Stu de nt Prese nta t ion Competitions University of Alberta Student Chapter (ITEUA) | Northern Alberta Section The third edition of the ITE University of Alberta (ITEUA) chapter Student Presentation Competition was held virtually on February 17th with seven participants and four industry professionals acting as judges.
Mohamed Saleh, and Omar Kilani. Major thanks are sent to NACITE for their sponsorship of our toptier awards and to the judges: Brett Newstead (Town of Stony Plain), Suliman Gargoum (Nektar 3D Consulting), Zheng Luo (Stantec) and Negar Tavafzadeh Haghi (WSP).
This competition emphasizes presentation and communication skills, rather than content, and awards cash prizes. Contestants conduct a 10-minute presentation on their own work or a general transportation-related topic of their choice followed by a short Q&A and attendees participate in a minor trivia game during judge deliberations. Our top graduate and winner of the people’s choice award was Fan Wu who examined the structure of road networks, comparing connectivity, orientation and modal suitability of 15 Canadian cities. Our top undergraduate student, Manpreet Singh, outlined his vision for a neighbourhood renewal and community-level traffic management plan in Edmonton. Our second place winner was Rucha Acharya and our third place winner was Jianjing Jin. Honourable mentions go to Aditya Shah,
Fan Wu Graduate Winner
Manpreet Singh Undergraduate Winner
Manitoba Section
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In May and June, the Manitoba Section held our annual Kean Lew Student Paper and Presentation Competition. Congratulations to Sushreeta Mishra, a senior year Ph.D. student from the University of Manitoba, who took home the top prize of $900 for her paper entitled Stochastic Optimization of SemiFlexible Transit Operations.
(2019), she got a unique opportunity to learn, showcase ideas, and network with peers and industry experts in transit and sustainable transportation. Sushreeta’s primary research interest is in transit operations and planning, and her Ph.D. thesis focuses on optimizing the operation of semi-flexible transit for low-demand conditions.
Sushreeta is Secretary of the UofM ITE Student Chapter. Her work experience includes working as a part-time researcher at CUTRIC on an electric bus scheduling project. As a delegate selected from Manitoba for the Young Leaders Summit in Calgary
Thank you to the competition’s judges, Walter Burdz, Diana Emerson, and David Patman for their time and input. A special thank you to Yuan Lew, Kean Lew’s sister, for contributing to the prize amount in memory of her brother.
TRANSPORTATION TALK | SUMMER 2021
