Publications

2011

Cevallos, F., X.B. Wang, Z. Chen, and A. Gan, “Using AVL Data for Improving Transit On-Time Performance,” Journal of Public Transportation (in press).
Gan, A., F. Gui, and L. Tang, “System for Transit Performance Analysis Using the National Transit Database,” Journal of Public Transportation (in press).
Hadi, M. and P. Sinha, “Effect of Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity on the Performance of Vision-Based Lane Departure Warning Systems,” Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Taylor & Francis Publishers, Volume 15, Issue 1, Oxford, UK, January 2011.
Haleem, K. and A. Gan, “Identifying Traditional and Non-Traditional Predictors of Crash Injury Severity on Major Urban Roadways,” Traffic Injury Prevention Journal, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 223-234, 2011.
Jung, R. and A. Gan, “Sampling and Analysis Methods for Estimation of Average Vehicle Occupancies,” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 137, No. 8, 2011.
Lu, J., K. Haleem, A. Gan, and W.Y. Wu, “Application of Fisher´s Clustering Method to Improve Empirical Bayes Estimation for the Identification of High Crash Locations,” Proceedings of the 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., January 2011.
Ryus, P., J. Parks, K. Coffel, V. Perk, L. Cherrington, J. Arndt, Y. Nakanishi, and A. Gan, “Development of The TCRP G-11 Transit Agency Peer-Grouping Methodology,” Proceedings of the 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2011.
Shen, L. and M. Hadi, “Practical Approach for Travel Time Estimation from Point Traffic Detector Data,” Journal of Advanced Transportation (in press).
Wu, W.Y., A. Gan, F, Cevallos, and D. Shen, “Selecting Bus Stops for Accessibility Improvements for Riders with Physical Disabilities,” Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp., 133-149, 2011.
Wu, W.Y., A. Gan, F, Cevallos, and M. Hadi, “A Multi-Objective Optimization Model for Prioritizing Transit Stops for ADA Improvements,” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering Vol. 137, No. 8, 2011.
Zhan, C.J., A. Gan, and M. Hadi, “Prediction of Lane Clearance Time of Freeway Incidents Using the M5P Tree Algorithm,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (in press).
Zhan, Chengjun, Patricio Alvarez, Mohammed Hadi, and Yan Xiao, “Software-in-the-Loop Simulation in Support of Evaluating Traffic Management Center Software,” Proceeding of the the 90th TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2011.

2010

Alvarez, A., M. Hadi, C. Zhan, “Using Intelligent Transportation Systems Data Archives for Traffic Simulation Applications,” Transportation Research Record 2161, Journal of the Transportation Research Board,, pp.29-39, 2010.
Cevallos, F., X. Wang, Z.M. Chen, and A. Gan, “Improving Transit On-Time Performance with AVL Data: A Timetable Approach,” Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., January 2010.
Chi, H., and F. Zhao, “An Efficient Dynamic Origin-Destination Matrix Estimation Framework.” Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2010.
Chow, L.-F., H. Chi, F. Zhao, Z. Chen, “Subregional Transit Ridership Models Based on Geographically Weighted Regression.” Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2010.
Hadi, M., C.J. Zhan, Y. Xiao, and A. Gan, “Assessing the Benefits of Incident Management Systems: Combining Freeway Facility Procedures from the Highway Capacity Manual and Data Archives of Intelligent Transportation Systems,” Transportation Research Record 2173, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, pp. 115-122, 2010.
Hadi, M, L. Shen, J. Li, Y. Xiao, D. Chen, “A Simulation Tool to Assess the Impacts of the Parameters of Service Patrol Operations,” Transportation Research Record 2178, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, pp. 111-118, 2010.
Lu, C., F. Zhao, and M. Hadi, “An Analytical Travel Time Estimation Method for Planning Models.” Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2010.
Luou, S. and M. Hadi, “Freeway Travel Time Estimation from Point Traffic Detectors” Proceeding of the 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2009.
Qiang, H, M. Hadi, Y. Xiao, C. Zhan, “Estimating Incident Detection Time based on Incident Management and Traffic Detector Data,” Proceeding of the the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Board, Washington, DC, January 2010.
Shen, L. and M. Hadi, M., “Freeway Travel Time Prediction with Dynamic Neural Networks,” Proceeding of the the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Board, Washington, D.C., January 2010.
Stevanovic A., M. Zlatkovic, F. Cevallos, and H. Ryan Johnson, “35M MAX: The First Bus Rapid Transit System in Salt Lake County,” World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol. 3, Nos. 1/2, pp. 103-120., 2010.
Wu, W.Y., A. Gan, F, Cevallos, L.D. Shen, and M. Hadi, “A GIS-Aided Decision-Making Process for Selecting Bus Stops for ADA Improvements,” Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., January 2010.
Wu, W.Y., A. Gan, F, Cevallos, and L.D. Shen, “Optimal Selection of Bus Stops for Accessibility and Mobility Improvements for Riders with Disabilities,” Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., January 2010.
Xiao Y., Hadi M., Ozen, H., and Mysore V., “Intelligent Transportation System as Evaluation Tool in a Regional Demand Modeling Environment,” Transportation Research Record 2176, Transportation, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, pp. 76-83, 2010.
Zhu, X.S., A. Gan, and L.D. Shen, “Evaluation of Design Standards of Four-Hour-Volume Traffic Signal Warrant,” Journal of Transportation Research Forum, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2010.

