Assorted other posts that don’t fit anywhere else.
Recapping the HFES ASPIRE 2024 Conference
I recently returned from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s ASPIRE conference in Phoenix, AZ. At one of the poster sessions, I presented my current research project on integrating Positive Train Control and connected vehicles …
I was recently asked to speak at a professional development event for teachers at my middle school. They posed three questions for me to answer: I drafted some notes for my talk, so I figured …
2024 ITE Student Leadership Summit at Cal Poly
A little under a year after my most recent trip to San Luis Obispo, I’ve just come back from another visit – this time for the ITE Western District Student Leadership Summit (SLS), which (like …
What’s Up With California’s Highway Mile Markers?
I recently took a long road trip in California. On the way, I noticed that California’s mile markers look very different than most other states. Let’s take a look. The left image is a typical …
USC ITE Tours Fullerton Road Grade Separation Project
Members of the Institute of Transportation Engineers at USC (USC ITE) toured the Fullerton Road grade separation project in the City of Industry, CA, on September 29th, 2023. Led by the San Gabriel Valley Council of …
Hosting SCAG Executive Director Kome Ajise
On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the Institute of Transportation Engineers at USC (USC ITE) and the METRANS Transportation Research Consortium co-hosted Mr. Kome Ajise, Executive Director of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), for …
2023 ITE Annual Meeting in Portland
I’m grateful to receive one of two Student Travel Scholarships from the ITE Western District. This scholarship helped fund my travel to the combined ITE Western District and International annual meetings in Portland, Oregon, in …
Is 0pass just an Authentik instance?
I recently saw this TechCrunch article about a “Y-Combinator backed” startup called 0pass, promising to “make it easier” for organizations to adopt passwordless authentication. This, as with nearly every authentication-related startup, was pretty interesting to …
Visiting the Sweets & Snacks Expo 2023
Every year, the National Confectioners Association, an industry group that represents candy and snacks producers, hosts an enormous conference called the Sweets & Snacks Expo, in Chicago, IL (although they’re moving to Las Vegas and …
Touring the Port of San Diego and SANDAG
Foreword: This is a longer version of my press release which was published on the website of METRANS, a transportation research partnership between the University of Southern California, California State University Long Beach, the US …