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Deputy of Traffic and Transportation  Tehran Municipality  

  

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Preface Obviously,  traffic  congestion  and  its  consequences  are  the  most  important  problems  of 

urbanization  in many  developed  or developing  countries. Moreover, metropolitans  spend  huge 

amount  of  their  time  on  daily  trips.  Hence,  “The International  Conference  on  Traffic  and 

Transportation Engineering”  with  enhance  on  "Human‐oriented  Transportation"  will  be  an 

effective  step  to  reduce private car domination on urban  spaces and changing cities  to  suitable 

places for human life. The most important objectives of this conference are as below: 

1‐ Using the capabilities of both Iranian and international transportation experts. 

2‐ Planning to exchange the viewpoints of transportation activists with university and research 

institutes and make interaction between them. 

3‐ Preparing suitable situations for presenting new ideas and traffic knowledge management. 

4‐ Providing  the  opportunity  for  researchers  to  present  their  innovations  and  opinions  and 

directing them with the help of the experts’ experiences. 

5‐ Providing opportunities for updating and increasing transportation experts' knowledge. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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History  The  1st Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering was held  in  1995 and by 2001, six 

editions of this conference were held. It was stopped for 5 years, and then it was revitalized by Dr. 

Ghalibaf, the Excellency mayor of Tehran and since 2007 it was held every year. 

Since  2010,  with  the  efforts  of  authorities  and  the  support  of  domestic  and  international 

organizations it was held internationally, and modern technologies to solve the problem of traffic 

emerged. 

The 13th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation was held on 25 and 26 February, 

2014 with the presence of domestic and international participants from England, Canada, Portugal, 

Netherlands, America, Australia and Belgium. It should be mentioned that the 14th conference was 

held  on  20  and  21,  2015 with  the  attendance  of  distinguished  representatives  from  12  foreign 

embassies  in  Tehran  and  13  international  professors  from  countries  like  Belgium,  Portugal, 

Australia, England, Italy, America and Canada on 21 and 22 February, 2015 in Tehran. 

 

 

 

  

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Conference Subjects  

1. Public Transportation  

2. Intelligent Transportation Systems 

3. Traffic Engineering  

4. Urban Transportation Planning  

5. Traffic Safety and Risk 

6. Transportation and Sustainable Development  

7.  Education and Traffic Culture Creation 

8. Transportation Economy 

9. Transportation Systems Management  

10. Terms and Conditions and Traffic Integrated Management  

11. Geometric Design of the Roads  

12. Non‐motorized Transportation  

 

The numbers of submi ed papers during the first to the 16th conference are as follow: 

 

 

  

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Main events of the 16th conference: 

The 16th joint International conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering and second Sustainable Transportation Committee of AMF ‐ 28th February and First of March 2017 (2 days) in Tehran, Iran. 

1217 papers have been submitted, among these papers 165 papers were selected for oral presentation and 230 papers for poster presentation.  

Attendance of 15 international professors from different countries like Portugal, England, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Netherland, Hungry, America and Pakistan. 

Receiving papers from 9 foreign countries like Canada, Italy, Portugal, Austria, India, Austria, Turkey, Qatar, Malaysia and Pakistan  

Holding a technical exhibition during the conference days.  

Holding 19 workshops and 33 technical sessions during the conference days.  

Holding summit of Iranian Traffic and Transportation deputies 

 

Following, you will find the details of the workshops which have been held by the international 

professors of transportation around the world. For more information please refer to our website 

http://ictte.ir. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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The 16th International Conference of  

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Technical workshops 

  

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Name of the Speaker :Hamideh Etemadnia

Name of University/Organization Denver Regional Council of Governments

University Degree/Occupation Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Workshop Title:

Activity Based Travel Demand Modeling in Practice: Dever Regional Council of Government

Main Subjects of Workshop:

Travel Demand Models, Trip Based vs. Activity Based models

Fundamentals of Activity Based Travel Modeling Methods / Choice Estimation

Models

Socio-Economic / Land Use Data

Activity Based Travel Model in Practice, Cons. / Pros.