2009

Cevallos, F, “Optimization of Transit Transfer Times: A System -Wide Approach,” VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, Germany, 2009.
Cevallos, F., Q. Yuan, X. Wang, and A. Gan, “Using Personal Global Positioning System Devices in Paratransit,” IET Journal of Intelligent Transport Systems, Institution of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 3, Issue 3, pp. 282-288, September 2009.
Cevallos, F., X.B. Wang, and A. Gan, “Improving Services for Special Population by Using Transit ITS Data,” Proceedings of the 16th ITS World Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, September 21-25, 2009.
Chi, H., C. Lu, F. Zhao, and L.D. Shen, “Vehicle Detection from Satellite Images: Intensity-, Chromaticity-, and Lane-Based Method.” Transportation Research Record 2105, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, pp. 109-117, 2009.
Ding, Z. and F. Zhao, and Y. Wu, “Artificial Neural Network Delay Model for Traffic Assignment Incorporating Intersection Delay Costs.” Transportation Research Record 2132, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, pp. 25-32, 2009.
Gan, A. and F. Gui, “Development of a Web-Based Information System for Integration and Analysis of Multiple-Year National Transit Database (NTD),” Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., January 2009.
Mozumder, P., H. Gladwin, and F. Zhao, “Context, Bayesian Updating and Cry Wolf Phenomenon in Hurricane Evacuation Behavior: A Panel Study.” Presented at the 34th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Boulder, CO, July 15-18, 2009.
Qi, J., F. Zhao, P. Bidarkota, and L.D. Shen. “Estimation of Short-term Traffic Volume under Special Events: A Comparison between Seasonal ARIMA and Seasonal VARMA Models.” Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2009.
Yang, S., C. Lu, F. Zhao, R.L. Reel, and J. Douglas O'Hara, “Estimation for Seasonal Factors of Similarity-Based Traffic for Urban Roads in Florida.” Transportation Research Record 2121, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, pp. 74-80. 2009.
Zhan, C.J., A. Gan, and M. Hadi, “Identifying Secondary Crashes and Their Contributing Factors,” Transportation Research Record 2102, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, pp. 68-76, 2009.
Zhou, G.W. and A. Gan, “Design of Transit Signal Priority at Signalized Intersections with Queue Jumper Lanes,” Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 117-132, 2009.

