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| The Modelling World exhibition is accompanied by a series of seminars addressing our event themes of data capture, analysis, presentation, communication and understanding of digital information.
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| Tom Van Vuren
Divisional Director
Mott MacDonald
A specialist in transport modelling, demand forecasting and appraisal, with a career in consultancy and academia spanning over 25 years. Has been involved in research and development and practical applications in countries around Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia. | | | Keith Buchan
Consultant
Metropolitan Transport Research Unit
Keith has over 30 years' experience in transport planning, both in public and private sectors. His work has included objectives led assessment, demand management, induced traffic, "new generation" bus priority and heavy vehicle studies. He was a Government adviser on the 1997 NRTF. In February this year he was elected Chair of the Transport Planning Society.
| | | Prof. John Polak
Professor of Transport Demand
Imperial College London
Professor John Polak is Professor of Transport Demand and Director of the Centre for Transport Studies at Imperial College London and is also Research Director of the UK Transport Research Centre. He is a mathematician by background with over 25 years experience in transport research and teaching, specialising in the areas of mathematical and statistical transport modelling and analysis. | | | Ben Waterson
Lecturer and Director of the EngD in Transport and the Environment
Transportation Research Group
Dr Ben Waterson has been a member of the Transportation Research Group since 1997. Recently, Ben has been focussed on quantifying traffic conditions based solely on combinations of detector data streams, working closely with local authorities to build on research experience within real-time urban journey time estimation, through development incident detection algorithms and enabling research into the fusion of disparate sources of traffic and environmental data to generate more comprehensive views of current network conditions. | | | David Bull
Director of Planning & Transportation
Thurrock Council
David Bull took up the post of Director of Planning and Transportation at Thurrock Council on 22 August 2012 after completing a ten-year spell with Birmingham City Council.
David was Birmingham's Director for Sustainability, Transportation, Employment and Partnerships, and led a number of high profile initiatives, working with stakeholders, politicians and ministers. | |
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| Mike Garratt
Managing Director
MDS Transmodal
Mike is a transport economist and worked as a local government transport planner and then researcher and lecturer at the Universities of Leicester and Liverpool before founding MDST in 1983. Mike specialises in rail freight and maritime projects, with a particular emphasis on ports throughout the world, advising the developers of rail freight distribution parks and acting as an expert witness at planning enquiries and in court cases. He has also managed the development of MDST's global trade and shipping databases. In the UK he is a board member of the Rail Freight Group and sits on the Freight Advisory Group of the Canal & River Trust. | | | Shaleen Srivastrava
Technical Director
Jacobs UK
Shaleen has experience in transport planning, modelling, ITS, traffic platforms and intelligent data collection.
He holds a BSc and MSc Eng (hons) in Civil Engineering, Management and Planning from IITD (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi) and the University of Stuttgart, Germany. | | | Boris Johansson
Technical Director
SIAS
Boris is a Technical Director based in the Edinburgh office of SIAS. He is extremely well respected by staff and clients alike, and has been responsible for the successful delivery of some of our highest profile recent projects, including the completion of the M74 through the southside of Glasgow, the dualling of the M8 between Baillieston and Newhouse, and auditing of the Forth Replacement Crossing microsimulation models.
| | | Lorenzo Meschini
SISTeMA srl
PTV Group
Lorenzo Meschini is CEO of SISTeMA srl, a spin-off of the University La Sapienza and of PTV AG.
He graduated in Civil Engineering cum laude in 2001 and a PhD in Transportation Engineering. He has strong scientific and technical experience in the field of simulation, analysis, planning and management of transport systems.
In particular, he managed a number of international projects in the field of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and Transport Planning, with particular reference to: simulation and analysis of multimodal transport networks; design and realization of Traffic forecast, management and control systems; traffic lights optimization systems; traffic information services; Transport master plans of cities and regions.He has authored many international scientific publications, and has addressed many international conferences. He is an expert programmer and has contributed to the development of several software for the simulation and design of transportation systems. | | | Mike Smith
Emeritus Professor of Mathematics
University of York
Mike Smith has spent many years developing mathematical models of transport and traffic including control.
In 2007 in Seattle he was awarded the INFORMS llifetime achievement award for my work in transport modelling.
