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NCHRP Synthesis 20-05/Topic 45-03 Current Practices to Set a DBE Goal on Design Build Projects Letter of Interest Proposal Submitted by:

RSTS, Inc. Cary, NC 27511 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 60616 August 13, 2013

Road Safety & Transportation Solutions, Inc. Illinois Institute of Technology

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Letter of Interest

August 13, 2013 Mr. Jon Williams, Director for TRB IDEA and Synthesis Studies Phone: (202) 334-3245, E-Mail: [email protected] Ms. Tanya Zwahlen, Senior Program Officer Phone: (585) 315-1834, E-Mail: [email protected] RE: NCHRP Synthesis 20-05/Topic 45-03:

Current Practices to Set a DBE Goal on Design-Build Projects Dear Mr. Williams and Ms. Zwahlen,

Please accept this letter as a formal expression of the interest of Road Safety and Transportation Solutions (RSTS), Inc. in conjunction with a subcontractor, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), in undertaking the NCHRP Synthesis 20-05/Topic 45-03: Current Practices to Set a DBE Goal on Design Build Projects.

Design-build is a contractor project delivery method that combines design and construction phases into one agreement. The design and build phases are bundled and delivered by a single entity. It is a cost-efficient contracting method typically used for complex and large projects. It has been used in construction projects for many years but it’s relatively new in transportation industry.

In response to a Request for Proposal (RFP), the submitter is required to identify major participants and key personnel. The RFP usually sets forth a Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) goal which can be sometimes separated for design and construction parts. The DBE goal calculation and monitoring are complicated for the design-build contracts because of limited data evidence in DBE involvements for the rational shares of design and construction portions. In reality, usually the design firm is not able to monitor the DBE involvement in construction portion as shown in the chart below.

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Engineering Firm(Design)

DBE

Construction Firm (Build)

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The research team proposes to review, analyze, and synthesize the difficulties that state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) face to set DBE goal and monitor compliance on design-build projects. First, the existing literature will be reviewed and a survey of the state DBE Liaisons will be conducted. Next, the research team will document design-build projects and identify the best practices DOTs are using to set the DBE goal and performance measures in design and construction phases. Particular attention will be given to the legal issues that state DOT DBE programs may face in setting and compliance monitoring practices. Then, information on creating, interpreting or enforcing Part 26 on design-build projects will be provided. Further, The research team will assess how private public partnership (3P) projects are documented and comply with Part 26, and if there are similarities on issues of compliance as with design-build projects.

Over the last five years, the research team leaders have served as Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI for over two million dollars of research studies on projects funded by state transportation agencies and the private sector. Here are a few highlights of our qualification in leading the proposed project:

Road Safety and Transportation Solutions Road Safety and Transportation Solutions, Inc. (RSTS) is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. It began as a safety and transportation consulting firm known for its experienced consultants, innovative safety ideas, and feasible transportation solutions. The company quickly expanded its services to other states including Michigan, Georgia, and Massachusetts. Currently, RSTS provides consulting operations in various states from three established offices, in Cary, North Carolina, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Boston, Massachusetts. We provide engineering services in all areas of civil engineering design, construction, planning and management of infrastructure. We at RSTS have been committed to playing an active and vital role in improving the quality of life of the citizens on the local, state, and national levels. We have consistently completed our projects, large and small, in both a timely and cost efficient manner while building strong relationships with our clients. Our RSTS Team is known for its leadership and commitment. We are especially involved in providing transportation safety solutions in the areas of rail and highway safety, pedestrian safety and planning, and operational solutions. We at RSTS have the ability and experience to analyze all modes of transportation through the latest modeling technology in rail, traffic, pedestrian, and multi–modal operations. Being at the cutting edge of transportation technology, we bring all of these disciplines together in designs that move people safely and efficiently, while still respecting the characters of the project surroundings.

RSTS is a Qualified DBE RSTS is certified as a DBE consulting firm in the states of North Carolina and Georgia and we are pre-approved by NCDOT and GDOT to provide traffic related design and construction services. Copies of our DBE certifications are enclosed.


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Administering stakeholder surveys For most of the projects led by RSTS/IIT, extensive agency and user surveys were administered using questionnaires filled online or through telephone interviews using structured questions. The agency participants were well represented by transportation agencies at state and local levels. In particular, some of the agency surveys also targeted multiple offices within the same transportation agency. This rich experience will ensure the RSTS/IIT research group to find the right contacts for design-build practices in state transportation agencies in the United States and provinces in Canada for survey participation needed for executing the proposed research tasks.

NCHRP Project Experiences The RSTS/IIT research team was a team member for NCHRP project 08-71: Methodology for Estimating Life Expectancies of Highway Assets (NCHRP report 713, Volume 2). In addition, team members served on the panel of NCHRP Panel 17-62: Improved Prediction Models for Crash Types and Crash Severities, and are currently serving on the panel of NCHRP project 07-21: Asset Management Guidance for Traffic Control Devices, Barriers, and Lighting. I am the Chair of the ASCE T&DI Security Subcommittee, and have been recently appointed as the secretary of the Street & Highway Operations Committee. This will allow me to lead the RSTS/IIT research group interacting with NCHRP project panel effectively to complete the project and submit quality deliverables in a timely manner.

The application package includes the following materials: i) a statement of compliance with the contract terms, ii) curriculum vitae of the RSTS/IIT team leaders, Dr. Reza Jafari and Dr. Zongzhi Li, and iii) RSTS DBE Certifications with the states of North Carolina and Georgia.

We look forward to your review and favorable consideration.

Sincerely,

Reza Jafari, Ph.D., PE, PTOE President, Road Safety and Transportation Solutions, Inc.


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Statement of Compliance

August 13, 2013 Mr. Jon Williams, Director for TRB IDEA and Synthesis Studies Phone: (202) 334-3245, E-Mail: [email protected] Ms. Tanya Zwahlen, Senior Program Officer Phone: (585) 315-1834, E-Mail: [email protected] RE: NCHRP Synthesis 20-05/Topic 45-03:

Current Practices to Set a DBE Goal on Design-Build Projects Dear Mr. Williams and Ms. Zwahlen,

This letter acknowledges and confirms the commitment of Road Safety and Transportation Solutions (RSTS), Inc./ Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in the prosecution and completion of the research tasks set forth in the NCHRP Syntheses 20-05/Topic 45-03: Current Practices to Set a DBE Goal on Design Build Projects. The personnel of RSTS/IIT research team are highly qualified to carry out the research work and are readily available to commence the work immediately upon notice of award.

As a DBE consulting firm, the RSTS team is prepared to expedite all research tasks in accordance with NCHRP’s contract administrator’s direction and to carry out this synthesis study to the utmost satisfaction of the NCHRP and target audience of the research products. We look forward to being selected to perform this important work that will advance DBE participation of design-build projects nationwide.

Sincerely yours,

Reza Jafari, Ph.D., PE, PTOE President, Road Safety and Transportation Solutions, Inc.

Reza Jafari, PhD, PE, PTOE RSTS Inc., 1135 Kildaire Farm Road, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27511

Web: www.RSTSinc.com, Email: [email protected], Phone: 919-604-0808

Dr. Reza Jafari currently serves as President of the Road Safety and Transportation

Solutions, Inc. Reza holds a diploma in transportation modeling from Massachusetts

Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA, a PhD degree from North Carolina State

University in Raleigh, NC, and a Master’s of Science degree from Northeastern University

in Boston, MA, in Civil/ Transportation Engineering. Reza is a registered Professional

Engineer in the states of New York, North Carolina, and Georgia and holds a Professional

Traffic Operations Engineer certificate. His professional experience includes over ten

years in Traffic and Transportation Engineering. He has worked on numerous projects and research studies.

Reza’s experience includes working with both public and private clients. He has worked on projects involving

safety analysis, planning, capacity analysis, traffic impact analysis, parking studies, pedestrian access

improvements, signal design, roadway improvements, and ITS Reza has been published in numerous journals

and conference papers, and has presented his work and research in over 20 States. His past work experience

includes WSP-USA and the North Carolina Department of Transportation. He is the Chair of the ASCE T&DI

Security Subcommittee, and has been recently appointed as the secretary of the Street & Highway Operations

Committee.

EDUCATION Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Diploma in Transportation Modeling North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Ph.D. in Civil/Transportation Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, MA, Masters of Science in Civil/Transportation Engineering Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

EXPERIENCE

Road Safety & Transportation Solutions Inc. (RSTS, Inc.), Cary, NC, Dec 2011 – Now

President – Transportation, traffic, and safety manager Appointed as the secretary of Street & Highway Operations Committee of T&DI, June 4, 2013 Certified with the State of Georgia as a DBE, Vendor ID Code 12909, April 30, 2013 Completed requirements in “Going Global with the International Trade Division”, Fayetteville Technical

Community College, March 28, 2013 Appointed as the Security Subcommittee Chair of the T&DI, ASCE, November 5, 2012 Certified with the City of Durham as SDBE, October 29, 2012 Work on Driver Behavior in Complex Navigation and Hazard Negotiation Under Distraction with NCSU

for NCDOT, Sept 2012 Sponsored 10th Access Management Conference, Transportation Planning, July 17-20, 2012, Dallas, TX Joined RTA Fast Research Program, May 21, 2012 Sponsored 2012 NCAMPO Conference, Asheville, NC, May 2-4, 2012 Sponsored RTA 2012 event: Higher Speed Rail in North Carolina and Virginia, April 27, 2012 Sponsored 2012 Southern District ITE Meeting, Lexington, KY, April 15-18, 2012 Joined Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA), April 13, 2012 Prequalified with NCDOT as a Private Consulting Firm, April 2, 2012 Sponsored NCSITE Student Led Meeting, Raleigh, NC, March 30,2012 Certified with the City of Raleigh as a DBE, March 29, 2012 Certified as Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) with the Statewide Uniform Certification

