The economic vitality of many communities in the United States and Canada is heavily dependent upon the ability to move goods freely and efficiently across the Canadian-US border—none more so than Windsor-Essex.

In recent years, delays in crossing the border have become a critical problem with tremendous economic and social costs, says Adel Sadek.

A professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Buffalo, he will propose a framework to provide travellers with predictions of any delays they are likely to experience by the time they reach the border in a free public presentation Thursday.

His lecture, entitled “On-line Prediction of Border Crossing Delay in support of Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Border Crossing Management,” is set for 3 p.m. March 21 in room 3000, Centre for Engineering Innovation.

Dr. Sadek is the director of Transportation Systems Engineering Lab at the University of Buffalo and chair of its Strategic Strength in Extreme Events. His Windsor appearance is hosted by the Cross-Border Transportation Centre and the transportation group of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.