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, Computer Engineering Computer Science Department; College of Engineering
Anastasios Chassiakos
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach
CA
90840
Projects
Using artificial intelligence to improve traffic flows, with consideration of data privacy principlesTerminal Simulation Test-Bed and Design ToolDynamic Scheduling of Chassis Movements with Chassis Processing Facilities in the LoopAnalysis and Optimization Methods for Centralized Processing of Chassis
Professor, Information Systems Department; College of Business Administration
Robert Chi
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
Associate Director, New Initiatives, University Transportation Research Center (UTRC), Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Alison J Conway
The City College of New York
140th St. and Convent Ave
New York
NY
10031
Projects
Characterizing Delivery and Vehicle Activity from Residential Goods MovementsDecomposing the Home-Based Delivery Supply Chain Phase 1Biking For Goods Is Good: An Assessment of CO2 Savings in ParisFreight in a Bicycle-Friendly City: Exploratory Analysis with New York City Open DataComplete Streets Considerations for Freight and Emergency Vehicle Operations
Senior Researcher
Nicolas Coulombel
Ecole des Ponts University of Paris-East
Projects
A new look at the environmental assessment of logistics sprawl Part 2A new look at the environmental assessment of logistics sprawl Part 1
Assistant Professor
Cecilia Cruz
ENPC
6-8 Avenue Blaise Pascal
Champs-sur-Marne, Paris
?le-de-France
77420
Projects
Sub-Contracting in the Urban Parcel Transport Business: Economic and Social Issues
Director of Research, IFSTTAR, French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks - University of Paris-East
Laetitia Dablanc
University of Paris-East, IFSTTAR
14-20 boulevard Newton, Cite Descartes
Marne la Vallee cedex 2
77447
Projects
Delivery Workers' City Life: A Short-Film on Deliveries in New York CityDelivery couriers on bicycle in Paris: comparing two surveysThe Rise of On-Demand 'Instant Deliveries' in European CitiesTesting the 'Freight Landscape' Concept for ParisA new look at the environmental assessment of logistics sprawl Part 2A new look at the environmental assessment of logistics sprawl Part 1Feasibility of In-City Logistics TerminalsLogistics Spatial Patterns in Paris: The Rise of the Paris Basin as a Logistics MegaregionParking for freight vehicles in dense urban centers: The issue of delivery areas in ParisA Methodology for Assessing the Potential of Electric Vehicles with French Commercial Vans as a Case StudyImpacts of Environmental Access Restrictions on Freight Delivery Activities, the Example of Low Emission Zones in EuropeUsing Proxies to Describe The Metropolitan Freight LandscapeThe Urban Freight Landscape AtlasBuilding the DatabaseSub-Contracting in the Urban Parcel Transport Business: Economic and Social IssuesReciprocal congestion: The impacts of freight vehicles on cars' travel times, and vice-versa
Research Assistant Professor, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Hanh Dam Le Griffin
University of Southern California
3620 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles
CA
90089-2531
Projects
Assessing Container Terminal/Port Productivity: Experiences of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long BeachImpact of Streamlined Chassis Movements and Extended Hours of Operation on Terminal Capacity and Source-Specific Emissions ReductionLandside Surface Transportation Impact of Short Sea Shipping in Southern CaliforniaReengineering the Logistics of Empty Cargo Containers in the SCAG Region
Research Scientist, Integrated Media Systems Center; USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Ugur Demiryurek
University of Southern California
3737 Watts Way
Los Angeles
CA
90089-1211
Projects
Analysis and Prediction of Spatiotemporal Impact of Traffic Incidents for Better Mobility and Safety in Transportation SystemsTrajectory Data Mining for Performance Measurement of Public Transportation Systems
Director, Luskin Center for Innovation
JR DeShazo
University of California, Los Angeles
337 Charles E Young Dr
Los Angeles
CA
90095
Projects
BridgeR -- a Regional Seismic Hazard Assessment Tool for Transportation Networks and its Application to Freight Loss Assessment
Dean's Professor and Chair, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Maged Dessouky
