2022 I-NUF Conference Detailed Agenda
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
7:30-8:30 AM Continental Breakfast and Check In
Regency Foyer
8:30-10:00 AM Opening Plenary Session
Regency ABC
Introduction: Genevieve Giuliano, Director, METRANS Transportation Consortium
Welcome Speakers:
Jeet Joshee, Associate Vice President and Dean, Office of International Education and Global Engagement, CSULB
Marlon Boarnet, Professor and Chair, Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, USC
Keynote Title: Looking Ahead: The Value of Place in Supply Chain
Keynote Speaker: Melinda McLaughlin, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Research, Prologis
10:00-10:30 AM Break
Regency Foyer
10:30 AM – Noon Concurrent Sessions
Beacon A
Special Session
Curbside freight deliveries: National approaches and typologies of curbside analysis and curb management
Moderator: DJ Mason, US Department of Transportation, Volpe Center
Regency D
Track 5-3 Spatial Organization
Session Moderator: Carla Tejada, City College of New York
“Proximity logistics”: Characterizing the development of logistics facilities in dense mixed-use urban areas around the world
Presenter: Heleen Buldeo Rai, Univ Gustave Eiffel, Logistics City Chair
Co-author: Laetitia Dablanc, Univ Gustave Eiffel; Sanggyun Kang, Chung-Ang University; Takanori Sakai, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology; Carla Tejada, The City College of New York; Quan Yuan, Tongji University; Alison Conway, City College of New York
An analysis of the evolution of warehouses location from 2012 to 2019 in major U.S. Consolidated Statistical Areas (CSA): New insights of warehousing spatial patterns
Presenter: Matthieu Schorung, Gustave Eiffel University
Co-authors: Laetitia Dablanc, Univ Gustave Eiffel; Thibault Lecourt, Avignon Universite
Regency E
Track 4-2 Alternative Fuels
Session Moderator: Gina Yeonkyeong Park, Cornell University
Life cycle analysis of heavy-duty trucks: An environmental impact study comparing alternative fuels/drivetrains
Presenter: Sue Dexter, University of Southern California
Economic impacts of electrification of cargo handling equipment at POLA/POLB
Presenter: Dan Wei, University of Southern California
Co-author: Genevieve Giuliano, University of Southern California
Modeling a biofuel supply chain between urban centers
Presenter: Seckin Ozkul, University of South Florida
Co-author: Rob Hooker, University of South Florida
Charging infrastructure considerations of electric trucks
Presenter: Jeffrey Short, American Transportation Research Institute
Regency F
Track 1-1 Curb Management
Session Moderator: Carlos Otero, University of California, Davis
Exploring the potential of urban delivery microhubs and cargo bike deliveries
Presenter: Anne Goodchild, University of Washington
Co-author: Seyma Gunes, University of Washington
Investigation of private loading bay operations in Seattle's Central Business District
Presenter: Griffin Donnelly, University of Washington
Co-author: Anne Goodchild, University of Washington
Roadblocks to Sustainable Urban Freight
Presenter: Thomas Maxner
Co-authors: Giacomo Dalla Chiara and Anne Goodchild, University of Washington
Can real-time parking occupancy information improve urban delivery efficiency?
