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Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC) and the Center for the Commercialization of Innovative Transportation Technology (CCITT) present...

FALL 2019 INDUSTRY TECHNICAL WORKSHOP

Virtual Reality in Transport Innovation

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 @ 1:00 PM
Cahn Auditorium - 600 Emerson St, Evanston
REGISTRATION REQUESTED (click here)

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Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC) and the Center for the Commercialization of Innovative Transportation Technology (CCITT) are hosting the Fall 2019 Industry Technical Workshop—Virtual Reality in Transport Innovation—on November 12th at Northwestern’s Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, to showcase advances and opportunities in virtual, augmented and mixed reality (VR /AR/MR) technology for applications across the transportation sector.  

Well beyond VR’s presence in gaming and personal entertainment, private companies and government organizations are deploying VR/AR/MR technologies for product design, vehicle maintenance, manufacturing inspection, real estate exploration, construction planning, warehouse and delivery operations, and more—including showcasing potential transport experiences to new investors, users and consumers.

Join NUTC on November 12th for case study presentations, demonstrations and a panel discussion from VR/AR/MR experts in the transportation industry to learn more about this exciting tool for innovation.

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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

1:00 - 1:30 PM        Registration Check-In

1:30 - 1:35 PM        Welcome from NUTC

1:35 - 1:45 PM        Opening Remarks

1:45 - 3:00 PM       Speaker Presentations

"HD Maps for Virtual and Augmented Reality”
Xin Chen - Director of Engineering, HERE Technologies

“Transition to a Digital xReality”    
James Fadenrecht - Leader of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Visualization Center of Excellence

“The Future of Urban Air Mobility” 
Zhuyun Gu - Data Scientist, Uber 

“Enterprise-wide Extended Reality Adoption at Ford”
Ilan Weitzer - IT Technical Manager, Ford

3:00 - 3:30 PM        Networking Break

3:30 - 4:15 PM        Panel Discussion

Hani S. Mahmassani [Moderator] - Director, NUTC / Patterson Transportation Chair

4:15 - 4:30 PM        Closing Comments

PARKING & PUBLIC TRANSIT

Permits Required: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm
2-hour-limit parking on Foster Street
Closest El / CTA Stop: Foster – Purple Line
Closest Metra Station: Davis Street/Evanston, Union Pacific North line

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