The Centre for Transport Studies is pleased to welcome
Dr. Simon Box (University of Southampton)
to lead a seminar entitled
Robots, Lasers & Traffic Lights: Machine Learning in Urban Traffic Control
to be held
Wednesday 7 March 2012 – 16:00
Please join us for presentation and discussion at
Room 601, Skempton Building, Imperial College London
(Maps and travel directions: http://www.cts.cv.imperial.ac.uk/html/Miscellaneous/travelDirections.asp)
Abstract
This seminar will look at how pattern recognition techniques can be used to completely define signalized junction control strategies by a classification of state space (training). Two methods for training junction controllers will be discussed. A supervised learning technique where the junction controller is trained by a human expert using a computer game interface. And a reinforcement learning technique where the junction controller learns strategies through experience using temporal difference (TD) learning. We present simulation results comparing the performance of "Machine Learning" junction controllers with the SCOOT system, which they outperform significantly.
About the Speakers
Dr. Simon Box is a Senior Research Fellow in the Transportation Research Group at the University of Southampton. He has a research background in dynamic stochastic computer simulation of engineering systems. He has worked in both industry and academia where he has developed simulation and modelling software for emissions measurement devices, passively guided rockets, capital asset management and most recently Urban Traffic Control.
Imperial’s next CTS Seminar
Mr Xin Liu (CTS, Imperial College London) will be leading a seminar titled “Port Choice: A Maritime Container Flow Assignment model” on Wednesday 14 March 2012 @ 16:00
About the CTS Seminar Series
The CTS seminar series aims to facilitate discussion on current research topics in the transport field. Seminars are held jointly with our colleagues in the Centre for Transport Studies at University College London. They are usually held on Wednesday afternoons at Imperial College London or University College London.
Seminars are free of charge and open to all interested parties. Booking is not required.
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