2008

Gan, A., K.Y. Liu, L.D. Shen, and R. Jung, “Prototype Information System for Estimating Average Vehicle Occupancies from Traffic Accident Records,” Transportation Research Record 2049, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, pp. 29-37, 2008.
Hadi, M., L. Shen, C. Zhan, Y. Xiao, S. Corbin, and D. Chen, “Use of Operation Data to Evaluate the Benefits and Costs of Advanced Traffic Management Components,” Transportation Research Record 2086, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, pp.48-55, 2008.
Hadi, M., P. Sinha, J. Shuerger, and J. Easterling, “Commercial Vehicle Driver Acceptance of Lane Departure Warning Systems,” Journal of Institute of Transportation Engineers (on the web), Washington, D.C., March 2008.
Zhao, F. and X. Zeng, “Optimization of Route Layout, Headway, and Timetable for Large-Scale Transit Network Based on User and System Costs.” European Journal of Operations Research, Vol. 186, No. 2, 2008, pp. 841-855.
Chi, H., H. Zhao, F. Zhao, L.D. Shen, “Delineating Travel Lanes from Satellite Images for Disaster Relief Applications.” Proceedings of the 14th ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design, August 7-9, Orlando, FL, 2008, pp. 240-243.
Chi, H., F. Zhao, L.-F. Chow, and L.D. Shen, “Estimating Evacuation Impact on Transportation Network with Dynamic Traffic Assignment.”Proceedings of the International Conference of Chinese Transportation Logistics Professionals, ASCE, Chengdu, China, August 4-5, 2008.
Qi, J., F. Zhao, and L.D. Shen, “Intervention Analysis of Impacts of Special Events on Freeways.” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Athens, Greece, May 27-31, 2008.
Lu, C., F. Zhao, and S. Yang. “Exploitation of Hourly Traffic Patterns for Modeling Seasonal Factors.” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Athens, Greece, May 27-31, 2008.
Cevallos F. and X. Wang, “ADAMS: A Data Archiving and Mining System for Transit Service Improvements,” Presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 15, 2008.
Cevallos F., Q. Yuan, X. Wang, and A. Gan, “A Prototype GPS Tracking System for Reducing Missed Customer Pickups for Paratransit,” Presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 15, 2008.
Liu, K.Y. and A. Gan, “Vehicle Occupancy Trends in Florida: Evidence from Traffic Accident Records,” Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2008.
Zhou, G.W., A. Gan, D. Lue, and D. Shen, “Design of Transit Signal Priority at Intersections with Queue Jumper Lanes,” Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2008.
Gan, A., H.F. Wang, and K.Y. Liu, “A Web-Based Information System for the Recording and Analysis of Highway Safety Improvement Projects,” Presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., January 2008.
Zhan, C.J., L. Shen, M. Hadi, and A. Gan, “Understanding the Characteristics of Secondary Crashes on Freeways,” Presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., January 2008.
Gan, A., H.F. Wang, and K.Y. Liu, “Improving Management and Applications of Highway Safety Improvement Projects through a Statewide Web-based Information System,” Presented at ITE 2008 Technical Conference and Exhibit: Making a Difference in Transportation Safety, Miami, March 30 - April 2, 2008.
Gan, A., H.F. Wang, K.Y. Liu, F. Cevallos, and I. Ubaka, “An Automated System for Collection and Analysis of Transit Stop Inventories,” Presented at the 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Athens, Greece, May 27-31, 2008.
Wu, W.Y., A. Gan, and L.D. Shen, “A GIS-Based Decision Support System for Allocating Bus Stop Facilities for Disabled Riders,” Presented at the 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Athens, Greece, May 27-31, 2008.
Gan, A., F. Gui, and I. Ubaka, “A Web-Based System for Comprehensive Analysis of National Transit Database (NTD),” Presented at the 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Athens, Greece, May 27-31, 2008.
Zhan, C.J., P. Zhu, J. Bian, A. Gan, and J. Rodriguez, “A CORSIM Simulation Testbed for Freeway Ramp Metering Algorithms”, Presented at the 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Athens, Greece, May 27-31, 2008.
Zhan, C.J., L. Shen, M. Hadi, and A. Gan, “Identifying Secondary Crash Characteristics on South Florida Freeways,” Presented at the 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Athens, Greece, May 27-31, 2008.
Cevallos, F., K. Kirwin, and R. Pearsall, “Using CAD/AVL Data for Performance Management,” Presented at the 10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Athens, Greece, May 27- 31, 2008.
Cevallos, F., Q. Yuan, and X. Wang, “Feasibility Study of Applying Personal GPS Devices in Paratransit,” Presented at the 10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Athens, Greece, May 27- 31, 2008.
Cevallos, F. and X. Wang, “APTS Data Archiving and Mining System (ADAMS),” Presented at the 10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Athens, Greece, May 27- 31, 2008.
Shen, LD and JJ Hsu, “Designing Airports to Accommodate Airbus 380: Challenges and Opportunities,”7th Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Nanjing, China, May 25-28, 2008.
Hsu, JJ and Shen, LD, “Taipei Medium Capacity Transit System: Lessons Learned,” 7th Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Nanjing, China, May 25-28, 2008.
Shen, L.D., Chapter 4 – Road Transportation and Infrastructure Security, Transportation Security, Clifford Bragdon, Editor, Elsevier Press, 2008.
Xiao, Y. and M. Hadi, “Integrated Intelligent Transportation System Evaluation and Demand Forecasting Environment,” Presented at 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2008.
Yang, S., F. Mie, and M. Hadi, “Estimation of Incident Delays on Arterial Streets” Presented at 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2008.
Lahiri, S. and M. Hadi, “Comparing Passenger Car Equivalencies of Heavy Vehicles Estimated according to Different Simulation Tools,” 1. Presented at 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2008.

2007

Zhao, F. and X. Zeng, “Optimization of User and Operator Cost for Large-Scale Transit Network.” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 133, No. 4, 2007, pp. 240-251.
Gan, A., F. Cevallos, and I. Ubaka, “Development of a Statewide Transit Stop Inventory Field Collection System and Deployment Guidelines,” Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2007.
Zhou, G.W., A. Gan, and D.L. Shen, “Optimization of Adaptive Transit Signal Priority (TSP) Using Parallel Generic Algorithm (PGA),” Journal of Tsinghua University, Tsinghua Science and Technology, Volume 12, No 2, pp. 131-140, April 2007.
Fang Zhao and Xiaogang Zeng, “Simultaneous Optimization of User and Operator Costs for Large-Scale Transit Network with a Simulated Annealing, Tabu, Greedy, and Bi-Section Search Method,” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, submitted December 2005, revised August 2006, to appear Vol. 133, No. 4, April 2007.
Shen, LD, “Airbus 380: Super Jumbo Challenge for Airport Designers,” 2007 Chinese Institute of Transportation (CIT) International Conference Proceedings, Taipei, December 4-6, 2007.
Jolibois, Jr., S.C, Elbermawy, A., Hanson, P., “Improving Welfare-to-Work Transportation Planning Through GIS in Miami”, ITE Journal and ITE Journal on the Web, to be published in December 2007.
Hadi, M, P. Sinha, and A. Wang, "Modeling Reductions in Freeway Capacity due to Incidents in Microscopic Simulation Models," Transportation Research Record 1999, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2007.
Yang, S., S. Luou, and M. Hadi, “Risk Analysis to Account for Uncertainty in Benefit-Cost Evaluations of Intelligent Transportation Systems,” Transportation Research Record (in Press), Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2007.
Hadi, M.A., P Sinha, and J.R. Easterling, “Effect of Environmental Conditions on Image Recognition-Based Lane Departure Warning System Performance,” Transportation Research Record 2000, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2007.
Zhu, X.S., A. Gan, and D.L. Shen, “Simulation Evaluation of Four-Hour-Volume Traffic Signal Warrant,” Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2007.

