Research

Research projects of iUTS cut across multiple areas. Current research topics/areas include:

 

Research Projects

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Urban Traffic Systme Modeling with Mobile Sensing

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Dynamic Transportation Network Modeling

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Other Research Projects

 

Since 2008, researchers in the iUTS Lab has completed or is working on 25 research projects with a total funding about $3.0 million. A complete list of the projects is shown below.

Active Projects

  1. PI (100%), Collaborative Research: Transportation network identification - Information Fusion via Stochastic Optimization, National Science Foundation (NSF), July 01, 2015 – June 30, 2018. Data Management
  2. PI (65%), Developing A Macroscopic Decision Making Tool for Emergency Evacuation Planning, UTRC2/USDOT, July 01, 2015 – June 30, 2017.
  3. PI (100%), CAREER: Using Mobile Sensors for Traffic Knowledge Extraction and Dynamic Network Management, NSF, May. 01, 2011 – Apr. 30, 2017. Data Management

Completed Projects

  1. PI (100%), Investigating the Network Effects of Mileage Fee, UTRC/USDOT, March 01, 2014 – February 28, 2015.
  2. PI (60%), Measuring the Impacts of Social Media on Advancing Public Transit, Portland State University, (Co-PI, Jack Reilly).
  3. Co-PI (25%), Transportation Informatics University Transportation Center (TransInfo UTC), RITA/USDOT (PI: Jose Holguin-Veras), Sep. 30, 2013 – Sep. 29, 2015.
  4. PI (85%), Decision-Making Tool for Applying Adaptive Traffic Control Systems, NYSDOT/NYSERDA (Co-PI: Jeffrey Wojotowicz), Jul. 01, 2013 – Jun. 30, 2015..
  5. Co-PI (50%), The Role of Social Media in Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Traffic Operations During Non-Routine Events Such as Incidents and Planned Special Events, University Transportation Research Center (UTRC)/USDOT (PI: Al Wallace), Dec. 01, 2013 – Nov. 30, 2014.
  6. Co-PI (10%), Center of Excellence on Sustainable Urban Freight Systems, Volvo Research and Educational Foundation (PI: Jose Holguin-Veras), May 01, 2013 – Apr. 30, 2018.
  7. PI (70%), Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System (ACS-Lite) for Wolf Road, Albany, NY, New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) (Co-PI: Cara Wang), Jan. 01, 2012 – Sep. 30, 2014.
  8. PI (100%), Collaborative Research: Mobile Sensors as Traffic Probes – Addressing Transportation Modeling and Privacy Protection in an Integrated Framework, NSF, Sep. 01, 2010 – Aug. 31, 2014.
  9. PI (100%), BECS Collaborative Research: Modeling the Dynamics of Traffic User Equilibria Using Differential Variational Inequalities, NSF, Sep. 01, 2010 – Aug. 31, 2014.
  10. Co-PI (15%), Integrative Freight Demand Management in the New York City, USDOT (PI: Jose Holguin-Veras), Jul. 01, 2011 – Sep. 30, 2013.
  11. Co-PI (15%), Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute on Sustainable Urban Freight System, NSF, (PI: Jose Holguin-Veras), Jan. 01, 2013 – Dec. 31, 2014.
  12. PI (100%), Development of A Decision-Making Tool for Corridor Based Transportation Management, NYSERDA/NYSDOT, Jul. 15, 2010 – Dec. 31, 2012.
  13. PI (90%), Vehicle Classification Using Mobile Sensors, UTRC/USDOT (Co-PI: Jose Holguin-Veras), July 01, 2011 – June 30, 2012.
  14. PI (100%), Technical Evaluation of Microscopic Traffic Simulation in Corridor System Management Plan, University of California, Berkeley and Caltrans, July  2010 – Feb. 2012.
  15. PI (70%), Traffic Crowdsourcing Using Mobile Sensors. RPI Seed Funding Program (Co-PIs: Qing Ji, Kristin Bennett), Jan. 2010 – Jun. 2011.
  16. Co-PI (25%): Freight Transportation Cost Data Elements, NCFRP26 (PI: Jose Holguin-Veras), Dec. 29, 2009 – Dec. 31, 2011.
  17. Co-PI (25%): Freight Trip Generation and Land Use, NCFRP25 (PI: Jose Holguin-Veras), May. 01, 2010-Dec. 31, 2011.
  18. Co-PI (15%): Using Lighting to Alter Driver Behavior, NYSDOT, (PI: John Bullough), September 01, 2009 – December 31, 2010.
  19. PI (100%), Risk Neutral Second Best Toll Pricing, UTRC/USDOT, Jan. 01, 2009 – Dec. 31, 2009.
  20. PI (100%), Development of Expert Systems for the ITS Decision Website, Old Dominion University and Caltrans, Sep. 2008 – Feb. 2010.
  21. PI (100%), Intersection Delay Pattern Estimation Using Privacy-Preservation GPS-equipped Cellular Phones, University of California, Berkeley and Caltrans, Oct. 2008 – Aug. 2009.
  22. Co-PI (25%), Feasibility Study for Freight Data Collection, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council and University Transportation Research Center (PI: Jose Holguin-Veras), Oct. 2008 – Mar. 2009.