Supervised (as chairman) the following Ph.D. Dissertations:

1. Hassan Abdelwahab, Exploring the Viability of Non-Conventional Accident Modeling Techniques in Enhancing Traffic Safety Research (graduated - Spring 2002).
2. M. Fathy Abdalla, Modeling Multiple Route Choice Paradigms Under Different Types and Levels of ATIS Using Correlated Data (graduated - Fall 2003)
3. Anurag Pande, Applying Hybrid Models for Real-Time Crash Risk Assessment on Freeways (graduated – Fall 2005)
4. Xuesong Wang, Safety Analysis at Signalized Intersections considering Spatial, Temporal and Site Correlation (graduated – Fall 2006).
5. Abhishek Das, Analyses of Crash Occurrence and Injury Severities on Multilane Arterials using Machine Learning Algorithms (graduated -- Fall 2009).
6. Kirolos Haleem, Comprehensive Analytical Investigation of the Safety of Unsignalized Intersections (graduated Fall 2009)

Supervised until completion (as chairman) the following M.S. theses:

1. Chien Chen (1997), Statistical Analysis of the Effect of Demographic and Roadway Factors on Traffic Crash Involvement.
2. Ayman Saidi (1997), Using Geographic Information Systems to Investigate Demographic Characteristics of Drivers Involved in Traffic Crashes.
3. Brian Vitteta (1999), Analysis of the Effect of Driver Characteristics on Accident Involvement Using Quasi-Induced Exposure.
4. Mounir Mejdoub (1999), Modeling Severe Traffic Accidents at Intersections.
5. A. Remadna (2000), Transportation Sensitivity Analysis in Development of Regional Impact (DRI).
6. Hicham Aiouche (2000), Analysis of Travel Patterns Including Origin-Destination Models for Central Florida’s Expressway System.
7. Yile Huang (2001), Ramp and Route Choice Analysis for the Expressway System Using GIS.
8. Jose Aguilar (2002), Assessing the Effects of Daily Traffic on the Safety of Orlando Metropolitan Intersections.
9. Amr Maarouf Mohammed (2002), Modeling the Effect of Driver Distraction on Traffic Safety.
10. Anurag Pande (2003), Classification of real-time traffic speed patterns to predict crashes on the freeways.
11. Om Kanike (2003), Development of Emergency Response Model for Orlando International Airport Using Paramics.
12. Smitha Kowdla (2004), Modeling crash frequencies at signalized intersections in Central Florida.
13. Joanne Keller (2004), Analysis of Type and Severity of Traffic Crashes at Signalized Intersections Using Tree-Based Regression and Ordered Probit Models.
14. Jeremy Dilmore (2005), Implementation Strategies for Real-Time Traffic Safety Improvements on Urban Freeways.
15. Raja Pemmanaboina (2005) Assessing crash occurrence on urban freeways using static and dynamic factors by applying a system of interrelated equations.
16. Piyush Nawathe (2005) Neural Networks Trees and Simulation Databases: New Approaches for Traffic Crash Classification and Prediction.
17. Sai Chundi (2005) Applying Log-linear Models and GIS to study the Safety of Pedestrians and Bicyclists: A Case Study of Orange County School Children
18. Albinder Dhindsa (Spring 2006) Evaluating Ramp Metering and Variable Speed Limits to Reduce Crash Potential on Congested Freeways using Micro-Simulation (defended Fall 2005)
19. Daniel Dawson (Spring 2006) Developing Emergency Preparedness Plans for Orlando International Airport Using WatSim
20. Yuqiong Bai (Spring 2006) Analysis of Aircraft Arrival Delay and Airport on-Time Performance
21. Hari Salkapuram (Summer 2006) A New Approach to Identify the Expected Crash Patterns based on Signalized Intersection Size and Analysis of Vehicle Movements
22. Christopher LeDew (Summer 2006) Safety Effects of Traffic Signal Installations on State Road Intersections in Northeast Florida
23. Praveen Chilakapati (Fall 2006) Driving Simulator Validation and Rear-end Crash Risk Analysis at a Signalized Intersection
24. Vikash Gayah (Fall 2006) Examining Route Diversion and Multiple Ramp Metering Strategies for Reducing Real-Time Crash Risk on Urban Freeways.
25. Cristina Dos Santos (Spring 2007) Assessment of the Safety Benefits of VMS and VSL using the UCF Driving Simulator.
26. Ryan Cunningham (Summer 2007) Examining Dynamic Variable Speed Limit Strategies for the Reduction of Real-Time Crash Risk on Freeways.
27. Kirolos Haleem (Fall 2007) Exploring the Potential of Combining Ramp Metering and Variable Speed Limit Strategies for Alleviating Real-Time Crash Risk on Urban Freeways.
28. Alexis Nevarez-Pagan (Spring 2008) Severity Analysis of Driver Involvements on Multilane High Speed Arterial Corridors.
29. Premchand Devarasetty (Summer 2009) Safety Improvements on Multilane Arterials: A Before and After Evaluation using the Empirical Bayes Method.
30. Ana Maria Almonte (Spring 2009) Level of Service and Safety Relationship: An Exploratory Analysis of Signalized Intersections and Multilane High Speed Arterial Corridors.
31. Ali Darwiche (Spring 2009) A GIS Safety study and a County level Spatial Analysis of Crashes in the State of Florida.
32. Chowdhury Siddiqui (Fall 2009), Macroscopic Traffic Safety Analysis Based on Trip Generation Characteristics
33. Al-Ahad Ekram (Fall 2009), Reduced Visibility Related Crashes in Florida: Crash Characteristics, Spatial Analysis and Injury Severity.

