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Data Sources
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
AI Detection Systems
AI-Driven Extraction of Network-Wide Safety Indicators from Next-Generation Sensing Sources
Mehrdad Nasri (University of Washington), Yinahi Wang (University of Washington), Shucheng Zhang (University of Washington)
Traffic Counting 2.0: Lessons from a Decade of Building Real-World AI Systems
Terry Lee (Leetron Vision LLC)
Site-Agnostic Edge AI Vision and Solar-Powered Systems for Flexible and Cost-Effective Traffic Monitoring: Results and Lessons from Urban and Rural Deployments
Brian Brooke (AIWaysion)
Hybrid Imaging and Edge AI for Reliable Vehicle Detection and Classification
Lianyu Chu (CLR Analytics Inc), Ning (Vivian) Yang (CLR Analytics Inc)
Decision Making
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Travel Behaviors
Analyzing Spatially Varying Determinants of Internal Migration Shifts During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
Mohammad Ashoori (University of Maryland, College Park), Aref Darzi (Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab))
Predicting Congestion Onset at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge: A Machine Learning Approach with Weighted Sampling for Proactive Work Zone and Facility Management – Maryland Transportation Authority Case Study
Rick Ayers (CATT Lab - University of Maryland)
Studying changes in traffic flows after road capacity enhancement in Tennessee between 2000-2017.
Angela Antipova (University of Memphis), Sabya Mishra (University of Memphis), Jayanta Biswas (University of Memphis), Aman Agrawal (University of Memphis)
Data-Driven Access: Leveraging Origin - Destination Data to Measure and Analyze Destination Access
Deanna Belden (Texas A&M Transportation Institute)
Delivering Programs
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Building Tools and Applications
Spatiotemporal Risk Mapping of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Crashes: Integrating Hotspot Dynamics with Bayesian Severity Modeling
Ishant Bonde (University of Memphis), Dr. Sabya Mishra (University Of Memphis)
Behind the Scenes of Creating Real-Time Traffic Volume Tool for Live Decision-Support
Simona Babiceanu (Virginia Department of Transportation), Sanhita Lahiri (Virginia Department of Transportation)
One Device, Many Interfaces – Sharing CCS Data Across Users
Shronica Holland (Georgia Department of Transportation), Sean Diehl (Drakewell)
Estimated pedestrian volumes: The ins and outs of building and maintaining a public user interface
Tammy Lee (Transportation Research and Education Center, Portland State University)
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 01:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Enhancing Video Collection
A Video-Based Framework for High-Fidelity Traffic Trajectory Reconstruction
Pawan Neupane (University of Memphis), Sabyasachee (Sabya) Mishra (University of Memphis)
AI Classification System for Traffic Monitoring
Roy Czinku (Quarterhill - International Road Dynamics), Scott Sherwood (Quarterhill - International Road Dynamics)
AI Video Analytics for Robust Traffic Monitoring and Emerging Micromobility Data Needs: Fine-Grained Classification, Multi-Object Tracking, and Multi-Camera Fusion
Wei Sun (AIWaysion)
Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity Aware Prediction of Occluded Vehicle Trajectories in Work Zones
MD TAWKIR AHMED (University of Memphis), Sabyasachee Mishra (University of Memphis)
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 01:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Federal Perspectives on Travel Patterns
Evolution of Household and Business Travel Behavior
David Pace (US DOT/Volpe Center)
Understanding the Future of Vehicle Travel Demand
Jacob Wishart (US DOT/Volpe Center)
NextGen NHTS – Sharing of OD Disaggregation and Traffic Assignment for the National Passenger Origin Destination Data for Local Application
Md Rauful Islam (Maks Inc.), Mohammed (Maks) Alam (Maks Inc.)
