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MPC Researchers Present Variety of Work at 2022 TRB Annual Meeting

Posted: Feb 11, 2022

Researchers from the Mountain-Plains Consortium's eight collaborating universities were among the thousands of transportation administrators, practitioners, policy makers and researchers who came to Washington, DC, for the Transportation Research Board's 101st Annual Meeting, January 9-13. The meeting featured more than 400 workshops, lectern sessions, and poster sessions, as well as nearly 400 committee meetings. The theme for this year's meeting was "Innovating an Equitable, Resilient Sustainable, and Safe Transportation System."

The following provides an overview of MPC participation at TRB.

Colorado State University

Posters:

• Transferring Research Innovations in Bridge Inspection Planning to Bridge Inspection Practice: A Qualitative Study
  • Abdelrahman Abdallah, EXP U.S. Services Inc
  • Mehmet Ozbek, Colorado State University
  • Rebecca Atadero, Colorado State University, Fort Collins

North Dakota State University

Presentations:

• The Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles on the Transportation Demand in a Medium-Sized U.S. College Town with Extremely Cold Winters
  • Babak Mirzazadeh, North Dakota State University
• Wavelet Filter Evaluation for Ride Quality of Unpaved Roads using Smartphones
  • Ying Huang, North Dakota State University

Posters:

• Wavelet Filter Evaluation for Ride Quality of Unpaved Roads using Smartphones
  • Ying Huang, North Dakota State University
  • Xinyi Yang, North Dakota State University
  • Leonard A. Chia, North Dakota State University
  • Yihao Ren, North Dakota State University
  • Ying Huang, North Dakota State University
  • Pan Lu, North Dakota State University
• Risk-Based Rail Gage Inspection using iPhone 12 Pro
  • Yihao Ren, North Dakota State University
  • Zhenyu Dai, University of Houston
  • Pan Lu, North Dakota State University
  • Chengbo Ai, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • Ying Huang, North Dakota State University
  • Denver Tolliver, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
• Modeling the Impact of COVID-19 on Transportation at a Later Stage of the Pandemic: A Case Study of Utah
  • Yaobang Gong, University of Utah
  • Tanner Isom, University of Utah
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah
  • Pan Lu, North Dakota State University
  • Aaron Wang, University of Utah
• Physics Regularized Streaming Learning for Freeway Traffic State Estimation
  • Yun Yuan, University of Utah
  • Qinzheng Wang, University of Utah
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah
  • Pan Lu, North Dakota State University
• Freeway Vehicle Trajectory Reconstructing Using Physics Regularized Gaussian Process
  • Yun Yuan, University of Utah
  • Qinzheng Wang, University of Utah
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah
  • Pan Lu, North Dakota State University
• Missing Pavement Performance Data Imputation Using Graph Neural Networks
  • Lu Gao, University of Houston
  • Ke Yu, University of Pittsburgh
  • Pan Lu, North Dakota State University

Workshops/Committees/Other:

• Managing your Transit Network Poster Session
  • Konstantinos Gkiotsalits, University of Twente, presiding
  • Siew Hoon Lim, North Dakota State University, presiding

University of Colorado Denver

Presentations:

• Prioritizing Sidewalk Infrastructure: Where Do We Start?
  • Nicholas Coppola, University of Colorado, Denver
  • Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver
• The (Un)Equal Distribution of Sidewalk Infrastructure Across 16 U.S. Cities
  • Nicholas Coppola, University of Colorado, Denver
  • Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

Posters:

• Probability of Death in Police Presence in the United States Across Demographic Groups and Incident Types
  • Manish Shirgaokar, University of Colorado, Denver
  • Aditi Misra, University of Michigan
  • Prentiss Dantzler, University of Toronto
  • Austin Troy, University of Colorado, Denver
• Adapting a Bicycle-Specific Helmet Effectiveness Factor from the Motorcyclist Literature
  • Nick Ferenchak, University of New Mexico
  • Bruce Janson, University of Colorado, Denver
  • Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver
• Who Wants to Drive Forever?: Attitudes as a Barrier to Driving Cessation
  • Daniel Piatkowski, OsloMet
  • Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver
• Determinants of Efficient and Effective Bus Service: What Can U.S. Transit Agencies Do Better?
  • Siivi Melorango, University of Colorado, Denver
  • Manish Shirgaokar, University of Colorado, Denver
• The Disparate Approaches to Maintaining Roads and Sidewalks: An Interview Study of 16 U.S. Cities
  • Peyton Gibson, University of Colorado, Denver
  • Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

University of Utah

Presentations:

• An Image Processing Method for Light Aircraft Tail Number Detection in General Aviation Airports
  • Mohammad Farhadmanesh, University of Utah
  • Abbas Rashidi, University of Utah
  • Nikola Marcovic, University of Utah

Posters:

