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View article: Parasitic Plants: Their Distribution, Economic Damages and Methods of Control
Parasitic Plants: Their Distribution, Economic Damages and Methods of Control Open
Parasitic plants are specialized flowering plants that depend partially or completely on host plants for water and nutrients through specialized structures known as haustoria (“pipettes”). They are classified into holoparasites (Orobanche,…
View article: A Study of Q-Learning in the Taxi-v3 Environment: Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Navigation
A Study of Q-Learning in the Taxi-v3 Environment: Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Navigation Open
Reinforcement Learning (RL) has widely showcased its effectiveness across a variety of domains including healthcare, robotics, gaming, and autonomous driving. RL involves teaching an agent to navigate through an environment whilst trying d…
View article: An Optimization Framework for Pavement Treatment and Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Work Zone Closures
An Optimization Framework for Pavement Treatment and Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Work Zone Closures Open
View article: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Special Issue on IEEE Workshop on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, October 27–28, 2022
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Special Issue on IEEE Workshop on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, October 27–28, 2022 Open
The IEEE Workshop on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) was organized to bring experts from intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in this specific area together to discuss some of the latest findings and research results, applicabl…
View article: Analysis of Driver Aggression’s Effects on Safety-Related Microscopic Traffic Behaviors Using Driving Simulator and Surrogate Measures
Analysis of Driver Aggression’s Effects on Safety-Related Microscopic Traffic Behaviors Using Driving Simulator and Surrogate Measures Open
The main objective of this paper is to propose a methodology to simulate the traffic conflicts caused by aggressive driving behaviors in real-world driving environments. A research gap was identified in which driving simulators and microsc…
View article: Analyzing Transportation Equity in the D.C. Metropolitan Area Using Large-Scale Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation
Analyzing Transportation Equity in the D.C. Metropolitan Area Using Large-Scale Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation Open
Policymakers face the challenge of providing equitable infrastructure services to all city dwellers with limited budgets. Further, equity analysis based on the socioeconomic characteristics of travelers is not palatable for some. This pape…
View article: Economical Acquisition of Intersection Data to Facilitate CAV Operations
Economical Acquisition of Intersection Data to Facilitate CAV Operations Open
Cost-effective ways to obtain and distribute traffic data, and thereby, to facilitate operations decisions. This includes a need to make Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) and MAP data more useful to traffic data end-users. Existing data colle…
View article: An Assessment of Safety-Based Driver Behavior Modeling in Microscopic Simulation Utilizing Real-Time Vehicle Trajectories
An Assessment of Safety-Based Driver Behavior Modeling in Microscopic Simulation Utilizing Real-Time Vehicle Trajectories Open
Accurate representation of observed driving behavior is critical for effectively evaluating safety and performance interventions in simulation modeling. In this study, we implement and evaluate a safety-based Optimal Velocity Model (OVM) t…
View article: A Real-Time Safety-Based Optimal Velocity Model
A Real-Time Safety-Based Optimal Velocity Model Open
Modeling safety-critical driver behavior at signalized intersections needs to account for the driver's planned decision process, where a driver executes a plan to avoid collision in multiple time steps. Such a process can be embedded in th…
View article: A Framework for Real-time Traffic Trajectory Tracking, Speed Estimation, and Driver Behavior Calibration at Urban Intersections Using Virtual Traffic Lanes
A Framework for Real-time Traffic Trajectory Tracking, Speed Estimation, and Driver Behavior Calibration at Urban Intersections Using Virtual Traffic Lanes Open
In a previous study, we presented VT-Lane, a three-step framework for real-time vehicle detection, tracking, and turn movement classification at urban intersections. In this study, we present a case study incorporating the highly accurate …
View article: Air pollution perception in ten countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
Air pollution perception in ten countries during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
As largely documented in the literature, the stark restrictions enforced worldwide in 2020 to curb the COVID-19 pandemic also curtailed the production of air pollutants to some extent. This study investigates the perception of the air poll…
View article: A Framework for Real-time Traffic Trajectory Tracking, Speed Estimation, and Driver Behavior Calibration at Urban Intersections Using Virtual Traffic Lanes
A Framework for Real-time Traffic Trajectory Tracking, Speed Estimation, and Driver Behavior Calibration at Urban Intersections Using Virtual Traffic Lanes Open
In a previous study, we presented VT-Lane, a three-step framework for real-time vehicle detection, tracking, and turn movement classification at urban intersections. In this study, we present a case study incorporating the highly accurate …
View article: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes Open
