Researchers
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METRANS researchers represent several fields of engineering and the social sciences. Researchers are tenure track or non-tenure track research faculty with appointments at USC or CSULB. Since 1998, over 100 faculty have received funding for their research from METRANS. This section lists all METRANS researchers and provides links to their projects.
Professor , Geographic Information Science, Transportation
Konstadinos Goulias
University of California, Santa Barbara
5706 Ellison Hall
Santa Barbara
CA
93106
Projects
Vertical Equity Statewide Pilot, Data Inventory, and Guidelines for Performance Based PlanningRevisiting the impact of teleworking on activity-travel behavior using recent data and sequence-based analytical techniquesAn Analysis of Accessibility, Social Interaction, and Activity-Travel Fragmentation in CaliforniaA Before-After Intervention Experiment and SurveySpatial microanalysis and equity assessment of joint relationships among destination choice, activity duration, and mode choice.Commercial Fleet Demand for Electric Vehicles in California: Current Fleet, Purchase Intentions, and Optimal Structure of IncentivesHousehold Demand for Clean Vehicles in California: Individual Attitudes, Current Car Ownership, and Future Car Ownership
Professor, Department of Computer Science; USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Ramesh Govindan
University of Southern California
3710 S. McClintock Ave.
Los Angeles
CA
90089-2905
Projects
Application Development of Urban Tomography for Transportation Security at a major Los Angeles Transportation Hub (LATH)Thousand Eyes on California's Streets, Roads, and Infrastructures
Professor, Department of Economics; College of Liberal Arts
Lisa Grobar
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach
CA
90840
Projects
A Study of Drayage at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long BeachImplementing a Statewide Goods Movement Strategy and Performance Measurement of Good Movement in California
Professor, Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Martin Gundersen
University of Southern California
920 Bloom Walk
Los Angeles
CA
90089-0483
Projects
Recycling Diesel Soot Particles for Use as Activated Carbon in Li Ion BatteriesTransient Plasma Ignition for Clean, Fuel-Efficient Transportation Vehicle Engines
Vice President of Research,, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering; USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Randolph Hall
University of Southern California
Bovard Administration Building 102
Los Angeles
CA
90089-4019
Projects
Improving Trucking Safety: Effects of Driver Hours of Service RegulationsFreight Routing and Containerization in a Package Network that Accounts for Sortation Constraints and CostsAlternative Access and Locations for Air Cargo
Professor of Electrical Engineering, Ming Hsieh Faculty Fellow, Co-Director, Ming Hsieh Institute and Ultimate Radio Laboratory (UltRa-Lab), Department of Electrical Engineering; USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Hossein Hashemi
University of Southern California
3737 Watts Way
Los Angeles
CA
90089-0271
Projects
Low-Cost Object Detection RF CMOS Sensor Development for Active Safety Systems
Research Associate Professor, Information Sciences Institute; USC Viterbi School of Engineering
John Heidemann
University of Southern California
4676 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey
CA
90292-6695
Projects
Sensornets for Remote Vehicle Classification (SRVC)SURE-FT: Sensor for Unexpected Roadway Events: Field TrialsSURE-SE: Sensors for Unexpected Roadway Events: Simulation and Evaluation
Assistant Professor
Adeline Heitz
CNAM
292 Rue Saint-Martin
Paris
75003
Projects
Testing the 'Freight Landscape' Concept for ParisFeasibility of In-City Logistics TerminalsLogistics Spatial Patterns in Paris: The Rise of the Paris Basin as a Logistics MegaregionParis, Urban Laboratory for Urban Logistics: Feasibility of consolidated freight deliveries in cities and Alternatives for More Efficient Use of the Road and Parking Space in Cities
Professor of Electrical Engineering Systems, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering; USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Petros Ioannou
University of Southern California
3740 McClintock Avenue
Los Angeles
CA
90089-2562
Projects
Traffic Flow Models Based on Queuing Theory for Analysis and Performance EvaluationFreight Load Balancing and Efficiencies in Alternative Fuel Freight ModesHighway Safety and Traffic Flow Analysis of Mixed traffic with Connected and Non-Connected Vehicles Balancing of Truck Parking Demand by a Centralized Incentives/Pricing System Smart Freight Transportation with Behavioral IncentivesCoordinated Traffic Flow Control in a Connected EnvironmentCentrally Coordinated Schedules and Routes of Airport Shuttles with LAX Terminals as Application AreaLearning Drivers' Utility Functions in a Coordinated Freight Routing System Based on Drivers' ActionsElectric Truck Fleet Management under Limited and Uncertain Charging Infrastructure AvailabilitySystematic and Provably Safe Design Methodology for Connected and Autonomous VehiclesConnected Autonomous Vehicles: Safety During Merging and Lane Change and Impact on Traffic FlowIntegrated Traffic Flow Control in a Connected NetworkReducing Truck Emissions and Improving Truck Fuel