(SWUC) program, March 28, 2012 Certified as Research Associate with Mineta Transportation Institute, San José, CA, March 23, 2012 Certified with the State of North Carolina as a Small Professional Services Firm (SPSF), March 19, 2012

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Work on median treatments benefits for Mobility and Safety Division of the NCDOT, February 22, 2012 Certified with the State of North Carolina as a DBE, February 13, 2012

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Aug 2004 – Dec 2011

Researcher – Safety effect of the access points near signalized intersections Collected and analyzed collision data using TEAAS and DMV police crash reports Developed a statistical model for the number of crashes related to the access points using SAS® Performed crash analysis and provided safety improvements to the hazardous sites Provided general policy recommendations for deficient sites Recommended a guideline for site planners to avoid constructing higher collision sites

Research Assistant – Railroad crossing wayside horn project Collected and analyzed railroad recorded images and sound level data Collected and analyzed surveys from drivers, residents, and train engineers Prepared reports, technical letters and gave presentations to NCDOT and NCSITE

WSP-SELLS, Cary, NC, Oct 2006 – Jan 2010

Transportation Engineer – Transportation Services Performed site visits to observe road geometry and collect traffic data Prepared trip generation and distribution analysis using ITE Trip Generation Manual based on the

expected traffic of proposed developments Provided capacity analysis and traffic modeling using Synchro, Simtraffic, and HCS for highways,

intersections, bridges and other facilities in MA, NY, NJ, and NC Prepared Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) according to the base, future no-build (without proposed

development) and future build (with proposed development) conditions Provided recommendations to improve level of service Provided parking requirements according to the ITE Parking Generation Prepared crash analysis for New York and New Jersey highways using Highway Safety Analysis (HSA)

and police report for Priority Investigation Locations (PILs) Recommend improvements and solutions to increase safety and reduce crashes and their severity Worked for WSP Middle East, Dubai office on multiple projects, Summer 2009

North Carolina Department of Transportation, Raleigh, NC, May 2006 – Oct 2006

Plan Review Design Engineer – Traffic Engineering and Congestion Management Unit Provided engineering analysis, design, and review operation and safety for projects using capacity

analysis and traffic modeling software/guidelines such as HCM, AASHTO Design, ITE Trip Generation Manual, MUTCD, HCS2000, Synchro, Simtraffic, and the Driveway Manual of NC

Prepared technical letters and recommend roadway improvements to mitigate capacity problems Worked on roadway plans using MicroStation and AutoCAD

Northeastern University, Boston, MA, Aug 2001 – Aug 2004

Research Assistant – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Collected aerial images, traffic volumes and signal timings from engineering agencies Simulated Washington Street in Boston, MA using Vissim Analyzed the dataset of traffic flows for several arterials from MIT Modeled the driver behavior based on the car following and MLE using Gauss

COMPUTER SKILLS

Traffic: Highway Capacity Software (HCS); Trafficware (Synchro and Simtraffic); aaSIDRA; Vissim; TSIS (Corsim), and TEAAS (Traffic Engineering Accident Analysis System)

CAD: MicroStation; AutoCAD; ArcGIS; TransCAD and Mobile Math: Matlab; Maple and Gauss Accounting: QuickBooks Others: Adobe Photoshop; Microsoft Visio; Microsoft Office

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LICENSES/ CERTIFICATES

Certification of Professional Engineer; License# 035704; North Carolina Board of Engineers, June 2009 Certification of Professional Engineer; License# 090473; New York Board of Engineers, May 2012 Certification of Professional Engineer; License# PE038164; Georgia Board of Engineers, July 2013 Certification of Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE); License# 2744; Transportation

Professional Certification Board Inc., September 2009 Certification of Professional Engineer; NCEES Records Program, Record# 40847, March 2010 Certificate of Completion: “Proven Countermeasures for Roadway Safety in NC”, August 2013 Certificate of Completion: “Designing Pedestrian Facilities for Accessibility”, August 2011 Certificate of Completion: “Design For Pedestrian Safety”, December 2010 Synchro/Simtraffic Workshop, NCITE SimCap User Group, December 11, 2007 Scholarship of Road Safety Audits for Local Governments Workshop, June 24, 2007 Scholarship of Donald Blackburn Memorial from NC Section of ITE (NCSITE), November 2006 Participation in Synchro/ Simtraffic training of NCDOT, August 2006 Certificate of Completion: Traffic Engineering Accident Analysis System (TEAAS), July 2006 Certification of FE/EIT from Massachusetts Board of Engineers, October 2003 Certification in Tutoring from Northeastern University, November 2001 Passenger Car Maintenance Certification from Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, May 1998 Computer Programming Certification from Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, March 1998 Certification in Construction Surveying from Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, June 1997

MEMBERSHIPS

Street and Highway Operations Committee of the T&DI ASCE, Secretory – and Member, since 2013 Security Subcommittee of the T&DI ASCE, Chair, since 2012 NCHRP Panel 17-62 "Improved Prediction Models for Crash Types and Crash Severities”, Member 2012 2013 Green Streets, ASCE Conference, Scientific Program Committee, Member 2012 NCSITE Transit User Group, Member 2012 TRB Safety Data, Analysis and Evaluation Committee friend, since 2011 ITE Journal publication Peer Review Team, since 2010 TRB Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics Committee friend, since 2009 Highway Safety Manual (HSM) Review Team, since 2008 American Society of Landscape Architects, since 2007 Transportation and Development Institute of ASCE Safety Committee member, since 2007 TRB Traffic Signal Systems Committee friend, since 2007 TRB Access Management Committee friend, since 2007 TRB Geometric Design Committee friend, since 2007 American Society of Mechanical Engineers, since 2001 American Planning Association, since 2006 American Society of Highway Engineers, since 2005 Transportation and Development Institute, since 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers, since 2002 Institute of Transportation Engineers, since 2002

PAPERS/ PRESENTATIONS 1. NCDOT; Update Progress “Railroad Crossing Wayside Horn Evaluation”; May 11, 2005; Raleigh, NC 2. NCSITE Meeting; “Railroad Crossing Wayside Horn Evaluation”; March 28, 2006; Raleigh, NC 3. ITE Massachusetts (MAITE), “Stationary Horn: A Better Solution?”; February 9, 2007; Boston, MA 4. Transportation Engineering, CE 400; NCSU; “Synchro and Simtraffic”; February 13, 2007; Raleigh, NC 5. NCSITE Meeting; “Evaluation of Access Points”; March 20, 2007; Greensboro, NC 6. 55th Southern District of ITE (SDITE); “Evaluation of Access Points”; April 24, 2007; Knoxville, TN 7. TRB 3rd Urban Street Symposium; “Evaluation of Access Points in NC”; June 27, 2007; Seattle, WA

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8. TRB 87th Annual Meeting; “Safety Effects of Driveways near Signalized Intersections & Interchange Ramps”; January 13, 2008; Washington, DC

9. MAITE meeting, “Contra-Flow Left Interchange: Design, Operation, Safety, and Other Issues”; February 22, 2008; Boston, MA

10. 56th SDITE Meeting; “Safety Effect of Driveways Near Signalized Intersections and Interchange Ramps”; March 31, 2008; Charleston, SC

11. 56th SDITE Meeting; “Contra-Flow Left Interchange: Design, Operation, Safety, and Policy Issues”; March 31, 2008; Charleston, SC

12. TRB 1st International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices; “Evaluation of the Railroad Crossing Wayside Horn”; Presented by Zhigao Wang, PhD; April 24-26, 2008; Beijing, China

13. 8th Iranian Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering; “Railroad Crossing Wayside Horn: Residents’ Relief and Drivers’ Safety”; May 13, 2008; Tehran, Iran

14. 8th National Conference on Access Management, Sustainable Solutions for Transportation; “Safety evaluation of access points near intersections and interchanges”; July 13 – 16, 2008; Baltimore, MD

15. 2008 NCAMPO Conference; “Complete Street Concept: Issues and Concerns in NC”; November 12-14, 2008; New Bern, NC

16. 15th World Congress on ITS; “Contra-Flow Left Interchange Design, Operation, and Safety Issues”; November 16-20, 2008; New York City, NY

17. 2009 NCSITE Meeting; “Safety Effects of Driveways Affected by Signalized Intersections and Signalized Interchange Ramps”; March 25, 2009; Raleigh, NC

18. 57th SDITE Meeting; “Complete Streets: Equal Footing for Bicycles, Pedestrians, and Vehicles”; April 19-22, 2009; Birmingham, AL

19. 2009 ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibit; “A Review on In-pavement Flashing Warning Light System”; August 10, 2009; San Antonio, TX

20. NCSU ITE meeting; “Safety on Driveways”; January 29, 2010, Raleigh, NC 21. 58th SDITE Meeting; “Vehicle Collisions Caused by Access Points”; April 12, 2010; Portsmouth, VA 22. 10th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering; “Complete Street: A New

Approach to Smooth and Safe the Road Usage”; November 23, 2010; Tehran, Iran 23. 6th Graduate Research Symposium; “How Safe is Your Driveway?”; March 21, 2011, Raleigh, NC 24. Journal of Accident Analysis and Prevention; “Early Investigation of the Access Points near Signalized

Intersections”; in progress 25. Journal of Transportation Safety & Security; “Safety Analysis of the Access Points near Signalized

