CEE Shows Strong Presence at TRB 98th Annual Meeting

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) faculty, staff, and students were again active this year at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, held January 13–17, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

The lists below highlight additional CEE contributions.

Committees/subcommittees chaired

Young Members Council, Nikola Ivanov presiding
Joint Meeting of Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations Data for Transportation Operations Subcommittee, AHB10(3), and Measuring and Quantifying Performance Subcommittee, AHB10(1), Nikola Ivanov presiding
Joint Meeting of the Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations Subcommittee Chairs and Research Needs Subcommittee, AHB10(7), Thomas Jacobs presiding

Papers accepted for publication or under second review

Concurrent Progression of Through and Turning Movements for Arterials Experiencing Heavy Turning Flows and Bay-Length Constraints, Yen-Hsiang Chen, Yao Cheng, and Gang-Len Chang
Ensemble Model to Estimate Incident Clearance Durations using Sequential Partitioning Process and Robust Regression, Minsu Won and Gang-Len Chang
Evaluating the Safety Impact of Flashing Red Arrow Protected-Permissive Left-Turn Signal Control in Maryland, Ranteg Rao, Piotr Rachtan, and Gang-Len Chang
Design of a Dual-Modal Signal Progression Model for Urban Arterials Accommodating Heavy Transit and Passenger-Car Flows, Yao Chang, Hyeonmi Kim, and Gang-Len Chang
Smart Signal Control System for Accident Prevention and Arterial Speed Harmonization Under Connected Vehicle Environment, Xianfeng Yang, Gang-Len Chang, Zhao Zhang, and Pengfei Li
A Lateral Movement Decision Model for Powered Two-Wheelers in Taiwan, Han Dong, Yen-Yu Chen, Cinzia Cirillo, and K.I. Wong
Coupling National Performance Management Research Data Set and the Highway Performance Monitoring System Datasets on a Geo-Spatial Level, Darshan Pandit, Kartik Kaushik, and Cinzia Cirillo
Automatic Detection of Major Freeway Congestion Events Using Wireless Traffic Sensor Data: A Machine Learning Approach, Sanaz Aliari, Kaveh F. Sadabadi
Analyzing Simulation-Based Active Traffic Management Impact on Large-Scale Regional Network, Minha Lee, Chenfeng Xiong, Zheng Zhu, Weiyi Zhou, and Lei Zhang
Expedited Testing Program for Performance Characterization of Asphalt Mixtures, Intikhab Haider, Charles Schwartz, and Sadaf Khosravifar
Prioritizing Highway Development Projects Based on Market Access in Appalachia, Elham Shayanfar, Paul Schonfeld, and Jun Wang