Mike's specialties include: Modelling traffic control and route choice and Modelling traffic control taking account of travellers' and others' reactions.
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| Marcel Pooke
Network Projects & Modelling Manager
Transport for London
Marcel designed, modelled, delivered & implemented the signal strategies for the 2012 Olympic Games.
He was recently awarded at the LTA (London Transport Awards), London 2012 Transport Team Award for 'Building the team to deliver the Olympic Route Network'.
Marcel led a team of 13 modellers to design and model physical measures for the Olympic Route Network (ORN). The purpose of these measures was to ensure TFL delivered the agreed IOC journey times between venues for both athletes and officials (Games Family) during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games. We achieved a journey time reliability figures of 95.6% during the Olympics.
He also led a team of modellers to deliver 23 MTS VISSIM corridor models. The project was nominated for the 2012 London Transport Awards for Most Innovative Transport Project.
| | | Vladimir Vorotovic
Traffic Modelling Specialist
Transport for London
Vladimir Vorotovic, MEng MBA, works in the role of a Traffic Modeling Specialist in the Network Projects and Modelling Team, which is an integral part of the Network Management Section within the Traffic Directorate.
Vladimir has More than 12 years of experience in traffic modelling industry in both public and private sector. He has been involved in the development of the ONE VISUM highway traffic assignment model for Central London and its Western Expansion project and was responsible for the delivery of the TfL Traffic Modeling Guidelines 3.0 and update of the TfL Model Auditing Process. He led a team which won UK National Transport Award in 2010 for an interface between the UTC system and VISSIM micro-simulation modelling. | | | John Green
Traffic Modelling Specialist
Transport for London
John Green is a Traffic Modelling Specialist at Transport for London who specialises in microsimulation modelling and the development of software, tools and processes. John has worked within the Transport Industry for more than 10 years, following several years as a Software Engineer. While at TfL John has been the technical lead on several projects including the UTC and SCOOT to VISSIM Interface (ITS UK Scheme / Product winner 2009), UTC to VISSIM Faster than real time (National Transport Awards Technology winner 2010) and the delivery of the 23 Mayoral Corridor microsimulation models, which cover a vast majority of the Transport for London Road Network. John is an author of the TfL Modelling Guidelines and Model Auditing Process. Recently John was modelling lead for the delivery of signal timing strategies used to manage the Olympic Route Network. | | | Dr Daniel Ruiz
Chief Operating Officer
Transport Systems Catapult
Daniel Ruiz has led the development of the Transport Systems Catapult since the March 2012 Budget announcement.
Daniel set up the Transport Coordination Centre for the London 2012 Games, was previously responsible for the operation and maintenance of pan-London traffic control systems and has a passion for collaboration and virtual enterprise networks.
Daniel is currently leading a team assisting the Chair and CEO in development of the Catapult's vision and strategy and how these are expressed in the 5-year delivery plan. | | | Tom Worsley
Visiting Fellow, Institute for Transport Studies
University of Leeds
Tom worked as an economist in the public sector for 41 years, spending most of his time on transport forecasting, appraisal and modelling, developing techniques and advising decision-makers. He was awarded a CBE in the 2012 New Year's Honours list for services to the Department for Transport and made a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics in 2011. . | |
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| John Collins
Head of Investment and Regulatory Scrutiny, Local Economics
Department for Transport
John is Head of the Investment and Regulatory Scrutiny team within the Local Economics Division, leading an analytical team in the DfT Local Transport Directorate providing economic and modelling advice (on Local Major Schemes, Pinch Point Funds and Evaluation), and providing input into policy and strategy development.
John was previously Head of Project Modelling and Appraisal, Department for Transport, where he developed the Departmental guidance on transport modelling and appraisal, providing a centre of excellence for transport modelling, economics, and appraisal and acting as Head of Profession for Transport Planning and Modelling within the Department. | | | Dr Martin Zaltz Austwick
Lecturer
UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
Dr Martin Zaltz Austwick lectures in advanced spatial analysis and visualization. His research interests include global dynamics, dynamic networks and methods of visualizing complex systems. He holds an undergraduate physics degree and a PhD in nanotechnology and quantum computing, and worked as a clinical medical physics researcher from 2006-2010, a varied career which has led to his interest in the adaptation of ideas from the physical sciences to social sciences.
