April 2, 2025
Congratulations to Michael Urbiztondo on receiving a CGS-M Scholarship
April 2, 2025
Michael has been awarded the prestigious Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's (CGS-M), and a top-up award through the Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship.
April 1, 2025
Congratulations to Mingjian Wu on his next chapter as a Postdoctoral Researcher at McGill University
April 1, 2025
Dr. Mingjian Wu has recently begun a new chapter in his academic journey as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Transportation Engineering at McGill University.
Jan 9, 2025
2025 TRB Annual Meeting
Jan 9, 2025
Dr. Tae J. Kwon, Nancy Huynh, Yong Lee, and Michael Urbiztondo attended the 2025 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington D.C.
July 12, 2024
Congratulations to Mingjian Wu on his successful defense
November 28, 2024
Mingjian Wu successfully defended his PhD dissertation with unanimous clear passes from all examiners.
November 27, 2024
Congratulations to Simita, Allen, and Abhinav for their convocation
November 27, 2024
Simita, Allen, and Abhinav convocated, earning their Ph.D, M.Sc, and their B.Sc respectively. Congratulations!
July 12, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Tae J. Kwon for receiving prestigious awards
July 12, 2024
Dr. Kwon was awarded the ITS Canada Excellence in Research and Development Award during the 2024 ITS Canada Conference in Vancouver and the KOFST Scientist of the Year Award at the 2024 Canada-Korea Conference held in Banff.
June 13, 2024
Congratulations to Simita Biswas for successfully defending her PhD dissertation
June 13, 2024
Simita successfully defended her PhD dissertation on June 13th, 2024.
April 19, 2024
2024 Winter Dean's Research Awards
April 19, 2024
Yong Lee and Jarvis Yu attended this year's Dean's Research Awards poster presentation to present their research work for the 2024 Winter term.
March 19, 2024
2024 GSA Awards Night
March 15, 2024
Congratulations to Mingjian Wu for receiving the Martha Piper Award at the GSA Awards Night.
January 15, 2024
2024 TRB Annual Conference
January 15, 2024
Dr. Tae J. Kwon, Mingjian Wu, and Zehua Shuai attended the 2024 TRB Annual Conference in Washington D.C.
December 11, 2023
2023 Fall Dean's Research Awards
December 11, 2023
Michael attended this year's Dean's Research Awards poster presentation to present his work for the 2023 Fall term.
October 13, 2023
Canadian Science Publishing - Editor's Choice
October 13, 2023
Dr. Tae J. Kwon and Mingjian Wu's paper "Location–allocation strategies for traffic counters—a citywide deployment" is chosen as Canadian Science Publishing Editor's Choice.
September 15, 2023
Autonomous Systems Initiative (ASI) Symposium 2023
September 16, 2023
Dr. Tae J. Kwon was invited as one of the speakers at the ASI symposium on September 14, 2023. Mingjian Wu and Qian Xie also presented their work at the event on September 15, 2023.
September 9, 2023
Congratulations to Xueru Ding for successfully defending her MSc thesis
September 9, 2023
Xueru successfully defended her MSc thesis on September 8th, 2023.
August 31, 2023
2023 FEGRS - Next-generation Engineering
August 31, 2023
Mingjian Wu, Xueru Ding, and Simita Biswas presented their research at the FEGRS event held from August 22nd to August 24, 2023. Mingjian's presentation was selected as one of the recipients of the oral presentation winners
August 19, 2023
Congratulations to Qian Xie for receiving a job offer from the City of Edmonton
August 19, 2023
Qian received a job offer from the City of Edmonton for the role of Project Engineer.
August 5, 2023
Congratulations to Qian Xie for successfully defending his MSc thesis
August 5, 2023
Qian sucessfully defended his MSc thesis on August 4, 2023.
May 4, 2023
Promoting advancements in winter transportation safety and sustainability through research collaboration
May 4, 2023
During his sabbatical in Korea, Dr. Kwon enriched the academic community, sharing expert insights on winter transportation safety and sustainability at numerous prestigious venues.