Intersections”; in progress 26. NCSU ITE Student Chapter; “Intellectual properties and how to protect them”, Jan 1, 2012, Raleigh, NC 27. 60th SDITE Meeting; “Safety Issues at Signalized Intersections”; April 15-18, 2012; Lexington, KY 28. 60th SDITE Meeting; “Should there be an AGE LIMIT for driving?”; April 15-18, 2012; Lexington, KY 29. 2012 NCAMPO Conference; “Better Accommodation of Transit through Complete Streets Design”;

May 2-4, 2012; Asheville, NC 30. 2012 NCAMPO Conference; “Access Management Mobile Workshop”; May 2-4, 2012; Asheville, NC 31. NCSU Professional Development Seminars; “Protecting Your Intellectual Properties as a Student,

Inventor, and Entrepreneur”; May 22, 2012; Raleigh, NC 32. 2012 NCSITE Mid-Year Meeting; “Median Treatment Benefits”, May 25, 2012; Wrightsville Beach, NC 33. 10th Access Management Conference, Transportation Planning; “Early Investigation of the Access

Points near Signalized Intersections”; July 17-20, 2012; Dallas, TX 34. TRB 92nd Annual Meeting; “Safety Effects of the Access Points near Signalized Intersections”; January

15, 2013; Washington, DC 35. ASCE, NC Section Eastern Branch; “Roundabouts vs. Signalized and Unsignalized Intersections”; April

18, 2013; Raleigh, NC 36. ASCE-NC Spring Technical Seminar; “Roundabout: A Better Approach Toward A More Sustainable

World”; April 26, 2013; Raleigh, NC

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Zongzhi Li, Associate Professor

Director of IIT Center for Work Zone Safety and Mobility (Renamed as IIT Sustainable Transportation

and Infrastructure Research- STAIR) Center

Director of IIT Transportation Engineering Laboratory

Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology

3201 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60616

Phone: (312) 567-3556, Fax: (312) 567-3519, E-Mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Transportation and Infrastructure Systems Engineering Purdue University December 2003

Dissertation: Multicriteria Highway Programming Incorporating Risk and Uncertainty:

A Methodology for Highway Asset Management System

Advisor: Kumares C. Sinha (Member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering)

MSIE Operations Research Purdue University August 2002

Advisor: Thomas L. Morin

MSCE Transportation and Infrastructure Systems Engineering Purdue University May 2000

Thesis: A Methodology for the Determination of Load and Non-load Shares of Highway

Pavement Routine Maintenance and Rehabilitation Expenditures

Advisor: Kumares C. Sinha

BE Magna Cum Laude Chang’an University, Xi’an, China July 1992

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

- 04/2010- Present, Associate Professor (with Tenure), Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago,

Illinois

- 09/2011- Present, Director, Center for Work Zone Safety and Mobility, Illinois Institute of

Technology, Chicago, Illinois

- 09/2006- 08/2011, Associate Director, Center for Work Zone Safety and Mobility, Illinois Institute of

Technology, Chicago, Illinois

- 08/2004- Present, Director, Transportation Engineering Laboratory, Illinois Institute of Technology,

Chicago, Illinois

- 08/2004- 03/2010, Assistant Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois

- 10/2003- 08/2004, Researcher, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

- 07/1998- 09/2003, Graduate Research Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

- 09/1992- 01/1998, Highway Engineer, Xinjiang Dept. of Transportation, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

REGISTRATION

E.I. (State of Wisconsin)

HONORS AND AWARDS

- Sigma Xi Award for Excellence in Research, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2011

- Arthur M. Wellington Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011

- Senior Research Fellow, Reason Foundation, 2009

- Charley V. Wootan Award, U.S. Council of University Transportation Centers, 2001

- IRF Fellowship, International Road Federation, 1998

PATENT

Title: System for Continuous Vehicular Travel on Crossing Roadways

Patent Number: 8109690; approved on September 20, 2011

SOFTWARE

- Chicago TRANSIMS Model, 2011

- Indiana Highway Asset Management System, 2003

TEACHING INTERESTS

- Transportation systems analysis (demand and supply modeling), evaluation (life-cycle cost analysis,

multicriteria analysis), and asset management (statistical and econometric methods, optimization

techniques, risk and uncertainty models, large-scale simulation, and new technologies for improved

transportation system performance in economic, social, and environmental dimensions)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

- Multimodal transportation infrastructure (pavements, bridges, traffic devices and safety hardware)

and dynamic traffic network mobility, safety, security and emergency evacuation, and energy

consumption/vehicle emission performance modeling

- Sustainable transportation asset management addressing issues of system component

interdependency, integration, and risk and uncertainty

- Transportation network economics

PUBLICATIONS

a. Books

1. Li, Z. 2015. Transportation Asset Management. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL

(Preparing Manuscript, Expected in March 2015).

2. Li, Z., A.T. Moore, and S.R. Staley. 2013. Megacity Mobility: Meeting the Traffic Congestion

Challenge in Global Cities. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Lanham, MD (Finalizing

Manuscript, Expected in December 2013).

3. Li, Z., and S.H. Lee. 2009. Highway Asset Management under Risk and Uncertainty: Methodology,

Models and Application. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller AG & CoKG, Saarbrücken, Germany (ISBN: 363-

914-553-4).

4. Li, Z. 2009. Multicriteria Highway Programming Incorporating Risk and Uncertainty: A

Methodology for Integrated Highway Asset Management. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller AG & CoKG,

Saarbrücken, Germany (ISBN: 363-914-540-2).

b. Refereed Book Chapters

1. Li, Z., S. Madanua, and S. Lee. 2011. Highway Transportation Project Evaluation and Selection

Incorporating Risk and Uncertainty. Stochastic Optimization: Seeing the Optimal for the Uncertain,

321-350. INTECH, Vienna, Austria (ISBN: 978-953-307-829-8).

2. Li, Z., S. Labi, and K.C. Sinha. 2002. Highway Asset Management. Civil Engineering Handbook, 2nd

Edition, 66-1 to 66-34. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL (ISBN: 084-930-958-1).

3. Sinha, K.C., and Z. Li. 2000. Intelligent Transportation Systems. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of

Science and Technology, 9th Edition, 222-226. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY (ISBN: 978-007-052-

771-7).

c. Refereed Journal Publications

1. Lee, Y., Z. Li, H. Kim, J. Green, Y. Liu, and H. Patel. 2013. Safety Effects of Red-Light Photo

Enforcements for Large Dense Urban Areas. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering

(Tentatively Accepted, In Revision).

2. Liu, Y., Roshandeh, A.M., Z. Li, K. Kepaptsoglou, H. Patel, and X. Lu. 2013. Heuristic Approach for

Optimizing Emergency Medical Services in Road Safety within Large Urban Networks. ASCE

Journal of Transportation Engineering (Tentatively Accepted, In Revision).

3. Roshandeh, A.M., Z. Li, M. Neishapouri, H. Patel, and Y. Liu. 2013. A Tradeoff Analysis Approach

for Multiobjective Transportation Investment Decision-Making. ASCE Journal of Transportation

Engineering (Tentatively Accepted, In Revision).

4. Wang, J., X. Mao, Z. Li, A. Moore, and S. Staley. 2013. On the Concept of Determining Reasonable

Toll Highway Network Scale in China. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering (Tentatively

Accepted, In Revision).

5. Roshandeh, A.M., H.S. Levinson, Z. Li, H. Patel, and B. Zhou. 2013. A New Methodology for

Intersection Signal Timing Optimization to Simultaneously Minimize Vehicle and Pedestrian Delays.

ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering (Tentatively Accepted, In Revision).

6. Zhou, B., Z. Li, H. Patel, and A.M. Roshandeh. 2013. A Risk-Based Two-Stage Optimization Model

for Optimal Highway Transportation Investment Decision-Making. . ASCE Journal of Transportation

Engineering (Tentatively Accepted, In Revision).

7. Bai, Q., A. Ahmed, Z. Li, and S. Labi. 2013. A Hybrid Pareto Frontier Generation Method for

Analyzing Trade-offs among Transportation Performance Measures. Wiley Journal of Computer-

Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (Tentatively Accepted, In Revision).

8. Li, Z., K. Kepaptsoglou, Y. Lee, H. Patel, Y. Liu, H. Kim. 2013. Safety Effects of Shoulder Paving

for Rural and Urban Interstate, Multilane, and Two-Lane Highways. ASCE Journal of Transportation

Engineering doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000580.

9. Li, Z., A.M. Roshandeh, B. Zhou, S.H. Lee. 2013. Optimal Decision-Making of Interdependent

Tollway Capital Investments Incorporating Risk and Uncertainty. ASCE Journal of Transportation

Engineering 139(7), 686-696.

10. Wang, Y. Z. Wang, Z. Li, A. Moore, S. Staley, and Y. Gao. 2013. A Study of Modal Shifts to Bus

Rapid Transit in Chinese Cities. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering 139(5), 515-523.

11. Anwaar, A., S., Labi, Z. Li, T. Shields. 2013. Aggregate and Disaggregate Statistical Evaluation of

the Performance-based Effectiveness of LTPP SPS-5 Flexible Pavement Rehabilitation Treatments.

Journal of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 9(2), 172-187.

12. Li, Z., H. Kaul, S. Kapoor, E. Veliou, B. Zhou. 2012. A New Model for Transportation Investment

Decisions Considering Project Interdependencies. TRB Journal of Transportation Research Record

2285, 36-46.

13. Kepaptsoglou, K., M.G. Karlaftis, and Z. Li. 2010. Optimizing Pricing Policies in Park-and-Ride

Facilities: A Model and Decision Support System with Application. International Journal of

Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology 10(5), 53-65.

14. Li, Z., S. Labi, M. Karlaftis, K. Kepaptsoglou, M. Abbas, B. Zhou, and S. Madanu. 2010. A Project-

Level Life-Cycle Benefit/Cost Analysis Approach for Evaluating Highway Safety Hardware

Improvements. TRB Journal of Transportation Research Record 2160, 1-11.