Presenter: Giacomo Dalla Chiara, University of Washington
Co-authors: Klaas Fiete Krutein and Anne Goodchild, University of Washington
Noon-1:30 PM Lunch
Regency ABC
Keynote Title: From Invisible to Essential: Covering Freight Media Panel
Moderator: Tyler Reeb, Director of Research and Workforce Development, CITT, CSULB
Panelists:
Samantha Masunaga, Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times
Sarah McGregor, L.A. Bureau Chief and Editor, Bloomberg News
Dan Ronan, Associate News Editor Print and Media, Transport Topics
1:30-3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
Beacon A
Track 1-2 Curb Management 2
Session Moderator: Giacomo Dalla Chiara, University of Washington
On the understanding of the real-life performance of autonomous food delivery robots
Presenter: Carlos Otero, University of California Davis
Co-authors: Miguel Jaller, University of California Davis
Planning for local delivery using sidewalk robots: Comparing optimized mothership vans methods”
Presenter: Jacob Lamb, University of Calgary
Co-authors: S. C. Wirasinghe and Nigel Waters, University of Calgary
Gamification of Urban Freight
Presenters: Tom O'Brien, Biju Kewalram, Anh Vu, and Jared Paz, Califonia State University, Long Beach
Improving delivery efficiency and understanding user behavior through common carrier lockers
Presenter: Andisheh Ranjbari, University of Washington
Co-authors: Caleb Diehl, Giacomo Dalla Chiara, and Anne Goodchild, University of Washington
Regency D
Track 3-2 US Based Case Studies
Session Moderator: Johanna Amaya, Pennsylvania State University
Testing the association between development patterns and truck crashes: A case study in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Presenter: Sanggyun Kang, Chung-Ang University
Characterization of the geographic patterns of fuel consumption and emissions of freight vehicles in the Albany-New York City Corridor
Presenter: Sofia Perez-Guzman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Co-authors: José Holguín-Veras, Julia Amaral, and Carlos Rivera-Gonzalez, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Analysis and identification of urban commercial traffic patterns: A clustering approach for the Seattle’s urban area
Presenter: Anne Goodchild, University of Washington
Co-author: Gabriela Giron, University of Washington
Off-hours delivery: Simulated systemwide results for the Chicago region
Presenter: Olcay Sahin, Argonne National Laboratory
Co-author: Monique Stinson, Argonne National Laboratory
Regency E
Track 2-1 Trucking and Technology
Session Moderator: Alison Conway, City College of New York
Dynamic last-mile delivery with crowd-shipping
Presenter: Matthew Roorda, University of Toronto
Co-authors: Kianoush Mousavi and Merve Bodur, University of Toronto; Mucahit Cevik, Ryerson University
Applying machine learning to model freight vehicle type choice
Presenter: Usman Ahmed, University of Toronto
Co-author: Matthew Roorda, University of Toronto
Rewards program to electrify short-haul drayage trucks
Presenter: Miguel Jaller, University of California Davis
Co-author: Emil Youssefzadeh, WattEV, Inc.
Regency F
Track 1-3 Routing and Optimization
Session Moderator: Dingtong Yang, University of California, Irvine
Improving commercial vehicle routing with parking information
Presenter: Klaas Fiete Krutein, University of Washington
Co-authors: Giacomo Dalla Chiara and Anne Goodchild, University of Washington
Time-dependent pickup and delivery problems with stochastic travel times and hard time windows via branch-price-and-cut
Presenter: Petros Ioannou, University of Southern California
Co-authors: Zheyu Wang and Maged Dessouky, University of Southern California
Shared logistics assets for new mobility-assist two-echelon e-grocery delivery network
Presenter: Evangelos Kaisar, Florida Atlantic University
Co-author: Dan Liu, Freight Mobility Research Institute (FMRI) and Florida Atlantic University
Co-simulation based optimization for container pickup and delivery
Presenter: Maged Dessouky, University of Southern California
Co-author: Siyuan Yao, University of Southern California
3:00-3:30 PM Break
Regency Foyer
3:30-5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
Beacon A
Track 3-1 Issues in Trucking
Session Moderator: Matthew Roorda, University of Toronto
Distributed load balancing freight routing with a co-simulation optimization method
Presenter: Pengfei Chen, University of Southern California
Co-authors: Petros Ioannou and Maged Dessouky, University of Southern California
Modelling freight vehicle type and shipment size choice
Presenter: Usman Ahmed, University of Toronto
Co-author: Matthew Roorda, University of Toronto
Truck routing optimization for large-scale transportation networks
Presenter: Hyun Seop Uhm, Argonne National Laboratory
Co-authors: Taner Cokyasar, Monique Stinson, Jeffrey Larson, Olcay Sahin, Omer Verbas, and Vincent Freyermuth, Argonne National Laboratory
Inter-regional truck route choice modeling with revealed and state preference approaches
Presenter: Kevin Gingerich, York University
Co-authors: Yashar Zarrin Zadeh and Ubaid Ali, York University
Regency F
Track 3-3 International Case Studies
Session Moderator: Elyakim BenHakoun
Modelling impacts of off-peak-hour delivery in the greater Toronto and Hamilton area
Presenter: Tufayel Chowdhury, University of Toronto
Co-authors: James Vaughan, Marc Saleh, Kianoush Mousavi, Marianne Hatzopoulou, and Matthew Roorda, University of Toronto
The role of logistics performance index for developing port’s hinterland: A case study for Bangladesh Presenter: Razon Chandra Saha, Head of Research and Innovation, Saif Powertec Limited, Bangladesh
5:00-7:00 PM Evening Reception
Poolside
Thursday, May 26, 2022
7:30-8:30 AM Continental Breakfast and Check In
Regency Foyer
8:30-10:00 AM Plenary Session
Regency ABC
Keynote title: California Leading the Way
Moderator: Tom O’Brien, Executive Director, CITT, California State University, Long Beach
Welcome Speaker: Congressman Alan Lowenthal, 47th Congressional District of California
Panelists:
Fran Inman, Senior Vice President, Majestic Realty Co.
