1 . Challenge 

 In order to shorten commutes , save gas , reduce emissions and enhance the mental well being of residents of   Virginia I would like to work with VDOT to better time traffic signals to maximize efficiency .   The ability to track   vehicle , pedestrian and bicycle traffic and adapt traffic control to increase traffic flow while ensuring multimodal   safety is critical and possible given the advancement in technology .   My cell phone hardware has the video and   processing power to easily solve this problem .     Why has n’t it been done ? 

 2 . Selection 

 I chose Storytelling for the tool to convey the need for Smart Traffic Controls .   The section of the class describing   how executives sit in an office all day waiting to hear something that compels them motivated me to try an   approach which I have never used , but thought I could learn something from trying a new technique .   The   notion that presenters only get 20 % of a person ’s attention during their pitch impacted me to try using   storytelling to inspire , “ to make this challenge a cause ” . 

 3 . Application 

 At the next Fairfax County Transportation Advisory Committee meeting , I would like to submit the following   ( fictitious ) story : 

 No one knew why Daniel Q Schneider killed himself in the early morning hours on July 10 , 2020 .   He was found   in his car with a bullet in his head , in his driveway after his work shift was over .   Daniel was a good man , honest   and hard - working .   What could have possibly driven him to this point ?    He had always been interested in   technology , had lots of computers , electronic toys , video games , even a 3D printer .   The last was the catalyst for   his ultimate demise having produced the 3D gun that ended his life .   His family was aware of his mental   downward slide but had no idea of the depths of his despair .   He had recently landed a good job at Amazon , he   was busy and productive .   For the last 3 months he had been delivering essentials ( and a few luxury items ) to   law abiding , isolating residents of Northern Virginia .   It was respectable work , even lauded from time to time in   the news .   Some people even said thank you . 

 After an extra long day due to unexpected toilet paper production and Clorox wipes availability , Daniel was   asked by his boss , Dick , if he would stay late on a Friday night to load 3 trailers with these essentials .   Of course   Daniel said yes .   At midnight , at the end of his 10 hour shift ,   7 days straight and another 2 extra hours of   unloading , Daniel was able to get in his car and drive the 40 minute ( at rush hour this would be a 90 minute   commute ) home .    On the way , he got a call from Dick .   Like a fool , he answered it .   “ Would he come to work   Saturday and Sunday ? ”   Two of his coworkers could not make it .   One had just tested positive for COVID-19 , the   other was going to protest at the White house .   Daniel said no .   His boss encouraged him with thinly veiled   threats and the promise of having to clean the latrines .   Daniel acquiesced . 

 Out of overwhelming frustration , tears emerged in Daniel ’s eyes .   How much more could he take ?   He stopped   at a red light and collected himself , blew his nose , wiped his eyes , did breathing exercises , found a good song on   the radio and eventually focused on the road .   He noticed no one was there .   Had anyone ever been there ?   Why   was the light still red ?   Should he run it ?   No .   His nephew was killed by a frustrated driver running a red light   that took too long to change , Daniel would not sink that low .   He waited .   Still no one came .   Eventually , the light   changed .   Daniel drove .36 miles to the next light which was yellow and turning red .   He stopped .   One car came   out of the side street .   The light remained red for 85 more seconds , an eternity at 12:39AM on an empty street   in Fairfax , VA .   Green .   Daniel floored it , hoping to make the next light just before his house .   No Dice , .7 miles   later his last traffic light was red .   Again , one car passed , the light remained red , Daniel saw RED .   He was livid ,   beyond consoling and unable to cope .   55 seconds later when the light turned green Daniel accelerated to 95   miles an hour , drove .2 miles to his driveway and took his own life .   Senseless .   If only there had been adaptive   smart - traffic lights installed ; Daniel and many others could have been saved . 

 4 . Insight 

 Given the limitless creativity of storytelling , I decided to try something out of character for me .   It was a blast !   I   thoroughly enjoyed the process .   I have so little hope of actually seeing smart - traffic lights come to fruition , that 

 the ability to add humor and sarcasm to the situation makes up for my fear of ultimate rejection .   It gave me the   motivation to give it a try and see it through , even if I might not have the nerve to use it .   It enlightened me to   look for stories of the people who will benefit from an efficient traffic flow .   Stories may be the key to motivating   decision makers to approve ( and fund ) a traffic trial .   I found this course to be very well organized , interesting and even more helpful with the use of this assignment .    I like how it often refers to the WhatIsWhatIfWhatWowsWhatWorks graph because that is incredibly useful and   easy to remember .   I am still in the WhatIs phase , but keeping that in mind helps me see that I have 3 more   steps to go through … and not to mix them up .   Thank you ! 

 5 . Approach 

 An alternative approach is the Learning Launch for a clinical trial at a test intersection to determine real life data   and improvement potential .   Being able to show the wasted time from every road direction at initial installation .    Then compare that to an automated , adaptive light to demonstrate the benefit .   Analysis of pedestrians and   bicycles would help understand the need to develop safe algorithms at crossings , and to encourage fuel efficient   modes of transportation .   The reason to do a learning launch is to demonstrate that the hardware exists , the   software will communicate with existing systems , that efficiency can be increased at the simplest intersection .    Once we prove all the pieces are in place , we can expand .   Seeing the flow of a highly efficient intersection will   benefit us all .   Drivers will be more content , the EPA will have better emissions and pollution tests , employers   will be able to hire people from farther away , politicians can use it as a campaign promise / delivery , police will   not have to pull over frustrated and unstable drivers and most importantly , Daniel would still be with us . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: 1 . Challenge 

 In order to shorten commutes , save gas , reduce emissions and enhance the mental well being of residents of   Virginia I would like to work with VDOT to better time traffic signals to maximize efficiency .   The ability to track   vehicle , pedestrian and bicycle traffic and adapt traffic control to increase traffic flow while ensuring multimodal   safety is critical and possible given the advancement in technology .   My cell phone hardware has the video and   processing power to easily solve this problem .     Why has n’t it been done ? 

