Mathematical Approaches for Traffic Flow Management Tutorials

Part of the Long Program New Directions in Mathematical Approaches for Traffic Flow Management
September 9 - 12, 2015

Schedule

All times in this Schedule are Pacific Time (PT)

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Check-In/Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)
9:00 - 10:15
Benjamin Seibold (Temple University)

A mathematical introduction to traffic flow theory: Part I
PDF Presentation

 
10:15 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00
Hans van Lint (Technische Universiteit te Delft)

Traffic state estimation basics: Part I
PDF Presentation

 
12:00 - 12:30 Core Orientation with IPAM Staff
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:15
Cynthia Chen (University of Washington)

At least three decades’ active research in travel behavior (aka human mobility) analysis: Part I
PDF Presentation

 
3:15 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:00
Alexander Skabardonis (University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley))

A primer on ramp metering, traffic signal, and variable speed limit control: Part I
PDF Presentation

 

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast (hosted by IPAM)
9:00 - 10:15
Benjamin Seibold (Temple University)

A mathematical introduction to traffic flow theory: Part II

 
10:15 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00
Hans van Lint (Technische Universiteit te Delft)

Traffic state estimation basics: Part II

 
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:15
Cynthia Chen (University of Washington)

At least three decades’ active research in travel behavior (aka human mobility) analysis: Part II
PDF Presentation

 
3:15 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:00
Alexander Skabardonis (University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley))

A primer on ramp metering, traffic signal, and variable speed limit control: Part II
PDF Presentation

 

Friday, September 11, 2015

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast (hosted by IPAM)
9:00 - 10:15
Benjamin Seibold (Temple University)

A mathematical introduction to traffic flow theory: Part III

 
10:15 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00
Daniel Work (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Sequential traffic estimation: Part I

 
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:15
Christian Claudel (University of Texas at Austin)

Hamilton-Jacobi formulation of first order scalar conservation laws: theory and computational methods
PDF Presentation

 
3:15 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:00
Alexander Skabardonis (University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley))

A primer on ramp metering, traffic signal, and variable speed limit control: Part III
PDF Presentation

 

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast (hosted by IPAM)
9:00 - 10:15
Daniel Work (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Sequential traffic estimation: Part II

 
10:15 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00
Christian Claudel (University of Texas at Austin)

Applications of Hamilton-Jacobi equations to network traffic state estimation and control
PDF Presentation

 
12:00 Conclusion