On June 24 and 25, 2021, the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering launches Engineering Research Days, a new virtual event bringing together the research community and creating opportunities for collaboration.

This year’s theme “Empowering Innovation” highlights U of T Engineering’s research accomplishments and spotlights opportunities for collaboration across  faculty, external partners, industry representatives and the broader U of T community. Both the program and platform, SpatialChat, are designed to foster and encourage interaction in an engaging and collaborative environment.

The event is open to all. See full program details and register at Empowering Innovation 2021.

The program will feature:    

• Interactive fireside chats with keynote speakers 
• Panels on emerging research trends and themes 
• Poster sessions 
• Networking opportunities 

Panel 2E: Urban Engineering & Innovative Mobility: Equity, Environment, Engagement (June 25, 12:45-1:45 p.m.)

Join UTTRI associates for the panel session “Urban Engineering & Innovative Mobility: Equity, Environment, Engagement” on Friday, June 25, 12:45-1:45 p.m.

The transportation system contributes to the growth and evolution of urban regions and enables personal mobility, which is fundamental to every aspect of modern society. It also results in significant energy and resource consumption, pollution, social, and economic inequities, and climate-changing carbon emissions.

This panel from the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering will discuss the profound importance and impact of transportation systems and how they must evolve to accommodate equitable and sustainable growth.

The panel will feature co-chairs Professors Eric Miller (co-chair), Tamer El-Diraby (co-chair), Marianne Hatzopoulou and Shoshanna Saxe. Dr. Judy Farvolden will moderate.

Poster sessions

Drop by to see poster sessions! Posters featuring research projects and groups  involving UTTRI-associated engineering faculty and leadership are listed by date below.

• June 24, 2021:
  • Baher Abdulhai (Intelligent Transportation Systems Innovation Lab)
  • Timothy Chan (Applied Optimization Lab – AOL)
  • Tamer El-Diraby (Centre for Information Systems in Infrastructure & Construction – i2c)
  • Greg Evans (Evans Research Group and Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research – SOCAAR)
  • Khandker Nurul Habib (Travel Demand Modelling Group -TDMG and Centre for Automated and Transformative Transportation Systems – CATTS)
  • Marianne Hatzopoulou (Transportation and Air Quality – TRAQ)
• June 25, 2021:
  • Baher Abdulhai and Scott Sanner (ITS Innovation Lab)
  • Birsen Donmez (Human Factors and Applied Statistics – HFASt Lab)
  • Khandker Nurul Habib (Travel Demand Modelling Group – TDMG)
  • Marianne Hatzopoulou (Transportation and Air Quality – TRAQ)
  • Eric Miller (Data Management Group – DMG and Travel Modelling Group –  TMG)
  • Judy Farvolden (University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute – UTTRI)

Full program details and register:

• Empowering Innovation 2021