The Intelligent Transportation Society of Canada (ITS Canada) recently celebated the 7 winners in 4 different categories of the ITS Canada Awards: Member of the Year Awards, Intelligent Mobility Awards, Excellence in R&D Awards and Young Professional Award. Watch the celebatory video at 2022 ITS Canada Awards Presentation - YouTube
2022 marks the 13th year of the ITS Canada Awards Program, which was originally created to better serve and profile members and young professionals and by acknowledging significant and defining people, projects, and innovations in our Canadian ITS marketplace.
“ITS Canada is thrilled to recognize the 2022 winners’ contributions and achievements to the Canadian ITS marketplace and beyond. Congratulations to everyone on your achievements and being the winner of the 2022 ITS Canada award. We look forward to engaging with you in the future to drive forward the innovative transportation and mobility arena in Canada,” says Usha Elyatamby, Chair of the Awards Program.
2022 AWARD WINNERS:
Distinguished Member of the Year Award |
Ms Shawna Boakes, City of Windsor Shawna Boakes is the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Member of the Year Award. Shawna is an accomplished professional in the Canadian transportation industry. She is currently the Executive Director of Operations in the City of Windsor and also on the Board of Directors of ITS Canada as the Treasurer. She is also the President of Ontario Trillium Chapter of the International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA). These serve to illustrate her passion for and commitment to ITS. She graduated from the University of Windsor with an electrical engineering degree in 2000. Shawna’s passion for transportation, and particularly for ITS, is demonstrated by her volunteering effort in an array of ITS-related activities in various transportation associations. In 2020, she began participating on a number of task forces within ITE’s Connected Intersections committee. Shawna is a passionate, dedicated, and motivated ITS professional willing to put in time and effort into the organizations she is a part of and totally committed on her duties and responsibilities. With her dedication, she has always been an asset to her organizations, by shaping their ITS agenda, enhancing their ITS policies and/or improving their ITS operation to the overall benefit of the ITS industry. Learn more |
Distinguished Group Member of the Year Award |
Transportation Seminiar Series, University of New Brunswick The Transportation Seminar Series, University of New Brunswick is the receipient of the Distinguished Group Member of the Year Award. The 53-year weekly Transportation Seminar series presented by The Transportation Group of the University of New Brunswick Since 1969, the weekly Transportation Seminar series offered by the UNB Transportation Group has influenced post-graduate transportation engineering and economics students in the evolution and real-world application of technologies to support transportation services and infrastructure. Each week, the seminar features a distinguished external speaker who presents on a current issue facing the transportation industry, development of an enabling technology or delivery of a service. Following the presentation, the students, working professionals and faculty engage with the speaker in a broad discussion of the topic of the week. The Seminar Series has been an effective incubator that has stimulated UNB Transportation Group students to seek innovative and high-tech solutions to a myriad of transportation issues. The award was accepted by Prof. Trevor Hanson. Learn more |
2022 Mobility Award for Data Driven Transport Outcomes |
Rail Crossing Advanced Traveller Information System (RC-ATIS), PBX Engineering
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2021 Mobility Award for Cybersecurity in ITS |
George Massey Tunnel SCADA Life Safety and Lane Control System Cybersecurity Audit Remediation, Arcadis IBI Group
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2022 Mobility Award for Smart Mobility - Connected Infrastructure |
Queue and Stopped Vehicle Advisory System HWY405, Ministry of Transporation Ontario
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2022 Excellence in R&D Award |
Area X.O, Invest Ottawa
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2022 ITS Young Professional Award |
Dr. Karim El-Basyouny, University of Alberta Dr. Karim El-Basyouny is an influential and prodigious road safety scholar whose interdisciplinary work on advanced road safety management is at the field's leading edge. His research and scholarly contributions demonstrate his outstanding ability to mobilize knowledge beyond the University and significantly shape evidence-based traffic policy and practice. Through his work with the Faculty of Engineering, Dr. El-Basyouny has demonstrated his exceptional professionalism as the Associate Chair of Research and Development for the Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta. Here he provides support, guidance and leadership to colleagues and departmental staff, helping them advance their research, careers, and professional well-being. In particular, he takes a dedicated approach to developing and enhancing the EDI practices within the Department and across his research team to ensure maximal professional equity within engineering training and research. In addition, his supervision, mentorship, and training practices of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students prepare young engineers with the skills and knowledge they require to be successful. He ensures that his students learn presentation skills at workshops and conferences, publish their research in leading journals to ensure maximum impact in the field, and work closely with partnering organizations to accomplish their goals.
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Usha Elyatamby
Chair 2022 Awards Program