RF 7 Electrified and Smart Transportation
Thursday, February 10 17:15 - 18:45 (Calgary)
Chair: Dr. Chi Xie, Tongji University, and Dr. Bo Zou, University of Illinois at Chicago
Transportation has been undergoing a rapid and one of the most remarkable transformations in the modern era, in which electrification and smart technologies represent two of the major driving forces. On the one hand, given the mounting pressure to combat climate change, electrification of vehicles have direct and significant impacts on reducing fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the transportation sector, which accounts for 14% of global GHG emissions. On the other hand, smart transportation technologies, especially by leveraging big data and artificial intelligence, help reduce not only GHG emissions but also system inefficiency and social cost. This Foresight Session invites four internationally renowned leading scholars to share their experience and perspectives on important issues, challenges, and opportunities in the design, planning, development, and operations of electrified and smart transportation systems, on both passenger and freight transportation, and from multicontinental perspectives.
Welcome and session introduction
• Dr. Chi Xie, Professor, Tongji University
Presentations
Freight Vehicle Electrification: Opportunities and Challenges
• Dr. Jose Holguin-Veras, William H. Hart Chair Professor and Director of the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations Center of Excellence, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, United States
Freight Big-Data Implementation for Smart Logistics Evolution in China
• Dr. Xiaobo Liu, Professor, Dean of School of Transportation and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Smart and Sustainable Living Community in High Dense Asian Cities: Support from Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Planning and Intelligent Charging System
• Dr. Qiang Meng, Professor, Director of Transportation Research and Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research Part E, National University of Singapore, Singapore
METS-R: A Data-Driven Approach for Reducing Energy Consumption at Transportation Hubs
• Dr. Satish Ukkusuri, Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Questions and Answers
• Moderated by Dr. Bo Zou, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Conclusion
• Dr. Chi Xie, Professor, Tongji University
Session Organiser: Dr. Chi Xie, Tongji University and Dr. Bo Zou, University of Illinois at Chicago
PIARC Technical Key contact: Patrick Duprat, Task Force 2.2 Electric road systems, French Speaking Secretary, France