Post-doctoral Scholars
Nastaran Moradloo, PhD
2025 – present
Yongyang Liu, PhD
2024 – present
Soheila Aalami, PhD
2024 – present
Qing Tang, PhD
2023 – 2024
Zhiwei Chen, PhD
2022 – 2022
Einat Tanenboim, PhD
2020 – 2022
Yu Wang, PhD
2019 – 2021
Zhu Qing, PhD
2019 – 2021
Dustin Souders, PhD
2018 – 2020
Lin Liu, PhD (visiting)
2017 – 2018
Yong Hoon Kim, PhD
2016 – 2017
Yanxin Zhang, PhD (visiting)
2016 – 2017
Yongfu Li, PhD (visiting)
2016 – 2017
Chao Zhang, PhD (visiting)
2015 – 2016
Yongfu Li, PhD (visiting)
2015 – 2016
Amit Kumar, PhD
2014
Wei Sun, PhD (visiting)
2013 – 2015
Hong Zheng, PhD
2013 – 2015
Liu Hong, PhD (visiting)
2013 – 2014
Xiaozheng He, PhD
2012 – 2016
Panagiotis Anastasopoulos, PhD
2012
Sushant Sharma, PhD
2009 – 2013
Lili Du, PhD
2008 – 2012
Jin-Long Lu, PhD (visiting)
2007
Conglin Lu, PhD (visiting faculty)
2001
Ph.D Students
Yongyang Liu, 2024
Dissertation Title: Navigating Mixed Traffic: Lateral and Longitudinal Control for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles with A Human-Centric Approach
Anye Zhou, 2022
Dissertation Title: Vehicle Longitudinal Control under Autonomy, Connectivity, and Mixed Flow Traffic
Chaojie Wang, 2023
Dissertation Title: Incentive Mechanisms for Collaborative Routing Factoring Individual Heterogeneities
Irina Benedyk
Ongoing
Assistant Professor, SUNY Buffalo
Tentative Title: Intermodal Connectivity and Decision-Making
Awards: Paper award
Choungryeol Lee
Ongoing
Tentative Title: Collaborative Freight Logistics Using Options Theory Under Shared Information Markets
Dong Yoon Song, 2023
Dissertation Title: Modeling Psychological Effects of Driver Response to Real-Time Information
Menglin Yang, 2019 – 2020 (visiting)
Topic: Virtual Platooning in Signal-Free Intersections under Connected Autonomous Vehicles
Shubham Agrawal, 2020
Dissertation Title: Understanding the Cognitive and Psychological Impacts of Emerging Technologies on Driver Decision-Making Using Physiological Data
Yong Hoon Kim, 2019
Dissertation Title: Integrated Modeling Framework for Dynamic Information and Traffic Flow under V2V Communications
Awards: Presentation Award, Paper Award
Yuntao Guo, 2019
Dissertation Title: Leveraging Emerging Technologies and Policies to Influence Short- and Long-term Travel Decisions
Awards: Paper Award
Jian Wang, 2018
Dissertation Title: System Modeling for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Awards: Jian Wang received the COTA Best Dissertation Award, 2019; awarded by the Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (COTA)
Mohammad Miralinaghi, 2017
Dissertation Title: Multi-Period Tradable Credit Schemes for Transportation and Environmental Applications
Yaping Li, 2016 – 2017 (visiting)
Topic: Impacts of Pricing Strategies on Travel Mode Choice Behavior
Chao Sun, 2016 – 2017 (visiting)
Topic: Sub-Network Origin-Destination Demand Estimation
Menghui Li, 2016 – 2017 (visiting)
Topic: Residential Electric Vehicle Charging Modeling
Fangchao Hu, 2016 – 2017 (visiting)
Topic: Environment Perceptionn for Autonomous Vehicles
Jiawen Wang, 2015 – 2016 (visiting)
Topic: Traffic Status Awareness and Network Analysis
Senlai Zhu, 2014 – 2015 (visiting)
Topic: Static and Dynamic O-D Trip Matrix Estimation
Xiaobo Zhu, 2014 – 2015 (visiting)
Topic: Network Topological evolution and Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram
Amit Kumar, 2014
Dissertation Title: Path-Based Traffic Assignment Algorithms and Models to enhance deployment robustness
Han-Tsung Liou, 2013 – 2014 (visiting)
Topic: Dynamic Origin-Destination Demand estimation under Limited Sensor Data
Kamila Romejko, 2013 (visiting)
Topic: Policy Instruments to link Electric Vehicle usage and Economic Development in Poland
Caleb Ronald, 2013 (visiting)
Topic: Heterogenous traffic flow modeling
Yu-Ting Hsu, 2013
Dissertation Title: A Generalized Operational Framework for Mass Evacuation Integrating Demand, Supply and Disaster Characteristics
Raju Mohan, 2012 (visiting)
Topic: Two-dimensional traffic flow model
Georgios Kalafatas, 2010
Dissertation Title: A Graph-Theoretic Modeling Framework for Generalized Transportation Systems with Congestion Phenomena
Awards: Paper Award
Pencheng Zhang, 2010
Dissertation Title: Modeling and Methodologies to Capture Interdependencies Among Multiple Infrastructure Systems
Awards: Pengcheng Zhang received the Pikarsky Award, 2010, for the Best Dissertation in Science and Technology; awarded by the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC)
Salvador Hernandez, 2010
Dissertation Title: Modeling of Collaborative Less-Than-Truckload Carrier Freight Networks
Anuj Sharma, 2008
Dissertation Title: Integrated Behavioral and Economic Framework for Improving Dilemma Zone Protection Systems
Awards: Anuj Sharma received the Pikarsky Award, 2008.
