CPD Series: Crowd Management using Simulation

Analysis

Course Code: SC 21-023

25 September 2021 (Saturday), 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

This CPD series is jointly designed and presented by MTR

Academy and Arup University to share knowledge and
expertise with the wider community.

Objectives and Learning Outcomes

This course aims to provide participants with practical
knowledge in crowd management using micro-
simulation modelling and analysis technique.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able

to:
• Identify complex process and understand how
human behaviour can be better understood using
crowd simulation model
• Describe how crowd simulation can be deployed to
ensure adequate space and facility provision
• Interpret the progress and key elements to develop
Course Structure
an adequate model
This course covers the following major topics:
• Recognise how to measure design performance
using crowd simulation model • Benefits and limitations of crowd
• Learn about crowd simulation model limitations simulation and analysis
• Introduction to key crowd simulation
Who Should Attend
modelling elements for station design
Anyone who are interested in using advance technology
and simulation modelling techniques to enhance station • Crowd control and simulation modelling
and space design. for Station vs Retail Environment
• Using crowd simulation model to
Pre-requisites
measure design performance
Participants interested in understanding crowd control,
micro-simulation model and analysis.* • Adopting advanced technology to
improve model results, such as big data
Language analysis and video analytics
English
• Expanding crowd simulation capability to
Venue Virtual Reality (VR) and advertisement
space, as well as incorporating human
MTR Academy - Hung Hom Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong
factors to the modelling algorithm
Mode of Learning
Classroom lecture and discussion
 Speaker
Clement is a Director at Arup, leading its China Transport Consulting business, Digital Transport
and Transport Infrastructure Resilience development in East Asia.

He has over 20 years’ experience in transport planning, working on projects across Hong Kong,
Macau, Mainland China, Southeast Asia, the UK and continental Europe. His project portfolio
covers all scales and types, from city-wide transport planning for Xiong’an to airport and railway
transport hubs like Beijing Fengtai High Speed Rail Station to theme park arrival experience with
metro station study for the Universal Studio in Beijing as well as traffic studies for mixed-use
developments such as K11 MUSEA in Hong Kong.

Clement Ho Clement is currently a Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in
MSc, BEng, Hong Kong and a Member of the Transport Policy team. He also serves as a visiting lecturer on
MIHT, CMILT urban planning and transportation in several universities in Hong Kong.

*Arup’s powerhouse for innovation and excellence, Arup University leads research into new ideas,
explores what the built environment will look like in the future, fosters continuous development of skills
and knowledge through training and sharing, and promotes best practice sharing across disciplines
and industries.

Certificate of Attendance
Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance showing 3 hours upon successful completion of this programme.

Programme Early Bird Fee Discount Scheme

Fee

$1,000 $900 (Paid 15% off for

registration – members of supporting professional bodies^
on or before – full-time staff of MTR and its subsidiary companies, please
12 September 2021) refer to our webpage for details
^Roundedup fee – full-time students (Senior Secondary or above)

^Supporting professional bodies include: Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), The Institution of Engineering and Technology
(IET), Society of Operations Engineers (SOE), China Hong Kong Railway Institution (CHKRI), Hong Kong Quality Management Association
(HKQMA), Six Sigma Institute (SSI), The Hong Kong Institute of Environmentalists, Literati Academy of Greater China (Lagreach), The
Hong Kong Institution of Engineering Surveyors (HKIES), The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (Hong Kong Region)
(CIHT) and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK).

Application Methods
Online
Applicants can enrol and online payment by credit card at https://www.mtracademy.com

Enquiry in Person
Address: MTR Hung Hom Building, 1/F., 8 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon
Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9:30am– 7:30pm; Saturday: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

Closing Date for Registration

Please note that due to limitations of venue capacity and relevant logistics, all registrations must be made at least 2
working days prior to the delivery date of individual modules. No walk-in registration will be entertained.

*MTR Academy reserves the right to turn away successfully enrolled individuals who do not meet prerequisite.

MTR Academy Hung Hom Centre 1/F,MTR Hung Hom Building, 8 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon
Tel: 2520 3535 Fax: 2520 3570 Email: academy@mtr.com.hk Website: https://www.mtracademy.com