April 13, 2023
2023 Dean's Research Awards
April 13, 2023
Nancy and Michael attended this year's Dean's Research Awards poster presentation to present their work for the 2022-2023 term.
Congratulations to Nancy Huynh on receiving the Women in STEM Scholarship
Nancy was awarded the 2022-2023 Women in STEM scholarship.
Jan 19, 2023
2023 TRB - 102nd Annual Meeting
January 08 to 12, 2023 - Washington D.C.
Dr. Kwon, Mingjian, Simita, and Xueru attended the 102nd TRB annual conference. 4 presentations were given, including 2 lectern sessions, 1 poster presentation, and 1 committee meeting presentation.
Congratulations to Mingjian on passing his Phd candidacy exam
Mingjian successfully passed his exam on Jan 19, 2023
Oct 17, 2022
2022 ICRE Conference
October 04 to 07, 2022 - Jeju Island, Korea
Dr. Kwon and Qian Xie attended the ICRE conference held in Jeju island, Korea. They gave three well received presentations on applications of machine-learning and geostatistics in winter maintenance
Sept 01, 2022
Welcome Zehua Shuai
The team would like to welcome Zehua Shuai to the research team as a new Master of Science Student
June 09, 2022
2022 CITE Annual Conference
May 29 to June 1, 2022 - Vancouver B.C.
Mingjian Wu attended the CITE annual conference as the recipient of the 2022 Student Paper Competition Award
Welcome Nancy Huynh!
The team would like to welcome Nancy Huynh to the research team through the Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)
Congratulations to Tasnia Nowrin on passing her MSc Defence
Tasnia successfully defended her thesis on April 13, 2022
2022 CSCE Student Poster Competition
Simita received the Judges' Prize (First Place) in this year's CSCE student poster competition
2021-22 Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship
Congratulation to Simita for being this year's recipient of the Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship
Jan 13, 2022
2022 TRB - 101st Annual Meeting
January 09 to 13, 2022 - Washington D.C.
Dr. Kwon, Mingjian Wu, Qian Xie attended the 101st TRB annual conference giving a total of 9 presentations, including 1 lectern session and 8 poster presentations.
Congratulations to Davesh Sharma on passing his MSc Defence!!!
Davesh successfully defended his thesis on December 10, 2021
Congratulations to Andy Wong on passing his MSc Defence!!!
Congratulations to Andy for successfully defended his MSc thesis with the highest passing grade - pass without revisions!
Andy successfully defended his thesis on June 09, 2021
2021 Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) Award
Congratulation to Mingjian for being this year's recipient of the CTRF award for graduate studies in transportation
ASI Annual Workshop 2021
Mingjian and Qian presented their research at this year's ASI Symposium
Congratulations to Shuoyan Xu on passing his MSc Defence!!!
Shuoyan successfully defended his thesis on April 21, 2021
2021 Graduate Students' Association Recognition Award
Congratulations to Mingjian Wu for being one of seven recipients for the 2021 GSA Recognition Award for excellence as a research and teaching assistant.
100th Annual TRB Meeting
Dr. Kwon, Mingjian Wu, Andy Wong, and Davesh Sharma each presented their research to the attendees during TRB's first Virtual Event
Dr. Kwon and Mingjian Wu guest lecturered at Shandong University
Dr. Kwon and Mingjian Wu co-presented their research on Advancing Winter Transportation Safety, Mobility, and Sustainability using Geostatistics and Deep Learning to over 50 attendees hosted by Shandong University in China
Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE)- Northern Alberta Section Webinar
Mingjian Presented his research "Evaluating the Safety Effects of Driver Feedback Signs and Citywide Implementation Strategies " to the ITE community during their monthly luncheon webinar series. Total attendees: 42
Autonomous Systems Initiative Workshop
Shouyan Presented his research "Connected Vehicle-enabled Weather Responsive Snow and Ice Control Strategies" in the 2nd ASI workshop via Zoom.
Welcome Qian Xie!
The team would like to welcome Qian Xie to the research team through the Dean's Research Award Program!
In Episode 37 of AASHTO's Podcast series, Dr. Kwon was interviewed on his Aurora RWIS Density and Location Project. Follow the link below to listen!