Alexander Paz, 2007
Dissertation Title: Behavior-Consistent Deployable Real-Time Routing Under Information Provision
Kowei Hou, 2005
Dissertation Title: A Heuristic Approach for Solving the Corridor Alignment Problem
Jeong Whon Yu, 2002
Dissertation Title: Deployable Hybrid Probabilistic-Possibilistic Driver Route Choice Models for Real-time Network Control Using Information Provision Strategies
Awards: Jeong Whon Yu received the Eric Pas Award, 2002.
Chao Zhou, 2002
Dissertation Title: Stochastic Dynamic Traffic Assignment for Robust On-Line Operations under Real-time Information Systems
Awards: Chao Zhou received the Pikarsky Award, 2002.
Ta-Hui Yang, 2001
Dissertation Title: Deployable Stable Assignment Models for Control in Dynamic Traffic Networks: A dynamical Systems Approach
Masters Students
Wenchao Wu, 2022
Yangjiao Chen, 2019
M.S. Report: Modeling Spatiotemporal Information Flow Propagation under Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications Considering Communications Delays
Saumya Sangoi, 2018
M.S. Report: Interdependent Systems Resilience
Hanchao Li, 2017
M.S. Report: Video Detection Based on Eye Tracker in Driving Simulation Experiments
Maryam Parsa, 2015
M.S. Report: Dynamic Resilience of Infrastructure Systems
Shubham Agrawal, 2015
Thesis Title: Routing Aspects of Electric Vehicle Drivers and Their Effects on Network Performance
Irina Benedyk, 2015
Thesis Title: Risk Management in a Systems View of Intermodal Facility Investment under Uncertainty in Freight Commodity Flow
Chaitanya Paleti, 2014
Thesis Title: Evaluation of Lane Use Management Strategies
Jeffrey Peters, 2011
M.S. Report: Modeling High Speed Rail Mode as Part of a Regional Multimodal Transportation System
Priyanka Khan (IIT Kanpur), 2011
M. Tech: Addressing Uncertainties in Travel Time Estimates using Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Intelligent Transportation Applications
Silpa Yanduru, 2009
M.S. Report: Strategic Framework for Integrated Disaster Management
Chanachai Sawangwat, 2005
Thesis Title: Stated Preference Survey for a New on-demand Air Service
Georgios Kalafatas, 2005
Thesis Title: Network Design for Evacuation Planning
Weimin Zhou, 2003
Thesis Title: Behavior-Based Analysis of Car-Truck Interactions on Freeways
Awards: Weimin Zhou received the Pikarsky Award, 2003.