Dr Zaltz Austwick works with the UCL-led ENFOLDing project under the auspices of Professors Wilson and Batty, and has a strong commitment to public engagement, through visualization, podcasting and social media. | | | Ross Burton
Peterborough DNA, Future Cities Demonstrator team | | | Christian Derix
Director of Computational Design Research
Aedas
Christian founded Aedas' Research & Development Group in 2004. He leads the Computational Design Research Group [CDR] that develops computational design applications for generative and analytical design processes in architecture with an emphasis on properties of space and human occupation. Recently, the work of CDR has been shortlisted for various design prices and research awards like the Compasso d'Oro in Italy and won the commendation of the President's Medal for Practice Research of the Royal Institute of British Architects [RIBA].
Christian finished his architectural studies with an MSc in Computing & Design and has been teaching and researching the subject at the University of East London, University College London, Politecnico di Milano and Technical University Vienna. After graduating in 2001, he became joint-director with Paul Coates of the Centre for Evolutionary Computing in Architecture [CECA] at University of East London.
| | | Max Martinez
Associate Director
Space Syntax
Max Martinez qualified as an architect in Mexico where he ran his own architectural practice and was a consultant on key urban design projects. He became an Associate Director at Space Syntax in 2005 where he leads interdisciplinary projects that range from the development of design briefs to the strategic design of urban areas and buildings. Max is currently contributing to the design of key London masterplanning initiatives including Earls Court and Elizabeth House.
His particular interest is providing design solutions that optimise available spatial resources. Through a collaborative approach, he brings his extensive project experience into the design process helping partners and clients reduce the inherent risks of design and development.
He is a member of the UK National Health Service Design Review Panel, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Bartlett, University College London where he lectures regularly on the Advanced Architectural Studies masters programme. | |
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| Josep M Aymamí
Senior Project Manager
TSS-Transport Simulation Systems
Josep received a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering in 2007 from the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), specializing in Transportation and Urban Planning. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in Transportation Planning and Management, also from the UPC.
Josep M. Aymamí joined TSS in 2006 as a project engineer.
Some of the projects that Josep has worked on include integrated mobility and optimized traffic control plan for the entire city of Zaragoza, Spain; pedestrian-traffic integration studies for the city of London, UK; the New York City Department of Transport Manhattan Traffic Model; the evacuation time estimate studies for an industrial plant in Canada. More recently, he acted as Project Manager for two Aimsun Online implementations: for Transport for London (UK) and for SANDAG (USA). | | | Matthew Juckes
Senior Project Manager
TSS-Transport Simulation Systems
Having been involved in microsimulation for over 15 years Matthew had significant experience in the development of trip matrices for strategic and localised microsimulation traffic models.
Many of the studies Matthew has worked on have involved the incorporation of data and trip tables from the regional macroscopic planning models. In working with these models a hands-on knowledge of Transcad and CUBE have been developed.
His specialties include: Transportation Modeling Softward: Paramics, Vissim, Corsim, Synchro, HCS, Transcad. | | | Dr. Alexandre Torday
Consulting Director
TSS-Transport Simulation Systems
TSS-Transport Simulation Systems develops and markets Aimsun, the leading transport modelling software environment. The Barcelona-based company introduced traffic micro-simulation on standard computers in the late 1980s and went on to develop Aimsun, which now fuses static, dynamic and meso-micro hybrid approaches within a single integrated transport modelling environment. TSS continues to innovate with Aimsun Online, a simulation-based solution for real-time traffic forecasting and management.
Alexandre was edcuated at the University of Tokyo, EPFL - LAVOC, and Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.
| | | Prof. Guido Gentile
University of Rome "La Sapienza"
Guido Gentile is Associated Professor of Transportation Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome, where he teaches "Transport and Mobility Planning", "Dynamic Traffic Modelling" and "Transport System Simulation". He is also President of SISTeMA s.r.l., a University Spin-off of Sapienza and PTV AG, where he is Director of Research & Innovation.
