2015 D-STOP Symposium session by Yi-Chang Chiu, Metropia founder. Watch the presentation at http://youtu.be/sSotvhKg3Wc?t=12m59s
Get symposium details: http://ctr.utexas.edu/research/d-stop/education/annual-symposium/
This was our final project for Honors Science and Society. We researched the proposed extension of the CTA Red Line and how far people in Chicago would walk to take public transportation.
Emily Alvey, Gwen Klemenz, Megan Konopka
George K. Thiruvathukal, Course Professor/Instructor
Honors 204, Fall 2010
Loyola University Chicago
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This document discusses a proposed high-speed transportation system called Hyperloop. Hyperloop aims to transport people between Los Angeles and San Francisco in just 35 minutes using magnetic levitation pods inside low-pressure tubes. The pods would carry 28 passengers each and the system could move up to 840 people per hour. The purpose of Hyperloop is to envision new possibilities for faster, more accessible transportation and provide alternative transportation during emergencies.
The Titanic - machine learning from disasterMostafa Nizam
• Historical context to understand "What does the data mean?"
• Learn one data set well, and then apply different algorithms and modelling tools.
• This is a true event and everybody knows about the Titanic.
• Whole information is in the internet and the data is verified.
This document presents a logistic regression model to predict which passengers survived the sinking of the Titanic. The goals were to build a classification model that could determine if a passenger lived or died. Software used included Anaconda Navigator, Jupyter Notebook, NumPy, Pandas, and scikit-learn for analyzing and visualizing the data. Features like sex, age, class, family size were explored. The model was trained on 80% of the data and tested on 20%. It achieved an accuracy of 77.09% at predicting survivals.
This was our final project for Honors Science and Society. We researched the proposed extension of the CTA Red Line and how far people in Chicago would walk to take public transportation.
Emily Alvey, Gwen Klemenz, Megan Konopka
George K. Thiruvathukal, Course Professor/Instructor
Honors 204, Fall 2010
Loyola University Chicago
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The document discusses a proposed high-speed transportation system called Hyperloop that would use magnetic levitation to move passenger pods through low-pressure tubes from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just 35 minutes, providing an alternative to short flights and making travel more accessible while transporting up to 840 people per hour. The purpose of exploring Hyperloop technology is to understand future possibilities for transportation and make travel safer during weather emergencies.
This document discusses a proposed high-speed transportation system called Hyperloop. Hyperloop aims to transport people between Los Angeles and San Francisco in just 35 minutes using magnetic levitation pods inside low-pressure tubes. The pods would carry 28 passengers each and the system could move up to 840 people per hour. The purpose of Hyperloop is to envision new possibilities for faster, more accessible transportation and provide alternative transportation during emergencies.
The Titanic - machine learning from disasterMostafa Nizam
• Historical context to understand "What does the data mean?"
• Learn one data set well, and then apply different algorithms and modelling tools.
• This is a true event and everybody knows about the Titanic.
• Whole information is in the internet and the data is verified.
This document presents a logistic regression model to predict which passengers survived the sinking of the Titanic. The goals were to build a classification model that could determine if a passenger lived or died. Software used included Anaconda Navigator, Jupyter Notebook, NumPy, Pandas, and scikit-learn for analyzing and visualizing the data. Features like sex, age, class, family size were explored. The model was trained on 80% of the data and tested on 20%. It achieved an accuracy of 77.09% at predicting survivals.
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Track: Sustain
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Walking and bicycling demand estimates can make a stronger case for investing in new facilities and are necessary inputs to important planning tasks. This session presents state-of-the-art tools to predict walking and bicycling demand at varying geographic scales. Tools include: 1) a framework to incorporate walking into regional travel demand models; 2) a method to estimate bicycle and pedestrian traffic based on count data; 3) new mode choice models; and 4) a web-based repository of non-motorized demand analysis tools.
Presenter(s)
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Co-Presenter: J. Richard (Rich) Kuzmyak Renaissance Planning Group
Co-Presenter: Greg Lindsey University of Minnesota, Humphrey School
Co-Presenter: Jeremy Raw Federal Highway Administration
Urban transportation system meaning ,travel demand functions with factors, design approaches & modeling , types of mass transit system with advantages -disadvantages or limitations , opportunities in mass transport , integrated approach for transit -transportation system
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Title: New Tools for Estimating Walking and Bicycling Demand
Track: Sustain
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Walking and bicycling demand estimates can make a stronger case for investing in new facilities and are necessary inputs to important planning tasks. This session presents state-of-the-art tools to predict walking and bicycling demand at varying geographic scales. Tools include: 1) a framework to incorporate walking into regional travel demand models; 2) a method to estimate bicycle and pedestrian traffic based on count data; 3) new mode choice models; and 4) a web-based repository of non-motorized demand analysis tools.
Presenters:
Presenter: Patrick Singleton Portland State University
Co-Presenter: J. Richard (Rich) Kuzmyak Renaissance Planning Group
Co-Presenter: Greg Lindsey University of Minnesota, Humphrey School
Co-Presenter: Jeremy Raw Federal Highway Administration
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http://www.brt.cl/webinar-using-smart-card-and-gps-data-for-policy-and-planning-the-case-of-transantiago/
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Updates provided to the D-STOP Business Advisory Council at the 2017 Symposium and Board Meeting: https://ctr.utexas.edu/2018/04/12/d-stop-2017-symposium-archive/
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Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
AI-Powered Food Delivery Transforming App Development in Saudi Arabia.pdfTechgropse Pvt.Ltd.
In this blog post, we'll delve into the intersection of AI and app development in Saudi Arabia, focusing on the food delivery sector. We'll explore how AI is revolutionizing the way Saudi consumers order food, how restaurants manage their operations, and how delivery partners navigate the bustling streets of cities like Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam. Through real-world case studies, we'll showcase how leading Saudi food delivery apps are leveraging AI to redefine convenience, personalization, and efficiency.
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial IntelligenceIndexBug
Imagine a world where machines not only perform tasks but also learn, adapt, and make decisions. This is the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that's not just enhancing our lives but revolutionizing entire industries.
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Metropia App and Implications for Travel Demand Management
1. Metropia App and Implications for Travel
Demand Management
Yi-Chang Chiu, PhD
University of Arizona, Metropia Inc.
D-STOP Symposium
University of Texas at Austin,
March 2, 2015
12. Metropia Multi-Mode “Lead Gen” Example
(PortlandMetro Network–PM Period)
Potential Travel Shed for Mode
Shift with Lead Gen (Simulated)
Alternative Mode Feasible:
• SOV trips with direct transit
services between origin and
destination
• 280,000 trips captured (15%)
Alternative Mode Attractive:
• SOV trips with direct transit
services between origin and
destination
• Wait time < 15 minutes
• Walk distance < 0.5 Miles
• 10,000 trips captured (0.5%)