Agenda - Day 2

Thursday, March 30

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Please note: Agenda subject to change prior to event

✅ = Eligible for 1.5 PDH

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8:00 - 8:30 am

Registration / Breakfast / Networking

Lobby / Room 1AB

8:30 - 10:00 am

Session 4, Strand A - Planning

Room 6
Facilitator - Dominique Boyd

Planning for Changes and Uncertainty

Nastasha Earle-Young, N.C. Department of Transportation

Construction Inhibitors of Alternative Intersections and Interchanges

Minerva Bonilla, NC State University

Complete Streets is a Process, Not a Product

Mike Rutkowski, Stantec

Session 4, Strand B - Pavement & Materials / Operations & Maintenance ✅

Room 3
Facilitator - Andrew Wargo

Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Alternative Approaches to Incorporate Recycled Binder Availability into Mixture Design Procedures

Cassie Castorena, NC State University

Quantifying RAP Binder Availability Using Sieve Analysis

Rafaella Costa, NC State University
Maria Aparicio Alvis
Douglas Mocelin
Mayzan Isied

Evolution of Friction and Texture after an Asphalt Overlay

Shane Underwood, Boris Goenaga, and Cassie Castorena; NC State University
Paul Rogers, KPR Engineering, PLLC

Session 4, Strand C - Mobility & Multimodal ✅

Room 1AB
Facilitator - John Vine-Hodge

The Economic Impact of Completing Six Key Links of the Carolina Thread Trail

Steve Bert, Institute for Transportation Research & Education, NC State University
Jane Love, Catawba Lands Conservancy

A Planning Tool for Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE)

Nagui Rouphail and Dr. Bastian Schroeder; Kittelson and Associates, Inc.

Property Prices, Gentrification, and Population Movement Patterns near Charlotte’s Light Rail

Adam Schmidt and Eleni Bardaka; NC State University

Session 4, Strand D - Unmanned Aerial Systems / Vehicles (UAVs) ✅

Room 4
Facilitator - Aaron Earwood

Inspector-In-The-Loop System to Support UAV-Assisted Bridge Inspections

Mubbashar Khan, Emmanuel A. Morfo, and Ali Karimoddini; North Carolina A&T State University
Tau Wu and Tara Cavalline; University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Guidelines for Ground Control Points Placement and 3D Sloped Surface Trajectory Development for UAS-based Photogrammetric Surveying

Yajie Liu, NC State University

Session 4, Strand E - NC Transportation Center of Excellence on Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology

Room 5
Facilitator - Curtis T. Bradley

NC-CAV Center of Excellence in Advanced Transportation Technology

Ali Karimoddini, North Carolina A&T State University

Intersection capacity adjustments considering different market penetration rates of connected and automated vehicles

Wei Fan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Assessing Public Agency Readiness for CAVs in Traditional and Emerging Infrastructure Needs

Shoaib Samandar, Institute for Transportation Research & Education, NC State University

Shih-Chun Lin, NC State University

An Efficient Profit-Aware Large-Scale Vehicle Dispatch Framework for Ridesharing

Benjamin Lartey,  North Carolina A&T State University

10:00 - 10:15 am

Break

Lobby / Room 1A

10:15 - 11:45 am

Session 5, Strand A - Innovative Technologies, Projects or Processes ✅

Room 6
Facilitator - Kevin Lacy

Simulation-based Optimization of Autonomous Vehicle Model for Mixed Traffic Scenarios

Jinkun Lee, East Carolina University

Incorporating E-commerce Related Trips in an Urban Travel Demand Model

Soumya Sharma, NC State University

Multi-Sensor Data Fusion for Signalized Arterial Performance Measurement

Shoaib Samandar, Institute for Transportation Research & Education, NC State University

Session 5, Strand B - Pavement & Materials / Operations & Maintenance ✅

Room 3
Facilitator - Matthew Hilderbran

Performance Engineered Concrete Mixtures for Durable, Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure:  Update on Research and Pilot Projects

Tara Cavalline, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Brett Q. Tempest, PhD, PE
Peter Thielgard
David Alex Dillworth
Joseph OCampo

Strategies and Potentials to Reduce Emissions from Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Pavements

Sharareh Shirzad, Appalachian State University

Session 5, Strand C - Economics

Room 1AB
Facilitator - Becca Gallas

Differential Design of Mileage-Based User Fees for Equitable Benefits

Venktesh Pandey, North Carolina A&T State University
Melissa Petit-Jean, RK&K

The State of Aviation: NC's Aviation Economy in 2021 and Beyond

Ryan Hassett, Institute for Transportation Research & Education, NC State University

Assessment of Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs in the US and Related Government Responses

Rongfang (Rachel) Liu, North Carolina A&T State University

Session 5, Strand D - Electric Vehicle Applications

Room 4
Facilitator - Heather Hildebrandt

A Tool for Assessing Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Resilience Across Emergency Evacuation Scenarios

Alexander Yoshizumi, NC State University

Development and Assessment of Ferry Vessel Electrification Options

John Hildreth, Western Carolina University
Catherine Peele, Ferry Division, NC Department of Transportation

Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer for Railway Application

Tiefu Zhao, Shenen Chen, and Nicole Braxtan; University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Session 5, Strand E - Research Idea / Proposal Workshop

Room 5
Facilitator - Curtis T. Bradley

Presented by the North Carolina Department of Transportation

Curtis T. Bradley, Ph.D.
Dana Magliola
Joe Hummer

11:45 am - 12:00 pm

Break

Lobby / Room 1A

12:00 - 1:15 pm

Plenary Session: Lunch / Keynote Speaker

Sarah Searcy
Deputy Director for Innovations and Data, Integrated Mobility Division
N.C. Department of Transportation

Exploring the Future of Mobility with Shared Autonomous Vehicles: NCDOT’s Connected Autonomous Shuttle Supporting Innovation (CASSI) Program

Room 2

Sarah Searcy

1:15 - 3:30 pm

NC State Facility / Lab Tours

Capacity is limited; separate signup is required.

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