Fourth Annual Workshop

Session 1: Wednesday, September 7^th, 2022 - 9:30 AM - 11:05 AM

Urban Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

Session Chair - Seiran Heshami (Post Doctoral Fellow, UofC & IISC Alumni)

9:30 - 9:40 Welcome and Highlights of the IISC Program 

Lina Kattan (IISC Program Director, UofC)

9:40 - 9:50 Opening Remarks

Marjan Eggermont (Associate Dean Sustainability, Schulich School of Engineering, UofC)

9:50 - 10:05 Planning Delivery-by-Drone Micro-Fulfilment Centres

Jacob Lamb (Trainee of IISC Program, UofC)

10:05 - 10:20 Macro-to- Micro Speed Harmonization in mixed traffic: Model Predictive Control

Kinda Chakas (Trainee of IISC Program, UofC)

10:20 - 10:35 Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure Planning for Freight Transportation in Canada

Tharaka Wanniarachchi (Trainee of IISC Program, UBC)

10:35 - 10:50 A Biogenic Carbon Accounting Framework for Timber Construction in Canada

Adam Robertson (Trainee of IISC Program, UofC)

10:50 - 11:05 Environmental Impact Assessment of Waste-to-Hydrogen Technologies

Chamode Wijayasekera (Trainee of IISC Program, UBC)

Session 2: Wednesday, September 7^th, 2022 - 11:15 AM - 12:30 pM

Data Driven Analytics and Modeling: Applications for Sustainable Cities

Session Chair– Upma Gandhi (Doctoral Candidate and IISC Alumni)

11:15 - 11:30 An Agent-Based Modeling Simulation Approach for Multi-Purpose Humanitarian Drones- The Study Case of Sinjar Region's Humanitarian Crisis

Souzan Korsha (Trainee of IISC Program, UofC)

11:30 - 11:45 Estimating the Uncertainty in Deep Neural Networks Using Bayesian Techniques

Mohammad Sahnoon (Trainee of IISC Program, UofC)

11:45 - 12:00 A Data Driven Approach for Network-Wide Modeling of a Large-scale Urban Network

Nadia Moshahedi (Trainee of IISC Program, UofC)

12:00 - 12:15 Operational Optimization of Power Distribution Network Using Machine Learning

Shoaib Hussain (Trainee of IISC Program, UofC)

12:15 - 12:30 Modelling the Accessibility Performance of Emerging Mobility Services

Yvonne Ding (Trainee of IISC Program, UofC)

Session 3: Thursday, September 8^th, 2022 - 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Innovations for Urban Sustainability

Session Chair - Craig MacDonald (Analyst, Strategic Advisory Services, Associated Engineering & IISC Alumni)

9:00 - 9:15 Impacts of Adverse Weather Condition on Urban Bus Performance in Calgary

Mohammad Mohammadi (Trainee of IISC Program, UofC)

9:15 - 9:30 Assessing Alternative Optimum Bus Operations Strategies Considering Route Demand, Pattern, and Crowding

Negar Heidarigharehsoo (Trainee of IISC Program, UofC)

9:30 - 9:45 Eco-Friendly Electrically Conductive Concrete for Heated Paving Systems

Alireza Haji Hossein (Trainee of IISC Program, UofC)

9:45 - 10:00 Modelling the Net-Zero Transition of Heavy-Duty Freight in Alberta

Zachary Redick (Trainee of IISC Program, UofC)

10:00 - 10:15 Steam Gasification of Excavated Waste Residue (EWR) from a Landfill Bioreactor

Stephen Banjo (Trainee of IISC Program, UWaterloo)

Session 4: Thursday, September 8^th, 2022 - 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion on ‘Urban Transition Towards Net Zero Strategies’

Panel Moderator – Ryan Martinson (Principal Engineer, TOOLE DESIGN & IISC Industry Collaborator)

10:30 - 11:45 Panelists:

Claire Beckstead (Acting Leader, Energy and Carbon Strategy at City of Calgary)

Matthew Hansen (Technical Leader, Energy Outlooks at Canada Energy Regulator)

Mark Lea-Wilson (Hydrogen Hub Lead, Edmonton Region Hydrogen Hub, Transition Accelerator)

Josh Taron (Professor & Associate Dean (Research & Innovation), School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, UofC)

11:45 - 11:50 Closing Remarks

Poornima Jayasinghe (IISC Program Manager, UofC)