2006

Hsu, JJ and Shen, LD, “Automated People Mover versus Light Rail Transit in Transit Applications,” 6th Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Hong Kong, May 29 – June 1, 2006.
Chow, LF; Zhao, F and Shen, LD, “3-D Transportation Modeling and Animation with Cube Dynasim for Intermodal Safety and Security,” 6th Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Hong Kong, May 29 – June 1, 2006.
Hsu, R and Shen, LD, “Light Rail Transit and Bus Rapid Transit in North America,” 6th Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Hong Kong, May 29 – June 1, 2006.
Lee-Fang Chow, Fang Zhao, and L. David Shen, “3-D Transportation Modeling and Animation with Cube Dynasim.” Proceedings of the 6th Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Hong Kong, May 29-June 1, 2006.
Cevallos, F. and F. Zhao, “Minimizing Transfer Times in a Public Transit,” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Chicago, August 13-16, 2006.
Zhou, G.W., A. Gan, C.J. Zhan, and X.X.Zhu, “A GA-Based Optimization for Adaptive Transit Signal Priority,” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Chicago, August 13-16, 2006.
Liu, K.Y. And A. Gan, “A Robust Dynamic Segmentation Tool For Highway Safety Analysis,” Proceedings For The 9th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies In Transportation, ASCE, Chicago, August 13-16, 2006.
Zhan, C.J., A. Gan, and M. Hadi, “Mining Freeway Service Patrol Data,” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, Chicago, August 13-16, 2006.
Lee-Fang Chow, Fang Zhao, L. David Shen, Hongbo Chi, Xuemei Liu, Jingtao Shan, “3D Traffic Simulation for Intermodal Safety and Security.” Proceedings of the 2006 AATT Conference, Chicago, IL, August 13-16, 2006.
Fabian Cevallo and Fang Zhao, “A Genetic Algorithm for Bus Schedule Synchronization” Proceedings of the 2006 AATT Conference, Chicago, IL, August 13-16, 2006.
Jingtao Shan and Fang Zhao, “AVL Data Mining for Transit Service Performance Information.” Proceedings of the 2006 AATT Conference, Chicago, IL, August 13-16, 2006.
Fang Zhao, “Simulated Annealing–Genetic Algorithm for Transit Network Optimization,” ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2006, pp. 57-68.
Min-Tang Li, Fang Zhao, Lee-Fang Chow, Haitao Zhang, Shi-Chiang Li, “Simulation Model for Estimating Bus Dwell Time by Simultaneously Considering Numbers of Disembarking and Boarding Passengers,” Transportation Research Record 1971, 2006, pp 59-65.
Fabian Cevallos and Fang Zhao, “Minimizing Transfer Times in a Public Transit Network with a Genetic Algorithm,” Transportation Research Record 1971, 2006, pp. 74-79.
Cevallos, F. and F. Zhao, “Minimizing Transfer Times in a Public Transit Network with a Genetic Algorithm,” Transportation Research Record 1971, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 74-79, 2006.
Lee-Fang Chow, Fang Zhao, Xuemei Liu, Min-Tang Li, and Ike Ubaka, “Transit Ridership Model Based on Geographically Weighted Regression,” Transportation Research Record 1972, 2006, pp. 105-114.
Fang Zhao, “Large-Scale Transit Network Optimization by Minimizing Transfers and User Cost,” Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2006, pp. 107-129.
Zhou, G.W. and A. Gan, “Optimal Detector Locations for Transit Signal Priority with Queue Jumper Lanes,” Transportation Research Record 1978, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 123-129, 2006.
Min-Tang Li, Fang Zhao, and Lee-Fang Chow, “Application of Fuzzy Decision Tree for Assigning Seasonal Factor Groups to Coverage Count Stations on Urban Roads in Florida”, ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 132, No. 8, 2006, pp. 654-662.

2005

Hsu, J.J. and Shen, L.D., "Comparative Analyses of APM and LRT Systems for Medium-Capacity Guideway Transit Applications," ASCE APM 2005 Conference, Proceedings, Orlando, Florida, May 1-4, 2005.
Hsu, L. and Shen, L.D., "Light Rail Transit VS. Bus Rapid Transit," CASAF 2005 Conference, Proceedings, Boca Raton, Florida, May 27-29, 2005.
Fang Zhao and Xiaogang Zeng, “Optimization of Layout and Headway for Large-Scale Transit Networks with a Combined Genetic Algorithm and Simulated Annealing Method,” Journal of Engineering Optimization, Taylor and Francis Publisher, Vol. 38, No. 6, 2006, 701-722. (Accepted July 2005).
Hadi, M.A., “Coordinated Traffic Responsive Ramp Metering Strategies – An Assessment Based on Previous Studies,” Proceedings of the the 12th World Congress on ITS, San Francisco CA, November 2005.
Hadi, M.A., D. Quigley, P. Sinha, and L. Hsia “Using IDAS as Part of the Ranking Process of ITS Deployment Alternatives,” Proceedings of the the 12th World Congress on ITS, San Francisco CA, November 2005.
Zhou, G. W. and A. Gan, “Performance of Transit Signal Priority with Queue Jumper Lanes,” Transportation Research Record 1925, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 265-271, 2005.
Zhao, F, I. Ubaka, and A. Gan, “Transit Network Optimization: Minimizing Transfers and Optimizing Service Coverage with an Integrated Simulated Annealing and Tabu Search Method,” Transportation Research Record 1923, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 180-188, 2005.
Hadi, M.A., Quigley, D., Sinha, P., and L Hsia,“ITS Benefit and Cost Parameters for Use in IDAS Evaluations of ITS Deployments in Florida,” Transportation Research Record 1910, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 57-63, 2005.
Lee-Fang Chow, Fang Zhao, and Min-Tang Li, “Evaluation of Aggregate Destination Choice Models and Gravity Models for Trip Distribution in Florida,” Transportation Research Record 1931, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2005, pp. 18-27.
Min-Tang Li, Lee-Fang Chow, and Fang Zhao, “Application of Geographically Stratified Importance Sampling in the Calibration of Aggregated Destination Choice Models for Trip Distribution,” Transportation Research Record No. 1935, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2005, pp. 85-92.
Gan, A., I. Ubaka, and F. Cevallos, “An Automated Bus Stop Data Collection System,” Proceedings of the 2005 Conference on GIS in Transit, National Center for Transit Research (NCTR), 2005.
Gan, A., K.Y. Liu, and I. Ubaka, “Florida Transit Geographic Information System (FTGIS),” Proceedings of the 2005 Conference on GIS in Transit, National Center for Transit Research (NCTR), 2005.