Economy via Intelligent Transportation System TechnologiesTraffic Flow Models and Impact of Combined Lane Change and Speed Limit Control on Environment in Case of High Truck Traffic VolumesModeling and Route Guidance of Trucks in Metropolitan AreaDesign and Evaluation of Impact of Traffic Light Priority for Trucks on Traffic FlowOptimizing Combined Truck Routing and Parking based on Parking Availability PredictionIntelligent Parking Assist for Trucks with PredictionOptimum Routing of Freight in Urban Environments under Normal Operations and Disruptions using a Co-simulation Optimization Control ApproachDynamic Variable Speed Limit Control: Design, Analysis and BenefitsModeling for Local Impact AnalysisReconfiguration Strategies for Mitigating the Impacts of Port DisruptionsSimulation Test Bed and Evalution of Truck Movement Concepts on Terminal Efficiency and Traffic FlowDevelopment of Methods for Handling Empty Containers with Applications in the Los Angeles/Long Beach Port AreaCooperative Optimum Time Window Generation for Cargo Delivery/Pick Up With Application to Container TerminalsAutomated Container Transport System between Inland Port and TerminalsDynamic Optimization of Cargo Movement by Trucks in Metropolitan Area with Adjacent PortsDynamic Routing of Trucks and Truck Platoons Using Real-Time Traffic SimulatorsRobust Design, Analysis and Evaluation of Variable Speed Limit Control in a Connected Environment with UncertaintiesOptimizing Fuel Consumption and Pollutant Emissions in Truck Routing with Parking Availability Prediction and Working Hours Constraints
Professor, Electrical Engineering Department; College of Engineering
Kenneth James
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach
CA
90840
Projects
Evaluating the Feasibility of Electrified RailAssessing near-dock rail loading and offloading procedures at the Port of LA/LB for application to a container conveyor to ICTFsNon-Invasive Means of Investigating Container Contents for Custom Agents at PortDual use of electric utility rights of way by integration of an urban maglev container corridor and gas insulated transmission lines
Assistant Professional Researcher, Institute of Transportation Studies
Alan Jenn
University of California, Davis
1605 Tilia, Suite 100
Davis
CA
95616
Projects
Charging Forward: Deploying Electric Vehicle Infrastructure for Uber and Lyft in California
Senior Research Fellow, Logistics Policy and Technology
Seungju Jeong
Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
315, Goyangdaero Ilsanseo-gu
Goyang-si
Gyeonggi-do
411-701
Projects
Developing a Parcel Freight O-D and Identifying Parcel Freight Determinants for Seoul Metropolitan Area
Associate Professor, Department of Geography; College of Liberal Arts
Christine Jocoy
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach
CA
90840
Projects
The Mobility of Homeless People and Their Use of Public Transit in Long Beach, CA
Professor, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Erik Johnson
University of Southern California
3620 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles
CA
90089-2531
Projects
Smart Damping for Monitoring the Health of Bridge StructuresInnovative Bridge Structural Health Monitoring Using Variable Stiffness and Damping Devices
Director, University Transportation Research Center (UTRC), Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
Camille Kamga
The City College of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York
NY
10031
Projects
Characterizing Delivery and Vehicle Activity from Residential Goods MovementsDecomposing the Home-Based Delivery Supply Chain Phase 1Hunts Point Terminal Market: The Demand for Waterborne Transportation as a Part of the Outbound-Distribution System
Postdoctoral Research Associate, College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs
Sanggyun Kang
The University of Texas at Arlington
601 W. Nedderman Drive
Arlington
TX
76019-0108
Projects
Shopping, freight deliveries, and urban formWhy do warehouses decentralize more in certain metropolitan areas?Using Proxies to Describe The Metropolitan Freight LandscapeSpatial Dynamics of Warehousing and Distribution in CaliforniaSpatial Dynamics of the Logistics Industry and Implications for Freight Flows
Professor and ET Program Advisor, Electrical Engineering Department; College of Engineering
I-Hung Khoo
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach
CA
90840
Projects
Study of the Noise Pollution at Container Terminals and the Surroundings
Professor, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering; USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Behrokh Khoshnevis
University of Southern California
3715 McClintock Ave.
Los Angeles
CA
90089-0193
Projects
3D Virtual and Physical Simulation of Automated Container Terminal Facilities and Analysis of Impace on In-Land Transportation
Professor, Computer Information Systems; College of Business Administration
Melody Kiang
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach
CA
90840
Projects
A Cargo Security Early Warning System: The Application of Neural Networks to Detect Cargoes with Potential Security Fraud
Assistant Professor, Urban Economics, Transportation Economics, Economic Statistics
Jinwon Kim
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach
CA
90840
Projects
Estimating the Social Cost of Congestion Using the Bottleneck Model
Major Funders
Metrans Associate Partners
