【Topic】IEEE Distinguished Lecture: Intelligent Transportation Systems in

Taiwan

【Speaker】Professor T.T. Lee

【Time】2008-10-22, 10:30 am**

【Venue】Room 418, ShunDe Building, School of Economics and Management,

Tsinghua University*

【Abstract】In the 21st century, the technology development mainstream is the interdisciplinary integration, together with the human-centered technologies (i.e., Human-Technologies, HT) that emphasizes on friendly service for human rather than the forced adaptation by human. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) represents a typical human-centered large-scale and highly complex dynamic system, while it is the mainstream of the development of next-generation technologies. ITS is an integrated discipline of sensing, controls, computers, electronics, communications and traffic management. This lecture discusses some achievements of HT-ITS in Taiwan, including ITS information and communication platform, traffic dynamics simulation platform, driving safety assistance systems, and intelligent control technologies applied to next generation smart vehicles. Some real-life demonstrations of Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) and Advanced Vehicle Control and Safety Systems (AVCSS) on our experimental car are also shown in this lecture.

We believe that the proposed efforts will in turn enrich our research and teaching environment, reinforce our academic strength and open up new territory applications for each discipline. Equally importantly, the success of our efforts should bring social and economical benefits, in addition to academic values.

【About the speaker】Tsu-Tian Lee received the B.S. degree in control engineering from NCTU, Hsinchu in 1970, and the M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, in 1972 and 1975, respectively. In 1975, he was appointed Associate Professor and in 1978 Professor and Chairman of the Department of Control Engineering at NCTU. Since 2004, he has been with NTUT, where he is now the President. He was elected to the grade of IEEE Fellow in 1997. He was elected as a Fellow of IEE in 2000. He became a Fellow of New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) in 2002. He has served as Member of Technical Program Committee and Member of Advisory Committee for many IEEE sponsored international conferences. He is now the Vice President for Conferencefor the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.