Tune in May 21 for AI & TDM: Less WTF, More ROI

Jumpstart effective usage for AI in TDM

With so many tools, systems, and opportunities available to leverage AI, it can be hard to know where to get started. Luckily, ACT's Technology & Innovation Council is hosting AI & TDM: Less WTF, More ROI to help you do exactly that!

This live panel will take place on Thursday, May 21 at 2 p.m. ET. There, you'll hear from Kellie Dugdale and Andy Kosinski of Fehr & Peers, Abolfazl Karimpour of SUNY Polytechnic Institute & ICF, and Ramses Madou of San José DOT. This is your chance to hear from subject matter experts using AI today and gain a roadmap to implement it in your own work.

Don't miss this chance to learn what AI actually looks like in TDM and where it delivers real value!

Qualifies for 1 TDM-CP credit.

Meet the Speakers

Kellie Dugdale,

Senior Transportation Planner, Fehr & Peers

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”.

Abolfazl Karimpour, 

Assistant Professor, SUNY Polytechnic Institute & on-call Senior Data Engineer, ICF

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.

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Andy Kosinski, 

Senior Associate, Fehr & Peers

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,

Division Manager of Planning, Policy and Sustainability for San José DOT

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.

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