Past Events

TSIG Business Meeting at JSM 2026 

The Transportation Statistics Interest Group (TSIG) will hold its business meeting during the upcoming Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Boston.

Transportation Statistics Interest Business Meeting 

Tuesday, Aug 6, 2024: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ASA Meetings and Events
Hyatt Regency Portland
Room: H-Columbia 2

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2021 JSM TSIG Annual Meeting

Join us to our 2021 JSM TSIG Annual Meeting on August 27, 2021 at 3:00 - 6:00 PM EST. 
Meeting agenda is here.

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2021 Virtual JSM TSIG Participation

Session# 75

Mon, 8/9/2021, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM

SPEED: Data Challenge and SPAAC — Topic-Contributed Speed

Government Statistics Section, SPAA Committee

Chair(s): Wendy Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics

11:25 AM

Estimation of Crash Type Frequencies on Individual Collector Roadway Segments
Asif Mahmud, The Pennsylvania State University; Vikash V. Gayah, The Pennsylvania State University

Session# 164

Tue, 8/10/2021, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Social Statistics Speed Session — Contributed Speed

Social Statistics Section, Text Analysis Interest Group

Chair(s): Robin Mejia, Carnegie Mellon University

11:00 AM

Is Automated Driving Safer? An Application of Survival Analysis in Automated Vehicle Safety Evaluation
Soheil Sohrabi, Texas A&M University; Bahar Dadashova, Texas A&M Transportation Institute; Dominique Lord, Texas A&M University

11:05 AM

A Hybrid Approach for Traffic Crash Identification Using Deep Learning and Xgboost
Liang Shi, Virginia Tech; Chen Qian, Virginia Tech; Yanran Wei, Virginia Tech; Feng Guo, Virginia Tech

11:10 AM

Evaluating Risk of Eye Glance Patterns by Embedding Based Kernel Two Sample Test
Chen Qian, Virginia Tech; Jingbin Xu, Virginia Tech; Feng Guo, Virginia Tech

11:15 AM

Disparities in Ride-Hailing Usage in the US
Wenjian Jia, University of Virginia; Donna Chen, University of Virginia

11:20 AM

Bayesian Criterion-Based Assessments of Recurrent Event Models with Applications to Commercial Truck Driver Behavior Studies
Yiming Zhang, University of Connecticut; Ming-Hui Chen, UCONN; Feng Guo, Virginia Tech

Session# 168

Tue, 8/10/2021, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Risk analysis and related topics — Contributed Speed

Section on Risk Analysis

Chair(s): Indranil Ghosh, University of North Carolina Wilmington

11:30 AM

Discovering Reasons and Patterns for Bridges with Fast Deteriorating Deck Conditions
Xiaoqiang Kong, Texas A&M University; Zihao Li, Texas A&M University; Yunlong Zhang, Texas A&M University

11:35 AM

Leveraging Administrative Data to Improve Child Passenger Safety
Elizabeth Petraglia, Westat

 

Session# 27

Sun, 8/8/2021, 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM

SDNS Speed Session — Contributed Speed

Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security

Chair(s): James M. Murphy, Tufts University

2:15 PM

C'est La VIE: Variational Inference of Extremal for Rare Event Modeling
Chen Qian, Virginia Tech; Feng Guo, Virginia Tech

The following are TSIG-related meetings and events during the 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 

Session Title

Date and Time

Location

SPEED: Statistics and Econometrics — Contributed Speed

Sun, 7/29/2018, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM

CC-West 209

SPEED: Statistics and Econometrics — Contributed Poster Presentations

Sun, 7/29/2018, 5:05 PM - 5:50 PM

CC-West Hall B

Transportation Statistics Interest Group Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business

Mon, 7/30/2018, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

F-Mackenzie I

SPEED: Sports to Fire: Fascinating Applications of Statistics — Contributed Speed

Tue, 7/31/2018, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM

CC-West 209

Modeling in Transportation Safety Issues — Contributed Papers

Tue, 7/31/2018, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM

CC-East 9

Contributed Poster Presentations: Transportation Statistics Interest Group

 

Tue, 7/31/2018, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM

CC-West Hall B

SPEED: Sports to Fire: Fascinating Applications of Statistics — Contributed Poster Presentations

Tue, 7/31/2018, 3:05 PM - 3:50 PM

CC-West Hall B

SAMSI Program on Transportation Statistics — Topic Contributed Papers

Wed, 8/1/2018, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM

CC-East 9

Applying Item Response Theory Models to Estimate Motor Carrier Safety — Invited Panel

Wed, 8/1/2018, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM

CC-East 10

Privacy Protections for Transportation Data in the Big Data Environment — Topic Contributed Papers

Thu, 8/2/2018, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM

CC-West 202

CC = Vancouver Convention Centre East Building

F = The Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver (900 Canada Place Way)




Transportation Statistics Interest Group Activity at JSM 2015, Seattle

TSIG Business meeting:  Monday, Aug. 10:  12:30 - 2:00 in the Sheraton Ravenna Room A. ( bring their own sandwiches---no food has been arranged)

TSIG is involved in Sponsoring the following sessions at JSM 2015.

172*!