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 01:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Geospatial Conflation
Building a Unified Master Road Network with Esri Roads and Highways for Enhanced Travel Monitoring and Planning
Jeannine Mbabazi (Tennessee State University), Wittness Mariki (Tennessee State University), Deo Chimba (Tennessee State University)
Challenges with Map Matching NYC Bus Routes
Cindy Chen (NYC DOT)
Integrating HERE TMCs with FDOT’s Linear Referencing System: Enhancing Utility of Third-Party Speed Data
Rafael Almario (Cambridge Systematics, Inc.)
Using GIS to filter crash data based on congestion
Chris Vaughan (ITRE at NC State University)
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Weigh in Motion
Integrating Probe Data to Reveal Statewide Freight Travel Patterns in Tennessee
Afia Yeboah (Tennessee State University), Deo Chimba (Tennessee State University), Erickson Senkondo (Tennessee State University)
Field Evaluation of a Novel Strain-Gauge-Based Strip Sensor for Weigh-In-Motion Applications in Wisconsin
Leonardo Guerson (Intercomp), Russell Lewis (Wisconsin Department of Transportation)
Modernizing Traffic Monitoring in DC: AI Counters and LPR-enabled WIM
Skye Guo (District Department of Transportation), Kajaz Safarian (District Department of Transportation)
Leveraging SCDOT Monitoring Program for Enforcement and Safety
Sean Diehl (Drakewell), Stacy Wise (SCDOT)
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Patterns in Traveler Types
Capturing Sparse Demand in On-Demand Transit: Wavelet-Based Graph Attention Networks with Robust Generalization
Aman Agrawal (The University of Memphis), Sabyasachee Mishra (The University of Memphis)
Segmented Travel Monitoring: Distinguishing Residents and Visitors
Xiaofeng Li (University of Hawaii)
Discovering Travel Patterns at National Parks
Marcia Sharpless (FHWA contractor (AtkinsRealis))
Who Rides Rural Transit? Clustering Rural Demand Response Transit (DRT) Riders from Tennessee and Implications for Autonomous Vehicle Deployments
Matthew Davis (The University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Data Sharing Platforms
Driving Transparency: GIS Dashboards for Smarter Traffic Data Management
Greg Newton (Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc.)
Using GIS Websites to share TDOT's Traffic Data
Ashley Hunter Mason (Tennessee Department of Transportation)
Sharing data with the public
Chade Saghir (Southeast Michigan Council of Governments)
FHWA on TMG/HPMS
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 08:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Evaluating Equipment Options
Virtual Reality Enabled Calibration and Validation of Roadside Warning Devices
Jaya Prakash Narayana Raavi (The University of Memphis), Sabya Mishra (The University of Memphis)
Development of an Evaluation and Acceptance Process for Traffic Count Devices
Chien-Lun Lan (Virginia Transportation Research Council), Mo Zhao (Virginia Transportation Research Council)
Comparative Analysis of Multiple Video Based Collection Systems
Adam Snow (Flock Safety), Anthony Stevens (Ohio Department of Transportation)
Data collection for Congestion Management Vs Design, considering Accuracy & Safety
Abhay Nigam (Synergy Systems & Services), Werner Schlough (Maryland State Highway Administration)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 08:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Probe Data Evaluations
Real-Time Volume Estimates from Probe Traffic Data
Stanley Young (The Eastern Transportation Coalition)
Validating Non-Traditional Methods for Volume Measures – Case Studies from the Eastern Transportation Coalition Transportation Data Marketplace
Stanley Young (The Eastern Transportation Coalition), Zach Vander Laan (The Eastern Transportation Coalition)
Evaluating the Quality of Emerging Bicycle & Pedestrian Industry Data
Zachary Vander Laan (The Eastern Transportation Coalition), Stanley E. Young (The Eastern Transportation Coalition)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 08:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Annual Processing
Using Probe Data to Develop Seasonal Adjustment Factors
Paul Anderson (Texas A&M Transportation Institute), Ioannis Tsapakis (Texas A&M Transportation Institute), Zihang Wei (Leidos)
Streamlining HPMS Traffic Data Submissions Tennessee DOT's Experience
Jeffrey Rice (MS2), Ashley Hunter Mason (Tennessee Department of Transportation)
TSG Program Modernization
Jamie Viera (North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Kerry Vallant Morrow (North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Upgrading Existing Equipment
Data Quality Assurance in Traffic Monitoring: A Hybrid Framework for Correcting Overreporting Errors in Radar Detection Systems.