University of Southern California
3715 McClintock Ave.
Los Angeles
CA
90089-0193
Projects
The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Policies for Reducing GHG Emissions in the Freight SectorSocially Optimal Personalized Routing with Preference LearningAn Online Cost Allocation Model for Horizontal Supply ChainsA New Approach for Routing Courier Delivery ServicesCongestion Reduction via Personalized IncentivesModeling e-hailing and car-pooling services in a coupled morning-evening commute frameworkDeveloping Markets for Zero Emission Vehicles in Short Haul Goods MovementIncentive Systems for New Mobility Services Smart Freight Transportation with Behavioral IncentivesEnhancing Traffic Flow through Private Data Sharing and Incentivizing New Mobility ServicesCost-Sharing Mechanisms for RidesharingThe Ridesharing Routing Problem with Flexible Pickup and Drop-off pointsRouting of Battery Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks for Drayage OperationsStochastic Ride Sharing System with Flexible Pickup and Drop-OffReal-Time Large-Scale Ridesharing with Flexible Meeting PointsMaking HOT lanes benefit every traveler: design, pricing, and analysisDynamic Routing for RidesharingCongestion Reduction through Efficient Empty Container Movement under Stochastic DemandDynamic Scheduling of Trains in Densely Populated Congested AreasStrategies for Effective Rail Track Capacity UsageA Novel Approach to Routing and Dispatching Trucks Based on Partial Information in a Dynamic EnvironmentGreen Transit Scheduler: A Methodology For Jointly Optimizing Cost, Service, And Environmental Performance In Demand-Responsive Transit SchedulingCongestion Reduction through Efficient Empty Container MovementIntegration of Passenger and Freight Rail SchedulingRouting Strategies for Efficient Deployment of Alternative Fuel Vehicles for Freight DeliveryA Task Decomposition Model for Dispatchers in Dynamic Scheduling of Demand Responsive Transit SystemsIntegrating Management of Truck and Rail Systems in Los AngelesEfficiencies in Freight and Passenger Routing and Scheduling to Reduce VMT
Professor, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering; USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Fokion Egolfopoulos
University of Southern California
3650 McClintock Ave.
Los Angeles
CA
90089-1453
Projects
Combustion and Emission Characteristics of Biofuels Used for Transportation
Professor and Chair, Computer Engineering and Computer Science; College of Engineering
Burkhard Englert
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach
CA
90840
Projects
Multimodal Biometric Models for Improving the Productivity and Security of the Terminal GatesThe Impact of Truck Repositioning on Congestion and Pollution in the LA BasinXML Based Supply Chain Integration at the LA / LB PortsEvaluating and improving the security of RFID tags in shipping containersSmart Truck Driver Assistant: A Cost Effective Solution for Real Time Management of Container Delivery to Trucks
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Yueyue Fan
University of California, Davis
2001 Ghausi Hall
Davis
CA
95616
Projects
Next-Generation Transit System Design Under Revolution of Shared Mobility
Professor, Department of Health Science; College of Health and Human Services
Mohammed Forouzesh
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach
CA
90840
Projects
Cambodian Access to Transportation: Impact on Senior Nutrition and Congregate Meal Service Programs
Professor and Department Chair, Department of Health Science; College of Health and Human Services
Robert Friis
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach
CA
90840
Projects
Health Effects Associated with Goods Movement in the Los Angeles BasinCambodian Access to Transportation: Impact on Senior Nutrition and Congregate Meal Service Programs
PhD Candidate
Mathieu Gardrat
University of Lyon
Projects
A new look at the environmental assessment of logistics sprawl Part 2A new look at the environmental assessment of logistics sprawl Part 1
Professor, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering; USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Roger Ghanem
University of Southern California
3620 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles
CA
90089-2531
Projects
Identification and Evaluation of Major Issues Involving the Impact of Global Climate Change on Transportation Systems
Professor; Margaret and John Ferraro Chair in Effective Local Government; Senior Associate Dean for Research and Technology; Director, METRANS , Sol Price School of Public Policy
Genevieve Giuliano
University of Southern California
650 Childs Way
Los Angeles
CA
90089-0626
Projects