15. Li, Z. 2010. Highway Work Zone Safety Audits for Safety Improvements. Engineering, Construction

and Architectural Management 17(5), 512 - 526.

16. Li, Z., S. Madanu, Y. Wang, M. Abbas, and B. Zhou. 2010. A Heuristic Approach for Selecting

Highway Investment Alternatives. Wiley Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure

Engineering 25(6), 427-439.

17. Madanu, S., Z. Li, and M. Abbas. 2010. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Highway Intersection Safety

Hardware Improvements. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering 136(2), 129-140.

18. Li, J., Z. Li, and B. Zhou. 2010. A Disaggregated Approach for the Computation of Network Level

Highway User Costs. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology 3(1), 24-33.

19. Pittou, M., M.G. Karlaftis, and Z. Li. 2009. Nonparametric Binary Recursive Partitioning Method for

Deterioration Prediction of Bridge Deck Elements. Journal of Advances in Civil Engineering 2009,

Article ID 809767, 1-12.

20. Sinha, K.C., V. Patidar, Z. Li, S. Labi, and P. Thompson. 2009. Establishing the Weights of

Performance Criteria- Case Studies in Transportation Facility Management. ASCE Journal of

Transportation Engineering 135(9), 619-631.

21. Li, Z., and S. Madanu. 2009. Highway Project-Level Life-Cycle Benefit/Cost Analysis under

Certainty, Risk, and Uncertainty: A Methodology with Case Study. ASCE Journal of Transportation

Engineering 135(8), 516-526 (2011 Arthur M. Wellington Prize Paper).

22. Li, Z. 2009. Stochastic Model and O(N2) Algorithm for Highway Investment Decision-Making under

Budget Uncertainty. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering 135(6), 371-379.

23. Li, Z., and K.C. Sinha. 2009. A Methodology for the Determination of Relative Weighs of Highway

Asset Management System Goals and Performance Measures. ASCE Journal of Infrastructure

Systems 15(2), 95-105.

24. Li, Z., and K.C. Sinha. 2009. Application of Shackle’s Model and System Optimization for Highway

Investment Decision-Making under Uncertainty. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering 135(3),

129-139.

25. Labi, S., G. Lamptey, and Z. Li. 2008. Decision Support for Optimal Scheduling of Highway

Pavement Preventive Maintenance within Resurfacing Cycle. Journal of Decision Support Systems

46(1), 376-387.

26. Rodriguez, M.M., S. Labi, and Z. Li. 2006. Enhanced Bridge Replacement Cost Models for Indiana’s

Bridge Management System. TRB Journal of Transportation Research Record 1958, 13-23.

27. Li, Z., K.C. Sinha. 2004. Methodology for Multicriteria Decision Making in Highway Asset

Management. TRB Journal of Transportation Research Record 1885, 79-87.

28. Sinha, K.C., D. Bullock, C.T. Hendrickson, H.S. Levinson, R.W. Lyles, A.E. Radwan, and Z. Li.

2002. Development of Transportation Engineering Research, Education, and Practice in a Changing

Civil Engineering World. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering 128(4), 1-13.

29. Li, Z., K.C. Sinha, and P.S. McCarthy. 2002. A Methodology to Determine Load and Non-Load

Shares of Highway Pavement Routine Maintenance Expenditures. Journal of Road & Transport

Research 11(2), 3-13. ARRB Transport Research Ltd., Melbourne, Australia.

30. Li, Z., K.C. Sinha, and P.S. McCarthy. 2001. A Methodology to Determine Load and Non-Load

Shares of Highway Pavement Rehabilitation Expenditures. TRB Journal of Transportation Research

Record 1747, 79-88.

d. Refereed Journal Publications Currently in Preparation or Peer Review

1. Liu, Y., Z. Li, K. Kepaptsoglou, and M.G. Karlaftis. 2013. The Bus Bridging Problem in Urban Mass

Transit Operations: Models and Algorithms. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering (In

Preparation).

2. Roshandeh, B. Zhou, A.M., Z. Li, Y. Liu. 2013. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Intersection Signal

Timing Optimization Simultaneously Considering Vehicular and Pedestrian Mobility and Safety

Performance. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering (In Preparation).

3. Li, Z. B., Zhou, Y. Liu, A.M. Roshandeh, and H. Patel. 2013. A Two-Stage Hypergraph Knapsack

Model for Optimal Transportation Budget Allocation. Elsevier Journal of Transportation Research:

Part B (In Preparation).

4. Roshandeh, A.M., Z. Li, X. Lu, H.S. Levinson, and S. Zhang. 2013. A New Methodology for

Intersection Signal Timing Optimization Simultaneously Considering Mobility and Safety of

Vehicles and Pedestrians. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering (In Peer Review).

5. Patel, H., and Z. Li. 2013. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Highway Safety Hardware Improvement

Projects. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering (In Peer Review).

6. Patel, H., Y. Liu, and Z. Li. 2013. Geographically-Weighted Regression Models for Improved

Predictability of Urban Intersection Vehicle Crashes. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering

(In Peer Review).

7. Li, Z., and H. Patel. 2013. An Innovative Approach for Attracting High-School Students to

Engineering Fields- The IIT PreTRANS Program. ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in

Engineering Education and Practice (In Peer Review).

8. Wang, Y. L. Li, Z. Wang, A. Moore, S. Staley, and Z Li. 2013. Modeling Traveler Mode Choice

Behavior of a New High-Speed Rail Corridor in China. Taylor and Francis Journal of Transportation

Planning and Technology (In Peer Review).

e. Refereed Papers in Conference Proceedings

1. Moore, A.T., S.R. Staley, and Z. Li. 2012. Financing Rail Transit Projects in China: Challenges of

Fiscal Sustainability. Proceedings of the 17h HKSTS International Conference on Transportation and

Geography 81-88.

2. Wang, Y., L. Wang, L. Li, S. Staley, A. Moore, and Z. Li. 2011. The Impact of High Speed Rail

Development on Intercity Travel Choice in China. Proceedings of the 16th HKSTS International

Conference on Transportation and Geography, 649-656.

3. Wang, Y., Y. Gao, Z. Wang, S. Staley, A. Moore, and Z. Li. 2011. The Impact of Bus Rapid Transit

Development on Travel Choices in Chinese Cities. Proceedings of the 16th HKSTS International


4. Moore, A. S. Staley, Z. Li, and S. Oklobdzija. 2011. Public Private Partnerships for Highway

Infrastructure: Lessons Learned from “Problem” Projects in the U.S. Proceedings of the 16th HKSTS

International Conference on Transportation and Geography, 549-556.

5. Lee, Y., S. Lee, A. Moore, S. Staley, Z. Li, and B. Zhou. 2011. A Methodology for Assessing Safety

Impacts of Highway Shoulder Paving. Proceedings of the 16th HKSTS International Conference on

Transportation and Geography, 541-548.

6. Zhou, B., A. Moore, S. Staley, and Z. Li. 2010. A Two-Stage Optimization Model for Optimal

Highway Transportation Investment Decision-Making. Proceedings of the 15th HKSTS International


7. Moore, A., S. Staley, and Z. Li. 2010. Meeting Mobility Needs in Megacities Using 3-D

Transportation Planning: Concept and Applications. Proceedings of the 15th HKSTS International


8. Li, Z., S. Staley, and A. Moore. 2010. Geographically-Weighted Regression Models for Improved

Predictability of Urban Intersection Vehicle Crashes. Proceedings of the 15th HKSTS International


9. Li, Z., S. Staley, and S. Madanu. 2009. A New Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Approach for Highway

Project Evaluation under Risk and Uncertainty. Proceedings of the 14th HKSTS International

Conference on Transportation and Geography 2, 749-758.

10. Madanu, S., Z. Li, A. Moore, and S. Staley. 2009. A Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Approach for

Assessing Highway Intersection Safety Hardware Improvements. Proceedings of the 14th HKSTS

International Conference on Transportation and Geography 2, 625-634.

11. Li, Z., and M. Puyan. 2006. A Stochastic Optimization Model for Highway Project Selection and

Programming under Budget Uncertainty. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on

Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation, 74-80.

12. Li, Z., and K.C. Sinha. 2006. Application of Shackle’s Model for Highway Project Evaluation under

Uncertainty. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Applications of Advanced

Technology in Transportation, 67-73.

f. Refereed Conference Publications Reviewed by Abstracts

1. Wang, J., and Z. Li. An Introduction to China Surface Transportation Financing and Investment

System. Presented at the 4th International Conference on Financing Surface Transportation in the

United States, New Orleans, LA, May 19-21, 2010.

2. Li, Z., S. Labi, M.G. Karlaftis, K. Kepaptsoglou, M.M. Abbas, B. Zhou, Bei, and S. Madanu. Project-

Level Life-Cycle Benefit-Cost Analysis Approach for Evaluating Highway Safety Hardware

Improvements. Presented at the 89th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington,

D.C., January 10-14, 2010.

3. Li, P., M.M. Abbas, R. Pasupathy, and Z. Li. New Dilemma Zone Protection Algorithm Based on

Vehicle Trajectory Prediction and Markov Process. Presented at the 89th Transportation Research

Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 10-14, 2010.

4. Kepaptsoglou, K., M.G. Karlaftis, and Z. Li. Bus Bridging Problem in Metro Operations: Models

and Algorithms. Presented at the 89th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington,

D.C., January 10-14, 2010.

5. Pittou, M., M.G. Karlaftis, and Z. Li. Nonparametric Binary Recursive Partitioning for Deterioration

Prediction of Infrastructure Elements. Presented at the 89th Transportation Research Board Annual

Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 10-14, 2010.

