Past Webinars

MTI organizes or participates in several transportation-related webinars each year. You can find leading transportation experts at all of these webinars, making them an excellent resource for professional and research insights.

Dates	Events
January 20, 2022	Aviation and Climate Change Forum - Online View Event Flyer View Program Aviation’s impact to climate change is significant; without mitigation, this impact is expected to grow as the industry recovers from the global pandemic. Climate change has a correspondingly large impact on aviation; changing weather patterns can affect aircraft performance, infrastructure, and operations. Over the coming decades, the decarbonization of the aviation sector will present numerous technological, policy, and environmental challenges, while extreme weather will create challenges and new requirements for aviation safety and growth. On January 20, 2022, SJSU and its Mineta Transportation Institute hosted a virtual forum on Aviation and Climate Change to discuss these issues. The forum brought together Silicon Valley leaders in academia, government, and industry to showcase the regional capabilities available to address climate change and aviation challenges, and to encourage the public-private partnerships and collaborations needed to do so. PDH Credit Certificate. View Recording. View Slides. Programming Welcome and Forum Overview, Dr. Karen Philbrick, Executive Director, SJSU Mineta Transportation Institute and Dr. Tina Panontin, Director of Program Content, Professor of Practice, SJSU College of Engineering Welcome and SJSU Perspective, Dr. Vincent Del Casino, Provost and Senior Vice President, SJSU Silicon Valley Policy-Maker Perspectives, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, 19th District of California and Senator Dave Cortese, State Senate District 15 1. Aviation and Climate Change: Phenomenology Speakers: Dr. Minghui Diao, Associate Professor, SJSU College of Science, Department of Meteorology and Climate Science Raj Pai, Senior Technologist, NASA Ames Research Center 2. Aviation and Climate Change: Strategic Frameworks Speakers: Robert Pearce, Associate Administrator, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Dr. Brandon Graver, Senior Researcher, International Council on Clean Transportation Dr. Sheryl Ehrman, Don Beall Dean, SJSU College of Engineering Dr. Michael Kaufman, Dean, SJSU College of Science Dr. Eugene Tu, Center Director, NASA Ames Research Center 3. Aviation and Climate Change: Technology Advances Speakers: Dr. David Wagner, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, SJSU College of Engineering Dr. Alison Bridger, Department Chair, SJSU College of Science, Department of Meteorology and Climate Science Shawn Engelland, Aerospace Engineer, NASA Ames Research Center Dr. Mark Hansen, Professor of Transportation Engineering, UC Berkeley Kevin James, Senior Aerospace Engineer, NASA Ames Research Center Dr. Serena Alexander, Associate Professor at SJSU, Research Associate at MTI 4. Public Private Partnerships Speaker: Shivanjli Sharma, National Campaign Deputy Lead, NASA Ames Research Center 5. Industry Roundtable Moderator: Andrea Pesce, Director, Industry Alliances & Licensing, UC Santa Cruz Speakers: Amy Gross, Sustainability Lead, Joby Aviation Chris Bley, Co-Founder & Director, Monterey Bay DART David Merrill, CEO & Co-Founder, Elroy Air Michael Read, Founder, Skybase
December 9, 2021	MTI Research Snaps Webinar: Accessibility Policy For Autonomous Public Transit - Online One of the greatest advantages of autonomous vehicle technology is its potential to empower people to achieve mobility. This technology has significant potential to empower Americans with disabilities to move from A to B in ways previously unheard of. However, the realization of this potential depends on many stakeholders and potential obstacles. Vehicle manufactures, policy- makers, and state agencies all collaborate to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals at different stages of travel, through information system design, vehicle design, and infrastructure design. Integrating accessibility at this stage of the AV revolution would allow an opportunity to develop a transportation system that treats accessibility as a guiding principle, not as an afterthought. ADA regulations, along with universal design principles and assistive technologies, can maximize accessibility for all. We explored how through improved collaboration and adoption of best practices, the industry can learn to address the needs of individuals with disabilities. PDH Credit Certificate. View Recording. View Slides.
November 16, 2021	Advanced Driver Assistance Systems & Automated Features: Are They Driving Us to Safety? - Online Automotive companies are constantly striving to enhance their vehicles to minimize and ultimately eliminate driver errors and enhance safety. Various advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated features are designed to warn, and in some cases, take over certain driving maneuvers. These systems are part of vehicles with driver assist technology, which are vital for the successful deployment of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) in the near future. What are these features? How do they work? How does a driver’s behavior vary when driving a vehicle with ADAS or automated features in rural, urban, and freeway driving scenarios? This webinar explored these questions based on research from evaluating drivers’ behavioral response to scenarios when driving vehicles with and without features like lane departure warning (LDW), blind spot warning (BSW), over speed warning (OSW), lane keep assist (LKA), and adaptive cruise control (acc). View Recording. View Slides.