The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Policies for Reducing GHG Emissions in the Freight SectorSmart Freight Transportation with Behavioral IncentivesEconomic Analysis and Review of Commercial Vehicle Road User ChargesZero Emission Heavy Duty Trucks: An Analysis of California's Advanced Clean Fleets RegulationClosing the Gap: A Comparative Study of Transportation Accessibility for Adults with Disabilities in Urban and Rural CaliforniaImpacts of e-commerce on warehousing and distribution in CaliforniaDeveloping Effective Traffic Management Strategies for Special Events based on ADMS DatasetImplementation of Action 6 of CSFAP Phase 2a Tracking Economic CompetitivenessThe Potential for Ride-Matching in Disadvantaged CommunitiesImplementation of Action 6 of the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan (CSFAP) Phase 4: Tracking Economic CompetitivenessDeveloping Markets for Zero-Emission Vehicles in Goods MovementFramework for Developing Economic Competitiveness Measures for the California Sustainable Freight Action PlanManaging the Impacts of Freight in CaliforniaWhite Papers on Emission Reducing Efficiency Strategies to Incorporate into the CSFSSpatial Dynamics of the Logistics Industry and Implications for Freight FlowsIs Los Angeles Becoming Transit Oriented?The Role of Public Transit in Mobility of Low Income HouseholdsShopping, freight deliveries, and urban formEvaluating Tradeoffs in Warehousing and Drayage Costs in the Greater Los Angeles RegionWhy do warehouses decentralize more in certain metropolitan areas?Data Challenges in Urban Freight Research: The Case of Warehousing and DistributionUnderstanding freight flows in cities I: Does density crowd out freight intensive activities?Using Proxies to Describe The Metropolitan Freight LandscapeThe Urban Freight Landscape AtlasBuilding the DatabaseEconomic Competitiveness, Definitions, and MetricsAssessment of Freight System Efficiency Measure: GDP/GHGSpatial Dynamics of Warehousing and Distribution in CaliforniaApplication of a Regional Multi-Modal Transportation System Performance Monitoring FrameworkAccessibility, Location and Employment Center GrowthLocation of warehouses and environmental justice: Evidence from four metros in CaliforniaThe Freight Landscape: Using Secondary Data Sources to Describe Metropolitan Freight FlowsRegulation and Response in the San Pedro Bay PortsEvaluation of Extended Gate Operations at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long BeachEvaluation of the Terminal Gate Appointment Systems at the Los Angeles/Long Beach PortsTravel Patterns for the ElderlyPublic-Private Partnerships in California - Phase 2, Section 6: Market for private capitalPublic-Private Partnerships in California - Phase 2, Section 5: Institutional capacityPublic-Private Partnerships in California - Phase 1, Report 1: Section 5Public-Private Partnerships in California - Phase 2, Section 4: Structuring P3 projectsPublic-Private Partnerships in California - Phase 2, Section 3: Analytical toolsPublic-Private Partnerships in California - Phase 2, Section 2: Criteria for evaluating P3 projectsPublic-Private Partnerships in California - Phase 1, Reports 2 & 3: Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, & 6Public-Private Partnerships in California - Phase 2, Section 7: California political environmentImplementation of Action 6 of the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan (CSFAP) Phase 3: Tracking Economic CompetitivenessImproving Environmental Justice and Mobility in Southeast Los Angeles Executive SummaryDeveloping Markets for Zero Emission Vehicles in Short Haul Goods MovementTravel Behavior in E-commerce: shopping, purchasing and receivingThe Spatial Dynamics of Amazon Lockers in Los Angeles County
Professor, Computer Engineering Computer Science; College of Engineering
Darin Goldstein
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach
CA
90840
Projects
Emergency Traffic Management Tool for the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor AreaAn Adaptive System for the Transportation of Commercial Goods
Emeritus Professor, Sol Price School of Public Policy
Peter Gordon
University of Southern California
650 Childs Way
Los Angeles
CA
90089-0626
Projects
Assembling and Processing Freight Shipment Data: Developing a GIS-Based Origin Destination Matrix for Southern California Freight FlowsFreight Shipments, Greenhouse Gases and Polluting Emissions: Implications for California and the U.S.Towards Peak-Load Pricing in Metropolitan Areas: Modeling Network ActivityNeighborhood Attributes and Commuting Behavior: Transit ChoiceDeveloping and Testing Methodologies for the Evaluation of Highway Widening Plans to Facilitate Freight Flows Throughout a Major Metropolitan Area
Major Funders
Metrans Associate Partners