Kannan Viswanath, 2003
Thesis Title: The Multicommodity Maximal Covering Network Design Problem for Planning Critical Routes for Earthquake Response
Thomas Burke, 2001
M.S. Report: Estimation of Origin-Destination Trip Demands for Zonal Demand data
Vandana Patidar, 2000
M.S. Report: Addressing the Probabilistic Traveling Salesman Problems using Agents
Ioannis Anastassopoulos, 2000
Thesis Title: Fault-Tolerance and Incident Detection using Fourier transforms
Jorge Ramos, 2000
Thesis Title: Driver Response Models for Variable Message SIgns Based Real-Time Traffic Operations
Kamalakar Poonuru, 1998
Thesis Title: A Methodology for the Evacuation of Mobility Impacts of Advanced Traffic Management and Information Systems
Debjit Das, 1998
Thesis Title: A Continuous Learning Framework for Freeway Incident Detection
Chao Xu, 1997
M.S. Report: Skewed Distributions and Robustness Analysis of a Prior Stochastic Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model
Riaz Aziz, 1997
Thesis Title: A systematic Framework for Arterial Congestion Mitigation Analysis
Shu-Ching Chen, 1996
Thesis Title: Simulation and Computational Analysis of Distributed Dynamic Network Algorithms for Networks with Advanced Information Systems
Undergraduate Students
Jiashu Li, 2022 – 2023
Report: Safety Aspects of Sustainable Transportation in SCCs
Martin Lachev, 2022 – 2023
Sponsor: NSF REU
Report: Develop Methods to Enhance Community Travel Sustainability Objectives for PTC in SCC Project
54 Students, Fall 2022
Sponsor: GT VIP
Report: Multiple research topics in autonomous, connected, and smart transportation
Sponsor: NSF REU
Report: Develop Methods to Enhance Community Travel Sustainability Objectives for PTC in SCC Project
Iran Garcia, 2022
Sponsor: PIN & NSF REU
Report: Travel Behavior Data Collection and Management using Smartphone App of Participants in SCC Project at PTC
43 Students, Spring 2022
Sponsor: GT VIP
Report: Multiple research topics in autonomous and connected transportation
29 Students, Fall 2021
Sponsor: GT VIP
Report: Multiple research topics in autonomous and connected transportation
24 Students, Spring 2021
Sponsor: GT VIP
Report: Multiple research topics in autonomous and connected transportation
15 Students, Fall 2020
Sponsor: GT VIP
Report: Multiple research topics in autonomous and connected transportation
Bingqing Han, 2017-2018
Sponsor: USDOT CCAT
Report: Urban Landscape Design for Autonomous Vehicles
Jiahui Cai, 2016
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: Biosensors for Driving Simulator Based Studies
Trenton Barnes, 2016
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: Resilience of Insfrastructure Systems
Matheus Thome, 2015
Sponsor: NEXTRANS
Report: Stresses due to Vague or Complex Real-Time Information on Traffic Conditions
Hugo Avelino, 2015
Sponsor: NEXTRANS
Report: Distraction Associated with Different Traffic Information Dissemination Devices
Dustin McCabe, 2014
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: Interactive Driving Simulator Studies: Network Structure and Performance
Benjamin Rives, 2014
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: Water Access Vulnerability and Resilience Network Analysis
Jennifer Alexander, 2014
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: Livability and Residential Choices based on Short-Term and Long-Term Information
Vishal Singh, 2013
Sponsor: NEXTRANS Summer Internship
Report: Computing Strategies for Enabling Real-Time Driving Simulator Experiments
Mauriya Majada, 2013
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: Emissions Modeling and Traffic Assignment
Ammon Russell, 2013
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: Interactive Driving Simulator Experiments: Data Collection and Analysis
Nathan Shay, 2013
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: Interactive Driving Simulator Experiments: Data Collection and Analysis
Jorge Osio-Norgaard, 2013
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: Interactive Driving Simulator Experiments: Experiment Design and Execution
Justin McCabe, 2013
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: Interactive Driving Simulator Studies: Network Structure and Performance
James Pokorny, 2010
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: Benefits of Real-time Information
Divya Kumar, 2009
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: Convergence Properties of Traffic Assignment Algorithms for Planning Applications
Erin Kersh, 2009
Sponsor: USDOT NEXTRANS
Report: A Strategic Planning Framework to Enhance Network Survivability and Functionality under Disasters
Raaja Nemani, 2001
Sponsor: NSF REU
Report: Modeling On-line Driver Behavior using Fuzzy Logic and Control
David Burkett, 2001
Sponsor: NSF REU
Report: Reliability of Traffic Counting Devices
Roger Chen, 2000
Sponsor: INDOT JTRP
Report: Traffic Flow Modeling using Agent-based Simulation
Wey-Jen Lee, 1999
Sponsor: NSF REU
Report: Network Representation using Geographic Information Systems
Wey-Jen Lee, 1999
Sponsor: NSF REU
Report: Modeling Demand on the Borman Expressway Corridor through On-site Driver Surveys
Jennifer Smith, 1996
Sponsor: INDOT JTRP
Report: Traffic Flow Pattern on SR26 in Lafayette, IN