Panel on Intelligent Systems and Their Applications in Public Transportation

PANEL ON INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

A panel on "Intelligent Systems and Their Applications in Public Transportation" will be held at the Fazıl Say Stage on 12.03.2009 in cooperation with the Bahçeşehir University Transportation Application and Research Center (UYGAR) and the İETT General Directorate. At the panel, which will start at 13:30 and be held in two sessions, applications of intelligent systems used in many cities around the world in urban transportation, and especially in public transport, will be presented, particularly the examples of London, Tokyo and Zaragoza. In addition to international experts, academics and practitioners will attend the panel.

The Akyolbil System, to be launched soon by the İETT General Directorate, will also be introduced at the panel. The system consists of smart card, passenger information and transportation management systems. As a result of the project, 5,000 İETT and Private Public Buses providing public transport services in Istanbul will be monitored and instantly routed according to passenger density. Thanks to the project, which enables İETT to view and manage its bus fleet in real time and gives passengers instant access to information, passengers will be able to find out how many minutes it will take for their bus to arrive at the stop where they are waiting. For this purpose, microprocessors will be installed at the stops, and citizens with disabilities will also be able to benefit from the audio and visual warning system at the stops.

PROGRAM

Time: 13:30 - 14:00 OPENING SPEECHES

Mustafa  COŞKUN : Head of the İETT Strategy Development Department

Mehmet ÖZTÜRK: General Manager of İETT Enterprises

Prof. Dr. Mustafa ILICALI: Director of Bahçeşehir University UYGAR

Prof. Dr. Deniz Ülke ARIBOĞAN: President of Bahçeşehir University

SESSION 1: Development and application areas of Intelligent Systems in the world

Time: 14:00 - 15:30

Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Nizamettin Aydın (Bahçeşehir University)

Speakers	Topic
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Akbaş Bahçeşehir University	Intelligent system solutions in public transportation
Jarl P. ELİASSEN Chair of the UITP IT Commission	Increasing Ridership with Customer-Oriented IT Solutions: The Oslo Example
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat ERGÜN Istanbul Technical University	Intelligent transportation system applications in urban transportation
Assist. Prof. Dr. Tufan DEMİREL Yıldız Technical University	Intelligent system applications from world cities

Tea and Coffee Break: 15:30 - 15:45

Session 2: Applications of Intelligent Systems in Istanbul urban transportation

Time: 15:45 - 17:15

Session Chair: Mustafa COŞKUN (Head of the İETT Strategy Development Department)

Speakers	Topic
Necip ERTAŞ Traffic Director, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality	The use of Intelligent systems in traffic in Istanbul
Ahmet KAZOKOĞLU General Manager, Belbim A.Ş.	Intelligent systems in passenger fare collection
Abdullah TÜRKOĞLU İETT  IT / Project Manager	İETT applications of intelligent systems: "AKYOLBİL"
Dr.Alexandre Torday TSS Consulting Director	Managing public transportation with intelligent systems and the examples of "London, Tokyo, Zaragoza"

Plaque Ceremony:17:15 - 17:30

Cocktail: 17:30 - 18:00

Date: 12 March 2009

Address: Bahçeşehir University - Fazıl Say Conference Hall / Beşiktaş