November 8, 2021	Make the Connection: Next Stop Your Career - Online WTS-SF Bay Area and the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) of San Jose State hosted this free virtual event "Make the Connection: Next Stop Your Career" that introduced Bay Area university students studying transportation to local professional organizations that offer networking, professional development opportunities, and/or scholarship opportunities. At this event, Bay Area university students studying transportation (all disciplines) were introduced to the many wonderful professional organizations in our region, including: Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) American Planning Association (APA) American Public Works Association (APWA) Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Intelligent Transportation Society of California (ITS California) Latinos in Transit (LiT) View Recording. View Slides.
October 19, 2021	(Cyber) Security Risk: Aligning the Transit Industry and Vendors to Address Increasing Cybersecurity Challenges - Online How can the transit industry and vendors align to address increasing cybersecurity challenges? This webinar looked at research to help public transit agencies understand the cybersecurity risks posed by the role some vendors play in their systems, and aligned vendors’ interests with the agency’s to better understand, mitigate, and respond to threats. The research team is delving into crucial behind-the-scenes details with these issues by conducting interviews, reviewing best practices, and examining U.S. policy on cybersecurity in public transportation and potential changes from the new Administration. The researchers provided operational recommendations for public transit operators and supply chain of vendors to adequately combat critical cyber risks. View Recording. View Slides.
September 30, 2021 to October 1, 2021	2021 Mobility 21 Southern California Transportation Summit Road to Recovery - Online MTI is proudly co-sponsored Mobility 21's 2021 Summit "Road to Recovery." Mobility 21 is a coalition that brings together public, business and community stakeholders to pursue regional solutions to the transportation challenges facing Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties. In this year's summit, speakers tackled such topics as: California's Global Ports & Supply Chains Carbon Neutrality Employees Commutes Transportation Advocacy Equity Contractors Housing
September 16, 2021	MTI Research Snaps Webinar: "Roadblock Up On The Cloverleaf: Workforce Development for the Trucking Industry" - Online The trucking industry transports goods essential to our everyday lives. In recent years, the industry has faced workforce dilemmas such as driver shortages and high turnover—and supply chain issues stemming from the pandemic only amplify these problems. How can we ensure this important workforce remains functional and efficient? How does trucking fit into the future of transportation? This webinar explored truck driver recruitment and retention as well as other broader industry trends. View Recording. View Slides.
September 8, 2021	Progressive Parking Policies: A Conversation with Prof. C.J. Gabbe & Students - Online The City of San Jose considered reducing the regulations it placed on parking to allow development to occur more easily. On August 27th, the City Council held a study session on this. What would these changes mean? Could they be beneficial for San Jose? How will they impact the next generation of San Joseans? Catalyze SV & Mineta Transportation Institute held a dynamic panel bringing together Professor C.J. Gabbe of Santa Clara University and his Environmental Studies and Sciences students. *MTI was a proud co-sponsor to this informative event. View Recording.
July 22, 2021	MTI Research Snaps Presents "Google It: Microtransit Pilot Via2G and the Future of Commuting" - Online This webinar found alternatives to solo driving can help reduce congestion, improve air quality, and reduce parking demand. In October 2019, Google contracted the company Via to launch a new on-demand microtransit commute option called Via2G. This webinar discussed three months of pilot operations to understand the trends, challenges, and successes of microtransit commuting. The Via2G program enjoyed increasing popularity over time, providing more than 7,500 rides to nearly 900 Google employees. Most trips were relatively short, suggesting the program complemented peoples’ existing commute modes. Findings suggested future program iterations should seek ways to minimize deadheading, focus future programming and outreach on employees who always drive and/or complete errands on the commute trip, and extend program hours. View Recording. View Slides.
June 17, 2021	MTI Research Snaps Webinar: "Using Twitter to Model Traffic Flows" - Online This webinar discussed how Twitter data can be used to understand and explain travel patterns in the relation between commuting and non-commuting trips. Local and regional planners struggle to keep up with rapid changes in mobility patterns, but researchers looked at whether geo-social network data can help. When comparing a robust data set of tweets from the Bay Area to US Census LODES data, researchers found that the data closely matched, and concluded that the common practice of employing LODES data to extrapolate to overall traffic demand is indeed justified. Regardless of trip purpose (e.g., shopping, regular recreational activities, dropping kids at school), the LODES data is an excellent predictor of overall road segment loads. View Recording. View Slides.