Meeting Archive

Educational Meeting #12 (July 13, 2022)

  • “Welcome and Updates”
    • Christopher Melson | Program Manager | LTRC
  • “Best Practices in Applying the Highway Capacity Manual and Its Methods”
    • Gustavo de Andrade | Associate Director | McTrans 
  • “Discussion: HCM Experiences, Issues, and Questions”
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Educational Meeting #11 (April 5, 2022)

  • “Welcome and Updates”
    • Christopher Melson | Program Manager | LTRC
  • “Regional Integrated Transportation Information System (RITIS) and Probe Data Analytics”
    • Julius Codjoe | Special Studies Research Administrator | LTRC
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Educational Meeting #10 (October 21, 2021)

  • “Welcome and Updates”
    •  Christopher Melson | Program Manager | LTRC
    • Rebecca Murray | Transportation Engineer | Gresham Smith
  • “Simulation in the ’00s: Continued Improvements and Growth”
    • Karl Wunderlich | Director of Surface Transportation | Noblis
    • John Halkias | Retired (formerly Systems Management Team Leader, FHWA)
  • “Wrap-Up
    • Christopher Melson | Program Manager | LTRC
    • Rebecca Murray | Transportation Engineer | Gresham Smith


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Educational Meeting #9 (July 15, 2021)

  • “Welcome and SimCap Updates”
    •  Christopher Melson | Program Manager | LTRC
  • “Simulation in the ’90s: Advancement of the Field”
    • David Hale | Senior Transportation Project Manager | Leidos, Inc.
  • “Integration of Highway Safety Manual Methods into TransModeler”
    • Tom Creasey | Vice President of Transportation Engineering | Caliper
  • “Core Competencies of a Traffic Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation Practitioner”
    • Christopher Melson | Program Manager | LTRC


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Educational Meeting #8 (March 11, 2021)

  • “Welcome and SimCap Updates”
    •  Christopher Melson | Program Manager | Louisiana State University
  • “Simulation in the ’70s and Beyond: An Insider’s Retrospective “
    • Mark Yedlin | Director of Simulation Modeling Services | GPI
  • “Open Discussion”
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Educational Meeting #7 (December 8, 2020)

  • “Welcome and SimCap Updates”
    •  Christopher Melson | Program Manager | Louisiana State University
  • “Traffic Modeling and Big Data: Scaling, Synergy, and Success”
    • Jim Hubbell | Solution Engineer | Streetlight Data
  • “Connected and Automated Vehicles: Role of Computer and Human-in-the-Loop Simulation in Advancing the Technology”
    • Osama Osman | Assistant Professor | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • “DOTD’s DSRC Pilot For Connected Vehicles”
    • Clarke Chauvin | Project Engineer | ITS, LLC


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Educational Meeting #6 (September 9, 2020)

  • “Welcome and SimCap Updates”
    •  Christopher Melson | Program Manager | Louisiana State University
  • “Dynamic Traffic Assignment: Capabilities, Applications, and Limitations”
    • Michael Mahut | Vice President, Traffic Simulation | INRO
  • “Multiresolution Modeling (MRM) for Traffic Analysis”
    • Mohammed Hadi | Professor | Florida International University
    • David Hale | Senior Transportation Project Manager | Leidos, Inc.


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Educational Meeting #5 (June 30, 2020)

  • “Welcome and SimCap Updates”
    •  Christopher Melson | Program Manager | Louisiana State University
  • “NYSDOT’s Local Count Program: Overview, Lessons Learned, and Local Stakeholder Involvement”
    • Andrew Haynes | Assistant Engineer | New York State DOT
  • “Use and Coordination of Multiple Data Sources: Experience from North Florida TPO”
    • Jeff Sheffield | Executive Director| North Florida TPO


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Oregon ITE March SimCap Webinar (March 31, 2020)

  • “Battle of the Big Data Platforms”
    •  Amanda Deering | DKS Associates
  • “What’s New with PORTAL”
    • Kristin Tufte | Portland State University
  • “Data Roundtable: Share Your Data Tips and Tricks”
    • Kate Petak | Portland Bureau of Transportation
    • Randy Johnson | DKS Associates


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Educational Meeting #4 (September 12, 2019)

  • “identifying Travel Conditions using Cluster Analysis: Illustrative Investigations”
    •  Christopher Melson | Program Manager | Louisiana State University
  • “Utilizing the NPMRDS for Model Calibration/Validation”
    • Pong Wu | Sr. Transportation Planner | Capital Region Planning Commission
  • “Mini Roundtable”
    • Christopher Melson | Program Manager | Louisiana State University


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Educational Meeting #3 (April 4, 2019)

  • “Microsimulation Study of Crescent City Connection Bridge”
    •  Joey Lefante | Traffic Engineer | Stantec
  • “Introduction to Dynamic Traffic Assignment”
    • Michael Mahut | Vice President, Traffic Simulation | INRO
  • “Mini Roundtable”
    • Christopher Melson | Program Manager | Louisiana State University


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Educational Meeting #2 (October 31, 2018)

  • “Overview and Updates from FHWA’s Traffic Analysis Tools (TAT) Program”
    •  Jim Sturrock | ITS Operations Engineer | FHWA
  • “Microsimulation and LaDOTD”
    • Jody Colvin | Traffic Engineering Division Administrator | LaDOTD
  • “Overview of Toronto SimCap”
    • Matthew Davis | Program Manager | City of Toronto
  • “Business Discussion”
    • Christopher Melson | Program Manager | Louisiana State University


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Educational Meeting #1 (July 17, 2018)

  • “Overview of North Carolina SimCap”
    •  Bradley Reynolds | Associate Engineer | Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
  • “Application of Transportation Modeling and Simulation in Planning and Decision-Making Process”
    • Pong Wu | Transportation Planner | Capital Region Planning Commission
  • “Business Discussion”
    • Christopher Melson | Program Manager | Louisiana State University


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Inaugural Meeting (February 13, 2018)

  • “Overview of Presentation of SimCap”
    •  Christopher Melson | Program Manager | Louisiana State University
  • “Open Discussion to Define Our Identify”
    • All


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