6. Shi, J., Z. Li, and M. Snyder. Highway Work Zone Safety Audits at the Construction Stage:

Guidelines with Case Study. Presented at the 88th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting,

Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2009.

7. Li, Z., V. Patidar, T.L. Morin, S. Labi, K.C. Sinha, and P.D. Thompson. Scaling of Performance

Measures for Transportation Multi-Criteria Decision Making- Case Studies in Overall Highway Asset

Management and Bridge Management Systems. Presented at the 88th Transportation Research Board

Annual Meeting, by Z. Li, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2009.

8. Li, Z., S. Madanu, Y. Wang, M. Abbas, and B. Zhou. Optimization Modeling for Tradeoff Analysis

of Highway Investment Alternatives. Presented at the 88th Transportation Research Board Annual

Meeting, by Z. Li, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2009.

9. Madanu, S., and Z. Li. Integrating Roadway Safety Hardware Management Into the Overall Asset

Management Program: A Methodology with Case Study. Presented at the 2008 Mid-Continent

Transportation Research Forum, by Z. Li, Madison, WI, August 14-15, 2008.

10. Kaini, P., and Z. Li. Optimal Highway Investment Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty: A

Methodology with Case Study. Presented at the 2008 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Forum,

by Z. Li, Madison, WI, August 14-15, 2008.

11. Madanu, S., and Z. Li. A Methodology for Integrating Roadway Safety Hardware Management into

the Overall Asset Management Program. Presented at the 2008 Institute of Transportation Engineers

Midwestern District Conference, by S. Madanu, Chicago, IL, July 6-8, 2008.

12. Adhikari, S., and Z. Li. Geographically-Weighted Regression Analyses for Improved Predictability of

Urban Intersection Crashes. Presented at the 10th International Conference on Applications of

Advanced Technology in Transportation, by Z. Li, Athens, Greece, May 28-30, 2008.

13. Madanu, S., and Z. Li. Highway Project Life-Cycle Benefit-Cost Analysis under Certainty, Risk, and

Uncertainty. Presented at the 10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technology

in Transportation, by Z. Li, Athens, Greece, May 28-30, 2008.

14. Madanu, S., and Z. Li. A Methodology for Integrating Roadway Safety Hardware Management into

the Overall Asset Management Program. Presented at the 10th International Conference on

Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation, by Z. Li, Athens, Greece, May 28-30, 2008.

15. Labi, S., V. Patidar, Z. Li, and K.C. Sinha. Development of Weights to Reflect the Relative

Importance of Transportation Performance Criteria. Presented at the 87th Transportation Research

Board Annual Meeting, by Z. Li, Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 2008.

16. Kaini, P., and Z. Li. Highway Project Life-Cycle Cost Analyses under Mixed Cases of Certainty, Risk,

and Uncertainty: A Methodology with Case Study. Presented at the 87th Transportation Research

Board Annual Meeting, by Z. Li, Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 2008.

17. Kaini, P., S. Madanu, H. Patel, and Z. Li. A Stochastic Optimization Model for Highway Project

Tradeoff Analyses. Presented at the 87th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, by Z. Li,


18. Madanu, S., and Z. Li. Development of a Methodology for Integrating Roadway Safety Hardware

Management into the Overall Asset Management Program. Presented at the 7th National Conference

on Transportation Asset Management: New Directions in Asset Management and Economic Analysis,

by Z. Li, New Orleans, LA, November 6-8, 2007.

19. Kaini, P., and Z. Li. A Methodology for Optimal Highway Investment Decision-Making under Risk

and Uncertainty. Presented at the 7th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management: New

Directions in Asset Management and Economic Analysis, by Z. Li, New Orleans, LA, November 6-8,

2007.

20. Li, Z., and M. Puyan. A Stochastic Model and O(N2) Algorithm for Highway Project Selection and

Programming under Budget Uncertainty. Presented at the 9th International Conference on

Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation, by Z. Li, Chicago, IL, August 13-16, 2006.

21. Li, Z., and K.C. Sinha. Application of Shackle’s Model for Highway Project Evaluation under

Uncertainty. Presented at the 9th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technology in

Transportation, by Z. Li, Chicago, IL, August 13-16, 2006.

22. Gkritza, K., M.M. Rodriguez, S. Labi, and Z. Li. Development of Bridge Preservation Cost Models

for Planning, Programming, and Budgeting. Presented at the 85th Transportation Research Board

Annual Meeting, by S. Labi, Washington, D.C., January 22-26, 2006.

23. Li, Z., and K.C. Sinha. A Methodology for Multicriteria Decision-Making in Highway Asset

Management. Presented at the 83rd

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, by Z. Li,


g. Invited Talks

1. Li, Z. Evacuation Planning Methods for Mitigating Surface Transportation Weather Hazards Using

TRANSIMS Toolbox. National Engineering Laboratory for Surface Transportation Weather

Hazards Prevention. Kunming, Yunnan, China. November 22, 2012.

2. Li, Z. Chicago TRANSIMS Model: Next Generation Transportation Planning, Operations, and

Security Analysis Tool. 2012 MCASTA Annual Symposium. St. Louis, MO, September 8, 2012.

3. Li, Z. Optimal Decision-Making of Interdependent Transportation Investments under Risk and

Uncertainty. Seminar at Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, May 14, 2012.

4. Li, Z. Development and Application of Chicago TRANSIMS Model. Presentation at the 2010 Annual

Meeting of ITS Midwest, Argonne, Illinois, November 4, 2010.

5. Li, Z. and A. Moore. Galvin Mobility Initiative: China Mobility Project- Travel Demand

Management. Seminar at Chongqing Municipality Government, Chongqing, China, October 22, 2009.

6. Li, Z. and A. Moore. Galvin Mobility Initiative: China Mobility Project- Towards Sustainable

Transportation. Seminar at Chongqing Municipality Government, Chongqing, China, October 22,

2009.

7. Li, Z. On the Methodology for Transportation Asset Management. IIT Applied Mathematics

Colloquium, Chicago, Illinois, August 31, 2009.

8. Li, Z. Optimization Modeling for Tradeoff Analysis of Highway Investment Alternatives. IIT

Networks and Optimization Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, February 2, 2009.

9. Li, Z. Highway Asset Management System Development: A Methodology with Computational Study.

Seminar at Chang’an University, Xi’an, China, March 4, 2009.

10. Li, Z. Integrating Roadway Safety Hardware Management into the Overall Asset Management

Program: A Methodology with Case Study. Seminar at China Academy of Transportation Sciences,

Beijing, China, December 4, 2008.

11. Li, Z. Optimal Highway Investment Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty: A Methodology

with Case Study. Seminar at China Academy of Transportation Sciences, Beijing, China, December 4,

2008.

12. Li, Z. Highway Asset Management System Development. Seminar at China Academy of

Transportation Sciences, Beijing, China, December 4, 2008.

13. Moore, A.T., S.R. Staley, and Z. Li. Highway Infrastructure Investment Public Private Partnerships:

China and U.S.A. Perspectives and Recommendations. Seminar at Tongji University, Shanghai,

China, November 21, 2008.

14. Moore, A.T., S.R. Staley, and Z. Li. Transportation, Mobility and Air Quality in the 21st Century City.

Seminar at Chang’an University, Xi’an, China, May 14, 2007.

15. Moore, A.T., S.R. Staley, and Z. Li. Transportation, Mobility and Air Quality in the 21st Century City.

Seminar at Chang’an University, Chengdu, China, May 11, 2007.

16. Li, Z. A Stochastic Model and O(N2) Algorithm for Highway Investment Decision-Making under

Budget Uncertainty. Seminar at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, March 3, 2006.

RECORD OF FUNDED RESEARCH

a. Funded Research at IIT

a-1. Summary of Research Grants at IIT

No. Title Funding

Agency

Amount ($)

Status Funded

With IIT

Match

1 Signal Timing Optimization for Large-Scale Urban

Networks under Dynamic Traffic (PI)

U.S. DOT

Region 5

University

Transportation

Center

200,000 400,000 Ongoing

2 Galvin Mobility Initiative: Innovative Methods for

Accelerated Construction of Underground

Intersections and Systemwide Signal Timing

Optimization to Mitigate Urban Traffic Congestion

(PI)

Galvin

Mobility

Initiative by

Mr. Robert W.