Brief Background of the Speaker:

Ms. Hamideh Etemadnia works as the travel model manager at Denver Regional Council of

Governments (DRCOG). She has joined DRCOG since August 2014. Her area of interest is real-

time traffic management and travel demand modeling. Ms. Etemadnia has completed her Ph.D.

degree in transportation engineering from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX in

2011. She has also received her Master’s degree in information engineering from the University of

Ryukyus in Japan, and her Bachelor degree in civil engineering from University of Tehran, Iran.

  

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Name of the Speaker: MONTEIRO FIGUEIRA

Name of University/Organization: LUSOFONA UNIVERSITY

University Degree/Occupation: FULL PROFESSOR

Workshop Title:”IT’S Innovations - Moving Forward? How to make it happen?”

Main Subjects of Workshop:

 

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Mobility

Mobility Pricing

Autonomous Vehicles

Brief Background of the Speaker:

PhD in Transportation (USA)

MSc in Traffic Engineering & Environmental Planning (UK)

BSc in Transportation & Urban Planning (Portugal)

Professor at IST (Lisbon), Military Academy (Portugal) and Lusofona Univ. (Lisbon)

  

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Name of the Speaker Fernando Nunes da Silva

Name of University/Organization Instituto Superior Tecnico – University of

Lisbon

University Degree/Occupation Full Professor of Urban Planning and

Transportation

Workshop Title: Transport and Land Use topic

Title: “How transport planning can influence urban development: lessons from the past and

recent policies. The Lisbon case study”

Main Subjects of Workshop:

Analyses of the evolution of the interactions between the development of

transport systems in Lisbon city and metropolitan area and the urban and

territorial development.

The role of the different modes of transport along history and the urban

morphologies that they influence and potentiate.

The recent policies adopted in transport planning and their consequences and

results in urban development.

Presentation and analyses of some case studies in the city of Lisbon and in the

metropolitan region.

Brief Background of the Speaker:

PhD in Civil Engineering by the Instituto Superior Tecnico of the University of Lisbon Full professor in Urban Planning and Transportation at the IST – University of Lisbon Invited professor at several foreign universities, such as PUC of S. Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil; Mackenzie University of S. Paulo, Brazil, Polytechnic University of Barcelona, in Spain; Polytechnic Federal University of Lausanne, in Switzerland. Deputy mayor and councilor at the municipality of Lisbon (2009/13) Advisor and consultant of several municipalities in Portugal and abroad in the areas of urban planning and mobility management. 

  

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Name of the Speaker: Mohsen Towliat

Name of University/Organization: Department of Traffic and Infrastructure

Planning at Malmö City/Sweden, Working Chairman of the Board at Onvega

AB Lund/Sweden

University Degree/Occupation: PHD Civ. Eng./Infrastructure Planer

Workshop Title: Strategy to Creat Sutainble Development In Our Cities in Iran

Main Subjects of Workshop:

Cities are moving beyond car-based planning

How to enhance qualities of life in general in urban areas

Obvious strategy in future transport and environmental policies

Walking/Cycling facilities have to be systematically shaped in way to be

attractive

Promoting walking/Cycling/Public Transport as an alternative to short/long car

trips

Brief Background of the Speaker:

Dr Towliat is one of the most experienced road safety specialists in Sweden. With Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Master of Science (MSc) in Civil Engineering from Lunds University. His theoretical background is extremely solid. He has been working as professional project manager in several important developing national projects for the National Road Administration in Sweden during 1992-2016. In such projects, he is serving as an expert and team leader in planning, on study design and evaluation of effects of different kinds of road safety measures in urban and rural traffic. He also has considerable experience from road safety issues and environmental planning with regard to pedestrian and cyclist traffic in urban areas.