Matt Petersen, President & CEO, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)
Matt Schrap, CEO, Harbor Trucking Association
10:00-10:30 AM Break
Regency Foyer
10:30 AM - Noon Concurrent Sessions
Beacon A
Special Session
Optimizing Truck Movements in the Southern California Port Region
Moderator: Mark Jensen, Principle and Director of Technology, Transpo Group
Panelists:
Ed Alegre, LA Metro
Sal Manzo, InfoMagnus
Krista Jeannotte, Cambridge Systematics
Christopher Chase, Port of Los Angeles
Theresa Dau-Ngo, Port of Long Beach
Time-dependent patterns in freight trip generation
Presenter: Sofia Perez-Guzman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Co-authors: José Holguín-Veras and Diana Ramirez-Rios, VREF Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Data-driven time-dependent freight volume estimation at a granular spatial and temporal resolution
Presenter: Chrysovalantis Anastasiou, University of Southern California
Co-authors: Luciano Nocera and Cyrus Shahabi, University of Southern California
Freight eco-routing – carrier’s trade-offs and system-wide impacts
Presenter: Anmol Pahwa, University of California Davis
Co-author: Miguel Jaller, University of California Davis
Reducing impacts of heavy-duty trucks on communities of color
Presenter: Genevieve Giuliano, University of Southern California
Regency F
Track 1-4 Improving the Last Mile
Session Moderator: Klaas Fiete Krutein, University of Washington
Lessons learned from urban freight pilot tests
Presenter: Andisheh Ranjbari, University of Washington
Co-author: Anne Goodchild, University of Washington
A shift towards "retro" last-mile & urban logistics. How the pandemic has accelerated this trend
Presenter: Wouter Dewulf, University of Antwerp
Co-author: Roel Gevaers, University of Antwerp
Set partition-based formulation and decomposition solution approach for the crowdsourced package delivery problem
Presenter: Dingtong Yang, University of California Irvine
Co-author: Michael Hyland, University of California Irvine
Curbside management in the physical internet
Presenter: Paola Cossu, FIT Consulting SRL
Co-authors: Fabio Cartolano, FIT Consulting; Giuliano Mingardo, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Giacomo Lozzi and Ivo Cré, POLIS; Fernando Liesa, ALICE
Noon-1:30 PM Keynote Luncheon
Regency ABC
Keynote title: A Mile in their Shoes: Talent Retention and Acquisition in Supply Chain
Keynote Speaker: Trisha Zulic, State Director, California Society for Human Resource Management
1:30-3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
Beacon A
Track 4-1 Technology & Automation
Session Moderator: Sue Dexter, University of Southern California
Using artificial intelligence to improve traffic flows with consideration of data privacy principles
Presenters: Tyler Reeb, California State University Long Beach
Co-authors: Gwen Shaffer, Hossein Jula and Anastasios Chassiakos, California State University Long Beach
Freight Automation: Dangers, threats, and opportunities for health and equity
Presenter: Jessica Tovar, Moving Forward Network
Co-authors: Joel Ervice, Regional Asthma Management and Prevention; Martha Ockenfels-Martinez, Human Impact Partners
Suitability of human monitored autonomous lockers for urban deliveries: a comparison with the current scenario through field observations
Presenter: Kartik Varma, Universite Gustav Eiffel
Co-authors: François Combes, and Pierre Eykerman, Universite Gustav Eiffel
A global truck parking problem that today’s technology can’t fix
Presenter: Richard Easley, E-Squared Engineering
Regency E
Track 5-1 E-commerce Consumption Flows
Session Moderator: Heleen Buldeo Rai, Univ Gustave Eiffel, Logistics City Chair
Reconciling retail and logistics demand in the on-demand economy
Presenter: Joris Beckers, University of Antwerp
Tracking parcels: Understanding delivery paths and their impacts on a city
