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AET Transport and Mobility Forum
The AET Transport and Mobility Forum promotes active engagement of AET members and member-groups with each other and with other like-minded transport organisations through supporting and hosting a range of activities including online webinars, seminars and discussions on a wide range of transport and transport related topics of interest. We welcome new members and new ideas about transport and how we talk about transport.
Upcoming webinar
Deriving Insights from the Data Crunch: How AI and ML is Helping us Make Better Use of Large Datasets
FREE Webinar: Thursday, 2 May 2024
11.00 - 12.00 CEST / 10.00 - 11.00 BST
AI is the current zeitgeist in transport planning and many other industries, but several of the techniques that utilise AI or ML (machine learning) are well developed and used in many applications already. This talk will share how AI is being combined with access to large datasets and the automation of standardised processes to derive insights in transport planning or speed up modelling processes that used to require manual effort. This will include how AI is being used to better estimate land use to a fine granular level, how ML is being used to predict short-term traffic patterns, and how large language models can help open up complex tools to improve useability. We will also reflect on both the positives and negatives that AI advances can bring to transport planning, and discuss how AI might influence our work in the coming years.
This webinar is co-hosted by PTV Group, and will be moderated by James Odeck, Statens Vegvesen Norway.
The FREE webinar is organised by the AET Transport and Mobility Forum and will be hosted on the Zoom platform.
Speakers Bio
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Udo Heidl, Principal Product Manager, PTV Group
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Udo Heidl is an expert in transport demand modelling. He has many years of experience (more than 30 years) in creating transport models for cities and regions in Europe and the Middle East. He was also involved in the development of the nationwide traffic model Validate for Germany, which is used for many traffic studies within and outside PTV Group. Due to his expertise in creating macroscopic traffic models, he is actively involved in the development of the market-leading traffic planning software PTV Vision. Mr. Heidl is well connected in the German academic community regarding transport demand modelling, has contributed significantly to the German Road and Transportation Research Association recommendations on the use of transport demand models for passenger transport (EVNM-PV), and gives lectures and publishes articles on his modeling work. In 2022, Mr. Heidl moved to the PTV Competence Center for Mobility, where, among other things, he is responsible for the new product lines PTV Model2Go and PTV Access as product manager. |
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Dr Laurence Chittock, Principal Modeller, PTV Group |
Dr Laurence Chittock is a Principal Transport Modeller for PTV Group in the UK and is actively involved in delivering novel projects and software implementations and also provides support and training to customers. Currently, Laurence is the technical lead for the development of an activity-based model for Cambridgeshire. Prior to this, he has led on the development of a real-time model and on innovation projects such as the Charge project (chargeproject.co.uk), a study to assess the infrastructure needs and grid impacts of electric vehicles in collaboration with an electricity network operator in the UK. Prior to joining PTV 5 years ago, Laurence worked as a transport modelling consultant, helping to deliver a range of modelling and scheme appraisal projects in the West Midlands and UK. He also has a background in academia and frequently shares insights and contributes to national and international conferences, including as panellist for the European Transport Conference. |
Future TMF Webinars and Events
| Date | Topic/Theme | Presenters |
| 6th June 2024 | Joint Webinar with Journal of Urban Mobility (JUM) | JUM/TMF Panel |
| 4th July 2024 | Freight and Logistics – Technology Choices | Co-Hosted with YRPF |
AET Transport and Mobility Forum Workgroup Members
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Derek HaldenDHC Loop Connections Engineering, planning, data, technology, research and analysis United Kingdom
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Derek Halden (UK) specialises in planning accessibility and connections to enable joint planning of the factors that drive travel demand together with transport supply. The global pandemic has changed people, places and transport making accessibility planning even more important than prior to the pandemic. I am working with AET to help develop the debate about these new challenges and responses, taking transport planning beyond traditional boundaries to further develop accessibility and connectivity planning. |  |
Jeffrey HowardRail Partners Policy Manager United Kingdom
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Jeffrey Howard (UK) is a railway policy manager at Rail Partners and a member of the AET Council. His policy work is focused on harnessing the experience and creativity of the UK's private railway operators in building a better railway. He joined the Transport and Mobility Forum to enhance and promote AET's leadership of transport debates in Europe. |
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Conall Mac AongusaMobimetrix – Ireland Independent Transport Planner Ireland
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Conall Mac Aongusa (IE) is Chair of the AET Webinars Group and is an Independent Transport Engineer and Planner from Ireland. He is a member of the Board of Directors of AET and a former Chair of AET Council from 2012-2016. I want to support the development of our new online webinar initiatives and resources so that AET has the potential to become the preferred platform for debate on transport in Europe. |  |
András MunkácsyKTI Institute for Transport Sciences Hungary
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András Munkácsy (HU) is a member of the AET Council and a senior researcher at KTI Institute for Transport Sciences in Budapest, where he is head of the Transport Development Research Centre. I am confident that the AET Transport and Mobility Forum goes far beyond a series of presentations. As a member of the working group, I intend to support and promote the discussion, meeting and networking opportunities these events can provide for transport professionals. |
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James OdeckNorwegian University of Science and Technology Norway
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James Odeck (NO) is a professor of transport economics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Trondheim) and a senior research economist at the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA). He specializes in applied transport economics and efficiency & productivity measurements. His research in transportation covers impact assessment and benefits cost analyses, monetary valuation of impacts, ex-post studies and cost overruns, and elasticity of transport demand. Odeck has published widely in re-known transportation journals such as Transportation Research Part A, Transportation, Transport policy, and Transport Reviews. The transportation sector is one of the public sectors with ongoing new developments, e.g., digitalization, automation, and a shift from fossil fuel to renewable energy. I am happy to work with AET to develop a platform for debating these new developments and other emerging transportation issues. Hopefully, the Webinar series will help AET take the leading role in transport debates internationally. |
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Jonathan SpearTransport Policy and Strategy Advisor United Arab Emirates
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Jonathan Spear (UAE) is a Transport Policy and Strategy Advisor with 26 years’ experience in public policy, strategy, governance and regulatory studies, capacity and skills analysis and building. Much of this has specialized in national, regional and local transport policy frameworks, institutional structures and processes. A Fellow of CIHT and a Chartered Transport Planning Professional, he has worked extensively in the international arena, including the UK and Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, and been based in London, Dubai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore. As well as the AET Transport and Mobility Forum, he is closely engaged in the activities of the World Road Association, PIARC, and the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation. |
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Ajeni AriTechnological University Dublin Ireland |
Ajeni Ari (IE) is a council member of AET, researcher of gender and transport and an assistant lecturer at TU Dublin. She has a wealth of experience gained from working with partners in Africa and Europe. She is a member of the mobility and transport forum, which spotlights matters of mobility and transport norms. She hopes to promote insightful discussion and networking that includes professional, academia, policy makers and informing upcoming aspirants on transport matters. |
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