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- Smart Freight Symposium 2020 “Industry Session” November 20 video recording
- Smart Freight Symposium 2020 “Academic Session” November 27 video recording
Industry Session, November 20, 2020
9:00 Opening Remarks
Amir Asif, Vice-President, Research, York University
9:05 Welcome
John E. Moores, Associate Dean, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University
9:10 Introduction to the Smart Freight Centre
Peter Park, Associate Professor, York University
Session 01: Challenges in Freight Transportation
Moderator: Judy Farvolden, Executive Director, University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute
- “GGH Transportation Plan,” Michael Casey, Manager, System Policy Office, Ontario Ministry of Transportation
- “Canadian Centre on Transportation Data,” Michael Scrim, Assistant Director, Statistics Canada
- “Logistics Challenges Faced Over the Pandemic,” Sebastian Prins, Director, Government Relations, Retail Council of Canada
Session 02: Plans for Future Freight Transportation
Moderator: Todd Letts, Chief Executive Officer, Brampton Board of Trade
- “Keynote Address,” Hon. Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria, Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, Ontario
- “Goods Movement Progress,” Nando Iannicca, Chair, Region of Peel
- “Urban Freight Electrification in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area,” Maddy Ewing, Analyst, Pembina Institute
- “Walmart Canada Alternatively Fuelled Fleet 2028,” Aaron Ritter, Director, Walmart Canada
- “The City of Toronto’s Freight and Goods Movement Strategy,” Nazzareno Capano, Manager, City of Toronto and Adrian Lightstone, Senior Consultant, WSP
Session 03: Smart Freight Centre Research Update
Moderator: Merve Bodur, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
- “Smart Freight Centre Data Warehouse Update,” Hasan Bayanouni, Research Associate, University of Toronto
- “Air Quality and Health Benefits of Greening Freight Movements,” Laura Minet, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto
- “McMaster University Research Update,” Heider Al Mashalah, Ph.D. Candidate, McMaster University
- “York University Research Update,” Kevin Gingerich, Assistant Professor, York University
Closing Remarks
Matthew Roorda, Professor, University of Toronto
Academic Session, November 27, 2020
9:00 Welcome
Louis-Paul Tardif Director, Transport Canada
Session 01: Current Issues in Freight Transportation
Moderator: Mehdi Nourinejad
- “E-commerce Logistics Impacts on Communities,” Heider Al Mashalah, Postdoctoral Fellow, McMaster University
- “Intelligent Truck Utilization,” Soha Saiyed, M.Sc. Candidate, York University
- “Impact of Truck Signal Priority on Major Arterials,” Ravi Rampure, M.Sc. Candidate, York University
- “Mobile Locker Storage Locations and Allocations,” Si Liu, Ph.D. Student, McMaster University
Session 02: Future Freight Transportation
Moderator: Glareh Amirjamshidi, Senior Transportation Engineer, Parsons
- “Assessing the Use of Autonomous Ground Vehicles for Parcel Delivery in a Mall,” Daniel Olejarz, M.A.Sc. Graduate, University of Toronto
- “Impact of Truck Platooning on Two-Lane Rural Highways,” Tanvir Chowdhury, Ph.D. Candidate, York University
- “Assessing Safety Interactions Between Trucks and Vulnerable Road Users Using a Truck Simulator,” Alia Galal, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto
- “Multimodal Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery System: Design and Applications,” Mehdi Meshkani, Ph.D. Candidate, Ryerson University
Session 03: Supply Chain and Logistics
Moderator: Elkafi Hassini, Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
- “Last-Mile Delivery with Crowd-Shipping and Mobile Depots,” Kianoush Mousavi, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto
- “Blockchain Based Distributed Smart Mobility Data-Markets,” Ranwa Al Mallah, Postdoctoral Fellow, Ryerson University
- “Optimization of Mobile Robots Warehouse Fulfillment Systems,” Yanling Zhuang Research Assistant, McMaster University
- “Long Haul Truck Route Choice Modelling,” Syed Ubaid Ali, M.Sc., York University
12:00 Closing Remarks
Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, Region of Peel Councillor