THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2016

Plenary Session I: Efficient and Green Transportation

Chair: Dr. Yafeng Yin, Conference Chair, Professor, University of Florida

10:00 – noon

AUDITORIUM
SMU CAMPUS

10:00 – 10:30

A New Method to Reduce Urban Congestion

Dr. Carlos Daganzo, Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Professor at the University of California Berkeley, USA

10:30 - 11:00

The State of the Art and the Practice of Free Trade Zones in China

Dr. Youfang Huang, Professor and President, Shanghai Maritime University, China

11:00 – 11:30

A Comparative Analysis of Network Mobility Management Strategies

Dr. Hai Yang, Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research Part B, Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

11:30 – 12:00

Big Data Methodology and Complexity Theory Integrating into Urban Transportation Studies

Dr. Dongyuan Yang, Professor, Tongji University

THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2016

Plenary Session II: Frontiers in Transportation Technologies and Management

Chair: Dr. Yu Zhang, COTA President, Associate Professor, University of

14:00 – 15:50

Grand Ballroom 2
Crowne Plaza Hotel

14:00 – 14:20

Continuum Modeling of Land Use, Transport and the Environment for a Polycentric City

Dr. S.C. Wong, Professor, The University of Hong Kong

14:20 – 14:40

Next Generation Traffic Control System with Connected and Automated Vehicles

Dr. Henry Liu, Professor, University of Michigan

14:40 – 15:00

Theoretical research and evaluation system of traffic integration of urban agglomeration

Dr. Huapu Lu, Professor, Tsinghua University

15:00 – 15:20

An Infrastructure Based Approach Toward Connected Vehicle and Automated Highway System

Dr. Bin Ran, Professor, Southeast University, University of Wisconsin

15:20 – 15:40

Mcity: from Conceptualization to Realization

Dr. James R. Sayer, Director, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

15:40 – 15:50

Q&A

Coffee/Tea Break

15:50 – 16:10

FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2016

Plenary Session III: Sustainable Multimodal Transportation System

Chair: Dr. Xiaokun (Cara) Wang, Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

8:00 – 9:50

Grand Ballroom 2
Crowne Plaza Hotel

8:00 – 8:20

Freight Demand Management and Its Role To Foster Sustainability

Dr. Jose Holguín-Veras, Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

8:20 – 8:40

Revenue Management for Liner Container Shipping Lines

Dr. Qiang Meng, Professor, National University of Singapore

8:40 – 9:00

The MIDAS Cyber-Physical System:A Possible Future Proactive Traffic Management System/h6>

Dr. Pitu Mirchandani, Professor, Arizona State University

9:00 – 9:20

Update Research－ Dynamic and Stochastic Behavior Modeling in Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Jiuh-Biing Sheu, Professor, National Taiwan University

9:20 – 9:40

Importance of Connectivity in the Future of International Freight Flows

Dr. Michael Walton, Professor, University of Texas at Austin

9:40 – 9:50

Q&A

Coffee/Tea Break

9:50 – 10:10

FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2016

Plenary Session IV: Transportation Planning: Retrospect and Prospect

Chair: Dr. Lei Zhang, Professor, University of Maryland

14:00 – 15:50

Grand Ballroom 2
Crowne Plaza Hotel

14:00 – 14:20

Predictive Analytics for Transportation Planning and Operations in a World of Big Data

Dr. Chandra R. Bhat, Professor, University of Texas at Austin

14:20 – 14:40

Public transport network connectivity: Measuring, detecting weak segments and creating connected priority lanes

Dr. Avishai Ceder, Professor, University of Auckland

14:40 – 15:00

Economics Analysis of Ride-Sourcing Markets

Dr. Yafeng Yin, Professor, University of Florida

15:00 – 15:20

Transport Planning Research: past achievements and future challenges

Dr. Juan de Dios Ortuzar, Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

15:20 – 15:40

Behavioral Implications of User-Centric Advanced Transportation Technologies and Disruptive Services

Dr. Ram M. Pendyala, Professor, Arizona State University

15:40 – 15:50

Q&A

Coffee/Tea Break

15:50 – 16:10

SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2016

Plenary Session V: Transportation for the Future

Chair: Dr. Jun Zhan, Professor, Shanghai Maritime University

8:00 – 9:50

Grand Ballroom 2
Crowne Plaza Hotel

8:00 – 8:20

How many cars are too many? A first attempt

Dr. Kay W. Axhausen, Professor, ETH Zurich

8:20 – 8:40

User-centric flexible transportation systems

Dr. Michel Bierlaire, Professor, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

8:40 – 9:00

UAV Applications in Transportation: State of Practice and Future Prospect

Dr. Zhong-ren Peng, Professor, University of Florida

9:00 – 9:20

Linking Big Data to Smart Transportation Decisions and Applications

Dr. Yinhai Wang, Professor, University of Washington

9:20 – 9:40

Legal analysis on Philippines'' submissions in South China Sea Arbitration

Dr. Zhihua Zhou, Assistant Professor, East China University of Political Science & Law

9:40 – 9:50

Q&A

Coffee/Tea Break

9:50 – 10:10