Supervised the following MS non-thesis

1. Jaber Jaber (2002), MS in Transportation Engineering
2. Claudio Senra (2002), MS in Transportation Engineering
3. Ronald Bodhoo (2004), MS in Transportation Engineering
4. Abhishek Das (2009), MS in Transportation Engineering
5. Mohamed Ahmed (2009), MS in Transportation Engineering
6. Todd Jorgenson (2009), MS Civil Engineering

Committee member for the following Ph.D. Dissertations:

1. Sherif Ishak (1998), Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Automatic Freeway Incident Detection.
2. Marguerite Zarrillo (1998), Analytical Queuing Models for Electronic Toll Collection Facilities
3. Ayman Mohamed (2000), A Microscopic Simulation and Animation Model for Electronic Toll Plazas.
4. Jack Klodzinski (2001), Methodology for Evaluating the Level of Service (LOS) of Toll Plazas on a Toll Road Facility.
5. Khaled Shabaan (2005), Right Turn Split: A New Concept to Alleviate Weaving On Arterial Streets
6. Xuedong Yan (2005), Safety Issues of Red-Light Running and Unprotected Left-Turn at Signalized Intersections
7. Emam Emam (2006), Utilizing a Real Life Data Warehouse to Develop Freeway Travel Time Reliability Stochastic Models
8. Steven Mitchell (2006), Heuristic Prioritization of Emergency Evacuation Staging to Reduce Clearance Time
9. Ghada Moussa (2006), Using Augmented Reality for Studying Left Turn Maneuver at Unsignalized Intersection and Horizontal Visibility Blockage
10. Abeer Sharawi (2007), Optimization Models for Emergency Relief Shelter Planning for Anticipated Hurricane Events
11. Vinayak Dixit (2008), Hurricane Evacuation: Origin, Route and Destination
12. Amani Saleh (Spring 2008), Modeling Lane-Based Traffic Flow in Emergency Situations in the Presence of Multiple Heterogeneous Flows.
13. Rami Harb (Summer 2009), Safety and Operational Evaluation of Dynamic Lane Merging in Work Zones.
14. Noor El Metiny (Summer 2009), Providing a better understanding for the motorist behavior towards signal change.

Committee member for the following MS Theses:

1. Clayton Bennett (1996), Computer Automated Bridge and Pavement Evaluation.
2. Maha Al-Baghly (2001), Validation of the TP Model.
3. Shankar Ramasamy (2002), Simulation of the UCF Campus.
4. Xeudong Yan (2003), Gap Acceptance Modeling Using Driving Simulators.
5. Hatem Abou-Senna (2003), Investigating The Potential of Route Diversion Through ITS Application on an Orlando Transportation Network Using PARAMICS Simulation Model.
6. “Chilakamarri” Ravi Chandra (2003), Data Filtering Algorithms and Imputation Schemes for Real-time Traffic Data From Dual Loop Detectors on Interstate-4.
7. Yueliang Zuo (2004), Evaluation of the Impacts of ITS Strategies on I-4 Corridor.
8. Rami Harb (2005), The use of the UCF Driving Simulator to test the Contribution of Larger Size Vehicles (LSV’s) in Rear-End Collisions and Red Light Running on Intersections.
9. Kamal Goyal (Fall 2005) Quality of Service Measures at Signalized Intersections.
10. Noor ElMitiny (Summer 2006) Simulation and Continuance of Operation for the use of Transit (LYNX) to be used in Emergency Evacuation Incidents.
11. Anjoli Martin (Summer 2006) Verification of FAA’s Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System (EDMS).
12. Kranthi Mannila (Fall 2006) Analysis of Various Car-Truck Crash Types Based on GES And FARS Crash Databases Using Mutlinominal And Binary Logit Model
13. Vasu Persaud (Fall 2007) Dynamic Speed Monitoring System Effectiveness on Sharp Curves.
14. John Rogers (Fall 2007) Evaluating the Impact of OOCEA’s Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) on Travelers’ Experience Using the Pre-Deployment Survey.
15. Dina ElNashar (Summer 2008) Characteristics of Red Light Running Crashes in Florida.
16. Seema Jagtab (Summer 2008) Impact of Construction on Freeway Traffic Operations.
17. Jason Flick (Summer 2008) Evaluating the Impact of OOCEA’s Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) on Travelers’ Experience Using a Pre and Post-Deployment Survey
18. Diana Rey (Spring 2009) A Gasoline Demand Model for the United States Light Vehicle Fleet.
19. Jeremy Crowe (Summer 2009) The Calibration, Validation and Comparison of VISSIM Simulations using the Two-Fluid Model.
20. Taylor Lochrane (Summer 2009) Evaluating the Impact of OOCEA’s Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) on Travelers’ Experience Using Multinomial and Ordered Logit for the Post-Deployment Survey.
21. Jingyu Liu (Fall 2009) Work Zone Effects on Performance of Toll Plazas.