Presenter: Carla Tejada, City College of New York
Co-authors: Yaxin Zhang and Alison Conway, The City College of New York; Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Hofstra University
Changes in grocery shopping and related travel during Covid-19
Presenter: Sarah Dennis, University of California Davis
Co-authors: Miguel Jaller and Sebastian Amador, University of California Davis; Teddy Forscher, University of California Berkeley
Regency F
Track 3-5 Metropolitan and Network Level Planning
Session Moderator: Tufayel Chowdhury, University of Toronto
Supply-chain-focused measures of centrality and spread in metropolitan areas
Presenter: Oriana Calderon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Co-authors: José Holguín-Veras, Carlos Rivera-Gonzalez, Joshua Schmid, Benjamin Caron, and Woojung Kim, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Facilitating synchromodality: A conceptual framework for arbitrating stakeholders’ conflicting interests
Presenter: Emma Ceulemans, University of Antwerp
Co-authors: Ivan Cardenas-Barbosa, Thierry Vanelslander and Edwin van Hassel, University of Antwerp
Econometric characterization of spatial distribution of urban freight generation
Presenter: Oriana Calderon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Co-authors: Jose Holguin-Veras, Carlos Rivera Gonzalez, and Benjamin Caron, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Urban freight logistics: What do citizens perceive?
Presenter: Johanna Amaya, Penn State University
Co-authors: Maira Delgado Lindeman, Julian Arellana Ochoa, Universidad del Norte; Jaime Allen, National Laboratory of Materials and Structural Models (LanammeUCR), Universidad de Costa Rica
3:00-3:30 PM Break
Regency Foyer
3:30-5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
Beacon A
Track 5-2 Impacts of E-commerce
Session Moderator: Joris Beckers, University of Antwerp
The community impacts of e-commerce growth: A case study of Berks County, Pennsylvania
Presenter: Alison Conway, City College of New York
Co-author: Moira Conway, Kutztown University
Mobility interventions to protect supply chain workers during pandemics
Presenter: Kevin Gingerich, York University
Co-authors: Elanakayon Annalingam, Peter Park, York University; Erik Nevland, Region of Peel Transportation Planner
Aggregate and income distribution impacts of resilience to seaport and highway transportation network disruption
Presenter: Dan Wei, University of Southern California
Co-authors: Adam Rose, Eyuphan Koc, Zhenhua Chen, and Lucio Soibelman, University of Southern California
Container Terminal Fluidity – Adjusting to the New Normal
Presenters: Philip Davies, Davies Transportation Consulting Inc. and Hanh Le-Griffin, University of Southern California
Regency E
Track 6-1 Best Practices
Session Moderator: Si Liu, McMaster University
Gender inequality in the transport sector of Bangladesh
Presenter: Razon Chandra Saha, Head of Research and Innovation, Saif Powertec Limited, Bangladesh
Best practices in at-grade crossing of public roads with railroads
Presenter: Guang Tian, UNO Transportation Institute, University of New Orleans
Co-authors: Maryam Izadi and Brittany Waggener, UNO Transportation Institute, University of New Orleans
A critique on best practices for city logistics
Presenter: Konstantina Katsela, University of Gothenburg
Co-author: Michael Browne, University of Gothenburg
The next normal in urban logistics: The ALICE forward-looking actions on the physical internet to achieve inclusive, shared and interconnected logistics networks
Presenter: Paola Cossu, FIT Consulting SRL
Co-authors: Charlotte Migne, FM Logistics; Hans Schurmans, PROXIMUS; Magnus Blinge, SCANIA; Yanying Li and Fernando Liesa, ALICE
Regency F
Track 1-5 Last Mile International
Session Moderator: Panagiota Goulianou, University of Washington
