AI & TDM: Less WTF, More ROI

What does AI actually look like in TDM - and where is it delivering real value? Join ACT's Technology & Innovation Council for "AI & TDM: Less WTF, More ROI," an engaging webinar exploring practical, real-world uses of AI in TDM, from smarter planning and integrated data tools to transportation project prioritization.

Hear from experts at Fehr & Peers, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and the San Jose Department of Transportation as they share how AI is being applied today - and what lessons TDM professionals can take back to their own work.

Kellie Dugdale is a Senior Transportation Planner at Fehr & Peers, with an extensive background in transportation and parking demand management planning. Kellie specializes in helping cities and universities efficiently and equitably manage their valuable transportation resources by developing programs and policies that balance the incentives of the transportation system and influence behavior towards more sustainable modes. She has spent the last 6 years consulting in the parking & mobility industry, during which she was inducted into the National Parking Association "40 under 40”.

Dr. Abolfazl Karimpour is an Assistant Professor at the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute and the founder and director of the Transportation Research and AI Lab. In addition to his academic role, he serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and on-call Senior Data Engineer for ICF, contributing expertise in data analytics and transportation systems. Previously, he held positions as Manager and Assistant Research Professor at the University of Arizona’s Center for Applied Transportation Science. His research focuses on traffic operations and safety, traffic signal optimization, data analytics, public transportation, and smart city transportation systems. Dr. Karimpour has authored over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and presented at more than 30 national and international conferences.

He has served as Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI on numerous national, regional, and local transportation projects. He is an active member of TRB, ASCE, and ITE, and has contributed to several professional committees. He served as Research Coordinator for the TRB Standing Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Applications (AED50), is a Young Member of the Street and Highway Operations Committee, and an Associate Member of the Transportation Safety Committee of ASCE. He also serves as a panelist on BTSCRP-46, focusing on micromobility traffic law enforcement and crash reporting, and has contributed to NCHRP 17-100, which explores the use of artificial intelligence and big data to enhance safety analysis.

Andy Kosinski is a Senior Associate and Office Leader at Fehr & Peers' Oakland office, where he brings 17 years of transportation planning experience spanning London, Chicago, and the Bay Area. He is leading the implementation of AI at the firm, and founded the Oakland Agentic AI Incubator, a structured pilot program where staff develop and test agentic AI workflows for real transportation planning tasks. His practice includes parking management, TDM strategy, and VMT/CEQA analysis, with recent work applying these disciplines to transit-oriented development and stadium planning contexts. Andy is leading the Institute of Transportation Engineering's Generative AI Policy Starter Kit initiative to help transportation professionals navigate governance, ethics, and effective use of AI tools.

Ramses Madou is the Division Manager of Planning, Policy, and Sustainability for the Department of Transportation in the City of San José. At the City of San José. Ramses leads a team of planners, engineers, policy specialists, data and model experts to plan the Citywide transportation system. His team is working to implement the ambitious mode change and safety goals of the City’s general plan all while proactively dealing with the fundamental disruptions that are currently shaking the transportation world. He is leading the City’s efforts to find new and innovative transit technologies, delivery methods, and business plans. He is also the Vice Chair of the Board for the Open Mobility Foundation. Before joining the City of San Jose he worked as the Associate Director of Parking & Transpiration Services for Stanford University where he worked for 10 years. At Stanford Ramses played many roles over his time there including managing program and policy development, planning efforts, retail operations, the University’s Marguerite transit system planning and operations, and regional transportation relationships.