Mohammad Khojastehpour (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Yangsong Gu (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Michael Han (Center of Transportation Research), Lee D. Han (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Accelerating Deployment of Inductive Loop Signature Technology for Vehicle Classification
Erik Minge (SRF Consulting Group, Inc.), Lianyu Chu (CLR Analytics)
Computer Vision Traffic Counting Research
Alec Bardey (NYCDOT)
Advancing Traffic, Safety, and Freight Planning with Inductive Loop Signature Technology in New Hampshire
Gordon Stuart Thompson (New Hampshire Department of Transportation), Lianyu Chu (CLR Analytics Inc)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Inter-Agency Collaboration
Incentivizing Change: Insights from Vanderbilt University’s Commute Incentive Program
Lauren Gardner (Vanderbilt University), Lindsey Ganson (Vanderbilt University)
Data-Exchange Platform to Support Regional Multi-Modal Safety, Reliability, and Mobility
Rick Ayers (CATT Lab - University of Maryland)
Multi-modal Transportation Data Collection, Integration, and Visualization
Michael Pack (CATTT Laboratory)
Understanding America’s Overweight Truck Problem: National Data Analytics Informing Local Solutions
Luke Dragon (HNTB), Peter McGilvray (HNTB)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Program Structure
Survey of Highway Vehicle Classification Programs of Some US States to Inform Program Improvement Process of Tennessee Department of Transportation
Daniel A. Badoe (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tennessee Technological University), Samuel Asare-Duah (Jacobs Engineering Inc.)
Implementing the IDOT Traffic Counting Program Utilizing Consultant Contracts
Natalie Canham (Illinois Department of Transportation)
NPS Coverage Count Program
Forrest Albin-James (FHWA-EFL), Andrea Collins (AtkinsRéalis)
TDOT's Traffic Program
Preston Kibet (Tennessee Department of Transportation)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM
Creative Collection Improvements
Noise-Resilient Multi-Camera Vehicle Trajectory Refinement in Long Activity Area of Work Zones via a Novel Multi-Step Smoothing and Validation Framework
Md Tawkir Ahmed (University of Memphis), Sabyasachee Mishra (University of Memphis)
Using RWIS and Existing Infrastructure for Non-Intrusive Traffic Counters
Peder Jerstad (Montana Department of Transportation), Tedd Little (Montana Department of Transportation)
Validating Motorized and Nonmotorized Counts from Existing Traffic Signal Assets
Paul Anderson (Texas A&M Transportation Institute), Ioannis Tsapakis (Texas A&M Transportation Institute), Ali Khodadadi (Texas A&M Transportation Institute)
Expanding on the short-count traffic data variable, the PPDD to the sPPDD.
Cody Weglinski (NYSDOT)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM
Resources for Operations and Safety
Are Young Drivers at Greater Risk of Nighttime Alcohol-Impaired Multi-Vehicle Crashes?
