Paper predicts travel costs across regions using neural networks.
problem Predicting travel costs in sparse, stochastic OD matrices.
method Recurrent Multi-Graph Neural Networks (R-MGNN) for sparse, stochastic OD matrix forecasting.
result Framework effectively predicts future OD matrices without empty elements.
Study highlights fairness issues in travel behavior prediction models.
problem Ethical challenges in travel behavior analysis using machine learning.
method Operationalized computational fairness by equality of opportunity; compared DNN and DCM; introduced absolute correlation regularization.
result Both DNN and DCM predict disparities across social groups, with DNN outperforming DCM in prediction disparities.
Study uses neural networks to predict travel times for public transportation.
problem Inaccurate travel time predictions due to road traffic irregularities.
method Developed two neural network models (MLP and LSTM) using OD travel time matrix.
result Both models can make near-accurate predictions, but LSTM is more susceptible to noise.
This paper presents a bus travel time prediction system using deep neural networks.
problem Accurate travel time predictions for urban buses to compete with other modes of transport.
method Multi-output, multi-time-step deep neural network combining convolutional and LSTM layers.
result The proposed model significantly outperforms other methods and detects small irregular peaks quickly.
In building intelligent transportation systems such as taxi or rideshare services, accurate prediction of travel time and distance is crucial for customer experience and resource management. Using the NYC taxi dataset, which contains taxi trips data collected from GPS-enabled taxis [23], this paper investigates the use…
Bayesian framework predicts post-disruption travel times in metro networks.
problem Uncertainty in post-disruption travel times in metro networks.
method Bayesian spatiotemporal modeling framework capturing train interactions and non-Gaussian distributional characteristics.
result The proposed models consistently outperform baseline specifications in point prediction and uncertainty quantification.
Boosting algorithms improve delivery time prediction in postal services.
problem Challenges in long-term travel time prediction for postal services.
method Investigated linear regression models, tree-based ensembles (random forest, bagging, boosting), and compared their performance.
result Boosting algorithms, especially light gradient boosting and catboost, outperform other methods in accuracy and runtime efficiency.
The fast demographic growth, together with the concentration of the population in cities and the increasing amount of daily waste, are factors that push to the limit the ability of waste assimilation by Nature. Therefore, we need technological means to make an optimal management of the waste collection process, which r…
Dynamic linear models improve travel time prediction for congested freeways.
problem Accurate travel time prediction for congested freeways.
method Dynamic linear models (DLMs) with time-varying parameters.
result Significant improvements in travel time prediction accuracy, especially for short-term predictions.
Model predicts travel time under rare conditions using a vector-space model.
problem Predicting travel time under rare temporal conditions (e.g., holidays, school vacations) is challenging due to limited historical data and other temporal changes.
method Presented a vector-space model for encoding rare temporal conditions, allowing coherent representation learning across different conditions.
result Increased performance for travel time prediction over different baselines when using the vector-space encoding for representing the temporal setting.
Paper predicts in-situ metro passenger density using smart card data.
problem Crowd management in metro systems.
method Statistical models and EM algorithm for time-dependent OD matrix and travel time cost estimation.
result Accurate prediction of in-situ passenger density for future time points.
Enhanced travel time prediction using deep neural networks and road network information.
problem Improving travel time estimation using deep learning models.
method Proposes incorporating road network information into deep learning models for travel time prediction.
result Improved travel time prediction, especially with limited training data.
This paper distills a complex travel mode choice model into simpler, interpretable models.
problem Lack of interpretability in complex machine learning models for travel behavior.
method Model distillation combined with market segmentation.
result Generated interpretable models that closely match the predictions of the original complex model.
This paper compares machine learning and logit models for predicting travel mode choice.
problem Comparing interpretability of machine learning and logit models for travel mode choice.
method Empirical evaluation of machine learning and logit models on stated preference survey data.
result Machine learning produces significantly higher predictive accuracy than logit models.
Semi-supervised GANs improve travel mode inference from GPS data.
problem Travel mode inference from GPS trajectories.
method Developed semi-supervised GANs and compared them with CNNs on a large-scale smartphone dataset.
result Best semi-supervised GAN model achieved 83.4% prediction accuracy.
Prob-GNN quantifies travel demand uncertainty with deep learning.
problem Uncertainty in travel demand prediction.
method Probabilistic Graph Neural Networks (Prob-GNN) framework.
result Probabilistic assumptions significantly impact uncertainty prediction.