  

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   Name of the Speaker: Russell G. Thompson

Name of University/Organization: The University of Melbourne

University Degree/Occupation: PhD Traffic Engineering, Associate Professor in

Transport Engineering, Department of Infrastructure Engineering

Workshop Title: City Logistics

Main Subjects of Workshop:

Urban Freight Challenges and Opportunities

City Logistics Concepts

City Logistics Schemes

Modelling Approaches for City Logistics

Internet of Things for City Logistics

Brief Background of the Speaker:

Vice President, Institute for City Logistics, Kyoto

Team Leader, Volvo Center of Excellence in Sustainable Urban Freight Systems (SUFS)

Co-author of books: City Logistics – Network Modelling and ITS (2001); City Logistics -Mapping

The Future (2015)

Research Studies: Delivery Systems for Central Business Districts in Melbourne and Sydney

Development of Freight Movement Model for Melbourne

Studies on the economic and safety benefits of High Productivity Freight Vehicles and Performance

Based Standards (PBS)

  

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Name of the Speaker: Prof. Dr. Mir Shabbar Ali

Name of University/Organization: NED University of Engineering and

Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

University Degree/Occupation: BE(Civil), MS(Structures), PhD(transportation)

Workshop Title: Road Safety Analysis and Methodologies

Main Subjects of Workshop:

Background: Road safety policy and statistics: road accident data at global, regional

& local levels

Engineering Analysis: Black spot quantification; Haddon Matrix concepts and

applications

Modelling and predictions: Factors, approaches and case studies

Technological advancements: ITS in road safety; Accident Response system, GIS

applications

Road Safety Audit: Methodologies and applications; road safety review techniques;

Case Studies.

Brief Background of the Speaker:

Education: BE(Civil), NEDUET Pakistan; MS(Structures),Oklahoma , USA, PhD(transportation),

Birmingham, UK

Experience: Over 30 years of Teaching, Research, Academic administration, Consultancy

Current Position: Professor (transportation Engineering and Chair Dep.of Urban & Infr.Engg

Research: PI and Co-PI of Pak-USAID and Pak-HEC funded projects

Publications: Over 30 peer reviewed papers, one co-authored book

  

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Name of the Speaker: Patricia Mokhtarian

Name of University/Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

University Degree/Occupation: PhD/Professor

Workshop Title: Data Analysis Tips and Traps

Main Subjects of Workshop:

13 reasons for getting the “wrong” sign

Discard insignificant variables, or not?

Interpreting odds ratios in a logistic regression model

Brief Background of the Speaker:

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

USA

Professor Emerita of the University of California, Davis

MS and PhD from Northwestern University

On editorial boards of 7 transportation journals

Chair of the International Association for Travel Behavior Research

  

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  Name of the Speaker: Michael M. Hoghooghi

Name of University/Organization: SYSTRA Consulting Engineers

University Degree/Occupation: Ph.D. Program Electrical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida - Masters Cert. Project Management& PMI, George Washington University, Washington DC - Masters Electrical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida – Civil Engineering Program, University of Miami, Florida

Workshop Title: Innovations in LRT Design and Implementation – Case Study: Dubai Tram

Main Subjects of Workshop:

Public Transport Projects; from BRT to Heavy Metro, with focus on LRT

Key Decision Factors: Choosing a particular mode of public transport

Design Stages: Transport Planning, Feasibility Studies, Basic Design, Detailed

Design

Implementation: Design Review, Contract Management, Construction

Supervision, and DNP/DLP

Implementation Schemes: D&B/DBM&O, Finance, BOT, etc.

Brief Background of the Speaker:

General Project Director for Dubai Tram Project (Phase I & II) and Dubai Metro Red Line Connection (Route 2020), leading all activates for: Feasibility Study, Basic Design, Tendering, EPC Contract Award, Project Management, Contract Administration, Construction Supervision, Commissioning, and Defect Liability Period.

Leading Nomad Digital to expand Rail Systems business footprint for major North American rail operators such as Amtrak, Canada’s VIA Rail & CN, and Brazil’s Sao Paulo Metro Line-4. Also grew the Nomad business serving major tier-1 corporate bus/coach solutions for: Apple, Facebook, Yahoo, Google, Genentech, etc.

