The 10th Short Course on Dynamic Traffic Flow Modelling and Control was held in Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASIA) from 8th to 13th of August, 2010.

The design, analysis, and evaluation of several Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) requires a good knowledge of traffic flow modelling and control techniques as well as of powerful methodologies from the areas of optimisation, control, networks and dynamic systems.

To help enhance the research in ITS in China, Professor Markos Papageorgiou from Technical University of Crete was invited to give lectures to 24 trainees from CASIA, and other Chinese universities.

The purpose of the intensive five-day course is to cover the basic theory and tools necessary for efficient design and evaluation of ITS on road and freeway networks. The course begins with traffic flow modelling and validation that includes a coverage of the various traffic flow models, the modelling of traffic networks, and simulation tools. Measurement devices and estimation problems in traffic networks, that include automatic incident detection and O-D estimation were presented and discussed. The state-of-the-art techniques on freeway control, road traffic control, and integrated control employing ramp metering, signal control, variable speed limits and route guidance via application of modern optimisation, control, and estimation techniques, together with several case studies were presented during the course also. To consolidate the knowledge, Professor Markos PAPAGEORGIOU also handed out extensive written materials.

CASIA is planning to hold workshops and summer schools on ITS from next year on to broaden the vision of domestic academics and promote international exchange and cooperation.