Mathematical Foundations for Equity in Transportation Systems

January 22 - 26, 2024

Schedule

All times in this Schedule are Pacific Time (PT)

Monday, January 22, 2024

Morning Session
8:00 - 8:55 Breakfast (hosted by IPAM)
8:55 - 9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks

SESSION CHAIR: Samitha Samaranayake
9:00 - 9:50
Karel Martens (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology)

Philosophy before mathematics: on equity principles and transport
Presentation (PowerPoint File)

 
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:05
Hani Mahmassani (Northwestern University)

 
PDF Presentation

 
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:20
John Hooker (Carnegie Mellon University)

Equity through Social Welfare Optimization
PDF Presentation

 
12:30 - 2:30 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session

SESSION CHAIR: Hani Mahmassani
2:30 - 3:20
Anita Schöbel (Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM)

Mathematical models in public transportation ... and their extension to equity objectives
PDF Presentation

 
3:30 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 4:50
5:00 - 5:15 Lightning Poster Session
5:15 - 6:30 Poster Session & Reception (Hosted by IPAM)

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast (hosted by IPAM)

SESSION CHAIR: Anita Schöbel
9:00 - 9:50
Frauke Behrendt (Technische Universiteit Eindhoven)

Who Counts? Mobility Data Justice

 
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:05
Ralf Borndörfer (Free University of Berlin and Zuse Institute Berlin)

Three approaches to a fair operation, access, and design of transportation systems
PDF Presentation

 
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:20
Marco Nie (Northwestern University)

Accessibility-Based Ethics-Aware Transit Design

 
12:30 - 2:30 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session

SESSION CHAIR: Benjamin Seibold
2:30 - 3:20
Karen Smilowitz, James N. and Margie M. Krebs Professor in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering; Professor of Operations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Equitable access to education: transportation and logistics problems related to public schools

 
3:30 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 4:50
José Holguín-Veras, William H. Hart Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

The Role of Welfare Economics in Supporting Appropriate Consideration of Equity in Transportation

 

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast (hosted by IPAM)

SESSION CHAIR: David Shmoys
9:00 - 9:50
Juan Carlos Martinez Mori (Cornell University)

Modeling Neighborhood Change

 
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:05
11:15 - 11:30 Break

PANEL MODERATOR: Samitha Samaranayake
11:30 - 12:20 Panel Discussion
12:30 Group Photo
12:30 - 2:30 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session

SESSION CHAIR: Raphael Stern
2:30 - 3:20
Tierra Bills (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA))

 

 
3:30 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 4:50

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast (hosted by IPAM)

SESSION CHAIR: Juan Carlos Martinez Mori
9:00 - 9:50
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:05
M. Grazia Speranza (Università di Brescia)

How can we model equity?

 
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:20
Celeste Chavis (Morgan State University)

Access to community lifelines: Incorporating equity in research, advocacy, and practice

 
12:30 - 2:30 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session

SESSION CHAIR: Amanda Stathopoulos
2:30 - 3:20
3:30 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 4:50 Breakout Sessions

Friday, January 26, 2024

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast (hosted by IPAM)

SESSION CHAIR: Chad Topaz
9:00 - 9:50
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:05
 
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:20
Samitha Samaranayake (Cornell University)