The IEEE ITSS France Chapter is pleased to announce the next session of the France ITSS Talk Series, organized in collaboration with the SMRT seminar series at GRETTIA, Université Gustave Eiffel, with the participation of Dr. Saeid Saidi, Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Calgary.
This seminar will present recent advances in public transit operations, control, and planning, with a focus on how analytical modeling, optimization, and mobility sensing data can support more efficient, adaptive, and resilient public transport systems.
📅 Date & Time
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
14:00–16:00 CET
📍Location : Hybrid format
Salle A121, Bâtiment Bienvenüe
Université Gustave Eiffel
GRETTIA Laboratory, Marne-la-Vallée
Online seminar link: https://univ-eiffel.zoom.us/j/84245369690
Meeting ID: 842 4536 9690
Passcode: eHa5rUHf
Speaker
Dr. Saeid Saidi
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary
Improving Transit Network Design and Operations Using Analytical Modeling and Mobility Sensing Data
Dr. Saidi will discuss how data-driven and analytical approaches can improve the planning, operation, and management of public transit systems. The talk will cover the use of smart card fare collection data and land-use information to infer passenger trip purposes and activity patterns, including non-work travel such as educational, recreational, commercial, and health-related activities. The seminar will also examine changes in travel behavior before and after COVID-19, illustrating the value of passive mobility data in understanding responses to disruption. In addition, Dr. Saidi will present a mesoscopic train-following model for analyzing rail operations and delay propagation, as well as a two-stage framework for the expansion and redesign of bi-modal express transit networks. Together, these contributions demonstrate how mobility sensing data, operational modeling, and optimization can support better decision-making for public transportation authorities and cities.
About the speaker
Dr. Saeid Saidi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Calgary. Prior to joining the University of Calgary, he was a Postdoctoral Associate at the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society at MIT and a member of the MIT Transit Lab.
His research focuses on transportation network modeling, public transportation planning and operations, big data analytics using mobility sensing data, and system dynamics modeling. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications and serves as Vice Chair of CUTRIC’s Academic Committee for Transit Innovation. He also served for nine years as a member of the Transportation Research Board’s Rail Transit Systems Committee.
The seminar is open to researchers, academics, students, professionals, and practitioners interested in Intelligent Transportation Systems, public transit operations, mobility data analytics, and transport network design.
Participants will have the opportunity to take part in the discussion following the presentation and learn more about the activities of the IEEE ITSS France Chapter.
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