U of M presenters to share research at the 2025 TRB Annual Meeting

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Workshop 1018—Toward Low-Carbon Concrete, Part 1 (Part 2, Session 1050)

• The American Concrete Institute’s – Low-Carbon Code, Andrea Schokker

8:00–9:45 a.m. 

Lectern Session 2013—Rehabilitation of Culverts and Buried Structures

• Michael Pluimer, presiding

Lectern Session 2019—Improving Concrete Pavement Design

• Seasonal Changes in the Joint Performance of Thin FRC Concrete Pavements and Overlays in Wet-Freeze Climate, Manik Barman, Pranav Sharma, and Rohith Sabu

Lectern Session 2028—Competing for Space: Can We Move People and Goods with Synergy?

• Efficient Urban Transit Systems: Bridging Freight Logistics and Passenger Transport, Nastaran Tork, Kwangho Baek, and Alireza Khani

10:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Lectern Session 2071—Soil–Structure Interaction and Load Effects on Culverts and Buried Structures

• Michael Pluimer, presiding

Lectern Session 2078—Featured Papers from the 13th International Conference on Concrete Pavements

• Manik Barman, presiding

Poster Session 2100—New Technologies and Performance Measures for Traffic Signals

• Quantifying The Impacts of Data Integrity Attacks on RL-Based Traffic Signal Control, Amirhossein Kiani and Raphael Stern

Poster Session 2106—Innovative Transportation Planning Modeling and Analysis Methods and Tools

• Evaluating Exposures to Social Environments during Everyday Travel Using Smartphone-based Travel Dairies and Spatio-Temporal Computing, Xiaohuan Zeng, Ying Song, and Yingling Fan

1:30–3:15 p.m. 

Lectern Session 2144—Intercity Bus, Mobility as a Service, and Artificial Intelligence for Rural Transit

• Evaluating the Effects of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) Platform in Increasing Equity and Transit Ridership in Rural Areas, Kwangho Baek and Alireza Khani

3:45–5:30 p.m. 

Lectern Session 2179—Revisiting Methodological Issues in Measuring Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Availability

• Samuel Myers, presiding
• Panel members Xiting Zhang and Haiyue Jiang

Lectern Session 2184—Technology Has Entered the (Construction Management) Room

• The Impacts of Back Exoskeletons and Ergonomic Handles on Joint Mechanics during Shoveling Activities, Xingzhou Guo

Poster Session 2225—Optimizing Public Transportation Service

• Assessing the Impact of Transit Right-of-Way on Service Reliability via Segment-Level Data Integration and Ensemble Learning, Xiaohuan Zeng, Ying Song, Alireza Khani, and Sahas Sok

6:00–7:30 p.m. 

Poster Session 2231—Human Factors of Vehicles: Road User Behavior

• Nichole Morris, presiding

Poster Session 2234—Traffic Flow Modeling, Monitoring, and Control

• Analysis of Throughput Properties of a Max-pressure-based Ramp Metering Control, Simanta Barman, Michael Levin
• Dynamic Network Capacity Allocation Via Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics with Model Predictive Control, Raphael Stern

Poster Session 2239—Traffic Simulation

• Adapting Ramp Metering Control for Mixed Autonomy Traffic: Toward Application on Minnesota Freeways, Arian Zare and Raphael Stern
• Lane-changing Prediction Using CNN-LSTM Networks Based on Surrounding Vehicle Behavior, Shaghayegh Nouhi, Amirhossein Kiani, and Raphael Stern
• Weaver: A Spatio-Temporal Deep Learning Model Architecture Based on the Mixed Kronecker Matrix-Vector Identity, Christopher Cheong and Seongjin Choi

8:00–9:45 a.m.

Poster Session 3039—Transportation Safety Management Systems from Start to Finish

• Stephanie Malinoff, presiding
• Examining School Bus Stop-Arm Violation Reporting and Enforcement: A Minnesota Case Study, Nichole Morris and Brian Davis

1:30–3:15 p.m. 

Poster Session 3152—State Department of Transportation Research: High-Value Project Winners

• Snowplow Driver Assist System, Brian Davis

Poster Session 3156—Public Transportation Market Research and Fare Policies: Results and Implications for Practice

• Integrating Neural Networks and Latent Class Choice Model to Analyze Transit Path Choice: Understanding Likely Users of Branded or Premium Transit Routes, Kwangho Baek and Alireza Khani

3:45–5:30 p.m. 

Lectern Session 3186—15-Minute Cities and Micromobility: Current Practices and Future Directions

• Where Are 15-minute Neighborhoods? Assessing Local Cycling and Walking Accessibility in US Cities, Shirley Shiqin Liu, Saumya Jain, Andrew Owen, and Eric Lind

Poster Session 3197—Parking and Transportation Demand Management

• Parking Policies for Mix of Human-driven and Automated Vehicles, Shaghayegh Nouhi and Mobina Nankali

6:00–7:30 p.m. 

Poster Session 3212—Vehicle-Highway Automation

• An Optimization Framework for Safety-Critical Longitudinal Control of Connected Autonomous Electric Vehicles in Mixed Traffic, Jianshe Guo and Zongxuan Sun

8:00–9:45 a.m. 

Lectern Session 4007— New Topics in Network Design and Equilibrium

• Integrated Traffic Assignment Model for Evaluating Shared Mobility Impacts on Urban Transportation System, Mobina Nankali and Michael Levin

Poster Session 4032—Intersections: A Place Where We Can Make a Difference in Saving Lives and Moving People

• An Evaluation of Persuasive Messaging Factors and Strategies on Attitude Change Toward J-Turn Intersections, Katelyn Schwieters, Curtis Craig, and Nichole Morris

10:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Lectern Session 4068—Advancing Rail System Efficiency: From Accessibility to Ridership

• Alireza Khani, presiding 

Lectern Session 4069—New Transit Challenges, New Data Approaches: Electric Buses and Transit Travel Behavior

• Eric Lind, presiding

Poster Session 4077—Emerging Practices for Transportation Network Modeling

• The Changes in Transit Route Choice Behavior Between Pre- and Post-Pandemic, Sahas Sok, Kwangho Baek, and Alireza Khani

3:45–5:30 p.m. 

Poster Session 4093—Pavement Material Behavior and Testing Methodologies

• Radiation-Thermal-Moisture Coupling Effects on Viscoelasticity Properties of Reclaimed Asphalt Rejuvenated by Rubberized Asphalt, Zifeng Zhao

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Workshop 5005—Restoring and Preserving Genius Loci on Public Lands

• Panel: Finding Solutions: Reducing transportation noise using EV/CAV technologies, Frank Douma
• Panel: EV/CAV infrastructure, Frank Douma

Workshop 5006—Measuring Access to Destinations: Exploring Applications of Accessibility Measures to Support Performance-Based Decision Making

• Why (and How) Agencies Should Be Measuring Destination Access for Performance and Planning, Eric Lind