Veera Manikanda Prabhu Nagamanickam (The University of Memphis), Sabyasachee Mishra (The University of Memphis)
Integrating Extreme Weather Resilience into Network-Level Transportation Asset Management: A Data-Driven Approach
Lauren Gardner (Vanderbilt University), Mark Abkowitz (Vanderbilt University)
Truck Dashcam Imagery and Connected Vehicles Sensor Applications
Michael Pack (CATT Laboratory)
Presenting TITAN’s Public Dashboards
Arielle Shapiro (TN Dept of Safety and Homeland Security), Mara Bloomfield (TN Dept of Safety and Homeland Security)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM
Program Modernization
Keeping Up with the Joneses - Idaho as an Example of Modernization
Margaret Pridmore (Idaho Transportation Department)
A Multi-Agency Traffic Count Planning Methodology for State DOTs
Joe Breyer (Works Consulting LLC)
Traffic Monitoring Program Maturity Models
Sean Diehl (Drakewell), Claire Korzekwa (Drakewell), Mechell Salter (GDOT)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM
Collection Case Studies
TDOT's Field Tools
Tyler Thompson (Tennessee Department of Transportation)
Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Counting –MnDOT’s Mobile Field Tool Use Cases
Jess Helminger (MS2), TBD (MnDOT)
Overview of NYSDOT Permanent Video Classification
Thomas Waring (NYSDOT)
Continuous Counter Historical AADT Storytelling
Laura Dablain (TxDOT)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM
Measuring Performance
Effective monitoring and timely maintenance of roadway infrastructure
XINYU HU (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Prioritizing the Retiming of Signalized Intersections using Delay Measured by Connected Vehicles
Dr. Robert B. Case, PhD, PE (Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization)
Assessing Safety and Travel Behavior Post-Bridge Collapse Using Mobility Performance Measures and High-Fidelity Connected Vehicle Probe Data – Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore, Maryland
Rick Ayers (CATT Lab - University of Maryland)
Utilizing VMT Patterns to Predict Core Performance Measures
Arielle Shapiro (TN Dept of Safety and Homeland Security)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM
Micromobility Program
MassDOT Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Micromobility Count Program
Ian Adams (MassDOT), Michelle Boucher (MassDOT)
From Concept to Statewide Program: Florida DOT’s Non-Motorized Traffic Monitoring Framework
Jotan Borms (Florida Department of Transportation)
Improving Active Transportation Data Programs with a New Playbook
Jennifer Dill (TREC at Portland State university), Nathan McNeil (TREC at Portland State University)
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 08:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Alternative Sources for Micromobility
Estimating Daily Bicycle and Pedestrian Traffic with Validated Counts, Crowdsourced Data, and Google Street View Features
Vahid Bakhshi (Virginia Tech)
From Dream List to Reality: AI-Powered Pedestrian and Bicycle Counting
Terry Lee (Leetron Vision LLC.)
Generating Network-Wide Pedestrian and Bicycle Traffic Volume Data
Xu Zhang (Kentucky Transportation Center), Eugene Antwi (Kentucky Transportation Center), Mei Chen (University of Kentucky)
Seeing Safety Clearly: Leveraging LiDAR for Smarter Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning in Tennessee
Jason Fialkoff (CDM Smith), Will Rogers (GNRC), Trevor Whitley (LiDAR Matrix)
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 08:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Intersection Safety
Can Surrogate Safety Measures Explain Crash Patterns at Signalized Intersections? Evidence from Large‐Scale Connected-Vehicle Data Using Negative Binomial, Random Forest, and Diffusion GNN Models
Mehrdad (University of Washington, Seattle), Yinhai Wang (University of Washington, Seattle ), Muhammad Monjurul Karim (University of Washington, Seattle)
Computer Vision Multimodal Monitoring at Urban Intersections: A Case Study in Nashville, Tennessee
Ishita Dash (Vanderbilt University)
Modeling Counted Data to Calibrate HSM Intersection Safety Models
Deo Chimba (Tennessee State University), Philbert Mwandepa (Tennessee State University), Wittness (Tennessee State University)
Measuring Pedestrian Stress Response (MPSR) Using Wearable Technologies
Mark Abkowitz (Vanderbilt University)
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 08:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Local AADT Perspectives
Investigate traditional strategies to improve AADT estimates on local roads.
Gary Langshaw (New York Department of Transportation)
Lower Functional Classification (FC) Road Way Counting
Steven Jessberger (SRF Consulting Inc.)