The restrictive measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have triggered sudden massive changes to travel behaviors of people all around the world. This study examines the individual mobility patterns for all transport mode…
View article: A survey dataset to evaluate the changes in mobility and transportation due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa, United States
A survey dataset to evaluate the changes in mobility and transportation due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa, United States Open
COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted the global community. To curb the viral transmission, travel restrictions have been enforced across the world. The dataset documents the mobility disruptions and the modal shifts that have occurred as…
View article: Vehicle Class, Speed, and Roadway Geometry Based Driver Behavior Identification and Classification
Vehicle Class, Speed, and Roadway Geometry Based Driver Behavior Identification and Classification Open
This paper focuses on the study of the impact that the class of the vehicle, leading heavy vehicles in particular, causes on the following vehicle's behavior, specifically in terms of the bumper-to-bumper distance (gap) between the followi…
View article: Survey data regarding perceived air quality in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa, United States before and during Covid-19 restrictions
Survey data regarding perceived air quality in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa, United States before and during Covid-19 restrictions Open
View article: Mobility and perceived risk associated to mobility in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa, USA before and during COVID-19 restrictions
Mobility and perceived risk associated to mobility in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa, USA before and during COVID-19 restrictions Open
Data regarding the mobility patterns and travel habits related to different purposes are collected by means of an online survey distributed between 11-05-2020 and 31-05-2020 in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, S…
View article: Perceived air pollution in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa, USA before and during COVID-19 restrictions
Perceived air pollution in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa, USA before and during COVID-19 restrictions Open
Data regarding the perceived air pollution are collected by means of an online survey distributed between 11-05-2020 and 31-05-2020 in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, Italy, India, Iran, Norway, South Africa and the United States. The sur…
View article: Mobility_10_countries.tab
Mobility_10_countries.tab Open
Survey respondents (N=9,394)
View article: Survey_structure.pdf
Survey_structure.pdf Open
Survey structure
View article: A cooperative framework for Universal Basic Mobility System: Mobility credits approach
A cooperative framework for Universal Basic Mobility System: Mobility credits approach Open
Development of integrated mobility and traffic management strategies is an important aspect of the ongoing transition of urban mobility systems. Extending from existing credit schemes, this research presents a system design and evaluation …
View article: Board # 1 : Game Suite for Transportation Education
Board # 1 : Game Suite for Transportation Education Open
Educational games proved to be effective tools to support transportation engineering education. Our group has been actively developing educational games for teaching transportation engineering classes. This work identifies the key concepts…
View article: Connecting the Opens: Open Access, Open Education, Open Data
Connecting the Opens: Open Access, Open Education, Open Data Open
Open practices represent opportunities to align scholarly and instructional processes with scholarly ideals, ethical stances, real work impacts, and aspirations for a more just and equitable world. There are many types of “open.” The three…
View article: Modeling the Dynamics of Driver’s Dilemma Zone Perception Using Agent Based Modeling Techniques
Modeling the Dynamics of Driver’s Dilemma Zone Perception Using Agent Based Modeling Techniques Open
Several research efforts investigated and targeted the issue of reducing dilemma zone (DZ) related crashes (where drivers upstream of intersections are uncertain about their decision to stop or go at the onset of yellow).One of the importa…
View article: Using a Novel Gravity Model for Ranking and Assessment of Educational Games
Using a Novel Gravity Model for Ranking and Assessment of Educational Games Open
Teaching introductory transportation engineering subjects can be very challenging. These courses usually include diverse topics and can involve students from different background and interest levels. Keeping students engaged and focused re…
View article: Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation of Connected Corridors—Merits Evaluation and Future Steps
Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation of Connected Corridors—Merits Evaluation and Future Steps Open
Agent based modeling focuses on simulating the simultaneous operations and interactions of individual entities as opposed to system level simulation.Simple behavioral rules are specified for agents in interaction with the environment, resu…
View article: A Knowledge-Delivery Gravity Model to Improve Game-Aided Pedagogy
A Knowledge-Delivery Gravity Model to Improve Game-Aided Pedagogy Open
A Knowledge-Delivery Gravity Model to Improve Game-Aided PedagogyTeaching materials have evolved from mere text to multi- and hyper-media contents,leading to substantial growth in both information density and accessibility. One of theaccom…