New model predicts travel demand uncertainty with high accuracy.
problem Uncertainty and sparsity in sparse travel demand prediction.
method Spatial-Temporal Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial Graph Neural Network (STZINB-GNN).
result STZINB-GNN outperforms benchmarks in predicting travel demand uncertainty.
Two novel models predict bus travel times with uncertainty, improving connection assurance.
problem Improving bus connection assurance by handling travel time uncertainty.
method Two novel approaches: Deep Quantile Regression (DQR) and Bayesian Recurrent Neural Networks (BRNN).
result DQR model performs best for 80%, 90%, and 95% prediction intervals, with small underestimation.
Proposes a new model to predict travel demand with zero-inflated and long-tail characteristics.
problem Sparse and long-tailed travel demand data with many zeros.
method Spatial-Temporal Tweedie Graph Neural Network (STTD) using Tweedie distribution.
result STTD provides accurate predictions and precise confidence intervals.
Paper studies CLO with partial feedback, improving decision-making in uncertain contexts.
problem Improving decision-making in contexts with uncertain cost coefficients using partial feedback.
method Unified class of offline learning algorithms for CLO with different types of feedback, using IERM framework.
result Fast-rate regret bound for IERM with partial feedback and misspecified model classes.
Bayesian calibration improves ABMs for predicting travel patterns.
problem Calibrating ABMs for accurate travel pattern predictions.
method Gaussian Process emulator with deep learning dimensionality reduction for high-dimensional, non-stationary data.
result Improved accuracy in predicting travel patterns using traffic flow data.
A new scheme reduces global search cost by a square root factor.
problem Challenges in finding global minimum of cost functions.
method Gradient descent combined with a biased crossover of two good solutions.
result Quadratic speedup of global search efficiency.
Billiard trajectories in curved spaces have predictable travel times.
problem Understanding travel times in billiard trajectories on curved surfaces.
method Analyzing geodesic flows and sectional curvature to prove time-preserving conjugacy.
result Billiard trajectories with almost identical obstacles have identical shapes.
A sufficient knowledge of the demographics of a commuting public is essential in formulating and implementing more targeted transportation policies, as commuters exhibit different ways of traveling. With the advent of the Automated Fare Collection system (AFC), probing the travel patterns of commuters has become less i…
BusTr predicts bus travel times from real-time traffic forecasts.
problem Improving accuracy of bus travel time predictions.
method Neural sequence model trained on real-time traffic forecasts.
result BusTr outperforms DeepTTE by 30% in Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE).
A new clustering framework optimizes customer search data for personalized travel recommendations.
problem Personalized travel recommendations based on customer search data.
method Multi-objective optimization-based clustering ensemble framework.
result Optimizes diversity in clustering ensemble search space and automatically determines the number of clusters.
Model predicts passenger origin-destination for online taxi-hailing systems.
problem Predicting passenger origin-destination for efficient transportation planning.
method K-means clustering, non-negative matrix factorization, stacked recurrent neural network.
result Proposed model reduces MAPE by 5-7% for 1-hour windows and 14% for 30-minute windows.
The paper predicts travel times using tree-based ensembles.
problem Predicting travel times between urban points over short and long horizons.
method Tree-based ensemble methods trained on taxi trip records with additional features from weather and routing data.
result Adding routing data improves model performance and short-term predictions require less data.
Graph neural nets improve discrete choice modeling with network effects.
problem Modeling network effects in discrete choice problems.
method Graph Convolutional Neural Network (GCNN) architecture.
result Higher predictive performance than standard models with interpretability.
New L2D framework allows deferring specific parts of a sequence prediction to experts.
problem Current L2D methods defer entire predictions, which is not ideal for long sequences.
method Proposes token-level and one-time rejectors to defer specific outputs of a model prediction to experts.
result Granular deferrals achieve better cost-accuracy tradeoffs than whole deferrals.
Paper uses machine learning to model travel mode switching under a new transit system.
problem Modeling individual travel mode preferences and response to new mobility options.
method Interpretable machine learning approach to predict and interpret mode-switching behavior.
result Machine learning captures individual heterogeneity in travel mode choice.
H-STGCN predicts traffic using navigation data and improves accuracy.
problem Limited accuracy in traffic forecasting due to lack of contextual information.
method Proposes H-STGCN, a hybrid spatio-temporal graph convolutional network.
result H-STGCN outperforms state-of-the-art methods in various metrics, especially for non-recurring congestion.