2004

Gan, A. and K. Y. Liu, "A Database System for the Maintenance and Application of Crash Reduction Factors for Highway Safety Improvements," Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, May 26-28, Beijing, China, 2004, pp. 109-114.
Ubaka, I., A. Gan, and J. Zheng, "A Fully Automated System for Transit Peer Selection and Analysis," Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, ASCE, May 26-28, Beijing, China, 2004, pp. 175-180.
Fang Zhao and Ike Ubaka, "Searching for Optimal Transit Network with Simulated Annealing Method," Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Beijing, China, May 26-28, 2004.
Min-Tang Li and Fang Zhao, "Estimating Seasonal Factors for Rural Florida Roads," Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Beijing, China, May 26-28, 2004.
Soon Chung and Fang Zhao, "Spatio-Temporal Relationship between Land Use and Transportation," presented at the 2004 Geographic Information for Transportation Symposium, Rapid City, South Dakota, March 28-31, 2004.
Nokil Park and Fang Zhao, "Identification of Regional Subcenters Using Spatial Data Analysis for Estimating Traffic Volume," presented at the 2004 Geographic Information for Transportation Symposium, Rapid City, South Dakota, March 28-31, 2004.
Sheng Yang and Fang Zhao, "Transit Walk Accessibility Variability with Respect to Trip Purposes and Income," presented at the 2004 Geographic Information for Transportation Symposium, Rapid City, South Dakota, March 28-31, 2004.
Shen, L.D., "Urban Mobility and Safety - Lessons Learned," 5 th Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Proceedings, Taipei, Taiwan, February 11-13, 2004.
Min-Tang Li, Fang Zhao, and Lee-Fang Chow, "Cluster Analysis for Seasonal Factor Estimation," Proceedings of the 5th Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, February 11-13, 2004.
Gan, A., I. Ubaka, and Jun Zheng, "Automated Transit Peer Selection and Analysis," Proceedings of the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 10-14, 2004.
Gonzalez, J. S., E. R. Espino, and A. Gan, "Effects of Regression to the Mean in High Crash Location Identification Process." Proceedings of the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 10-14, 2004.
Shen, J., A. Rodriguez, A. Gan, and P. Brady "Crash Reduction Factors: A State-of-the-Practice Survey of State Departments of Transportation." Proceedings of the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 10-14, 2004.
Fang Zhao and Nokil Park, “Estimation of AADT Using Geographically Weighted Regression Models.,” Transportation Research Record 1879, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2004, pp.99-107.
Min-Tang Li, Fang Zhao, and Yifei Wu, “Application of Regression Analysis for Identifying Factors Affecting Seasonal Traffic Patterns in Southeast Florida,” Transportation Research Record 1870, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2004, pp. 153-161.
Fang Zhao and Ike Ubaka, “Optimization of Transit Network to Minimize Transfers and Optimize Route Directness”, Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2004, pp. 67-82.