Mon, 8/10/2015, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM

CC-614

Advanced Statistical Models for Driving Risk and Driving Behavior — Topic Contributed Papers

Transportation Statistics Interest Group, Government Statistics Section

Organizer(s): Feng Guo, Virginia Tech

Chair(s): Youjia Fang, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

10:35 AM

Development of a Real-Time Prediction Model of Driver Behavior at Intersections Using Kinematic Time Series Data—Yaoyuan Vincent Tan, University of Michigan; Michael Elliott, University of Michigan ; Carol A.C. Flannagan, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

10:55 AM

Change-Points Detection in Driving Risk Allowing for Varying Change-Points Among Subjects by Parametric Latent Class Modeling—Qing Li, Virginia Tech; Feng Guo, Virginia Tech

11:15 AM

The Effectiveness of Commercial Driver Training: A Times Series Modeling Approach—Xingwei Wu, University of Washington; Huizhong Guo, University of Washington ; Linda Boyle, University of Washington

11:35 AM

The Application of Artificial Neural Network in Identifying Driver Distraction—Shan Bao, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute; Zizheng Guo, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute ; Jim Sayer, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

11:55 AM

Discussant:Linda Boyle, University of Washington

12:15 PM

Floor Discussion

241*!

Mon, 8/10/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM

CC-206

Crowd-Sourcing Big Data from Smartphone Apps for Transportation Research: Role of Statistics and Challenges — Topic Contributed Panel

Government Statistics Section, International Indian Statistical Association , Transportation Statistics Interest Group

Organizer(s): Stacey Bricka, Texas Transportation Institute

Chair(s): Linda Boyle, University of Washington

Abstract:

Crowdsourcing Big Data from Smartphone Apps for Transportation Research: Role of Statistics and Challenges

Panelists:

Feng Guo, Virginia Tech
Arash Mirzaei, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Elaine Murakami, Federal Highway Administration
Bianica Pires, Virginia Tech
Tianjia Tang, Federal Highway Administration

3:45 PM

Floor Discussion

96

Wed, 8/12/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM

TCC-101

Topics in Transportation Statistics — Contributed Papers

Transportation Statistics Interest Group

Chair(s): Ching-Ray Yu, Pfizer Inc.

8:35 AM

Bayesian Random Exposure Poisson Regression Models for Evaluating the Safety Impact of Cellphone Visual-Manual Tasks—Youjia Fang, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute; Feng Guo, Virginia Tech

8:50 AM

Quantifying the Causal Effect of Speed Cameras on Road Traffic Accidents via an Approximate Bayesian Doubly Robust Estimator—Daniel Graham, Imperial College London; Haojie Li , Imperial College London

9:05 AM

Evaluating the Benefits of Satellite-Based Final Approaches in Aviation Using Statistical Techniques and Simplified Queueing Theory—Nastaran Coleman, Federal Aviation Administration

9:20 AM

Factor Importance and Predictive Models for Nonsignalized Intersection Crash Data—Ketong Wang, The University of Alabama; Jenna Simandl, The University of Alabama ; Michael Porter, The University of Alabama ; Andrew Graettinger, The University of Alabama ; Randy Smith, The University of Alabama

9:35 AM

Validating Ramp Crash Prediction Models Used for Roadway Design Decision-Making with a Negative Binomial Generalized Linear Model—Lindsay M. Lucas, MRIGlobal; Karin M. Bauer, MRIGlobal

9:50 AM

Modeling Jointly Low, Moderate, and Heavy Rainfall Intensities Without a Threshold Selection—Raphael Huser, KAUST; Philippe Naveau, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et l'Environnement

10:05 AM

Predicting Regolith Depth Using Bayesian Hierarchical Spatial Models—Wen-Hsi Yang, CSIRO; David Clifford, The Climate Corporation ; Ross Searle, CSIRO Land and Water Flagship ; John Wilford, Geoscience Australia

621*!

Thu, 8/13/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM

TCC-204

New Tools for Transportation Statistics — Invited Papers

Transportation Statistics Interest Group, Government Statistics Section

Organizer(s): David Banks, Duke University

Chair(s): Li Leung, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

8:35 AM

Unstructured Social Media Data for Transportation Applications: Benefits and Challenges—Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah, University of Glasgow

8:55 AM

Design of a Micro-Simulation for Mobility: A Case Study from Nebraska— Clifford Spiegelman, Texas A&M University ; Laurence Rilett, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Bhaven Naik, Ohio University

9:15 AM

A New Generalized Heterogeneous Data Model (GHDM) to Jointly Model Mixed Types of Dependent Variables—Chandra R. Bhat, The University of Texas at Austin

9:35 AM

Discussant:Feng Guo, Virginia Tech

9:55 AM

Discussant:Pradeep Mohan, SAS Institute

10:15 AM

Floor Discussion

 

Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM)

Monday, August 4, 2014 - TSIG business meeting at JSM 2014 in Boston, MA

               Agenda | Meeting Notes | Suggested Activities

August 5, 2013 - TSIG meeting at JSM 2013 in Montréal, Québec, Canada

                Agenda | Suggested Activities

July 31, 2012 - TSIG meeting at JSM 2012 in San Diego, CA

                Meeting Notes

August 1, 2011 - initial meeting of TSIG at JSM 2011 in Miami, FL

                Meeting Notes
August 1, 2010 - initial meeting of TSIG at JSM 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia

                20251007_JSM_2010_Vancouver_TSIG_meeting_and_cosponsored_sessions.pdf

                Meeting_Notes_from_2010_JSM_TSIG_meeting.pdf

Transportation Research Board Annual Meetings (TRB)

January 11, 2015 - TSIG meeting at TRB 94th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC

                  Agenda | Meeting Notes | Suggested Activities

January 12, 2014 - TSIG meeting at TRB 93rd Annual Meeting in Washington, DC

                Agenda | Meeting Notes | Suggested Activities

January 15, 2013 - TSIG meeting at TRB 92nd Annual Meeting in Washington, DC

               Agenda | Meeting Notes | Suggested Activities

January 24, 2012 - TSIG meeting at TRB 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, DC

                Agenda | Meeting Notes

 

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