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Habit and Latent Constructs in Bicycle Demand Modelling: A Combined Structure Equation-Logit Model
Date: 20 MAY 2019 (MON) Time: 19:00 – 20:00 Venue: ROOM 612B, 6/F HAKING WONG BUILDING, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Speaker: JUAN DE DIOS ORTÚZARDepartment of Transport Engineering and Logistics, Institute in Complex Engineering Systems, BRT+ Centre of Excellence, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Juan de Dios Ortúzar got his PhD from Leeds University…
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Predicting for the Adaptive Transport System
Date: 09 APR 2019 (TUE) Time: 14:00 – 15:00 Venue: ROOM 612B, 6/F HAKING WONG BUILDING, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Speaker: PROFESSOR FRANCISCO CAMARA PEREIRETechnical University of Denmark (DTU) Francisco Camara Pereira is a Professor in the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where he leads the Machine Learning for Smart Mobility group (MLSM).…
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Distinguished Transport Lecture Series 2019 Walking – The Overlooked Element of Public Transport Travel
Date: 02 APR 2019 (TUE) Time: 19:00 – 20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theater, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong Speaker: PROFESSOR EMERITA CORINNE MULLEY The University of Sydney, Australia Professor Emerita Corinne Mulley was the inaugural Chair of Public Transport at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney.…
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The Role of Information in Smart Transport
Date: 29 MAR 2019 (FRI) Time: 18:00 – 19:00 Venue: ROOM 6-32C, HAKING WONG BUILDING, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Speaker: PROFESSOR HAI L. VUDepartment of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Australia Hai L. Vu received the B.Sc./M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Budapest, Hungary, in 1994 and 1999, respectively.…
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Assessment of the Road Safety Benefits of Connected Vehicle Technologies
Date: 12 MAR 2018 (MON) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Abstract:Connected Vehicle (CV) technologies are believed to have a large effect on traffic safety. For now, it is important to determine the expected effect that CV technologies would have in reducing crashes when all vehicles…
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Shrinking Supply Chains and the Consequences for Ports and Maritime Logistics
Date: 20 OCT 2017 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Abstract:The growth of container traffic has fallen from three times the growth of GDP before the global financial crisis to less than one times the growth of GDP now, as a result of a number…
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On Harnessing the New Data Landscape for Transportation-Related Behavioral Analysis
Date: 17 FEB 2017 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Abstract:This presentation will focus on a new data landscape in which a whole host of equipment can act as sensors — legacy roadway systems, smart phones and GPS systems, and smart cars themselves. The key…
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Towards the Next Generation of Integrated Urban Models
Date: 09 DEC 2016 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Kwan Fong Lecture Theatre, Room 223, 2/F Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Abstract:Integrated models of urban transportation and land use have evolved from the pioneering models of the 1960’s and 1970’s to operational implementation in many urban regions worldwide. They are not yet,…
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How Many Cars are Too Many?
Date: 14 OCT 2016 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong Speaker: Abstract:Drawing on on-going work with A. Loder, the talk will sketch a model system able to give a first answer to this question. The work was inspired by the predicament of Singapore and its transport…
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Challenges and Opportunities of Hong Kong’s Aviation Industry
Date: 20 SEP 2016 (TUE) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Abstract:This seminar will discuss the opportunities and challenges for Hong Kong’s aviation industry. Important recent developments include: 1) the 2008 global financial crisis; 2) the growth of Mainland China’s aviation sector and high-speed railway network;…