TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH FORUM

Dedicated to the exchange of ideas among
researchers, professionals, and students and
an informed citizenry since 1958.

56th Annual Forum, 2015

The 56th Annual Forum was held on March 12-14, 2015, at the Georgia Institute of Technology Hotel and Conference Center, Atlanta, Georgia.

The Program Chair was Patrick McCarthy, [email protected]

View the program book in PDF format.

We are pleased to announce the following awards:

President’s Award: Keith Parker, Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Transportation Authority

Distinguished Transportation Researcher: Allen Biehler, Carnegie Mellon University

Herbert O. Whitten TRF Service Award: Ian Savage, Northwestern University

Best Paper Award: Chen (Sarah) Xu and Liang-Chieh (Victor) Cheng (University of Houston) for “Accounting for Natural Gas Vehicles in Regional Auto Markets: Estimates for the State of Texas.”

Best Graduate Student Paper Award: Jianjiang Yang (University of Tennessee) for “A Spatio-Temporal Based Algorithm for Short-Term Speed Prediction” (1st Place)

Hyoshin Park (University of Maryland) “Optimal Number and Location of Bluetooth Sensors Considering Stochastic Optimal Time Prediction” (2nd Place)