• July 29, 2015

    PacTrans Sponsors, Demonstrates Lab at ITS America Symposium

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    The ITS America Symposium on Building a Smart, Diverse, and Shared Travel Network, held July 16 – 17 at the University of Washington, brought transportation professionals from both public and private sectors together to discuss shared-use mobility and technology-driven solutions. The symposium featured a variety of panels and speakers, and keynote addresses were delivered by Regina Hopper, President and CEO, ITS America, Scott Kubly, Director, Seattle Department of Transportation, and the Hon. Secretary Lynn Peterson, Washington State Department of Transportation. Dr. Yinhai Wang, PacTrans Director, provided closing remarks and described the center’s work and research.

    PacTrans, a sponsor of the event, provided a technical tour of the STAR Lab to symposium participants.  Attendees learned about the lab’s work supporting advanced ITS research, cultivating ITS professionals, exploring effective solutions to transportation problems, and constructing a bridge between the UW and agencies of transportation practice. Specific research work demonstrated included UAV-based traffic data collection, Media Access Control (MAC) address sensing for multi-modal data collection, Microsoft Kinect-based pedestrian detection, and the Digital Roadway Interactive Visualization and Evaluation Network (DRIVE Net).