“Federico II” University of Naples
Course on “ADVANCED MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS” Offered by Moshe Ben-Akiva, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ennio Cascetta, “Federico II” University of Naples Napoli (Italy), 19- 23 May 2014 Increasing levels of traffic congestion, the complexity of transportation services and regulations and the introduction of innovative technologies necessitate the application of advanced modelling and simulation tools. Applications include long range planning, design and operations. The tools used by transportation researchers and professionals for demand analysis and network assignment have been extended to include more realistic behavioural representations and dynamic settings. The course is intended to present these advances in the modelling and simulation tools of: Networks Demand Traffic assignment Transit systems Freight systems Who should attend? The course is designed for PhD and professionals (from industry and Public Administration) interested in planning, design and management of transportation networks. Knowledge of basic transportation analysis tools and mathematical modelling methods is required. Instructors The directors of the course are professors Moshe Ben-Akiva (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Ennio Cascetta (University of Naples “Federico II”). All of the instructors have extensive experience in diverse applications of networks models and simulation in both the public and private sectors. All have taught transportation analysis methods at the graduate level and have developed many of the techniques covered in the course. Location The course will be held at the Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering of University of Napoli “Federico II”.
Tentative course schedule Demand Demand Demand Demand Traffic Traffic Traffic Traffic
and User and User and User and User
Behavior Behavior Behavior Behavior
Performance Performance Performance Performance
I: Overview of Discrete Choice Analysis II: Route and Time-of-Travel Choice III: Integrated Land use and Transportation Models IV: Activity-Based Models
I: Modeling and Simulation Approaches II: Macroscopic Traffic Models and Introduction to Traffic Simulation III: Microscopic and Mesoscopic Traffic Simulation IV: Static and Dynamic Network Supply Models
Traffic Assignment I: Framework for Demand/Supply Interactions Traffic Assignment I: Framework for Demand/Supply Interactions Calibration and Validation I: Estimation of Behavioral Models, Simultaneous Calibration Calibration and Validation II: Microscopic Traffic Simulation Models Calibration and Validation III: Estimation of Origin to Destination Flows from Counts Public Transportation Models I: Framework and Low Frequency Services Public Transportation Models II: High Frequency Services Freight Models I: Economic Activity Models Freight Models II: Logistics Choices Real-time Systems: Evaluations of Traffic Predictions
Tuition and fellowships
Registration: 1200 Euros Registration for graduate students: 800 € 30% reduction is granted in case of more than one participation from the same institution
In addition to the participation to the lectures and the laboratories, the tuition includes a CD with the handouts of the lectures and reading materials coffee breaks. A certificate will be awarded at the end of the course. Ten full-tuition fellowships will be awarded to outstanding doctoral students. Applications must contain a complete resume and a statement of the relevance of the course for the applicant's research. Partial fellowships may also be awarded to other outstanding applicants. Send your application by Email to
[email protected] before March 27, 2014. If a fellowship is not approved, registration may be cancelled at no cost. Important dates March 27, 2014: deadline for fellowships applications May 2, 2014: deadline for registration 19- 23 May, 2014: course For further information please contact: Armando Cartenì, Email:
[email protected] 