Galvin

319,312 358,088 Ongoing

3 Evaluating and Prioritizing Major Capital

Investment Projects Proposed by the Illinois State

Toll Highway Authority

Illinois State

Toll Highway

Authority

150,000 150,000 Completed

4 Galvin Mobility Initiative: Technical Support for

the China Mobility Project (PI)

Reason

Foundation

12,000 12,000 Completed

5 Galvin Mobility Initiative: A Study on Urban Fixed

Guideway System Financing and Investments in

China (Senior Analyst of Reason Foundation’s

Joint Project Team and PI of IIT Group)

Reason

Foundation

50,000 50,000 Completed

6 Galvin Mobility Initiative: Determining the

Optimal Scale of China Tollway Network (Senior

Analyst of Reason Foundation’s Joint Project Team

and PI of IIT Group)

Reason

Foundation

50,000 50,000 Completed

7 Galvin Mobility Initiative: A Study of Sustainable

Multimodal Transportation Planning in Chongqing

(Senior Analyst of Reason Foundation’s Joint

Project Team and PI of IIT Group)

Reason

Foundation

331,750 331,750 Ongoing

8 Galvin Mobility Initiative: Impacts of China Class

II Highway Toll Structure Changes Caused by

Highway Fuel Tax-for Fee Policy Reform (Senior



Reason

Foundation

63,875 71,775 Completed

9 Galvin Mobility Initiative: Socioeconomic Impact

Assessment of BRT Deployment in China (Senior



Reason

Foundation

51,400 61,400 Completed

10 Expansion of the IIT PRETRANS Program (PI) U.S. DOT

Region 5

University

Transportation

Center

25,000 50,000 Ongoing

a-1. Summary of Research Grants at IIT (Continued)

No. Title Funding

Agency

Amount ($)

Status Funded

With IIT

Match

11

Regional Transportation Simulation Tool for

Evacuation Planning (RTSTEP) (Subcontractor)

Argonne

National

Laboratory’s

Transportation

Research and

Computing

Center

100,000 100,000 Completed

12 Multicommodity Flows and Algorithmic Graph

Theory in Sustainable Transportation Decision-

Making (PI)

IIT

Educational

and Research

Initiative Fund

25,000 25,000 Completed

13 Development and Application of the TRANSIMS

Toolbox for Transportation Operations

Management in and around Chicago Central Area

(PI)

Federal

Highway

Administration

678,744 932,729 Completed

14 Rapid Replacement/ Construction of Bridges (PI) National

Center for

Freight and

Infrastructure

Research and

Education

57,000 117,000 Completed

15 Methodology for Estimating Life Expectancies of

Highway Assets (Subcontractor of Purdue

University’s Joint Research Team)

National

Cooperative

Highway

Research

Program

10,000 10,000 Completed

16 Safety Impacts of Highway Shoulder Attributes in

Illinois (PI)

Illinois Center

for

Transportation

105,000 140,000 Completed

17 IIT Fall 2007 Teaching Grants for Innovative

Faculty (PI)

Illinois

Institute of

Technology

2,000 2,000 Completed

18 Galvin Mobility Initiative: Innovative Methods for

Accelerated Construction of Overpass Structures to

Mitigate Urban Traffic Congestion (PI)

Galvin

Mobility

Initiative by

Mr. Robert W.

Galvin

188,941 278,179 Completed

19 A Methodology for Integrating Roadway Safety

Hardware Asset Management into the Overall

Highway Asset Management System (PI)

Midwest

Regional

University

Transportation

Center

50,000 80,000 Completed

a-1. Summary of Research Grants at IIT (Continued)

No. Title Funding

Agency

Amount ($)

Status Funded

With IIT

Match

20 Tradeoff Analysis Methodology for Asset

Management (PI)

Purdue

University

Joint

Transportation

Research

Program

50,000 71,750 Completed

21 Highway Work Zone Safety Audit Guidelines

Development and Training (Co-PI)

Federal

Highway

Administration

750,000 1,032,618 Completed

22 Crash Data Analysis and Engineering Solutions for

Local Agencies in Illinois (PI)

Illinois Center

for

Transportation

37,500 50,000 Completed

23 Optimal Investment Decision-Making for Highway

Transportation Asset Management under Risk and

Uncertainty (PI)

Midwest

Regional

University

Transportation

Center

60,000 87,104 Completed

24 2006-2010 IIT Pre-College Transportation

(PRETRANS) Program (PI)

American

Society of

Civil

Engineers, ITE

IL Sections

16,250 26,250 Completed

25 Other

Projects

Safety Impacts of Intersection Red-

Light Enforcement, Traffic Signal

Modernization, and Other

Improvements in City of Chicago

Chicago

Department of

Transportation

In-Kind Completed

Urban Intersection Safety Enhancement

Study for City of Chicago

Chicago

Department of

Transportation

In-Kind Completed

Total 3,383,772 4,487,643

a-2. Descriptions of Funded Research at IIT

1. Signal Timing Optimization for Large-Scale Urban Networks under Dynamic Traffic

(PI, $400,000, 10/01/2012- 9/30/2014)

Project Description: This study aims to develop a new methodology for systemwide signal timing

optimization to achieve the lowest level of intersection delays in a dense urban street network. The

proposed systemwide signal timing optimization is carried out by adjusting green, yellow, and red splits

for all signalized intersections in the network according to the traffic dynamics associated with

individual intersections in AM peak, PM peak, and the rest of the day periods without changing the

cycle length and signal coordination to achieve the lowest level of vehicle and pedestrian delays per

cycle over a 24-hour period. Specifically, this project will propose an advanced, integrated decision

support framework that contains a basic traffic flow model to handle vehicle delays only, and an

enhanced model to simultaneously deal with vehicle and pedestrian delays, respectively. Both models

will be integrated into the Chicago TRANSIMS toolbox that was developed to conduct regional traffic

assignments on a second-by-second basis. The augmented Chicago TRANSIMS toolbox will be applied

to the Chicago Central Business District street network for systemwide signal timing optimization for

model validation and refinements.

2. Galvin Mobility Initiative: Innovative Methods for Accelerated Construction of Underground

Intersections and Systemwide Signal Timing Optimization to Mitigate Urban Traffic Congestion

(PI, $358,088, 02/01/2012- 1/31/2014)

Project Description: Due to the scarcity of land in urban areas, adding extra travel lanes to the existing

highways for congestion mitigation are not possible any more. Building underground intersections

within the existing right-of-way have been increasingly thought of as an option to radically relieve

congestion. In addition, optimizing traffic signals from network perspective could facilitate the use of

existing network-wide roadway capacity most effectively. The proposed research will: 1) establish

criteria to identify innovative methods for accelerated construction of underground intersections; 2)

evaluate structure type, configuration, and geometry, as well as material properties; 3) design

perspective underground intersections; 4) develop effective construction methods; 5) develop a new

method for systemwide traffic signal timing optimization; and 6) provide technical recommendations.

3. Evaluating and Prioritizing Major Capital Investment Projects Proposed by the Illinois State Toll

Highway Authority

(PI, $150,000, 02/01/2012- 12/31/2012)

Project Description: This project aims to conduct the following research tasks for the six capital

investment projects totaling 17 billion U.S. dollars: 1) executing Chicago TRANSIMS model to assess

the reassigned traffic by individually and collectively implementing the candidate projects; 2)

performing project evaluation using life-cycle cost analysis methods; 3) optimizing project

implementation; and 4) providing recommendations and technical support.

4-9. Galvin Mobility Initiative: Multiple Research Projects

(Senior Analyst of Reason Foundation’s Joint Project Team and PI of IIT Group, 07/01/2010-

12/31/2013)

Project Description: The China mobility project is a program of the Galvin Mobility Initiative to end

congestion at Reason Foundation, an initiative established under the auspices of former Motorola

Chairman and CEO Robert W. Galvin in early 2005. The Foundation’s investigation into the causes of

traffic congestion, the role of mobility in promoting economic development, and cures for the negative

effects of congestion on urban economies has led its analysts looked internationally for examples of

creative solutions. China was quickly identified as an innovative “early adopter” of key reforms,

including the use of private capital to finance key infrastructure and the use of road pricing to create

dedicated revenue streams for new facilities. IIT will provide overall technical support for the China

Mobility Project and, in particular, develop a multimodal transportation planning framework for

Chongqing Municipality in southwest China.

10. Expansion of the IIT PRETRANS Program

(PI, $50,000, 07/01/2010- 12/31/2011)

Project Description: IIT is the institutional resource partner of the Purdue-based U.S. DOT-sponsored

U.S. Region V University Transportation Center (http://www.purdue.edu/dp/nextrans/). This grant aims

to further strengthen the current IIT PRETRANS Program to involve a large number of undergraduate

and high school students with multicultural and women background in transportation research that will

influence their understanding of engineering fields and career choices.

11. Transportation Modeling of the Regional Effects of Evacuations in the Chicago Metropolitan Area

(Subcontractor, $100,000, 10/15/2009- 07/31/2010)

Project Description: This project aims to development of a regional emergency evacuation modeling

tool for the Chicago Metropolitan Area that can be utilized by emergency responders to pre-plan

evacuation strategies and compare different response strategies with each other using the current

Chicago TRANSIMS model. The IIT research team will: 1) prepare evacuation route selection

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strategies for the Chicago metropolitan area under emergency circumstances; and 2) develop a

methodology for pedestrian destination demand forecasting in support of emergency transportation

management planning.

12. Multicommodity Flows and Algorithmic Graph Theory in Sustainable Transportation Decision-

Making

(PI, $25,000, 01/01/2010- 12/31/2010)

Project Description: This research proposes to develop and apply new multicommodity minimum cost

network models and solution algorithms for prioritizing economically feasible transportation

investment alternatives aimed to achieve minimized network-level total cost that is normally time

dependent to support sustainable transportation by ensuring its economic (lowest total cost to the

transportation agencies and users), social (highest traffic mobility and safety), and environmental

(minimum vehicle emissions) goals.

13. Development and Application of the TRANSIMS Toolbox for Transportation Operations Management

in and around Chicago Central Area

(PI, $413,187 for Phase I, 11/19/2009- 05/18/2011; and $519,542 for Phases II and III, 05/19/ 2011-

05/18/2013)

Project Description: This project aims to achieve the significant goal of "mainstreaming" TRANSIMS

toolbox (software and algorithm) into high fidelity large-scale microsimulation modeling tools of the

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning for transportation planning, Chicago Department of

Transportation for normal traffic operations and incident management, and the Chicago Office of

Emergency Management and Communications for pre-disaster evacuation planning/emergency

management. This research will: 1) update and calibrate the current Chicago TRANSIMS model that

covers over 10,000 square miles of auto, transit, and pedestrian walking network details (the world’s

largest and most complex TRANSIMS model under development); 2) develop effective transportation

management plans for The I-290/Congress Expressway reconstruction with significant traffic diversion

to the Chicago Central Area arterials; 3) interface and integrate the updated Chicago TRANSIMS

model with Chicago Traffic Management Center’s Advanced Traffic Management System/ Incident

Management Subsystem; and 4) provide TRANSIMS training nationwide.