His main fields of scientific and professional interests are: static and dynamic traffic assignment, simulation and management of public transport systems, travel demand and route choice models, city-logistics and network design, infomobility and intelligent transport systems.
He is author of more than 70 scientific publications, most of which appeared in international journals or books, of about 100 presentations at conferences, of several software and of well known algorithm for the simulation of transport networks, e.g. LUCE and DUE that are also included into the platform VISUM and used all over the world. | | | Lenny Winsel
Technical Consultant
Quadstone Paramics
Lenny Winsel has more than eight years' experience working as a consultant in the UK, Middle East and Australasia. He currently manages the delivery of product enhancement and integration for the Quadstone Paramics software and is responsible for customers within the North America, India and AsiaPac regions. | |
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| Shane O'Neill
Chairman
ELGIN
In early 2011 Shane O'Neill facilitated the transfer of ELGIN from Jacobs into a new company, recognising the potential of ELGIN to deliver real benefits in line with Government's Data Transparency agenda and its vision of open and widely shared roadworks data. The ELGIN Roadworks Portal at roadworks.org is the largest single source of roadworks information in the UK.
roadworks.org delivers real-time access to official roadworks information from over 140 public bodies (rising rapidly as more organisations join). It now covers 80% of the geography of England & Wales and it publishes well over 2 million roadworks annually.
Dr O'Neill is now Chairman of ELGIN and is responsible for its Governance and strategic partnerships within the public and private sectors. He is a member both of the Government's Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information (www.appsi.gov.uk) and the Local Public Data Panel. His other interests may be found at www.shaneoneill.co.uk. | | | Alberto Brignone
Regional Director
Citilabs
Alberto is Citilabs' Regional Director, with 15 years of experience with modeling using Cube and other systems.
Alberto finished his MSc in civil engineering in 1997 (Politecnico di Milano) with transport planning as specialty. He worked for an Italian consultancy firm, Systematica SPA, on several transportation planning studies, for the public and private sectors. Alberto joined Citilabs in 2006 as regional director, specifically for South Europe but also with responsibilities in other regions, such as Africa and Latin America.
| | | Gordon Duncan
Director
Azalient
Gordon is a software engineer who founded Azalient Ltd in 2001. Graduating in 1988, and adding an M.Sc. in 1992, he has been designing and building traffic engineering software since 1994. In that time he has worked with customers worldwide, and spoken at international conferences on traffic simulation in Europe, US, Japan and Australia. His work includes the code for the simulation engine for all versions of Paramics, and an extensive collection of plugins that extend its capabilities. In designing Commuter, his aim is to create a product that is powerful yet easy to use, eliminates duplication of effort, and integrates pedestrian travel with private and public transportation. | | | Dr David Metz
Visiting Fellow, Institute for Transport Studies
University College London
Dr Metz was formerly Chief Scientist at the Department for Transport. Earlier in his career he was a member of the scientific staff of the Medical Research Council and a civil servant in various Whitehall departments. His research interests focus on the growth of travel demand, particularly as this is influenced by demographic factors, and on how this demand is met by investment in the transport system, as this is influenced by transport policy.
See my website www.davidmetz.org for my main publications and interests. | | | Chris Cooper
UK Industry Architect for Travel & Transport
IBM
Chris Cooper is the IBM UK Industry Architect for Travel & Transport, supporting a broad range of clients across the UK Travel & Transport sector, from the railway to airlines and airports through to intelligent transport. Chris takes a particular interest in industry wide collaboration with partners and customers alike. As this feeds into Chris' passion for seeing the adoption of smarter infrastructure and smarter transport for the good of UK Plc and the UK Citizen. Chris is also the IBM representative on a number of Technology Strategy Board and EPSRC sponsored engagements. hris has 14 years of IT industry experience and is a Certified Architect. He is a graduate of UWE, Bristol and a member of the IET. | |
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| Peter Debney
Oasys
Peter has worked in a wide range of engineering practices and industries, including general building, water, petrochemical, and software. Peter joined Arup in 2001 as a senior structural engineer and transferred to the Oasys Software group in 2005. Peter's Main duties are in technical support to customers and sales staff for the structural and pedestrian modelling programs. This includes running training courses, providing sales demonstrations, organising and presenting webinars on behalf of Oasys and their resellers.
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