18th IEEE/ACM DS-RT 2014

Special Session on Simulation and Real Time Applications for Road Traffic Management


Information
Submission Deadline: May 31st, 2014
Notification Date: June 30th, 2014


Session Chairs


 Dr. Patrick McDonagh
Lero@UCD and University College Dublin

Prof. Toyotaro Suzumura
IBM Research and University College Dublin


Goals of the Session


 This special session focuses on simulation tools and real-time applications in relation to road traffic management and prediction for smart cities, from both the decision-maker's perspective, as well as that of the end-user. Large amounts of data (e.g. real-time traffic information) and technologies (e.g. communication devices) are available and these influence how Intelligent Transportation System solutions are designed. Thus, we are particularly interested in how these data and technologies can be incorporated in domain-related models and simulations. We aim to bring together experts from both industry and academia to discuss the challenges related to modelling and simulation for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).


List of Topics


 Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
  • Distributed Traffic Simulation
  • Real-Time Data Aggregation and Communication
  • Data Collection in Road Networks
  • Real Time Traffic Prediction Algorithms
  • Vehicles Routing Algorithms under Real Time Traffic Constraints
  • Visual Tools for Road Traffic Management Systems

Institution


 The Performance Engineering Laboratory (PEL) combines engineering research in the areas of computer, multimedia, and data networks- in short, anything where performance issues arise and where the application of performance analysis can support the understanding or the design of the system. The aim of PEL is to provide models, tools and analysis to aid in system design, performance, prototyping, testing and evaluation. Current PEL projects are in the areas of Multimedia Networking & Mobile Systems and Distributed Internet-enabled Systems. The applications we look at range from traffic management to adaptive e-learning.

The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) is one of the core institutions responsible for the implementation of science and technology policy in Japan. Graph CREST is a JST project aiming at addressing the challenges introduced by extremely large scale graphs processing on post peta-scale supercomputers.

Lero, the Irish software engineering research centre, brings together leading software engineering (SE) teams from Universities and Institutes of Technology in a coordinated centre of research excellence with a strong industry focus. Lero has raised the level and profile of Irish software engineering research with such effect that it is now one of the best known and highly regarded SE research centres in the world.