14. Rapid Replacement/Construction of Bridges

(Co-PI with P.S. Sriraj of the University of Illinois at Chicago, $117,000, 06/01/2009- 06/30/2011)

Project Description: The research will develop innovative methods for accelerated replacement or

construction of highway and railway bridges, specifically focusing on two research tasks: 1) develop a

bridge replacement/ construction decision-making framework to determine the required level of rapidity

in response, appropriate design/construction alternatives, and cost/benefit characteristics of selected

processes; and 2) develop an innovative system for accelerated bridge design/construction.

15. Methodology for Estimating Life Expectancies of Highway Assets

(Subcontractor, $10,000, 01/01/2009- 06/30/2011)

Project Description: The research will develop a methodology for determining the life expectancies of

major types of highway system assets - pavements, bridges and culverts, road signs, and traffic signals,

with the ultimate view of using these life expectancies in life-cycle cost analyses and thus for

management decision making; demonstrating the methodology’s use for all highway asset types; and

preparing a guidebook that can be used by state and local transportation agencies and other agencies.

16. Safety Impacts of Highway Shoulder Attributes in Illinois

(PI, $140,000, 01/01/2008- 09/30/2010)

Project Description: This study aims to quantify the extent to which the presence/absence and width of

paved shoulders contribute to vehicle crashes by severity and type; assess the safety effectiveness of

shoulder paving; identify, map, locate, and define the potential for safety improvements for individual

highway segments; and rank and prioritize highway segments with high potential for safety

improvements for rural two-lane and multilane highways in Illinois in the most cost-effective manner.

17. IIT Fall 2007 Teaching Grants for Innovative Faculty (TGIF)

(PI, $2,000, 09/01/2007- 12/31/2007)

Project Description: This project serves as an extension of summer internship activities of the IIT

PRETRANS Program.

18. Galvin Mobility Initiative: Innovative Methods for Accelerated Construction of Overpass Structures

to Mitigate Urban Traffic Congestion

(PI, $278,179, 07/01/2007- 5/30/2009)

Project Description: Due to the scarcity of land in urban areas, adding extra travel lanes to the existing

highways for congestion mitigation are not possible any more. Building overpasses within the existing

right-of-way have been increasingly thought of as an option to radically relieve congestion. The

research findings/products included 1) establishing criteria to identify innovative methods for

accelerated construction of overpass structures; 2) evaluating highway overpass type, configuration, and

geometry, as well as material properties; 3) designing and analyzing perspective overpasses for

prototype method study; determine the connection, assembly, and prefabrication of overpass

components, and assess machinery needed; 4) conducting preliminary life-cycle cost analyses of

selected overpasses; and 5) providing technical recommendations and support to promote method

implementation throughout the United States.

19. A Methodology for Integrating Roadway Safety Hardware Asset Management into the Overall

Highway Asset Management System

(PI, $79,244, 03/01/2007- 06/30/2008)

Project Description: The project developed a new methodology to refine the following aspects of

managing roadway safety hardware assets including signs, signals, lighting, pavement markings, and

guardrails: 1) inventory process, data collection, goals and performance measures, and needs

assessment of updating roadway safety hardware assets; 2) life-cycle cost analysis of acquiring,

maintaining, rehabilitating, and replacing roadway safety hardware assets; and 3) integrating roadway

safety hardware asset management into the overall highway asset management system to achieve most

cost-effective resource allocation decisions.

20. Tradeoff Analysis Methodology for Asset Management

(PI, $71,750, 01/01/2007- 12/31/2008)

Project Description: This research developed an analytical tool for better identification, evaluation, and

investment decision-making for managing Indiana State maintained transportation assets such as

pavements, bridges, traffic control devices, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and multimodal

facilities. Analysis was completed on the trade-offs associated with different approaches for extension

of service life for a particular transportation asset and Indiana’s policy goals of transportation system

preservation, safety, mobility, and economic development with explicit consideration of risk.

21. Highway Work Zone Safety Audit Guidelines Development and Training

(Co-PI, $1,032,618, 09/15/2006- 09/15/2010)

Project Description: This project aims to develop the national highway work zone safety audit (WZSA)

guidelines and provide training towards the improvement of highway work zone safety, with emphases

on the following tasks: 1) national highway work zone safety audit guidelines development; 2) case

studies for the implementation of work zone safety audit guidelines; and 3) highway work zone safety

audit guidelines training.

22. Crash Data Analysis and Engineering Solutions for Local Agencies in Illinois

(PI, $50,000, 07/01/2006- 06/30/2008)

Project Description: This project evaluated other State’s safety service programs for local agencies so

as to provide recommendations on the requirements to establish a successful Illinois program where the

locals could access more effectively a means to identify high severe crash sites, identify solutions to

reduce the severity of the crashes, and utilize available safety funds to reduce injuries and fatalities.

23. Optimal Investment Decision-Making for Highway Transportation Asset Management under Risk and

Uncertainty

(PI, $87,104, 07/01/2006- 02/29/2008)

Project Description: This study addressed two research items: 1) project-level life-cycle benefit/cost

analysis under certainty, risk and uncertainty that ensure consistency of analysis results for projects

associated with physical assets and system operations; and 2) tradeoff analysis to examine the effects of

spatial and temporal tradeoff scenarios on project selection results.

24. 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 IIT Pre-College Transportation (PRETRANS) Program

(PI, $5,250/Year, 03/15- 09/30 in Each Year)

Project Description: The IIT PRETRANS Program is comprised of two-phases. The first phase is

arranged in Spring semester. In this phase, three high schools involved with the IIT TORCH Program

were identified to participate in the IIT PRETRANS Program. Each school selected 30 to 40

multicultural and/or woman juniors for participation. In the second phase, six to ten high school

students were selected from the first-phase students to work one-on-one with the CAEE Department

faculty and undergraduate and graduate students to attend a one- to two-week summer internship. The

interns entertained daily video introductions to the civil engineering/transportation engineering

profession, received civil/transportation engineering equipment and software training, and made field

trips such as the Dan Ryan Expressway Reconstruction Project, the O’Hare Modernization Project,

Trump Tower, and Chicago Deep Tunnel. The program has provided an example of involving

undergraduate and high school students with multicultural and women background in transportation

research, which would influence their understanding of engineering fields and career choices.

25. Other Projects

i) Safety Impacts of Intersection Red-Light Enforcement, Traffic Signal Modernization, and Other

Improvements in City of Chicago

(PI, In-Kind Support, 06/01/2009- 06/30/2011)

Project Description: This study addresses the following: 1) establish the characteristics of roadway

geometrics, traffic, and crashes of the 286 high crash intersections in Chicago; 2) calibrate intersection

safety performance functions using data on the high crash intersections for period 2001-2008,

considering work already completed at IIT in 2006 using a smaller dataset for period 2001-2003; and

3) use the Empirical Bayesian approach to perform before-after comparison of vehicle crashes on

intersections involved with i) installation of red-light cameras only, ii) modernization of traffic signals

only, and iii) both red-light camera installation and signal modernization.

iii) Urban Intersection Safety Enhancement Study for City of Chicago

(PI, In-Kind Support, 07/15/2005- 09/30/2006)

Project Description: This study investigated the following: 1) a localized vehicle crash prediction model

using geographically weighted regression techniques; 2) a method to develop intersection safety

enhancement countermeasures and project evaluation; and 3) a system optimization model for project

selection using dynamic programming techniques.

b. Funded Research at the University of Wisconsin

26. Wisconsin Freeway System Operational Assessment

(Researcher and Project Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 10/01/2003- 08//15/2004)

Funding Agency: Federal Highway Administration/Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Status: Completed

Project Description: This application-oriented research project focused on the following technical

aspects: 1) Guideline for freeway system operational performance evaluation; 2) calibration and

validation guide to microsimulation; 3) calibration and validation of microsimulation model for the

metropolitan Milwaukee freeway system using PARAMICS software; 4) application of the Milwaukee

microsimulation model and advanced GIS analysis of freeway geometric, operational, and safety issues;

5) traffic analysis using the Highway Capacity Software, Traffic Pattern Analysis Tool, Vehicle Crash

Analysis Tool, Synchro, and Milwaukee model; 6) identification of potential freeway improvement,

traffic management, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and non-highway mode projects; and 7)

economic appraisal to proposed projects and systemwide project selection.

c. Funded Research at Purdue University

27. Indiana Highway Asset Management System Development

(Research Assistant, Purdue University, 07/01/2000- 09/30/2003)

Funding Agency: Federal Highway Administration/Indiana Department of Transportation

Status: Completed

Project Description: This study concentrated on 1) establishment of highway asset management system

goals, objectives, and performance measures; 2) development of a highway asset management

information system including system preservation and expansion, traffic and travel, congestion, safety,

and vehicle air pollution; 3) physical highway assets and operations asset valuation by economic and

financial analyses; 4) performance modeling for highway pavements and bridges using econometric

methods; 5) development of network-level highway user cost models using statistical methods; 6)

multicriteria optimization for tradeoff analysis and optimal resource allocation using management and

decision sciences and operations research techniques; and 7) development of Highway Asset

Management System software for the State of Indiana.