Congratulations to Dr. Kwon for being awarded the 2020 Early Career Research Award from the Faculty of Engineering! It is an award from his peers in recognition of his hard work and excellence in the field of Engineering Research.
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2020 TRB - 99th Annual Meeting
January 11 to 15, 2020 - Washington D.C.
Dr. Kwon, Shuoyan Xu, and Mingjian Wu attended the 99th annual TRB meeting giving a total of 5 presentations. Mingjian presented his research on 1) Before-and-After Empirical Bayes Evaluation of Citywide Installation of Driver Feedback Signs (now published in TRR) and 2) Lessons learned from the large-scale Application of Driver Feedback Signs in an Urban City. Shuoyan presented his project on Snowplow Routes Using All-New Persepectives: Road Users and Winter Road Maintenance Operators (under review)
Welcome to our lab, Tasnia Nowrin!
Starting Winter 2020, Tasnia Nowrin has relocated from Bangladesh to begin her tenure as Dr. Kwon's newest MSc student.
Congratulations to Mingjian Wu on passing his MSc Defence!
Congratulations to Mingjian Wu for successfully defended his MSc thesis with the highest passing grade - pass without revisions!
Date of Defence: December 16, 2019
Thesis topic: Evaluating the Safety Effects of Driver Feedback Signs and Citywide Implementation Strategies
Congratulations to Lian Gu on her new opportunity with the City of Edmonton!
Lian Gu has been selected to join the City of Edmonton's Urban Analysis Team as a Junior Project Engineer!
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Simita on her scholarship award!
Runner up for URISA Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship Competition and one of the top-three winners of the one-year URISA Alberta student membership. (2019 - 2020)
Welcome Davesh Sharma!
Starting Fall 2019, Davesh Sharma has relocated from India to begin his tenure as Dr. Kwon's newest MSc student.
The CitiesIPCC Legacy Research Grant Program is a natural extension of Alberta Ecotrust’s partnership with the City of Edmonton and its Change for Climate initiative. With a diverse committee of subject matter experts from academia, consulting firms, environmental nonprofits, and government, the CitiesIPCC Legacy Research Grant Program awarded nearly $200,000 to four research projects.
Source: AlbertaEcotrust.com
Congratulations to Lian Gu who completed her Master’s degree and thesis titled “Developing Models for Estimating Winter Road Weather and Surface Conditions–An Empirical Investigation” under the supervision of Dr. Kwon. Lian’s work focused on the estimation of road surface conditions using RWIS data to effectively improve winter road maintenance operation.
Dr. Tae J. Kwon was awarded the FGSR Great Supervisor Award which recognizes supervisors who demonstrate strong supervisory skills or who foster mentorship in their programs. A great supervisor is someone who has been particularly helpful, such as a supportive supervisory committee member, or someone who fosters good supervision and mentorship in your program.
Simita was awarded the Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral (CGS D).The prestigious CGS D program allows excellent students to pursue doctoral studies in Canada. The objective of the program is to ensure a reliable supply of highly qualified personnel to meet the needs of Canada’s knowledge economy.
April 10, 2019 - in Donadeo Innovation Center for Engineering
This year's award participants on Dr. Kwon's team were Raymond Xu and Baoll Feng.
Raymond's Topic was on Accident Frequency Estimation and Analysis via GIS
Baoll's topic was on Spatio-Temporal Investigation of RWIS Data
2019 TRB - 98th Annual Meeting
January 13 to 17, 2019 - Washington D.C.
Dr. Kwon and Simita Biswas attended the 98th annual TRB meeting where Simita delivered three presentations at the event and one of them was Use of Topography, Weather zones & Semivariogram Parameters to Optimize RWIS Station Density Across Large Spatial Scales (now published in TRR).
Congratulations to Lian Gu on her successful thesis defence!
Date of Defence: December 17, 2018,
Thesis: Developing Models for Estimating Winter Road Weather and Surface Conditions–An Empirical Investigation
Lian Gu and Dr. Kwon present at the 4th International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety
August 8-10, 2017 @ Banff, Alberta, Canada