2023 Smart Freight Symposium Showcasing the State of Art Research on Transformation in Urban Freight Transportation
2023 Smart Freight Symposium
Smart Freight Centre Partners with the Peel Region and Emterra Group on the Deployment of Ontario’s First Electric Waste Collection Truck
The Smart Freight Centre (SFC) is proud to announce its partnership with Peel Region and Emterra Group on the deployment of Ontario’s first-ever electric waste collection vehicle. “This partnership epitomises SFC’s mission to improve the economic vibrancy of business, environmental sustainability, and quality of life for residents of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area,” says …
Dr. Carlos Rivera-Gonzalez awarded the prestigious Lee Schipper Scholarship Award
Dr. Carlos Rivera-Gonzalez has been awarded the prestigious Lee Schipper Scholarship Award for transformative research proposals to challenge conventional wisdom awarded by Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) and the Urban Mobility program of the World Resources Institute (WRI) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. Dr. Rivera’s proposal titled “Transforming Urban Logistics: Demand-Centric Policy Impacts on …
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Carlos Rivera González named TrailBlazer in Engineering (TBE) fellow by Purdue University
Purdue University has named Carlos Rivera González, as the prestigious “TrailBlazer in Engineering (TBE) fellow.” Rivera González’s selection highlights Purdue’s commitment not only to academic excellence but also to fostering diversity and representation in the field of engineering. Rivera Gonzalez’s selection as the sole fellow from a Canadian institution underscores the global recognition of his groundbreaking contributions. Carlos …
Alia Galal wins an Excellence Award in the 2023 Canada Safest Employers Awards (CSEAs) Competition, organized by the Occupational Health and Safety Magazine
Alia Galal wins an Excellence Award in the 2023 Canada Safest Employers Awards (CSEAs) Competition, organized by the Occupational Health and Safety Magazine. For the 13th year, the annual CSEAs is the leading independent awards program in the profession of occupational health and safety. The awards recognize health and safety professionals and companies for their outstanding achievements, leadership, and innovation …
Smart Freight Centre Leadership Seminar: “Knowledge-based City Logistics – the Challenge for the Cities of Today and Future.” Professors Iwan and Kijewska, July 24th, 2 PM-3 PM”
Knowledge-based city logistics – the challenge for the cities of today and future Associate Professor Stanisław Iwan, PhD, DSc, Maritime University of Szczecin, Faculty of Engineering and Economics of Transport, Szczecin, Poland Assistant Professor Kinga Kijewska, PhD, Maritime University of Szczecin, Faculty of Engineering and Economics of Transport, Szczecin, Poland Abstract: Urban areas face the …
Gonzalo Martínez Santos awarded second place in 2023 Esri Young Scholars Award program
Congratulations to Gonzalo Martínez Santos of the University of Toronto, who was awarded second place prize by Esri Canada for the 2023 Esri Young Scholars Award program. Martínez Santos is supervised by a faculty affiliate of the Smart Freight Centre. Gonzalo Martínez Santos is a 4th-year student of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto majoring in Machine Intelligence …
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Yanling Zhuang wins the Student Presentation Competition Award
Congratulations to visiting PhD student, Yanling Zhuang, of McMaster University, for being awarded the Smart Freight Symposium Best Student Presentation on November 26, 2021. The award comes with a $1,000 cash prize made possible by the generous sponsorship of Kinaxis Canada. Yanling Zhuang is a fourth-year PhD candidate student in Management Science at Dalian University …
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