Filling in the gaps: leveraging big data data to enhance local AADT estimation HPMS/MIRE
Ben Nault (Bentley Systems), Keith Hangland (Bentley Systems), Ashley Hunter Mason (Tennessee Department of Transportation)
Estimation of AADT on Local Roads in Florida
Praveen Pasumarthy (Cambridge Systematics), Eric Griffin (Florida Department of Transportation)
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Streamlining Micromobility Collection
Improving the Adoption of Active Transportation Data Formats for Activity, Infrastructure and Safety Data
Sirisha Kothuri (Portland State University), Krista Nordback (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
The Eastern Transportation Coalition Non-Motorized Count Schema
Stanley Young (The Eastern Transportation Coalition), Zachary Vander Laan (The Eastern Transportation Coalition)
Best Practices for Integrating Third-Party Weather Data into Nonmotorized Count Programs
Mason Cantu (Texas A&M Transportation Institute)
Correction Factors to Improve Automated Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Data: Insights from a Large Counter Network
Vahid (Virginia Tech)
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Big Data for Congestion
Exploring the Relationship Between Traffic Congestion and Truck-Related Crashes in Tennessee
Manuela Cordoba-Misas (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Oriana Calderón (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Measuring What Matters: A Framework to Quantify and Improve Crash Data Quality
Christian A. Sabillon-Orellana (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
THEA - Using Big Data to Drive Big Decisions
Anna Quinones (THEA), Bob Frey (THEA), Alex Bourne (RS&H), Charles Lattimer (Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT) Laboratory)
Identifying and Quantifying the Causes of Congestion for States and Counties Throughout Tennessee
Rick Ayers (CATT Lab - University of Maryland)
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Local AADT Research
AADT and VMT Estimation on Local Roads in Texas
Ioannis Tsapakis (Texas A&M Transportation Institute), Laura Dablain (TxDOT), Paul Anderson (Texas A&M Transportation Institute)
AI-Regression Based AADT Prediction for Non-ATR Roadways
Deo Chimba (Tennessee State University), Afia Yeboah (Tennessee State University), Therezia Matongo (Tennessee State University), Subash Gupta (CES Consulting LLC)
Graph Neural Networks for Statewide AADT Estimation: Opportunities and Limitations
Eugene Boasiako Antwi (Kentucky Transportation Center), Mei Chen (University of Kentucky)
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM
Integrating Interagency Micromobility
Operating and Maintaining a Pedestrian and Bicyclist Trail Traffic Monitoring System through Interagency Coordination
Krista Nordback (University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center), Sarah O'Brien (University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center)
Michigan's Nonmotorized Database System and Interagency Count Sharing
Jordan Storey (Michigan Department of Transportation)
Introduction to the California Active Transportation Data Portal, an online tool for active transportation count data in California
John Bigham (SafeTREC)
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM
Digital Twins for Transportation
Harmonizing Traffic Data and Simulation for Corridor Optimization in Nashville
Therezia Matongo (Tennessee State University), Deo Chimba (Tennessee State University), Masanja Madalo (Tennessee State University)
AI-Enhanced Traffic Digital Twin: From Intelligent Sensors to Simulation and Decision Support
Mehrdad Nasri (University of Washington), Yinhai Wang (University of Washington), Muhammad Monjurul Karim (University of Washington)
AI for Transportation Planning: Broward’s SMART METRO
Anant Dinamani (Deloitte )
Readiness for Emerging Technologies Using a Digital Twin
Asad Khattak (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN), Jerry Everett (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Usman Ahmed (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM
Local Data Collection and Integration
Local Government Succeeds with MetroCount
Thomas M Kenny (MetroCount USA Inc)
Local Public Agency Liaison Activities
Marissa Vidal (ADOT), James Meyer (ADOT)
INDOT's Incorporation of Locally Collected Data
Gregory Katter (Indiana Department of Transportation)