Keynote Session:

• Dr. George Chang, The Transtec Group, Inc.
  – History of RPUG to Promote Innovation
• Dr. Robert Rasmussen, The Transtec Group, Inc.
  – State-of-the-Art Pavement Surface Characteristic (PSC) Technologies
• Dr. Keizo Kamiya, NEXCO Research Institute
  – The History of Introducing International Roughness Index for Expressways in Japan
• Mr. Yoshinori Ito, Sapporo City
  – Road Surface Management in Sapporo City -Policy and Practice in the Cold Region-

Session 1 – Technology Innovation for Pavement Distress Diagnosis:

• Kazuya Tomiyama, Kitami Institute of Technology
  – Field Experiment for Accuracy Verification of Roughness Measuring Devices in TRUE Project
• Masayuki Eguchi, Kitami Institute of Technology
  – A Basic Study on Evaluation of Spotted Surface Defects by a 3D Formulating System Using Transverse Profile Data
• Hiroshi Sasaki, Fujitsu Traffic & Road Data Service Limited
  – Establishment of road inspection method using BIG DATA with a simple cloud-based solution
• Yumi Hyogo, Kurabo Industries Ltd.
  – 3D Inspection Unit for Pavement
• S. Han, Chang’an University
  – A Mechanized Low-Speed Friction Tester for Detection of Pavement Polishing

Session 2 – Technical Implementation of Pavement Distress Diagnosis Methods:

• Masakazu Jomoto, Taisei Rotes Corporation
  – Operation method of FWD device in Japan
• Koichi Yagi, BumpRecorder Co., Ltd.
  – Investigation report for roughness changes after HOKKAIDO, IBURI earthquake Japan, by using Smartphone roughness measurement
• Hassan Mounzer, ARRB Systems
  – New Generation Pavement Management
• Alioune Badara SAMB, Nagaoka University of Technology
  – Technologies to Estimate Road Bump and Their Potential in Senegal
• Tatsuo Nisizawa, Ishikawa National College of Technology
  – Structural Evaluation Method for Degraded Transverse Joint of Concrete Pavement