Mobility, Behavior, & Equity: Understanding How People Move

UMass Computational Social Science Institute (CSSI) seminar with Song Gao and Camille Barchars on “Mobility, Behavior, and Equity: Computational Approaches to Understanding How People Move”

Each speaker will give a 15-20 minute talk, with each followed by questions and discussion.

Song Gao is a Professor of Transportation Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UMass Amherst. She studies transportation systems from the perspectives of both users and providers, using optimization, machine learning, and econometric models, with applications in smart and shared mobility, transportation planning, and sustainable transportation.

Camille Barchars is an associate professor of regional planning at UMass Amherst, who has practiced as a regional planner throughout Florida, the Southeast and mid-Atlantic. Camille’s work examines how planners use technology and how it changes the way we engage with the public. Her research interests include community engagement via information & communication technology, big data applications for equitable long-range planning, and the interaction between land use & transportation planning.