 2 . Selection 

 I chose Storytelling for the tool to convey the need for Smart Traffic Controls .   The section of the class describing   how executives sit in an office all day waiting to hear something that compels them motivated me to try an   approach which I have never used , but thought I could learn something from trying a new technique .   The   notion that presenters only get 20 % of a person ’s attention during their pitch impacted me to try using   storytelling to inspire , “ to make this challenge a cause ” . 

 3 . Application 

 At the next Fairfax County Transportation Advisory Committee meeting , I would like to submit the following   ( fictitious ) story : 

 No one knew why Daniel Q Schneider killed himself in the early morning hours on July 10 , 2020 .   He was found   in his car with a bullet in his head , in his driveway after his work shift was over .   Daniel was a good man , honest   and hard - working .   What could have possibly driven him to this point ?    He had always been interested in   technology , had lots of computers , electronic toys , video games , even a 3D printer .   The last was the catalyst for   his ultimate demise having produced the 3D gun that ended his life .   His family was aware of his mental   downward slide but had no idea of the depths of his despair .   He had recently landed a good job at Amazon , he   was busy and productive .   For the last 3 months he had been delivering essentials ( and a few luxury items ) to   law abiding , isolating residents of Northern Virginia .   It was respectable work , even lauded from time to time in   the news .   Some people even said thank you . 

 After an extra long day due to unexpected toilet paper production and Clorox wipes availability , Daniel was   asked by his boss , Dick , if he would stay late on a Friday night to load 3 trailers with these essentials .   Of course   Daniel said yes .   At midnight , at the end of his 10 hour shift ,   7 days straight and another 2 extra hours of   unloading , Daniel was able to get in his car and drive the 40 minute ( at rush hour this would be a 90 minute   commute ) home .    On the way , he got a call from Dick .   Like a fool , he answered it .   “ Would he come to work   Saturday and Sunday ? ”   Two of his coworkers could not make it .   One had just tested positive for COVID-19 , the   other was going to protest at the White house .   Daniel said no .   His boss encouraged him with thinly veiled   threats and the promise of having to clean the latrines .   Daniel acquiesced . 

 Out of overwhelming frustration , tears emerged in Daniel ’s eyes .   How much more could he take ?   He stopped   at a red light and collected himself , blew his nose , wiped his eyes , did breathing exercises , found a good song on   the radio and eventually focused on the road .   He noticed no one was there .   Had anyone ever been there ?   Why   was the light still red ?   Should he run it ?   No .   His nephew was killed by a frustrated driver running a red light   that took too long to change , Daniel would not sink that low .   He waited .   Still no one came .   Eventually , the light   changed .   Daniel drove .36 miles to the next light which was yellow and turning red .   He stopped .   One car came   out of the side street .   The light remained red for 85 more seconds , an eternity at 12:39AM on an empty street   in Fairfax , VA .   Green .   Daniel floored it , hoping to make the next light just before his house .   No Dice , .7 miles   later his last traffic light was red .   Again , one car passed , the light remained red , Daniel saw RED .   He was livid ,   beyond consoling and unable to cope .   55 seconds later when the light turned green Daniel accelerated to 95   miles an hour , drove .2 miles to his driveway and took his own life .   Senseless .   If only there had been adaptive   smart - traffic lights installed ; Daniel and many others could have been saved . 

 4 . Insight 

 Given the limitless creativity of storytelling , I decided to try something out of character for me .   It was a blast !   I   thoroughly enjoyed the process .   I have so little hope of actually seeing smart - traffic lights come to fruition , that 

 the ability to add humor and sarcasm to the situation makes up for my fear of ultimate rejection .   It gave me the   motivation to give it a try and see it through , even if I might not have the nerve to use it .   It enlightened me to   look for stories of the people who will benefit from an efficient traffic flow .   Stories may be the key to motivating   decision makers to approve ( and fund ) a traffic trial .   I found this course to be very well organized , interesting and even more helpful with the use of this assignment .    I like how it often refers to the WhatIsWhatIfWhatWowsWhatWorks graph because that is incredibly useful and   easy to remember .   I am still in the WhatIs phase , but keeping that in mind helps me see that I have 3 more   steps to go through … and not to mix them up .   Thank you ! 

 5 . Approach 

 An alternative approach is the Learning Launch for a clinical trial at a test intersection to determine real life data   and improvement potential .   Being able to show the wasted time from every road direction at initial installation .    Then compare that to an automated , adaptive light to demonstrate the benefit .   Analysis of pedestrians and   bicycles would help understand the need to develop safe algorithms at crossings , and to encourage fuel efficient   modes of transportation .   The reason to do a learning launch is to demonstrate that the hardware exists , the   software will communicate with existing systems , that efficiency can be increased at the simplest intersection .    Once we prove all the pieces are in place , we can expand .   Seeing the flow of a highly efficient intersection will   benefit us all .   Drivers will be more content , the EPA will have better emissions and pollution tests , employers   will be able to hire people from farther away , politicians can use it as a campaign promise / delivery , police will   not have to pull over frustrated and unstable drivers and most importantly , Daniel would still be with us .
### Output: 