• Unraveling the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Spatio-Temporal Mobility Patterns of Microtransit
  • Yirong Zhou, University of Utah
  • Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, University of Utah
  • Tony Grubesic, University of Texas, Austin
• Impact of Connected Vehicle Technology on Traffic Safety in Different Highway Geometric Scenarios
  • Bahar Azin, University of Utah
  • Yaobang Gong, University of Utah
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah
• Laboratory Simulation of Hot Mix Asphalt in a Cold Region: An Artificial Intelligence-Based Approach
  • Abdullah Al Mamun, University of Utah
  • Pedro Romero, University of Utah
  • Abu Sufian Mohammad Asib, University of Utah
• Safety Prediction Method for Freeway Facilities with High-Occupancy Lanes
  • Scott Himes, VHB
  • James Bonneson, Kittelson & Associates, Inc. (KAI)ikash Gayah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
  • Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, University of Utah
• Signalized Arterial Origin-Destination Flow Estimation Using Connected Vehicle Trajectories: A Deep Learning Without Ground-Truth Approach
  • Qinzheng Wang, University of Utah
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah
• Speed Harmonization for Partially Connected and Automated Traffic
  • Lianhua An, Tongji University
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah
  • Jintao Lai, Tongji University
  • Jia Hu, Tongji University
• Freeway Traffic Flow Modeling with Physics-Guided Machine Learning Techniques
  • Zhao Zhang, University of Utah
  • Yaobang Gong, University of Utah
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah
• Traffic Flow Modeling with Gradual Physics Regularized Learning
  • Yun Yuan, University of Utah
  • Qinzheng Wang, University of Utah
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah
• A New Framework of Machine Learning Techniques for Macroscopic Traffic State Estimation
  • Zhao Zhang, University of Utah
  • Yaobang Gong, University of Utah
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah
• Physics Regularized Streaming Learning for Freeway Traffic State Estimation
  • Yun Yuan, University of Utah
  • Qinzheng Wang, University of Utah
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah
  • Pan Lu, North Dakota State University
• Freeway Vehicle Trajectory Reconstructing Using Physics Regularized Gaussian Process
  • Yun Yuan, University of Utah
  • Qinzheng Wang, University of Utah
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah
  • Pan Lu, North Dakota State University
• Electric Vehicle Demand Estimation and Charging Station Allocation Using Urban Informatics
  • Zhiyan Yi, University of Utah
  • Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, University of Utah
  • Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside
  • Yirong Zhou, University of Utah
  • Jianli Chen, University of Utah
• User Equilibrium in an Electrified Transportation Network Considering Potential Capacity Drop Effects
  • Hossein Nasr Esfahani, Utah State University
  • Ziqi Song, Utah State University
• Electric Vehicle Charging Station Planning Over Coupled Power Grid and Transportation Network
  • Bahar Azin, University of Utah
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah
  • Nikola Marcovic, University of Utah
  • Mingxi Liu, University of Utah
• Integrated Optimization of Timetable and Charging Scheduling for a Battery Electric Bus System
  • Yiming Zhang, Utah State University
  • Yi He, Utah State University
  • Zhaocai Liu, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
  • Ziqi Song, Utah State University

Workshops/Committees/Other:

• Technology Transfer Subcommittee, Sponsored by the Standing Committee on Highway Capacity & Subcommittee on Technology Transfer
  • Xianyue Cathy Liu, University of Utah, presiding
• Advancing New Methods and Data, Sponsored by the Committee on Safety Performance and Analysis
  • Juan Medina, University of Utah presiding
• Evacuation Case Study and Lessons Learned Poster Session, Sponsored by the Standing Committee on Disaster Response, Emergency Evacuations and Business Continuity
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah, presiding
  • Diana Herriman, FEMA, presiding
• Simulation, Human Behavior, and Infrastructure for Evacuations Poster Session, Sponsored by the Standing Committee on Disaster Response, Emergency Evacuations and Business Continuity
  • Xianfeng Yang, University of Utah, presiding
  • Diana Herriman, FEMA presiding

University of Wyoming

Presentations:

• Incorporating Horizontal Curves and Roadway Geometry into the Automated Updated Grade Severity Rating System
  • Vincent Ampadu, University of Wyoming
  • Anas Alrijjal, University of Wyoming
  • Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming

Posters:

