October 29, 2024
More than 65 Kittelson team members will be participating in the 104th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting from January 5–9, 2025. We’re presenting on exciting topics this year, including innovative analytical tools we’ve developed with clients to improve public transit, planning-level screening of intersection alternatives for Intersection Control Evaluation, enhancements in alternative intersection simulation, strategies for selecting and managing projects, and legal implications of the use of engineering judgment in transportation operations, just to name a few!
Will you be there too? We invite you to peruse our presentation schedule below and join us at these workshops, committee meetings, poster sessions, and lectern sessions! In addition, if you’d like to set up a meeting with one of our team members to talk about working at Kittelson—whether you’re a seasoned researcher or a student planning to graduate soon—please fill out this form and we’ll get back to you to set up a time.
We're excited to send a cohort of more than 50 team members to the 2025 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, and hope to connect with you there!
Sunday, January 5
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
We’re excited to have a booth at TRB’s Careers in Motion Networking Fair! Come visit us at booth B613. This will be a great opportunity to chat with Kittelson team members, get to know our firm and values, and share why you’re excited about building your career in transportation.
Marriott Marquis, Marquis Salon 9 (M2)
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Burak Cesme presenting “Next-Generation Transit Signal Priority with Advanced Arrival Time Prediction and Custom Signal Control Logic”
Convention Center, 145B
1:30–4:30 PM
Liang Zhai presenting “Demand-Response vs. Fixed-Route Analysis Tool”
Monday, January 6
Convention Center, Hall A
8:00–9:45 AM
Ashley Hightower presenting “Strategies for Heavy Rail Ridership Forecasting using Statistical, Machine Learning, and Ensemble Time Series Methods”
Convention Center, Hall A
10:15 AM–12:00 PM
Burak Cesme, presiding
Milad Tahmasebi presenting “Reducing Speeding by Removing Speeding Opportunities: Field Test of Safe Waves Traffic Signal Timing” and “Safe Waves Analysis Tool for Evaluating Signal Timing Plans in Terms of Speeding Opportunities vs. Delay”
Nemanja Dobrota and Burak Cesme presenting “Objective-Driven Traffic Signal Actuation using Vehicle Trajectory Data: Dilemma Zone Protection, Split Failure Mitigation, and Dynamic Coordination”
Convention Center, Hall A
10:15 AM–12:00 PM
Nemanja Dobrota and Burak Cesme presenting “Probe-vehicle-based approach for traffic signal performance monitoring: An operator’s perspective”
Convention Center, Hall A
10:15 AM–12:00 PM
Asif Mahmud presenting “Aggressive Driving Crashes in Pennsylvania: Analysis of Factors and Insights”
Convention Center, 207A
1:30–3:15 PM
Nagui Rouphail and Bastian Schroeder presenting “Planning-Level Screening of Intersection Alternatives for Intersection Control Evaluation”
Convention Center, Hall A
1:30–3:15 PM
Asif Mahmud presenting “Modeling economic impacts of transportation infrastructure in Pennsylvania considering spatial dependency across counties”
Convention Center, Hall A
1:30–3:15 PM
Nikhil Menon presenting “Stick or Shift? Analyzing the Evolution of Travel Behavior Among Young Adults in the United States” and “Evaluating the Integration of Gender Equity in Smart City Transportation Initiatives: A Study of U.S. Cities”
Convention Center, Hall A
3:45–5:30 PM
Nikhil Menon, Sonu Mathew, and Ananta Sinha presenting “Modeling the Influence of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Worker Departure Times Using a Time Series Cross-Sectional Model”
Convention Center, Salon A
3:45–5:30 PM
Nagui Rouphail presenting “Enhancing Alternative Intersection Simulation: A Comparative Analysis of Macroscopic and Microscopic Models Using Drone-Collected Data”
Convention Center, Hall A
6:00–7:30 PM
Burak Cesme presenting “Utilizing Scenario-Based Simulation Analysis for Evaluating Geometric Improvements and Active Traffic Management Alternatives”
Convention Center, Hall A
6:00–7:30 PM
Laura Zhao, James Bonneson, Burak Cesme, and Nemanja Dobrota presenting “Crash Modification Factors for Arterials Operated with Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures”
Meredyth Sanders presents at a lectern session.
Tuesday, January 7
Convention Center, Hall A
8:00–9:45 AM
Tara Hofferth and Zachary Bugg presenting “Solving Fayetteville’s Connectivity Crisis“
Convention Center, Hall A
8:00–9:45 AM
Lekshmy Hirandas presenting “Understanding Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Trends in the Post-Pandemic Era”
Convention Center, 151A
10:15 AM–12:00 PM
Yihang Sui and Jane Lim-Yap presenting “Beyond Dashboards: The FDOT Source Book Tells the Story of Florida’s Transportation System Performance & Trends“
Convention Center, 202B
10:15 AM–12:00 PM
Gene Hawkins presenting “Legal Implications of the Use of Engineering Judgement in Transportation Operations”
Convention Center, Hall A
10:15 AM–12:00 PM
Nikhil Menon presenting “Tracking Disadvantage and its Influence on Mode Choice and Travel Behavior in the Post-Pandemic Era”
Convention Center, Hall A
1:30–3:15 PM
Burak Cesme, Christopher Bame, and Nemanja Dobrota presenting “Comprehensive Evaluation of Next-Generation Transit Signal Priority Systems using Emerging Data Sources: A Case Study from Portland, Oregon”
Convention Center, Hall A
6:00–7:30 PM
Nagui Rouphail presenting “PIRS-LSTM Car-Following Model for Autonomous Vehicles in Mixed Traffic” and “Deep Learning Approach for Explainable and Robust Acceleration Prediction in Autonomous Vehicles: A Comparative Analysis of Transformer Architectures Across Diverse Traffic Scenarios”
Convention Center, Hall A
6:00–7:30 PM
Asif Mahmud presenting “Unveiling the Speeding Behavior: Assessing the Speeding Risks and Driver Injury Severities in Single-Heavy Truck Crashes”
Wednesday, January 8
Convention Center, Hall A
8:00–9:45 AM
Wayne Kittelson and Nagui Rouphail presenting “Calibrating critical headways and follow-up times at two-way stop-controlled intersections in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania”
Convention Center, Hall A
8:00–9:45 AM
Nagui Rouphail presenting “Roundabout Capacity Survey Using Vehicle Trajectory Data and Gap Acceptance Cycles”
Convention Center, Hall A
3:45–5:30 PM
Cameron Bennett presenting “Maximizing CO2 Emissions Reduction through E-Bike Incentives: Analyzing Adoption Patterns and Travel Substitution Potential.”
A portion of the Kittelson team that attended the 2024 TRB Annual Meeting.
More TRB 2025 Resources
If you can’t tell, we get pretty excited about TRB and transportation research. Here are a few additional tips and resources we’ve put together to help you make the most of the Annual Meeting!
In addition, knowing how crowded the TRB coffee line and surrounding restaurants can get, our Washington, D.C. office has put together a map of places to eat, caffeinate, socialize, and exercise near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. View it here!