Modeling and Simulation
The location of Variable Message Signs (VMS) has not been adequately addressed by the research community yet it is a standard practice among state and local transportation agencies. The past few years have witnessed a new trend - mainly in Asian countries (e.g. Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore) – in the use of VMSs to provide traffic flow information in full/partial LED displays.
Dr. Ban’s research interests are in transportation network system modeling and simulation, urban traffic system modeling and operations, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). He develops modeling tools to study dynamic transportation networks with emerging technologies and systems such as connected/automated vehicles and shared mobility. He also works on urban traffic system state estimation/prediction using mobile sensing data.
Ralph Alan Dusseau is the DRBA Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. He received his bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees from Michigan State University. Dr. Dusseau’s masters thesis and doctoral dissertation both involved finite- element analysis of steel arch bridges. He spent 10 years as an Assistant and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Wayne State University.
Dr. Wang’s general research is in the field of sustainable and resilient built environment. His recent research focuses on: 1) multi-scale modeling and characterization of pavement material and development of multi-functional infrastructure material; 2) vehicle-pavement-environment interaction for long-lasting pavement in highway and airfield; 3) life-cycle analysis and assessment and pavement management system. His research has been sponsored by a number of Federal, State, and Local transportation agencies.
The complex activity and travel patterns in the New York Metropolitan Region are currently modeled by the “Best Practice Model” (BPM), maintained by New York Metropolitan Transportation Council. Though representing the state of practice, it does not include a land use model that can create feedback loops between urban system and regional traffic patterns. A key component of a land use model is households’ residential location choice model.