28. Indiana Highway Cost Allocation Study

(Research Assistant, Purdue University, 07/01/1998- 05/15/2000)

Funding Agency: Federal Highway Administration/Indiana Department of Transportation

Status: Completed

Project Description: This study focused on 1) development of an integrated database for system

condition, traffic, design and construction history, and climatic features as a basis for 1998 Indiana

Highway Cost Allocation Study; 2) highway pavement maintenance and rehabilitation cost models

using econometric methods; 3) impacts of traffic loading on highway pavement damages; and 4)

evaluation of truck traffic characteristics on Indiana highways.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

a-1. Advancement of the Profession

- Member, TRB Committee on Trucking Industry Research (AT060), Since 2013

- Member, TRB Task Force on Logistics of Disaster Response and Business Continuity (AT065T),

Since 2013

- Member, TRB Special Task Force on Data for Decisions and Performance Measures (A0030T), Since

2013

- Member and Secretary, TRB Committee on Transportation Asset Management (ABC40), Since 2007

- Member, American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) National

Committee on Education and Training, Since 2005

- Director, American Society of Civil Engineers Illinois Section, 2009

a-2. Recognition as a Professional

- Co-Chair, Program Committee, the 2008 Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Midwest Region

Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2008

- Member, Scientific Committee, the 10th International Conference on Applications of Advance

Technology in Transportation, Athens, Greece, 2008

- Session Moderator, the 9th International Conference on Applications of Advance Technology in

Transportation, Chicago, U.S.A., 2006

a-3. Refereed Journal Editorship

- Member, Editorial Board, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Since 2008

b. Reviewing Papers for Prestigious Journals by Invitation

Journal Number

ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems 30

ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering 60

ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development 17

IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society 3

Elsevier Journal of Automation in Construction 4

TRB Journal of Transportation Research Record 25

Wiley J. of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering 5

c. Memberships of National Professional Societies

Member, American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, Since 2005

Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, Since 2004

Member, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Since 2000

Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Since 1998

SERVICE

a. Student Recruitment

- Director, IIT Transportation Engineering (TE) Program

- Director, IIT Infrastructure Engineering and Management/Public Works (IEM/PW) Program

- Chair, Graduate student admissions for IIT TE and IEM/PW Programs

b. Service to IPRO 315/Capstone Design in Civil Engineering

Provided guidance to students in design of traffic flow around the automated parking garage they

designed as a member of the teaching faculty in this IPRO/Capstone course in Spring 2008

c. Student Counseling

Available to teaching and research questions of the undergraduate students and graduate students in the

CAEE Department. I also coordinate bi-weekly research meetings with the graduate research assistants

in the IIT Transportation Engineering Program

d. Development of Interdisciplinary Center

- IIT Team Leader, Transportation Research Collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory’s

Transportation Research and Analysis Computing Center, Since 2009

- IIT Representative, U.S. DOT Region 5 University Transportation Center Based at Purdue

University, Since 2007

- Founding Member and Director, IIT Center for Work Zone Safety and Mobility, Renamed as IIT

Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Research (STAIR) Center, Since 2007

- Director, IIT Transportation Engineering Laboratory, Since 2004

e. Service on Departmental Committees

Serve on the 3-member departmental research committee

f. Activities Related to IIT Development

Maintain close communications with Mr. David Baker, VP for IIT External Affairs and Dr. Ali Cinar,

Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate College to seek for potential research funding opportunities

g. Participation in IIT Sponsored Short Courses, Seminars, and Conferences

Participated in the IIT research forums as an invited speaker

h. Continuing Education

Offering Transportation Area Refresher Course for the Professional Engineering Exam since 2005

i. Service to Student Organizations

Organizing IIT Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Chapter Events since 2005

TEACHING ABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS

a. New Graduate-Level Course Development

CAE555: Transportation Systems Evaluation

CAE568: Transportation Asset Management

CAE580: Intelligent Transportation Systems

b. Courses Taught

CAE419: Introduction to Transportation Engineering and Design

CAE544: Urban Transportation Planning

CAE545: Traffic Operations and Flow Theory

CAE555: Transportation Systems Evaluation

CAE568: Transportation Asset Management

CAE580: Intelligent Transportation Systems

c. Teaching Recognitions

Three-Time Recipient of IIT Armour College of Engineering Dean’s Teaching Excellence Recognitions

d. Graduate Student Teaching Advising

Academic Year Number

2012-2013 50

2011-2012 55

2010-2011 36

2009-2010 30

2008-2009 17

2007-2008 18

2006-2007 13

2005-2006 11

2004-2005 7

GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISIONS

a. Visiting Scholars Advised

1. Shengrui Zhang January 2013- Present

2. Liuqing Yang August 2012- Present

3. Murat Puyan September 2005- August 2006

b. Ph.D. Students Advised

1. Mohammad Neishapouri January 2013- Present

2. Karen Poghosyan August 2012- Present

3. Xi Lu August 2012- Present

4. Pu Lu August 2012- Present

5. Harshingar Patel August 2011- Present

6. Yi Liu August 2010- Present

7. Arash Moradkhani Roshandeh July 2013

8. Bei Zhou July 2012

9. Sang Hyuk Lee December 2010

c. MSCE Students Advised (Theses)

1. Peng Jiao Expected in December 2014

2. Paulin Hakizimana Expected in December 2014

3. Xuanyu Duan Expected in July 2013

4. Wade Taylor Van Nortwick July 2013

5. Han Gyol Kim December 2012

6. Hoang H. Dao July 2012

7. Xi Lu July 2012

8. Christina Arthur July 2012

9. Eirini Veliou December 2011

10. Yongdoo Lee July 2011

11. Radhika Bamsai December 2010

12. Libertad Machordom Gimeno July 2010

13. Harshingar Patel July 2008

14. Sunil Madanu July 2008

15. Siddharth Gokhale December 2007

16. Srijan Adhikari July 2006

17. Rosa Warlam Barniol July 2005

d. Membership on Graduate Degree Committees

1. Ph.D. Committees

Masoud Barati (2013), Bin Guo (July 2010), Jiachun Guo (July 2009), Hassan K. Zadeh (July 2008),

Lei Wu (July 2008), Michael Urbina (July 2008), Jae Hyung Roh (July 2008), Lisias Abreu (July

2008), Nithiphong Vikiset (May 2006), Burcin Kaplanoglu (December 2005)

2. MSCE Committees

Andri A Kurnia (December 2007), Serhan Akin (May 2007), Bin Wang (December 2006), Thanat

Pattanakitchamroon (December 2005), Samuel Sugiarto (May 2005)

3. Non-Thesis Independent Studies

Jing Li (2013), Xiao Meng (2012), Bo Yi (July 2012), Fei Qu (July 2012), Asadur Rahman (July 2012),

Enkhtuvshin Ganbold (December 2011), Boris Cassan (July 2011), Alix Le Ray (July 2011), Prince

Tamba (December, 2010), Martha Shelly (December 2009), Yinghong Zhang (December 2008), Justin

Planasch (December 2007), Depenkumar Shah (December 2005), Gaurav Rai (May 2005).

Last updated in July 2013

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Reza Jafari,Road Safety & Transportation Solutions, Inc.1135 Kildaire Farm Rd. Ste. 200Cary, NC 27511

Subject: Approval of Annual Renewal of Certification

Dear Reza Jafari:

This letter is to inform you that we received your annual renewal of certificationaffidavit on January 28,2013. Based upon the information reported on the affidavit,renewal of your DBE certification has been approved for one-year.

Thank you for your participation in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. If

you have any questions, please contact this office aI (9I9) 707-4800.

Michael McKoyState Contractor Utilization Engineer

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Keith Golden, P.E., Commissioner GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree Street, NWAtlanta, Georgia 30308Telephone: (404) 631-1000

Mr. Reza Jafari, PresidentROAD SAFETYAND TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS (RSTS) INC.1rff; Kildaire Farm Rd Ste eooCary, NC z75n

ANNIVERSARY DATE: Annually on April 3o

Mr. Jafari:

The Georgia Department of Transportation has reviewed your Georgia Uniform Certification Disadvantaged BusinessEnterprise (DBE) application. Our evaluation of the information submitted with your request for certification indicatesthat your firm has met the criteria outlined in Federal Regulations 49 CF& Part 26.

DBE Certification will be continuous; however; it is contingent upon the firm maintaining its eligibility annually throughthis office. You will receive an Annual Affidavit for Continuing Eligibility (AFCE) and request for Personal FinancialStatement (PFS) approximately thirty days prior to your firm's certification anniversary date. The Annual Affidavitfor Continuing Eligibility and PFS document must be completed, signed and returned to our office beforeyour anniversary date in order to continue your finn's eligibility as a DBE.

Your firm will be listed in Georgia's UCP DBE Directory which can be accessed through the Department's website:www.dot.ga.gov. Prime contractors and consultants can veriff your firm's DBE certification status and identiff the workarea(s) for which the firm is DBE eligible through this Directory.

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Your firm has been certified to provide the following services as outlined in the North American Industry ClassificationSystem (NAICS):

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Other Scientific and Technical ConsultingEnvirnnmental Consulting SeryicesSuryeying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Senrices

It is your obligation to no{ff GUCP of any changes.in ownerfhip an4/or control of yoqr comPqr}Y' Itutany time during the year there is a change in ownership and/or control of your firm, you are required to noti$r this officeof iuch change in writing by sworn affidavit and with supporting documents within thirty (3o) days. Changes also includebut are not limited to officers, directors, management, key personnel, scope of work performed, daily operations, ongoingbusiness relationships with other firms or individuals, or the physical location of your firm.

Failure to do so will be deemed a failure, on your part, to cooperate and will result in immediate actions to remove DBEcertification in accordance with 49 CFIR Porrt 26, Sectiott z6-83 6) of the Federal DOT Regulation-

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Minority Business Enterprise

Certificate of Certification for

Road Safety and Transportation Solutions Inc

The company is hereby certified as: Minority Business Enterprise and Minority Subcontractor

Certification Date: 04-30-2013 (Must file annual Affidavit with GDOT)

Certification Number: 2013-0436 Dorna F. Werdelin, Supplier Relations

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