2003

Jung, R., Gan, A. and Shen, L.D., "Development Of Variable Peak-To-Daily Ratio Models For Improving The BPR Function," 4 th Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Proceedings, Oakland, California, April 18-20, 2003.
Hsu, J.J. and Shen, L.D. "A Medium-Capacity Transit System Planning Guide For Automated People Movers," 4 th Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Proceedings, Oakland, California, April 18-20, 2003.
Ubaka, I. and A. Gan, "INTDAS: An Integrated National Transit Database Analysis System," Proceedings of the 9th TRB Conference on the Application of Transportation Planning Methods, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 6-10, 2003.
Fang Zhao, Lee-Fang Chow, Min-Tang Li, Imran Ghani, and Albert Gan, "Benefit and Spatial Transferability of Lifestyle Models for Home-Based Work Trips - Case Studies of Three Florida Urban Areas," Paper 03-4265, the 82nd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2003.
Li, M. T., F. Zhao, Y. F. Wu, A. Gan, "Evaluation of Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering Methods," Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2003.
Yue, H. Y., A. Gan, I. Ubaka, "A Decision Model for Bus-Only and HOV Lanes on Freeways," Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2003.
Zhao, F., L. F. Chow, M. T. Li, A. Gan, I. Ghani, "Benefit and Temporal Stabilitiby of Lifestyle Models-Case Studies of Three Florida Urban Areas," Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2003.
Jo, S. J., A. Gan, and G. Bonyani, "Impacts of Truck-Lane Restrictions on Freeway Traffic Operations," Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2003.
Espino, E., J. Gonzalez, and A. Gan, "A Systematic Approach for the Identification of Pedestrian High Crash Locations as Part of Florida's Highway Safety Improvement Program," Transportation Research Record No. 1828, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 83-88, 2003.
Shen J. and A. Gan, "Development of Crash Reduction Factors: Methods, Problems, and Research Needs," Transportation Research Record 1840, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 50-56, 2003.
Fang Zhao, L-Y Chow, M-T, Li, I. Ubaka and A. Gan, "Forecasting Transit Walk Accessibility: Regression Model Alternative to Buffer Method," Transportation Research Record 1835, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 34-41, 2003
Albert Gan, Huanyu Yue, Ike Ubaka, and Fang Zhao, "Development of Operational Performance and Decision Models for Arterial Bus Lanes," Transportation Research Record 1858, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2003, pp. 18-30.

2002

Soon Chung, Fang Zhao, and Shi-Chiang Li, "Micro-scale Study of the Spatiotemporal Interaction between Land Use and Transportation Investments," Presented at the 49th Annual North American Meetings of The Regional Science Association International, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 14-16, 2002.
Zhao, F., M.T. Li, L. F. Chow, A. Gan, and S.C. Li, "Automated Centroid Determination Using GIS," Proceedings of theGIS-T 2002 Symposium, Atlanta, GA, March 25-27, 2002.
Fang Zhao, Min-Tang, Lee-Fang Chow, and Shi-Chiang Li, "Exploring Trip Patterns Using GIS," Proceedings of the GIS-T 2002 Symposium, Atlanta, GA, March 25-27, 2002.
Hsu, J.J., Huang, L. and Shen, L.D. "Transportation Planning and Coordination for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing," 3rd Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Proceedings, Beijing, China, May 10-13, 2002.
Hsu, J.J. and Shen, L.D. "APM as A Medium-Capacity Transit System: A World-wide Review," 3rd Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Proceedings, Beijing, China, May 10-13, 2002.
Lahiri, S., A. C. Gan, and Q. Shen, "Using Simulation to Estimate Speed Improvements from Simple Ramp Metering at On-Ramp Junctions," Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., January 2002.
Gan, A. C., B. Stephens, and Q. Shen, "Safety of Triple Left-turn Lanes in Florida," Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., January 2002.
Gan, A. C., I. Ubaka, and F. Zhao, "Integrated National Transit Database Analysis System (INTDAS)," Transportation Research Record 1799, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 78-88, 2002.

2001

Shen, L.D., "APM as A Medium-Capacity Transit System: Taipei’s Experience," ASCE APM8 Conference, Proceedings, San Francisco, July 8-11, 2001.
Jo Penrose, Fang Zhao, and Min-Tang Li, "Making Life Easier for Planners, Elected Officials, and Their Constituents - Visualizing the Interaction of Transportation and Land Use," Proceedings of the 8th Conference on Applications of Transportation Planning Methods, Corpus Christi, TX, April 22-26, 2001.
Fang Zhao, Min-Tang Li, and Jo Penrose, "A GIS Tool for Integrating Land Use and Transportation Planning," Proceedings of the GIS-T 2001 Symposium, Crystal City, VA, April 9-11, 2001.
Albert Gan and Fang Zhao, "A Prototype Transit Information System," Proceedings of ICTPA 2001 Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, April 6-9, 2001.
Min-Tang Li, Lee-Fang Chow, Albert Gan, and Fang Zhao, "Travel Characteristics of Retired, Non-retired, and Seasonal Population Groups," Proceedings of ICTPA 2001 Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, April 6-9, 2001.
Fang Zhao and Soon Chung, "Contributing Factors of Annual Average Daily Traffic in a Florida County: Exploration with Geographic Information System and Regression Models," Transportation Research Record No. 1769, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2001, pp.113-122.

2000

Fang Zhao, Albert Gan, and Min-Tang Li, "Alternative Trip Distribution methodologies for the Florida Standard Model," presented at and included in the Proceedings of the Florida Transportation Modeling Applications Conference, Clear Water, FL, May 15-17, 2000.
Fang Zhao, Min-Tang Li, and Jo Penrose, "Visualization of Land Use and Transportation Interaction - Integration of GIS and Demand Analysis," presented at and included in Florida Transportation Modeling Applications Conference, Clear Water, FL, May 15-17, 2000.
Shen, L.D., "Air Transportation: Prospect and Retrospect," 2nd Asia-Pacific Transportation Development Conference, Proceedings, Hong Kong , February 19-22, 2000.