• Assessment of Motorcycle Crash Severities and Contributing Factors in Wyoming: Multinomial Logistic Regression Modeling Approach
  • Milan Zlatkovic, University of Wyoming
  • Sarah Zlatkovic, Claremont Graduate University
• Safety and Operational Analysis with Mitigation Strategies for Freeway Truck Traffic in Wyoming
  • Milan Zlatkovic, University of Wyoming
• Artificial Neural Network Based Roughness Prediction Models for Gravel
  • Osama Abu Daoud, University of Wyoming
  • Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming
• The Effect of Work Zone Warning Delivery Distances on Connected Vehicles Safety Performance: A Conflation of Microsimulation Modeling and the Hierarchical Negative Binomial
  • Arash Khoda Bakhshi, University of Wyoming
  • Mohamed Ahmed, University of Wyoming
• Improved Wave Equation Analysis Program for the Prediction of Pile Resistance in Rock-Based Intermediate Geomaterials with Load and Resistance Factor Design Recommendations
  • Harish Kalauni, University of Wyoming
  • Kam Weng Ng, University of Wyoming
  • Shaun Wulff, University of Wyoming
• Blowover Risk Assessment for the Tractor-Trailer Trucks in High Winds Using a Blowover and Statistical Model
  • Adarsha Neupane, University of Wyoming
  • Noriaki Ohara, University of Wyoming
  • Kathy Ahlenius, Wyoming Department of Transportation
• Assessing the Traffic Safety Performance of Two Versions of Super Diverging Diamond Interchange Design: A Case Study in Denver, Colorado
  • Muhammad Haq, University of Wyoming
  • Amirarsalan Mehrara Molan, University of Mississippi
  • Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming
• Signal Control Priority Operations for Vehicle Platoons and Transit Through Connected Vehicle Technologies
  • Zorica Cvijovic, University of Wyoming
  • Milan Zlatkovic, University of Wyoming
  • Aleksandar Stevanovic, University of Pittsburgh
  • Yu Song, University of Connecticut
• Estimating the Average Annual Cost of Crashes on Wyoming Downgrades Using Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
  • Vincent Ampadu, University of Wyoming
  • Shaun Wulff, University of Wyoming
  • Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming
• Causes and Effects of Autonomous Vehicles Field Data Crashes and Disengagement Using Binary Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, and Explanatory Factor Analysis
  • Lucas Houseal, University of Wyoming
  • Sherif Gaweesh, University of Wyoming
  • Seyedehsan Dadvar, CYFOR Technologies LLC
  • Mohamed Ahmed, University of Wyoming
• Crash Detection in Connected Vehicles Environment: Extreme Value Analysis of Trajectory-Level Observations from Driving Simulator Experiments
  • Arash Khoda Bakhshi, University of Wyoming
  • Mohamed Ahmed, University of Wyoming
• Investigating the Safety Effectiveness of Wildlife-Vehicle Crash Countermeasures Using a Bayesian Approach: A Comparison Between Carcass Removal Data and Traditional Crash Data
  • Irfan Ahmed, HDR
  • Mohamed Ahmed, University of Wyoming
• Modeling Driver Injury Severity in Deer-Vehicle Crashes Using Random Parameters
  • Uttara Roy, University of Wyoming
  • Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming
• A Bayesian Approach to Examine the Impact of Pavement Friction on Intersection Safety
  • Mostafa Sharafeldin, University of Wyoming
  • Omar Albatayneh, German Jordanian University
  • Ahmed Farid, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming
• Implementation of Pavement Friction Management into State Highway Agencies: Current Practices and Potential Enhancements
  • Alaa Elkhazindar, University of Wyoming
  • Marwan Hafez, University of Wyoming
  • Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming

Workshops/Committees/Other:

• Rural Road Safety Policy, Programming, and Implementation, Joint Subcommittee, Sponsored by Standing Committee on Transportation Safety Management Systems, Joint Subcommittee on Rural Road Safety Policy, Programming, and Implementation, Standing Committee on Safety Performance and Analysis, & Standing Committee on Low-Volume Roads
  • Joseph Marek, Clackamas County, presiding
  • Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming, presiding

Utah State University

Presentations:

• Examining Tourists Intentions for Outdoor Recreation Participation During COVID-19
  • Prasanna Humagain, Utah State University

Posters:

• Exploring Associations Between Variable Message Signs' Verbiage and Traffic Diversion Rate During Crash Incidents
  • Sailesh Acharya, Utah State University
  • Michelle Mekker, Utah State University
• Exploring Associations of Inclement Weather and Poor Air Quality on Non-Motorized Trail Volumes Using a Time Series Framework
  • Sailesh Acharya, Utah State University
  • Patrick Singleton, Utah State University
• Public Perception of Unmanned Aicraft Systems and Vertiports for Residential Package Delivery in Wasatch Front, Utah
  • Katelynn Hall, Utah State University
  • Brent Chamberlain, Utah State University
  • Keunhyun Park, Utah State University
• Marginal Utilities of Commute Time, Work Time, Income, and Travel Cost Using a Stated Preference Survey
  • Niranjan Poudel, Utah State University
  • Patrick Singleton, Utah State University
• Segmentation Analysis of Attribution of Responsibility Over Air Pollution and Its Impacts on Travel Behavior Responses
  • Prasanna Humagain, Utah State University
  • Patrick Singleton, Utah State University
  • Alec Biehl, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Active Transportation Routes Using Canal Corridors: Decision Tools in Creating Successful Canal Trail Projects
  • Matthew Crump, Utah State University
  • Patrick Singleton, Utah State University
  • Alfonso Torres-Rua, Utah State University
  • Adam Pack, Utah State University
• Public Interest in Autonomous Vehicle Adoption: Evidence from the 2015, 2017, and 2019 Puget Sound Travel Surveys
  • Sailesh Acharya, Utah State University
  • Prasanna Humagain, Utah State University
• Are We Ready to Share Data for Connected Vehicles?: Evidence from a Questionnaire Survey in the United States
  • Sailesh Acharya, Utah State University
  • Michelle Mekker, Utah State University
• User Equilibrium in an Electrified Transportation Network Considering Potential Capacity Drop Effects
  • Hossein Nasr Esfahani, Utah State University
  • Ziqi Song, Utah State University