Daily Archives: February 28, 2025

City-level Network Decongestion with Connected and Automated Vehicles

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET) Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) play a pivotal role in alleviating urban road network congestion. This study adopts a macroscopic approach to identify strategies for using CAVs to ease traffic congestion and reduce energy consumption. Specifically, this study proposes an Area Transmission Model (ATM) based…

Efficient Smartphone Sensor Analysis for Behavioral Profiling in Transportation Research: A Case Study of Driver and Passenger Classification

Thursday, April 3, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET) The widespread use of smartphones and wearables in transportation research has enabled cost-effective, non-intrusive methods to improve safety and efficiency. Smartphone sensors, including accelerometers, gyroscopes, and GPS, have been used to study behaviors such as texting while driving and differentiating between drivers and passengers. Understanding…