Technical & Management roles in Motorola where he served in a variety of in the product development groups within Paging, Cellular, and semiconductor sectors. His professional experience in Motorola ranged from: wireless communications systems, manufacturing, product development management, regulatory affairs, IPR, M&A, and technical standards.

  

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Name of the Speaker: Alain Flausch

Name of University/Organization: UITP

University Degree/Occupation: Secretary General

Workshop Title: Green PT

Main Subjects of Workshop:

Green PT

The mechanism of expending/extending PT in Tehran

How to finance PT systems in the world & in Iran

Brief Background of the Speaker:

Secretary general of UITP

PHD transport economics

Former CEO of STIB, Brussels

  

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Name of the Speaker: Alexander Brozek

Name of University/Organization: Transoft Solutions Inc.

University Degree/Occupation: General Manager EMEA

Workshop Title: The challenge in designing safe intersections: evaluating safety factors on

traditional intersections, roundabouts, and unconventional roundabout: North American and

European experiences.

Main Subjects of Workshop:

Vehicle sensitive intersection or roundabout design

Unconventional roundabout layouts and advantages

Evaluating safety factors: conflict points, line of sight and appropriate speed

How intersections/roundabouts are designed to accommodate vehicle paths?

Brief Background of the Speaker:

As a manager of Transoft Solutions, he has an excellent overview about the needs of engineers and

planers all over the world. Before Transoft, he managed the development of a comprehensive Road

and Rail Design Software based on CAD in Europe. Transoft's products for civil and infrastructure

design have become the de facto standard of the departments of transportation of many state and

national agencies throughout the world

  

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Name of the Speaker: David Homola

Name of University/Organization: Transoft Solutions Inc.

University Degree/Occupation: Product Manager EMEA

Workshop Title: The importance of swept path analysis on street, intersection and facility design:

Lessons learnt from North American and European best practices

Main Subjects of Workshop:  

Vehicle swept path analysis for road safety (techniques, benefits, and best

practices)

Regional design vehicle differences

How guidelines prescribe checking for standard design vehicles and emergency

vehicles, fire trucks, or OSOW vehicles

How intersections/roundabouts are designed to accommodate vehicle paths

Brief Background of the Speaker:

David's main responsibility at Transoft Solutions' European branch, is to channel technical feedback from the EMEA region to product development processes and identify transportation fields seeking innovation. This involves monitoring design policies, reaching out for user feedback, conducting product and region related researches, and assisting in implementation processes.

Education: Technical University of Budapest:

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, M.Sc. in Engineering Management

Hometown: Budapest, Hungary

  

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Name of the Speaker: Bert van Wee

Name of University/Organization Delft University of Technology

University Degree/Occupation Professor of Transport Policy

Workshop Title:

(1)  Travel behaviour and health: a conceptual model and research agenda 

(2) A method to evaluate equitable accessibility

Main Subjects of Workshop:

Health, travel behavior, intake of pollutants, risks, accidents, exercise

Accessibility, equity, evaluation

Brief Background of the Speaker:

Professor of Transport policy, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

Scientific Director of TRAIL Research School, the Netherlands

Focus on accessibility, the environment, safety, land-use transport interaction, evaluation, cost-

benefit analysis, ethics

  

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Name of the Speaker : Franck ROLLAND

Name of University/ Organization : Direction générale de la mobilité et des

routes / Département des infrastructures et des ressources humaines du Canton

de Vaud (Suisse)

University Degree/Occupation : Project manager

Workshop Title: RSA - Road Safety Audit and others Road Safety Instruments

Main Subjects of Workshop:

Overview of the road safety instruments used in Switzerland

Road safety audit

Brief Background of the Speaker:

Civil Engineer Master obtained in 1983 at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne

Scientific coworker (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, 1985-1987)

Project manager (Swiss Federal Railways, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1987-1992)

Scientific coworker in LAVOC-EPFL (Road Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne,

1992-2000)

Project manager DGMR (General direction for Road an Mobility, County of Vaud, Switzerland)