1999

Shen, LD., "Transportation - Prospect and Retrospect," Japan Railway and Transport Review, pp. 18-22, December 1999, Tokyo, Japan.
Luo, C., Xie, S., and Shen, L.D., "Rapid Rail Transit on the World Wide Web: A Worldwide Review," a paper Presented at the America Public Transit Association (APTA) 1999 Rapid Rail Transit Conference, Toronto, Canada, May 1999.
Shen, LD., and Xu, A., "Lessons Learned from the New Hong Kong Airport," ICTPA 12th International Conference Proceedings, Los Angeles, California, May 28-30, 1999.
Zhao, F., Xia, Q., Shen, L.D., & Chen, Z., "Estimation of Annual Average Daily Traffic for Non-State Roads," a paper Presented at the TRB 1999 Annual Meeting and publication in the Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academy of Science, Washington, D.C., 1999
Qing Xia, Fang Zhao, Zhangmin Chen, L. David Shen, and Diana Ospina, "Estimation of Annual Average Daily Traffic for Nonstate Roads in a Florida County," Transportation Research Record, No. 1660, Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1999, pp.32-40.
Li, M. T and A. C. Gan, "Signal Timing Optimization for Oversaturated Networks Using TRANSYT-7F," Transportation Research Record 1683, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1999.
Gan, A. C., "Use of Computer Simulation in Traffic System Modeling," Proceedings of the 10th Chinese American Scholars Association of Florida, Orlando, Florida, 1999.

1998

Luo, C. and Shen, L.D., "Transportation Data Analysis with Interactive GIS," ASCE South Florida Section 1998 Annual Meeting, Proceedings, Sanibel Island, Florida, October 23-24, 1998.
Elbadrawi, H., Zhao, F., Shen, L.D., and Ospina, D., "South Dade Busway: Lessons Learned," ASCE South Florida Section 1998 Annual Meeting, Proceedings, Sanibel Island, Florida, October 23-24, 1998.
Shen, L.D. and Zhao, F., "Airport Intermodal Center: A Worldwide Review," ASCE South Florida Section 1998 Annual Meeting, Proceedings, Sanibel Island, Florida, October 23-24, 1998.
Gomez, A., Zhao, F., Shen, LD., "Benefits of Transit AVL and AVL Implementation in the U.S.," a paper Presented at the TRB 1998 Annual Meeting and publication in the Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academy of Science,Washington, D.C., 1998.

1997

Shen, L.D., "Urban Automated People Mover: Costs and Benefits," The Fourth International Conference on City Planning, Transportation, and Traffic Engineering, Proceedings, Singapore, September 25-27, 1997.
Zhao, F.; Gomez, A.; Shen, L.D., "AVL Role in ITS and AVL Planning in Public Transit Agencies,"South Florida Section 1997 Annual Meeting, Proceedings, Clearwater, Florida, September 18-20, 1997.
Zhao, F., Wang, L. & Shen LD., "Temporal Geographic Information System and Its Application to Transportation," Transportation Research Record No.1593, pp. 47-54, Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academy of Science, Washington, D.C., 1997.
Shen, LD. & Zhao, F., "Airport Automated People Mover: Costs and Benefits," ASCE Sixth International Conference on Automated People Movers, Proceedings, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 9-13, 1997.
Shen, LD., "New Airport Development Trends in the Asia-Pacific Basin," ICTPA ASCE Tenth International Conference, Proceedings, San Francisco, California, February 14-16, 1997.
Shen, LD. "Intermodal Transportation Planning at RRT Stations," Institute of Transportation (IOT) 1997 Seminar Proceedings, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, January 22-24, 1997.
Shen, LD. "Parking Deamnd and Supply," Institute of Transportation (IOT) 1997 Seminar Proceedings, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, January 22-24, 1997.
Shen, LD. "An Overview of Urban Parking Management," Institute of Transportation (IOT) 1997 Seminar Proceedings, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, January 22-24, 1997

1996

Shen, LD. "Successful Intermodal Guideway Transit Systems for the 21st Century," CAAPCON 1996 Meeting Proceedings, pp. IV-5-1/4, Ottawa, Canada, June 29 - July 2, 1996.
Shen, LD. "Airport Planning: Past, Present, and Future," Institute of Transportation (IOT) 1996 Seminar Proceedings, pp. I-1/32, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, June 3-5, 1996.
Shen, LD. "Planning & Design of Airport Rail Connections," Institute of Transportation (IOT) 1996 Seminar Proceedings, pp. II-1/31, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, June 3-5, 1996.
Shen, LD. "Rapid Transit Planning: Past, Present, and Future," Institute of Transportation (IOT) 1996 Seminar Proceedings, pp. III-1/26, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, June 3-5, 1996.
Shen, L.D., "The Intermodal Center at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport," South Florida Section 1996 Annual Meeting, Proceedings, Palm Beach, Florida, September 27-28, 1996.
Shen, L.D., Huang, J. & Zhao, F., "APM Applications: A Worldwide Review" Presented at the TRB 1996 Annual Transportation Research Record, Academy of Science, Washington, D.C., 1996.
Ospina, D., Zhao, F. & Shen, L.D., "Applications of Different Light Rail Operation Modes," 1996 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
Zhao, F., Shen L.D., & Wang, "An Airport APM Intermodal Cost Study," 1996 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
Shen, L.D. & Huang, J. "The Role of APM in a Intermodal Guideway Transit System," ASCE Fifth International Conference on Automated People Movers, Proceedings, Paris, France, June 10-14, 1996.

