TRB 2026 TRB 2026 Washington, DC INSPIRE Lab participated in the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2026 in Washington, DC, presenting research on freight-energy systems, electric vehicle evacuation planning, and EV charging impacts on power demand. These studies highlight the lab’s interdisciplinary work linking transportation systems, infrastructure resilience, power systems, and sustainable mobility. Poster Presentation Spatiotemporal Pricing for EV Charging to Mitigate Zonal Power Demand Peaks Presenter: Nima Rashgi Shishvan This research studies how spatiotemporal electricity pricing can influence EV charging behavior to reduce power demand peaks across different zones. The work formulates the problem as a Stackelberg game between electricity providers and EV users, demonstrating how coordinated pricing strategies can effectively reduce spatial and temporal peak loads. Poster Presentation A Multi-Agent Framework for Sustainable Freight Distribution and Energy Supply Presenter: Mohammad Reza Ghorbanali Zadegan This research develops a stochastic multi-agent optimization framework to study the interaction between freight systems, renewable electricity generation, hydrogen supply infrastructure, and zero-emission vehicle fleets. The model links long-term energy infrastructure investment with short-term freight operational decisions, helping analyze how decentralized markets influence the transition toward low-carbon freight systems. Poster Presentation Express Charging Lanes for Electric Vehicle Evacuation Presenter: Mohammad Reza Ghorbanali Zadegan This study investigates how express charging lanes can improve electric vehicle evacuation efficiency during emergency scenarios when charging infrastructure becomes a bottleneck. Optimization models allocate charging capacity between express and regular charging while accounting for stochastic vehicle arrivals and heterogeneous charging demands.