FMA-ETA predicts travel time using FFN with attention.
problem Estimating travel time from spatial-temporal data.
method FFN with Multi-factor self-attention mechanism.
result FMA-ETA outperforms state-of-the-art methods in prediction accuracy with faster inference.
A new method optimizes spatial sampling for level set estimation in one dimension.
problem Efficiently localizing regions above/below a threshold function.
method Finite-horizon search procedure balancing estimation error and travel distance.
result Method significantly improves estimation accuracy at lower travel costs.
Improved risk assessment for UBI using telematics data and AdaBoost.
problem Class imbalance in predicting claims frequency for UBI.
method Cost-sensitive multi-class AdaBoost (SAMME.C2) algorithm.
result SAMME.C2 outperforms other models in handling class imbalances.
Method uses neural networks to solve combinatorial problems.
problem Solving combinatorial problems on raw input data.
method Integrates blackbox combinatorial solvers into neural networks.
result Efficient backward pass through blackbox solvers implemented.
Adaptive sampling theory has shown that, with proper assumptions on the signal class, algorithms exist to reconstruct a signal in Rd with an optimal number of samples. We generalize this problem to the case of spatial signals, where the sampling cost is a function of both the number of samples taken and t…
Generative models help analyze complex travel behavior data.
problem Analyzing large scale multiple discrete-continuous travel behavior data.
method Proposed a bi-partite generative model framework using restricted Boltzmann machines.
result The model accurately represents the joint distribution of MDC data and performs better than discriminative methods.
Structure learning of Bayesian networks is an important problem that arises in numerous machine learning applications. In this work, we present a novel approach for learning the structure of Bayesian networks using the solution of an appropriately constructed traveling salesman problem. In our approach, one computes an…
Ensemble CNNs improve mode classification in smartphone travel surveys.
problem Classifying transportation modes from smartphone travel survey data.
method Developed an ensemble of CNN models with different architectures and hyper-parameters, combined using average voting, majority voting, optimal weights, and a Random Forest meta-learner.
result The ensemble method with Random Forest as meta-learner achieved 91.8% accuracy, surpassing other methods.
The Euclidean traveller explores various geometric spaces, seeing different places in each.
problem Understanding the Euclidean traveller's itinerary in different geometric spaces.
method Analyzing the geometric spaces and the traveller's paths.
result The traveller sees a variety of places in different geometric spaces, including tori, closed hyperbolic surfaces, and manifolds.
New method clusters travel behavior data from 1990-2017.
problem Challenges in analyzing large-scale travel data.
method Divide and Combine K-means clustering on time series data.
result Activity-travel patterns can be grouped into three clusters.
Polestar optimizes public transportation routes for efficiency and user satisfaction.
problem Difficulty in finding optimal public transportation routes due to complex networks and dynamic situations.
method Developed a Public Transportation Graph (PTG) and a route search algorithm with station binding and ranking modules.
result Demonstrated superior efficiency and user satisfaction compared to existing systems.
We present a new application and covering number bound for the framework of "Machine Learning with Operational Costs (MLOC)," which is an exploratory form of decision theory. The MLOC framework incorporates knowledge about how a predictive model will be used for a subsequent task, thus combining machine learning with t…
Estimating the travel time of a path is of great importance to smart urban mobility. Existing approaches are either based on estimating the time cost of each road segment which are not able to capture many cross-segment complex factors, or designed heuristically in a non-learning-based way which fail to utilize the exi…
This study uses Twitter to analyze traveler behavior in Manhattan.
problem Analyzing traveler behavior using social media data.
method Systematic method to extract displacement information from geo-tagged tweets.
result Twitter reveals unique demographics and travel behavior patterns.
Study improves dynamic PT fleet optimization under noisy demand predictions.
problem Accurately predicting dynamic public transport demand for effective fleet management.
method Experimental case study in Copenhagen, using linear programming to optimize fleets.
result Optimized fleet performance is mainly affected by noise distribution skew and large errors.
Alt-GNNs improve travel mode choice modeling by integrating graph neural networks with GEV models.
problem Capturing alternative dependence in discrete choice models with predefined, symmetric, and uniform dependence.
method Introducing Alternative Graph Neural Networks (Alt-GNNs) that embed alternative dependence within a unified framework.
result Alt-GNNs significantly improve predictive performance over benchmark models in travel mode choice datasets.