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Professor John Collura

  • Gkritza,N., Collura, J., and Teodovic, D. "Analysis of Emergency Vehicle Operational Characteristics", Book Chapter, Elsevier Books, Forthcoming, 2006.
  • C. Louisell, J. Collura, M. Knodler, and K. Heaslip, Presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D. C., 2006 "A Simplified Algorithm to Assess the Impacts of Driver Behavior on Delay and Safety in Work Zone Areas"
  • Rakha, H., Ahn, K., and Collura, J., "Evaluation of Green Extension Transit Priority with Using Portable GPS Units", Presented at the TRB Annual Meeting, January 2006.
  • Soo, H., Collura, J., Teodorovic, D., and Tignor, S.; Towards the Development of a Decision Support System Framework for Advanced Traffic Signal Control System Investment Planning", Presented at the TRB Annual Meeting, January 2005
  • Louisell, K., Heaslip, K., Collura, J. and Knodler, M. "A Simple Way of Quantifying Driver Behavior on Traffic Performance in Work Zones", Presented at the TRB Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., 2005.
  • Heaslip, K., Collura, J., McQueen, R., and Erwin, D. "Integrated Electronic Payment Systems", Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 2005.
  • Louisell, C., Collura, John, Teodorovic, D., Tignor, Sam; "Simple Work Sheet Method to Evaluate Emergency Vehicle Preemption and Its Impacts on Safety", Transportation Operations and Traffic Signal Systems Transportation Research Record No. 1867, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 2004.
  • Flintsch, G., Dymond, R., Collura, J., "Pavement Management Applications Using Geographic Information Systems", NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice 335, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 2004.
  • Collura, John, Information Technology Applications in Public Transportation, Handbook on Transportation Engineering, McGraw Hill, New York, 2004.

 

Professor Song Gao

  • Gao, S., E. Frejinger, and M. E. Ben-Akiva. Adaptive Route Choice
    Models in Stochastic Time-Dependent Networks. Transportation Research
    Record. Accepted.
  • Ben-Akiva, M. E., J. Bottom, S. Gao, H. Koutsopoulos and Y. Wen.
    Towards Disaggregate Dynamic Travel Forecasting Models. Tsinghua Science
    and Technology,12(2):115-130, 2007.
  • Gao, S. and I. Chabini. Optimal Routing Policy Problems in Stochastic
    Time-Dependent Networks. Transportation Research Part B, 40(2):93-122, 2006.
  • Gao, S. and I. Chabini. Best Routing Policy Problem in Stochastic
    Time-Dependent Networks. Transportation Research Record 1783,
    pp.188-196, 2002.

 

Professor Michael Knodler

  • Muttart, J.W., Fisher, D.L., Knodler, M. and A. Pollatsek. Driving Without a Clue: Evaluation of Driver Simulator Performance During Hands-Free Cell Phone Operation in Work Zone. Transportation Research Record 2018.
  • Kodler Jr., M.A., Noyce, D.A., and Fisher, D.L. Evaluation Effect of Two Allowable Permissive Left-Turn Indications. Transportation Research Record 2018., 2007.
  • Fisher, D.L., Pradhan, A.K., Pollatsek, A. and M.A. Knodler Jr. Empirical Evaluation of Hazard Anticipation Behaviors in the Field and on a Driving Simulator Using Eye Tracker. Transportation Research Record 2018., 2007.
  • Rothenberg, H., Riessman, R. and Michael A. Knodler Jr. "Applying User Feedback to Improve Data Access and Usability: Massachusetts Beta Test Results" Journal of Safety Research. Vol.6, Issue 5., 2005.
  • Knodler, Michael A. Jr., David A. Noyce, Kent C. Kacir and Christopher L. Brehmer. "An Evaluation of the Flashing Yellow Arrow Permissive Indication for use in Simultaneous Indications" In Transportation Research Record 1918, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC. , 2005.
  • Knodler, Michael A. Jr. and Daniel M. Dulaski. "An Initial Evaluation of the Driver Speed Selection Process on Posted and Unposted Roadways Varying in Functional Classification." In Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2005 Spring Conference, Las Vegas, NV, February 2005.
  • Hurwitz, David, Knodler Jr, Michael, and Daniel Dulaski. "Speed Perception Fidelity in a Driving Simulator Environment. In Conference Proceedings, Driving Simulation Conference North America, Orlando, FL, November 2005.
  • Knodler, Michael A. Jr. and David A. Noyce. "Tracking Driver Eye Movements at Permissive Left-Turns." In Conference Proceeding, Driving Assessment 2005, Rockport, ME, July 2005.
  • Knodler, Michael A. Jr., David A. Noyce, Kent C. Kacir and Christopher L. Brehmer. "An Evaluation of Traffic Signal Displays for Protected-Permissive Left-Turn Control Using Driving Simulator Technology" In Journal of Transportation Engineering, Volume 131 No. 4. American Society of Civil Engineers, April 2005 pp 270-278.
  • Bonney, Arthur K, Knodler Jr., Michael A. and Christine Sicinski. "Evaluation of a Rational Speed Limit Setting and Enforcement Demonstration Project on Collector Roadways." In Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers 2004 Annual Meeting and Exhibit, Lake Buena Vista, FL, August 2004.
  • Knodler, Michael A. Jr., David A. Noyce, and Kent C Kacir. "An Application of Driving Simulator Technology: An Evaluation of Traffic Signal Displays for Protected-Permissive Left-Turn Control." In Compendium of Papers 2003 Driving Simulator Conference - North America, Dearborn, MI October, 2003.

 

Professor Daiheng Ni

  • Daiheng Ni, John D. Leonard, and Billy M. Williams. The Network Kinematic Waves Model: A Simplified Approach to Network Traffic. Accepted for publication by Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Technology, Planning, and Operations.
  • Daiheng Ni and John D. Leonard. A Simplified Kinematic Wave Model at a Merge Bottleneck. Applied Mathematical Modelling, Elsevier Science, Volume 29, Issue 11, pp. 1054-1072, 2005.
  • Daiheng Ni and John D. Leonard. Development of TrafficXML: the Common Vocabulary for Traffic Simulation. Transportation Research Record 1879, pp. 30-40, 2004.
  • Daiheng Ni, John D. Leonard, Angshuman Guin, and Billy M. Williams. A Systematic Approach for Validating Traffic Simulation Models. Transportation Research Record 1876, pp. 20-31, 2004
  • Daiheng Ni. 2DSIM: A Prototype of Nanoscopic Traffic Simulation, Proceedings of The 2003 Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, pp. 47-52, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, NJ.
  • Daiheng Ni, John D. Leonard. Markov Chain Monte Carlo Multiple Imputation for Incomplete ITS Data Using Bayesian Networks. Transportation Research Record, In Print.
  • Daiheng Ni, John D. Leonard II, Angshuman Guin, and Chunxia Feng. A Multiple Imputation Scheme for Overcoming the Missing Values and Variability Issues in ITS Data. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering. In Print.
  • Daiheng Ni and Yu Qun. A Neural Network for Handling Stability of Driver-Vehicle-Environment Closed-Loop System (In Chinese). Journal of China Agricultural University. Volume 1, Issue 2, 1996
  • Daiheng Ni and John D. Leonard. Determination of Traffic Stream Characteristics On-line by Definition from Point Sensor Data. In review by Transportation Research Part B: Methodological.
  • Miller, K., Harvey, J., Shuldiner, P.W. and Ho, C., "Using Video Technology to Conduct 1991 Boston Region Cordon Survey," Transportation Research Record 1412, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1993, pp. 46-56.


 

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