6 - 8 PM

Reception, Networking & Student Poster Exhibit

Introduction by:  Evangelos I. Kaisar, Ph.D.

Daniel Flynn, Ph.D., Vice President for Research, Florida Atlantic University

 

Friday, March 25, 2022

Time Activity
6:30 AM Shuttle Pickup from Hotel (Runs 6:30 - 9 AM, drop off: Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel)
7 - 8 AM Continental Breakfast (Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel)
8 - 8:15 AM

Students Awards

Evangelos I. Kaisar, PhD, Professor & Director, Florida Atlantic University, Freight Mobility Research Institute (FMRI)
8:15 - 8:45 AM

Keynote Address

Introduction by: Evangelos I. Kaisar, Ph.D.

Laura Chace, President and CEO, Intelligent Transportation Society of America
8:45 - 10:15 AM

Technical Presentations - Session 4

  • Session 4A: Sustainable Transportation
  • Session 4B: Automated, Connected, Electric, and Shared Vehicles (ACES)  Workshop 
  • Session 4C: Smart Infrastructure
  • Session 4D: Smart Cities
10:15 - 10:30 AM Morning Break
10:30 AM - 12 PM

Technical Presentations - Session 5

  • Session 5A: Transportation Operations
  • Session 5B: Developing a Systematic Methods for Identifying, Ranking, Examining, and Mitigating Freeway Bottlenecks Workshop
  • Session 5C: Transportation Safety
  • Session 5D: Multimodal Transportation
12 PM

Conference Ends (Shuttle to hotels runs from 12 - 2:30 PM)

12 - 2 PM

Lunch Meeting of Sponsoring UTCs & Directors (By invitation only, FAU Faculty Club)