The little ship that got away: Small vessel – Big impact
Presenter: Elyakim Ben-Hakoun, The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Co-authors: Eddy Van De Voorde, University of Antwerp; Yoram Shiftan, The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Cargo bikes and UCCs as a solution to last mile delivery
Presenter: Mehrab Khan, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Land and Maritime Transport (ILS)
Co-authors: Carina Thallera, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Transport Research; Gernot Liedtke, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Land and Maritime Transport (ILS)
The daily port & shoreline emission inventory model
Presenter: Elyakim Ben-Hakoun, The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Co-authors: Eddy Van De Voorde, The University of Antwerp; Yoram Shiftan, The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Redesigning "Clean Trucks" Programs for the Emerging Energy Transition
Presenter: Nathan Hutson, University of North Texas
Co-author: Gina Park, University of North Texas
7:30-8:00 AM Continental Breakfast and Check In
Regency Foyer
8:00-9:30 AM Plenary Session
Regency ABC
Keynote topic: Perspectives on Technology Implementation
Moderator: Genevieve Giuliano, Director, METRANS Transportation Consortium
Panelists:
Biju Kewalram, Guest Lecturer CSULB / CITT and Chief Digital Officer, Transformation Core
Jack Symington, Sr. Program Manager of Transportation, LACI
9:30-9:45 AM Break
Regency Foyer
9:45 AM - 11:15AM Concurrent Sessions
Beacon A
Special Session
Transportation Planning Considerations for Cities with Growing Warehousing Operation
Moderator: Fatemeh Ranaiefar, Fehr & Peers
Panelists:
Gena Guisar, CSG Consultants
Jason Welday, City of Rancho Cucamonga
Jolene Hayes, Fehr & Peers
Blair Dahl, Goodman
Regency E
Track 1-6 Consumer Behavior and Equity
Session Moderator: Usman Ahmed, University of Toronto
Spatial accessibility and equity analysis of Amazon parcel lockers facilities
Presenter: Miguel Figliozzi, Portland State University
Co-author: Jaclyn Schaefer, Portland State University
Effect of COVID-19 on equity of fresh food distribution in New York City
Presenter: Alison Conway, City College of New York
Co-authors: Camille Kamga, Sandeep Mudigonda, Patricio Vicuna, Charles Ukegbu, Susan McSherry, Diniece Mendes, Justin Romeo, and Denise Ramirez, University Transportation Research Center
Explore the Potential of Applying Smart Mobile Lockers with City Buses for the Last-Mile Deliveries in the City of Mississauga, Canada
Presenter: Si Liu, McMaster University
Co-author: Elkafi Hassini, McMaster University and Zhen Qiao, Waseda University
Regency F
Track 6-2 Data and Methods
Session Moderator: Konstantina Katsela, University of Gothenburg
Analysis on the clean truck program and the local air quality: Case of the Port of New York and New Jersey
Presenter: Gina Yeonkyeong Park, Cornell University
Residential freight trip generation: A review of current methods and datasets
Presenter: Panagiota Goulianou, University of Washington
Co-authors: Giacomo Dalla Chiara and Anne Goodchild, University of Washington
A guidebook for implementing freight fluidity for Texas and its regions
Presenter: Bill Eisele, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Co-authors: Nicole Katsikides, Mario Monsreal, Jason Wallis, William Hwang, and Casey Wells, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Operational analysis of emergency truck parking in Florida state under emergency situations
Presenter: Vasileia Antonoglou, Florida Atlantic University
Co-authors: Katerina Koliou and Evangelos Kaisar, Florida Atlantic University
11:30 - 5:00 PM SITE TOUR
Optional for I-NUF attendees only - limited seating; Lunch provided, interactive tour at Santa Monica Zero Emissions Delivery Zone Pilot Program and special demonstrations