Summary of the Conference
The ITS Arizona 31st Annual Conference was held on Wednesday, October 9th and Thursday, October 10th, 2024 at the Mesa Convention Center. The conference began with a fantastic workshop on Autonomous Vehicle Safety. After the workshop, a reception was held with a wonderful activity partnering with Amanda Hope to create bracelets for children fighting life threatening diseases.
The second day of the conference began with a great keynote address by Jack Sellers, Chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. During the breakout sessions, a total of 22 presentations and a panel discussion were available to attendees, along with several opportunities to visit the booths of our great sponsors and exhibitors and learn more about their latest products and services. During lunch, the Past Presidents’ Awards were presented, highlighting the excellent work being done in the region. In addition, the ITS Arizona Member of the Year was announced, the Graduate Student Paper Award was presented and the results of the elections for the 2025 ITS Arizona Board of Directors were announced.
Following on the success of the 2023 conference, we again had excellent attendance by both individuals and sponsors/exhibitors, and we look forward to continuing the trend at next year’s ITS Arizona 29th Annual Conference.
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Day 2 Presentations
SESSION 1A—NEXT GENERATION OPERATIONS (CRISMON / SIRRINE ROOM): Moderator – Ray Yparraguirre, Iteris
– Bi-National AI-Based Smart Mobility System– Buffalo, NY – Niagara, Ontario, Canada
Dan Lukasik, Parsons and Kinjal Munshi, Parsons
– Leveraging AI to Streamline Traffic Ops & Improve Incident Response
Katherine Mertz, Sensys Networks, Inc.
– Innovating and Improving the Value of our Signal Systems, The Need of Modern and Open Communication Protocols
Matt Zinn, SWARCO McCain, Inc.
SESSION 1B—PERFORMANCE METRICS (POMEROY/ ROBSON ROOM): Moderator – Kiran Guntupalli, City of Surprise
– Regional Traffic Performance Measure Development using Multi-source Traffic Data for the Greater Tucson Area
Hyunsoo Noh, Pima Association of Governments and Yao-jan Wu, University of Arizona
– High Penetration Data and Integrated Signal Performance Measures Transform Signal Management
Jatish Patel, Flow Labs
– Video detection system accuracy. Findings from the most detailed analysis in ITS history.
Marshall Riegel, Town of Queen Creek, Doug Gettman, Kimley-Horn, and Sarah Simpson, United Civil Group
SESSION 1C—CONNECTED VEHICLES PANEL (CONFERENCE THEATER): Moderator – Marisa Walker, Arizona Commerce Authority
– Piloting, Planning, and Deploying Connected Vehicles and Smart Sensor Technologies for a Safer Arizona
Sanjay Paul, HDR, Simon Ramos, City of Phoenix, David Lucas, Maricopay County DOT, Mohammad Shaheed, MAG and Rumpa Dey, AECOM
SESSION 2A—DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE (CRISMON / SIRRINE ROOM): Moderator – Don McLean, DMD Consulting Engineers
– Securing our Roads: Cybersecurity Assessment for ITS Infrastructure
Israel Lopez, Skyline Technology Solutions and John Contestabile, Skyline Technology Solutions
– Innovative digital infrastructure unlocks ITS applications at scale and demonstrates benefit of regional cooperation
Steve Voit, Monotch
– Advancing Arizona’s Digital Infrastructure: ADOT’s Statewide Broadband Initiative
Tom McCullough, Kimley-Horn and Gabrielle Amado, Kimley-Horn
SESSION 2B—ADVANCEMENTS IN REAL-TIME OPERATIONS (POMEROY/ ROBSON ROOM): Moderator – Deanna Haase, Kimley Horn
– Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA) ITS Decision Support System
Derek Pines, Parsons Transportation Group
– Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Decision Support for Corridor Management
AJ Skillern, Southwest Research Institute and Samuel Burnett, Southwest Research Institute
– The Need for Real-Time Transportation Operations Through Cloud-Based Analytics and Predictive Management
Michael Villafuerte, Econolite
SESSION 2C—EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CONFERENCE THEATER): Moderator – Mark Jensen, Transpo
– MAG/Tempe Next Generation Cloud EVP System to Improve Emergency Response Services
Representatives of: MAG, Tempe, LYT, and Transpo
SESSION 3A—CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES (CRISMON / SIRRINE ROOM): Moderator – Matt Barkley, STV Inc.
– Applying National CV Advancements in Maricopa County
Chris Toth, WSP
– Saving Lives with V2X Connectivity
Dan Nall, Kapsch
– The New Challenges of Next-Gen ADAS and ADS and How that Relates to ITS and Much More
Seth Chalmers, Dibble
SESSION 3B—TRAFFIC SIGNAL OPERATIONS (POMEROY/ ROBSON ROOM): Moderator – Stephen Doubek, Maricopa County DOT
– Innovative GPS-Based Emergency Vehicle Preemption System in Surprise, Arizona
Albert Garcia, City of Surprise
– Steady Straight-Through Green Arrow Indications
Marty Lauber, City of Mesa
– Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI) Implementation Guidelines in Phoenix, Arizona: A Data Driven Approach
Brendan Russo, Northern Arizona University
SESSION 3C—ITS TOOLBOX (CONFERENCE THEATER) Moderator – Sandi Dunmyer, Arity
– Evaluating Effectiveness of Wireless Communication Technologies for Arterial Traffic Operations
Pramesh Pudasaini, University of Arizona and Henrick Haule, University of Arizona
– Using Network Cellular Communications for Connected Work Zone Applications
Jeremy Schroeder, Athey Creek Consultantsand David Lucas, Maricopa County DOT
– Statewide ITS Toolbox UDOT planning tool for deployment of ITS Elements “ITS for Dummies”
John Hansen, Olsson and Sami Lau, Olsson
Past Presidents’ Award Winners
Best Use of an ITS Industry Product or Service
Town of Queen Creek, Kimley Horn, and Econolite
Town of Queen Creek ATSPM Phase-1
Best ITS Planning Project
MAG and AECOM
Regional Connected Vehicle Master Plan
Best ITS Implementation Project
MAG, Cit of Phoenix, and HDR
Implementation of Smart Road Safety Digital Platform
Member of the Year Award
Jeff Jenq, ICF
Graduate Student Paper Competition Winner
Anthony M. Eschen, Northern Arizona University
“Testing and Mapping the Sensitivity of No-Touch Pedestrian Push Buttons in a Laboratory Setting”
2025 ITS Arizona Board Election Results:
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