Workshop, lectern, and poster presentations given

Multiple Perspective Gender Sensitive Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis, Todd Litman, Cinzia Cirillo, and Clotilde Minster
Part 2: Advances in Surveys and Passive Data - Visualization, Michael Pack and Mark Franz
Multi-Modal Signal Progression Design for Arterials with Heavy Turning Flows, Yao Cheng
Modeling and Solution of Joint Storage Space Allocation and Handling Operation for Outbound Containers in Rail-Water Intermodal Container Terminals, Yimei Chang, Xiaoning Zhu, and Ali Haghani
Coupling National Performance Management Research Data Set and the Highway Performance Monitoring System Datasets on a Geo-Spatial Level, Darshan Pandit, Kartik Kaushik, and Cinzia Cirillo
Calibration of a Large Scale Travel Demand Model: Micro-Simulation Model of National Long-Distance Travels, Sepehr Ghader, Aref Darzi, Lei Zhang, Yijing Lu, and Carlos Carrion
Innovative Methods for Delivery Fresh Food to Underserved Populations, Youngmin Choi, Paul Schonfeld, Young-Jae Lee, and Hyeon-Shic Shin
Evaluation of Public Opinion on Tolling: A Social Media Approach, Qingbin Cui and Qinyi Ding
Assessing the Relationship Between Pavement Roughness and Distress Surveys for Data Collection in PMS, Alessandro Di Graziano, Salvatore Damiano Cafiso, Dimitrios Goulias, Emanuele Delfino, and Carmelo D’Agostino
Travel Mode Detecting Using Smartphone GPS Data: A Comparison Between Random Forest and Wide-and-Deep Learning, Di Yang, Chenfeng Xiong, Liang Tang, and Lei Zhang
An Entropy Based Model to Evaluate Stochastic Travel Time Pattern Prediction Uncertainty, Xuechi Zhang, Saini Yang, Ali Haghani, and Zhentian Sun
Advanced Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Estimation Methods for Non Federal-Aid System (NFAS) Roadways Using GPS Vehicle Trajectory Data and Statistical Power Analysis, Arefeh Nasri, Lei Zhang, Junchuan Fan, Kathleen Stewart, Hannah Younes, Cheng Fu, and Steven Jessberger
Concurrent Progression of Thought and Turning Movements for Arterials Experiencing Heavy Turning Flows and Bay-Length Constraints, Yen-Hsiang Chen, Yao Cheng, and Gang-Len Chang
Load Planning Optimization for Mega-Containerships, Masoud Hamedi, and Ali Haghani
Visualizing Arterial Signalized Performance Measures, Mark Franz
National and Local Trip-Data Analytics and the Visualization of People Movement, Michael Pack
Rail Crossing and Safety Data Visualizations, Mark Franz
Incentivizing Better Travel Decisions with Gamification & UI/UX on Mobile Devices, Lei Zhang
Building a Traffic Sign Inventory: Proof of Concept for Vision-Based Real-Time Detection and Localization Framework, Amir Nohekhan and Kaveh Farokhi Sadabadi
Estimation of Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) on Local Roads Using Artificial Neural Network: The Case of Maryland Versus New Mexico, Qianqian Sun, Arefeh Nasri, Hannah Younes, and Lei Zhang
Contract for Alternative Project Delivery: Towards Developing an Engineering Design Theory, Qingbin Cui, Bing Wang, and Shuibo Zhang
Prioritizing Highway Development Projects Based on Market Access in Appalachia, Elham Shayanfar, Paul Schonfeld, and Jun Wang
Parametric Study of Soil Drying in the Field for Compaction Quality Assurance Using Lightweight Deflecctometer, Zahra Afsharikia and Charles Schwartz
How Transit Service Closures Influence Bikeshare Demand; Lessons Learned from Safetrack Project in Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, Hannah Younes, Arefeh Nasri, Giovanni Baiocchi, and Lei Zhang
Multiple Equipment Integrated Scheduling and Storage Space Allocation in Container Rail-Water Intermodal Terminals Considering Energy-Efficiency, Yijia Yang, Xiaoning Zhu, and Ali Haghani
Ensemble Model to Estimate Incident Clearance Durations Using Sequential Partitioning Process and Robust Regression, Minsu Won and Gang-Len Chang
Information Source for Major Transportation Projects: Development and Applications, Qingbin Cui, William Perez, Paul Schonfeld, Lei Zhang, Eirini Kastrouni, and Patrick DeCorla-Souza
Expedited Testing Program for Performance Characterization of Asphalt Mixtures, Intikhab Haider, Charles Schwartz, and Sadaf Khosravifar
Design of a Dual-Modal Signal Progression Model for Urban Arterials Accommodating Heavy Transit and Passenger-Car Flows, Yao Cheng, Hyeonmi Kim, and Gang-Len Chang
Vulnerability Assessment of Washington D.C. Metro Network Considering Ridership, Yalda Saadat, Bilal Ayyub, Janjie Zhang, Dongming Zhang, and Hongwei Huang
Integrating Microsimulation Models of Short Distance and Long Distance Trips for Statewide Applications, Sepehr Ghader, Lei Zhang, Di Yang, Aref Darzi, Arash Asadabadi, Carlos Carrion, Thomas Rossi, Feng Liu, Sabya Mishra, Subrat Mahapatra, Charles Baber, Mark Rodovic, and Jonathan Avner
Analyzing Simulation-Based Active Traffic Management Impact on Large-Scale Regional Network, Minha Lee, Chenfeng Xiong, Zheng Zhu, Weiyi Zhou, and Lei Zhang
P3 Bond Index: Construction and Performance, Qingbin Cui and Yu Wang
PASS: Enhancing School Stop Selection and Trip Generation by Adding Partial-Load Assignment and Using Single Stop Vehicles, Ali Shafahi, Zhongxiang Wang, Kiana Roshan Zamir, and Ali Haghani
Evaluating the Safety Impact of Flashing Red Arrow Protected-Permissive Left-Turn Signal Control in Maryland, Ranteg Rao, Piotr Rachtan, and Gang-Len Chang
Smart Signal Control System for Accident Prevention and Arterial Speed Harmonization Under Connected Vehicle Environment, Xianfeng Yang, Gang-Len Chang, Zhao Zhang, and Pengfei Li
Empirical Observations of Driving Behaviors at Intersections with Red Light Camera Deployment, Sung Park, Chien-Luan Lan, and Gang-Len Chang
Using Symbolic Regression Approach to Analyze Traffic Speed Deflectometer Data, Setare Ghahri, Cesar Tirado, and Soheil Nazarian
Coupling National Performance Management Research Data Set and the Highway Performance Monitoring System Datasets on a Geo-Spatial Level, Darshan Pandit, Kartik Kaushik, and Cinzia Cirillo
Automatic Detection of Major Freeway Congestion Events Using Wireless Traffic Sensor Data: A Machine Learning Approach, Sanaz Aliari, Kaveh F. Sadabadi
FHWA Manual Incorporating NDT into the QA of Nonstructural Precast Concrete Products for Highway Construction, Dimitrios Goulias
Nonlinear Complementarity Problem Formulation for Bus Transit Assignment Under General Stochastic User Equilibrium Conditions, L. Yu, Y. Sun, and P. Schonfeld
Statewide Traffic Volume Estimation Using GPS Traces and Machine Learning: Florida Case Study, Zachary Vander Laan, Przemyslaw Sekula, and Kaveh Farokhi