Session: PTV Updates & Academic Award
Welcome Address
Steve Perone, PTV Group
Presentation coming soon.
What's New in PTV Vissim, PTV Model2Go & PTV Viswalk in 2026
Matthias Pfriem, PTV Group
What's New in PTV Vistro & PTV Hub in 2026
Adam Lynch, PTV Group
Evaluating the Impact of Adaptive Cruise Control on Freeway Merging Performance using Vissim
Odilo Mdimi, Francisca Kasubi & Angelina Llorca, Florida International University
Session: Where Roads Cross
Simulation-Based Assessment of Operational Strategies for Visibility-Responsive Variable Speed Limits
Randy Johnson & Ben Stabler, DKS
Presentation coming soon.
Smarter Signals: Deploying Advanced Multimodal Signal Timing Strategies Using Software-in-the-Loop Simulation
Sam Boso ,WRA
Recording coming soon.
A Proposal to Simulate Potential Traffic Conflicts/Crashes at Signalized Intersections
Jin(xiang)Ren, ODOT
Session: Where Modes Cross
Modeling Light Rail using the PTV Suite
Zach Harland, Joe Blasi & Soheil Sajjadi ,HNTB
All Modes in Motion: Multimodal Modeling of Complex Event Conditions Using PTV Vissim
Jeremy Jackson & Mingwei Shen,HDR
PTV Vissim Applications for Multimodal Corridor Evaluation Under VDOT’s STARS and Project Pipeline
Shalini Sankaranarayanan, WSP
Session: Walk this Way
EVALUATION OF CHANGEABLE INDOOR WAYFINDING FOR PASSENGER SAFETY ACROSS VARIED OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS IN TRANSIT FACILITIES
Yousef Mashal, Abolfazl Afshari & Conrad Hardy,New Jersey Institute of Technology
Validating Rail Station Designs Through Pedestrian Simulation: Insights from Operational Scenarios
Nikhil Tangirala, DB-ECO
Detailed Airport Parking Shuttle Operations Modeling with Vissim and Viswalk
Daniel Hoffman, Alex Chamber and Gustavo Ceballos, Ricondo
Presentation coming soon.
Session: Modeling the Journey: Demand, Transit and Simulation
A Practical Method for OD-Based Volume Development Using PTV Visum
Han Zheng, HDR
Development of robust Public Transit model using the GTFS data on existing highway
Suresh Chenna & Marian Ankomah, Jacobs
Optimizing Alternative Analyses: A Scenario Manager Workflow
Noah Leonard & Kelsey Lindberg, SRF Consulting
Session: Runway to Reality
Preparing Toronto Pearson Airport for the Future with Vissim
James Cretella, ARUP
Airport Traffic Operations - Don’t Dwell on it
Shaun Bready & Sydni Heckenberg, HDR
Multimodal Microsimulation in High-Profile Infrastructure Projects
Ardeshir Mirbakhsh, GPI
Session: Model this Way Maximizing UDA's and Attribute Modifications
Replication of Variable Tolls Policy for Florida's Express Lanes in Vissim Models
Kevin (Shitao) Gu, AECOM
From GUI to Code: Comparing Vissim Techniques for Shared BRT Lane Simulation
Amin Rad & Tony Lo, WSP
I-580 Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Improvements: Open Road Tolling and HOV Lane Conversion
Valerie Tan & Ron Ramos, Fehr & Peers
Session: ATMS and Beyond
A Real-Time Digital Twin Platform for Intersection Traffic Monitoring and Simulation-Based Evaluation Using LiDAR Data and VISSIM
Abolfazl Afshari,New Jersey Institute of Technology
Recording coming soon.
Simulation-Based Assessment of Operational Strategies for Visibility-Responsive Variable Speed Limits
Jiyeon Ban, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Recording coming soon.
Vissim and Centracs Mobility Integration
Jon Ringler & Brian Garrett, Econolite
Recording coming soon.
Session: Drive this Way - No Hands
Synchronizing Traffic Simulation and Visual Realism: A Vissim-CARLA Integration in Chattanooga
Sima Ashayer, University of Tennessee, Chattonooga
Connected, Automated, and Autonomous Vehicles: Methodologies & Analysis
Mike Seely, P.E., Horrocks
Calibration of Traffic Simulation Models for Non-Circular Roundabouts with Emerging Data
Hugo Zhou & Tonghui Li, Auburn University
Session: Ride this Way - Bus or Train
Longwood Medical Association Bus Study (Boston, Massachusetts)
Miles Devine, Stantec
Muni Metro Modernization: Modeling Light Rail Improvements in a Complex Urban Corridor
Katherine Turner & Zoey Zhang, Fehr & Peers
Vissim modeling for Bi-directional Median Bus Lane
Mengqing Wang & Jiyang Liu, P.E., WSP
Trains, Traffic, and Transit Signal Priority (TSP): VISSIM Simulation of Light Rail Service Improvements in Silicon Valley
Siqing Yi, Alta Planning + Design, Inc.
Session: A Cluster …
Trajectory-Based Calibration of VISSIM Using Grey Wolf Optimization: Investigating Market Penetration and Data Resolution Requirements
Abolfazl Afshari, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Enhancing VISSIM Microsimulation of I-405 with Cluster Analysis Techniques
Yunjie Luo (F&P), Diwu Zhou (F&P), Jeremy Jackson (HDR),Fehr & Peers and HDR