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XXVIIth World Road Congress
Proceedings of the Congress

Foresight Session 02 - Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Safer and Optimized Road Mobility

Tuesday, October 3 09:30 - 13:00
Chair: Magid ELABYAD, Senior Vice President, IRF Global
Room: South Hall 3C, 3rd floor

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data are at the forefront of a transformational shift in the way transportation agencies conceptualize, plan, and implement essential road services. Powered by Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, these emerging technologies are supplanting decades-old, rigid methodologies based on limited variables and inflexible formulas. Unlike these traditional approaches, AI-driven methods offer the flexibility to continuously adapt, providing ever-improving solutions as they process increasingly vast and complex sets of data. 

This session aimed to equip road agencies with foundational knowledge in AI and Big Data, by delving into both theoretical frameworks and practical applications for mining road asset and traffic data. It focused on leveraging this invaluable information to make informed decisions in the realms of predictive road maintenance and enhanced safety management. 

Participants left the session with a nuanced understanding of current capabilities, as well as a forward-looking perspective on upcoming advancements. Most importantly, attendees will be wellpositioned to spearhead or contribute to initiatives that utilize AI and Big Data for the creation of safer and more efficient road systems. 

  1. Welcome and session introduction
  2. Part 1 – AI for Safer Road Mobility
  3. Presentations
  4. Questions and Answers
  5. Conclusion
  6. Part 2 – AI for Predictive Road Asset and Traffic Management
  7. Presentations
  8. Questions and Answers
  9. Conclusion
  10. Final Conclusions
  11. Organization

Welcome and session introduction

• Monica OLYSLAGERS, Global Innovation Manager & Cities Specialist, iRAP

Part 1 – AI for Safer Road Mobility

Introduction

• Samar ABOURAAD, Safer Journeys Lead for Europe iRAP

Presentations

  • Where to begin on using AI and big data in infrastructure safety?
    Monica OLYSLAGERS - Global Innovation Manager and Cities Specialist, iRAP
  • Artificial Intelligence in Proactive Road Infrastructure Safety Management
    Anastasios DRAGOMANOVITS - National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
  • Accelerating network safety assessments with Australian Road Agencies
    Peter JAMIESON - Anditi
  • Intersection-level analysis
    Brian HOEFT - Miovision
  • Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for better roads in Spain
    Xavier FLORES - Secretary General, Infrastructures of Spain

Questions and Answers

• Moderator: Monica OLYSLAGERS, Global Innovation Manager & Cities Specialist, iRAP

Conclusion

• Monica OLYSLAGERS, Global Innovation Manager & Cities Specialist, iRAP

Break

Part 2 – AI for Predictive Road Asset and Traffic Management

Introduction

• Magid ELABYAD, Senior Vice President, IRF Global

Presentations

  • GIS based AI for Predictive Road Asset Management and Traffic Prediction
    Ian KOEPPEL - Business Development Lead for Transportation Market, ESRI
  • Opportunities for Road Asset Managers in the Space of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision (CV) & Big Data (BD)
    Dale HENDON - Specialist, Economic Development and Tourism Office, Stafford County, VA Government
  • Damage detection by using Artificial Intelligence
    Ernst FORSTNER - Technical Director, STRUCINSPECT
  • Road Management Analysis of Bike Lanes Using AI
    Karsten BRONOWSKI - Development Manager, XenomatiX
  • Artificial Intelligence opportunities and challenges for implementation
    Alejandra MEDINA FLINTSCH - President, FM Consultants

Questions and Answers

• Moderator: Magid ELABYAD, Senior Vice President, IRF Global

Conclusion

• Magid ELABYAD, Vice-président senior, IRF Global

Final Conclusions

Organization

Session Organiser: Magid ELABYAD, Senior Vice President, IRF Global
Session Secretary: Nina ELTER, Senior Advisor, IRF Global