1995

Attoh-Okine, N.O & Shen, L.D. "Perspective of Smart Cards Transit," Institute of Transportation Engineers Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, April 9-12, 1995.
Liu, X; Shen, L.D. & Huang, J., "Analysis of Bicycle Accidents Countermeasures in Beijing, China," paper Research Board (TRB) 1995 Annual Meeting and publication at the TRB TR Record, paper no. 951095, Transportation Research Board, National Academy Washington, D.C., 1995.
Liu, X; Shen, L.D., Chen, S. & Huang, J., "Nonmotorized Major Highway System in China," paper Research Board (TRB) 1995 Annual Meeting and publication at the TRB TR Record, paper no. 951102, Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Washington, D.C., 1995.
Shen, L.D.; Zhao, F. & Huang, J. "Evaluation of Automated People Movers as Line- Haul Systems," ASCE 1995 Transportation Congress Proceedings, San Diego, California, October 22-26, 1995.
Huang, J. & Shen, L.D. "Intermodal Guideway Transit Systems in Europe," ASCE 1995 Transportation Congress Proceedings, San Diego, California, October 22-26, 1995.
Shen, L.D. & Luo, C. "Guideway Transit Planning Guidelines to Support Affordable Housing," XXIII IAHS World Congress Proceedings, Singapore, September 25-29, 1995.
Shen, L.D. & Huang, J. "Capacity & Cost effectiveness of Automated People Movers," International Symposium on automotive Technology & Automation (ISATA) 28th Annual Meeting Proceedings, Stuttgart, Germany, September 18-22, 1995.
Attoh-Okine, N. & Shen, L.D. "Contact-less Smart Cards Application in Mass Transit," International Symposium on automotive Technology & Automation (ISATA) 28th Annual Meeting Proceedings, Stuttgart, Germany, September 18-22, 1995.
Attoh-Okine, N. & Shen, L.D. "Issues & Requirements in Smart Cards as A Fare Collection Media for Person-Based System Application," American Public Transit Association (APTA) 1995 Rapid Transit Conference Proceedings, New York, NY, June 10-14, 1995.
Shen, L.D.; Zhao, F.; Sheck, R. "A Study of Successful Intermodal Guideway Transit Systems," Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) 65th Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, August 5-8, 1995.
Shen, L.D.; Lee, Y.K.; Sheck, R. "Planning for Successful Intermodal Guideway Transit Systems," Pacific Rim TransTech Conference, Seattle, Washington, July 30 - August 2, 1995.
Attoh-Okine, N.O & Shen, L.D. "Security Issues of Emerging Smart Cards Fare Collection Application in Mass Transit," Pacific Rim TransTech Conference, Seattle, Washington, July 30 - August 2, 1995.
Shen, L.D.; Zhao, F.; Sheck, R. "Implementation of Intermodal Guideway Public Systems for the 21st Century," Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) International Technology Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, April 9-12, 1995.

1994

Shen, L.D., "The Resurgence of Commuter Rail," ITE Journal, Vol. 44, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Washington, D.C., March 1994.
Shen, L.D., & Lai, S.S., "An Overview of the Automated People Taipei," a paper accepted for publication Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academy of Science, No. 1451, pp. 100-104, Washington, D.C., 1994.
Shen, L.D. & Luo, C. "Joint Development of the Stations of Guideway Transit Systems in Hong Kong," Proceedings of Pacific Rim Council on Urban Development (PRCUD) 1994 Conference, Taipei, Republic of China, November 1-3, 1994.
Huang, J. & Shen, L.D. "Intermodal Guideway Public Transit Systems in the Paris-Lille Corridor," Proceedings of Pacific Rim Council on Urban Development (PRCUD) 1994 Conference, Taipei, Republic of China, November 1-3, 1994.
Shen, L.D.; Liu, X.; & Luo, C. "A Study of Non-Motorized Passenger Transport in China," International Symposium on Non-Motorized Transportation, Proceedings, Beijing, China, May 23-25, 1994.
Wei, H; Shen, L.D.; Liu, X.; & Huang, J. "Correlation Between the Characteristics of Bicycle Movements and the Capacity of Bicycle Lanes," International Symposium on Non-Motorized Transportation, Proceedings, Beijing, China, May 23-25, 1994.
Xiong, Y. & Shen, L.D. "Development of a Freeway HOV Alternative Simulation and Evaluation Model," 7th International Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicles Systems, Los Angeles, California, June 5-8, 1994.

1993

Shen, L.D., "Airport Planning & Development for A Prosperous 21st Century," Chinese American Academic & Professional Conference (CAAPCON) 1993, Proceedings, Chicago, Illinois, July 2-5, 1993.
Liu, X; Shen, L.D. & Ren, F., "Overview of Bicycle Transportation in China," Transportation Research Record 1396, pp. 1-4, 1993, National Academy of Science, Washington, D.C.
Liu, X; Shen, L.D. & Ren, F., "Operational Analysis of Bicycle Beijing, China," Transportation Research Record Research Board, National Academy of Science, Washington, D.C., 1993.
Shen, L.D., "Six-Year Transportation Development Plan in Taiwan, Ambitious Plan for the Future," ITE Journal, Vol. 63, No. 5, pp. 18-22, May 1993.
Shen, L.D., "The Role of APM in a Multi-Modal Transit System," ASCE Fourth International Conference on Automated People Movers, Proceedings, Dallas, Texas, 1993.