Agenda

March 31, 2019

TimeDescription
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9:00 - 9:45amBreakfast and Registration
9:45 - 10:00amIntroduction and Welcome Remarks
Samer Madanat, New York University Abu Dhabi
Theme A: Infrastructure Performance Modeling
10:00 - 10:35am
Modeling the Accuracy of Airfield Pavement Deterioration Forecasts
Rabi Mishalani, The Ohio State University
10:35 - 11:10am
Imperfect Data and their Impact on Deterioration Modelling in Infrastructure Asset Management
Xianxun Yuan (Arnold), Ryerson University
11:10 - 11:30 amBreak and Refreshments
11:30am - 12:05pmRelevance of the Discount Rate to the Optimal Structure Design Service Life of Asphalt Concrete Pavement
Adrián Ricardo Archilla, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa
12:05 - 12:40pmEffect of Preventive Maintenance for Bridge Expansion Joints Against Corrosion at Steel Girder Ends
Daijiro Mizutani, Tohoku University
12:40 - 2:30pmLunch
2:30 - 3:05pmDecision Making on Renewal Priority for RC Slab Bridges based on Prediction Result of Individual Damages
Yohei Ninomiya, Osaka University
3:05 - 3:40pmImproving Highway Safety by Objective Aggregate Classification
Jorge A. Prozzi, The University of Texas at Austin
3:40 - 4:00pmBreak and Refreshments
Theme B: Decision Making and Optimization
4:00 - 4:35pmOptimal Inspection, Maintenance, and Reconstruction Planning for Pavement Systems Accounting for Model Uncertainty and Heterogeneity
Jinwoo Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
4:35 - 5:10pmA Theorem to Eliminate the Mathematical Complexity of Discounting in a Class of Infrastructure Management Problems
Craig Richmond, ETH Zürich
5:10 - 5:45pmLocation Optimization of Battery Swapping Stations for Electric Scooters
James C. Chu, National Taiwan University

April 1, 2019

TimeDescription
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8:30 - 9:20amBreakfast and Registration
Theme B: Decision Making and Optimization
9:25 - 10:00am
Trading off costs, environmental impact, and levels of service in the optimal design of transit bus fleets
Pablo Durango-Cohen, Northwestern University
10:00 - 10:35amInfrastructure Asset Management as a Biobjective Robust Optimization Problem
Kenneth Kuhn, Uber
10:35 - 11:10amInfrastructure Repair Project Scheduling Considering the Impacts to Neighbouring Businesses and Roadway Users: A Proposed Solution Methodology
Samuel Labi, Purdue University
11:10 - 11:30 amBreak and Refreshments
11:30am - 12:05pmA Network Flow Model Approach to Determining Optimal Intervention Programs for Railway Infrastructure Networks
Marcel Burkhalter, ETH Zürich
12:05 - 12:40pmA Mathematical Programming Model for The Selection of Network-Level Railway Maintenance Strategies
Claudia Fecarotti, Eindhoven University of Technology
12:40 - 2:30pmLunch
Theme C: Hazards, Risk and Resilience
2:30 - 3:05pmEstimating Service Risks due to Single Building Schools Affected by Natural Hazards
Bryan T. Adey, ETH Zürich
3:05 - 3:40pmUtililizing Asset Management Tools to Managed Risk Related to Climate Change Transportation Infrastructure
Susan Tighe, University of Waterloo
3:40 - 4:00pmBreak and Refreshments
4:00 - 4:35pmUsing Resilience in Risk-Based Asset Management Plans
Sue McNeil, University of Delaware
4:35 - 5:10pmPost-Hazard Restoration of Infrastructure Systems
Jürgen Hackl, ETH Zürich
5:10 - 5:45pmPromoting Societal Well-Being by Designing Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure: Engineering Tools and Broader Interdisciplinary Considerations
Paolo Gardoni,  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5:45 - 6:20pmThe Benefits of Cooperative Policies for Transportation Network Protection from Sea Level Rise: A case study of the San Francisco Bay Area
Ilia Papakonstantinou, New York University 
6:30pmClosing Remarks
Borja Garcia de Soto, New York University Abu Dhabi