Seminar

  • Managing Urban Transport Systems: The Concept, Examples and Future

    Managing Urban Transport Systems: The Concept, Examples and Future

    Online Seminar Series on Transport Law and Management Date: 05 April 2024 (Fri) Time: 19:00 – 21:00 Abstract:Our urban transport system nowadays has to meet multiple policy objectives and involves different stakeholders, assets and components. Accordingly, different government interventions of diverse nature and purposes have to be introduced and continuously refined to meet up…

  • Bills of Lading: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age

    Bills of Lading: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age

    Online Seminar Series on Transport Law and Management Date: 15 March 2024 (Fri) Time: 19:00 – 21:00 Speaker: Ms. Rainbow TsangHonorary Lecturer, Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong Abstract:This seminar is designed to provide MATPP students with a key understanding of bills of lading in the transport field. It will explore the…

  • People-environment Dynamics under COVID-19

    People-environment Dynamics under COVID-19

    COVID-19 Forum Date: 28 MAY 2020 (THU) Time: 17:00-18:30 Venue: HKU Urban & Transport Laboratory (Room 1025, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower) for local panellists. Registered participants to join by Zoom (Prior registration will be required. Registration is now open via the HKU Event Management System (https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=69721) or by sending an email to geog.event@hku.hk.)…

  • Transport, Space and Equity – Transport in Support of Social Equity

    Transport, Space and Equity – Transport in Support of Social Equity

    Date: 10 JUN 2019 (MON) Time: 19:00 – 20:00 Venue: CPD-LG.59, LG/F Central Podium, Centennial Campus, HKU Speaker: DR ROBIN HICKMANReader in Transport and City Planning Dr Robin Hickman is a Reader (Associate Professor) at the Bartlett School of Planning (BSP), University College London and Director of the MSc in Transport and City Planning.…

  • Habit and Latent Constructs in Bicycle Demand Modelling: A Combined Structure Equation-Logit Model

    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…

  • Predicting for the Adaptive Transport System

    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).…

  • Distinguished Transport Lecture Series 2019 Walking – The Overlooked Element of Public Transport Travel

    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.…

  • Travel Modeling Under Emerging Communications-and-Mobility Technologies

    Travel Modeling Under Emerging Communications-and-Mobility Technologies

    Date: 21 MAR 2019 (THU) Time: 18:00 – 19:00 Venue: ROOM 6-12B, HAKING WONG BUILDING, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Speaker: PROFESSOR YUPO CHANDepartment of System Engineering, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA Dr. Yupo Chan received all his degrees from MIT. After 28 years of post-doctoral experience, he became the Founding Chair…

  • Autonomous Driving, Future Transport and Simulations Studies

    Autonomous Driving, Future Transport and Simulations Studies

    Date: 14 MAR 2019 (THU) Time: 18:30 – 19:30 Venue: ROOM 6-12B, HAKING WONG BUILDING, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Speaker: PROFESSOR JIANPING WUSchool of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, ChinaDirector of Tsinghua University – University of Cambridge – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Future Transport Research Abstract:According to McKinsey’s 2017 forecast, in the…

  • Port Infrastructure Development in Hong Kong Opportunities and Challenges

    Date: 26 APR 2018 (THU) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: CPD-2.58, 2/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Moderator: Dr. Max Hirsh