Dr. Mohamed A. Abdel-Aty
Contact Information
211L Engineering Building 2
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida 32816-2450

Tel: (407) 823-5657
Fax: (407) 823-3315

M.Aty@ucf.edu
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
  1. Enhancing Safety Through Advanced Pro-active Traffic Management, 19th International Conference on Management of Technology, Cairo, March 2010.
  2. Managing Transportation Technology, Panel Session, 19th International Conference on Management of Technology, Cairo, March 2010.
  3. County-level Crash Risk Analysis in Florida: Bayesian Spatial Modeling, 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2010.
  4. Viability of Proactive Traffic Management on Freeways, 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2010.
  5. Fog and Smoke Related Crashes in Florida: Identifying Crash Characteristics, Spatial Distribution and Injury Severity, 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2010.
  6. Using Genetic Programming to Investigate the Design Parameters Contributing to Crash occurrence on Urban Arterials, 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2010.
  7. Web-Based Application for Providing Crash Profiles at Intersections, 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2010.
  8. Multiple Applications of the Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines Technique In Predicting Rear-end Crashes At Unsignalized Intersections, 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2010.
  9. Occupational Driver Safety of Public Transportation: Risk Perception, Attitude, and Driving Behavior, 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2010.
  10. Analysis of Urban Arterial Safety in Developing Countries: Case of China, 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2010.
  11. Advances and Innovations in Traffic Safety Research, Plenary session, Chinese-German Symposium on Urban Road Traffic Safety, Shanghai, October 2009
  12. Using Traffic Micro-simulation to Test Route Diversion as a Real-Time Crash Prevention Strategy on Freeways, International Conference on Road Safety and Simulation RSS 2009, October 2009, Paris, France.
  13. Advanced Traffic Management, Colorado Department of Transportation, September 10, 2009.
  14. Application of Variable Speed Limits and Ramp Metering To Improve Safety and Efficiency of Freeways, Plenary session, 2nd International Symposium on Freeway and Tollway Operations, Honolulu, June 2009.
  15. Advances in Traffic Safety, Keynote Speech, International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Cairo, March 2009.
  16. Large Scale Injury Severity Analysis For Arterial Roads: Modeling Scheme And Contributing Factors, 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2009.
  17. Incorporating Traffic Operation Measures in Safety Analysis at Signalized Intersections, 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2009.
  18. Evaluating Resurfacing Projects On Multilane Arterials And Identifying Best Practices, 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2009.
  19. Patterns In Severe Crashes On Segments of Multi-lane Arterials With Partially Limited Access, 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2009.
  20. Corridor Level Signalized Intersection Safety Analysis Using Bayesian Spatial Models, 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2009.
  21. Severity Analysis Of Crashes On Multilane Arterials Using Conditional Inference Forests, 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2009.
  22. Real-Time Estimation of Lane-Change and Car-Following-Related Traffic Flow Parameters and Their Effects on Crash Occurrence by Lane, 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2009.
  23. The Viability of Real-time Prediction and Prevention of Traffic Accidents, the Fourth International Gulf Conference on Roads, Doha, Qatar, November 2008.
  24. Safety Research at UCF, Seminar, IIT Delhi, December 2008.
  25. Real-Time Risk Estimation on Freeways and the Viability of Proactive Traffic Management, Transpo2008, Orlando, Florida, September 2008.
  26. Intelligent Transportation Systems and their potential in Egypt, Egyptian Engineering Day, Cairo, July 2008.
  27. Viability of Real Time Prediction and Prevention of Traffic Crashes: How can we prevent traffic crashes in real-time, ITS Georgia, Savannah, October 2008.
  28. Proactive Freeway Management: The Viability of Real-Time Prediction and Prevention of Traffic Crashes, Freeway and Tollway Operations Conference, Fort Lauderdale, June 2008.
  29. Evaluating Route Diversion as a Strategy for Reduction of Real-Time Crash Risk on Freeways Using Microscopic Simulation, 10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation (AATT), Athens, May 2008.
  30. Exploration of Crash Prone Traffic Conditions on Freeways in the Netherlands using Random Forests, 10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation (AATT), Athens, May 2008.
  31. Assessing Rear-End Crash Risk at Signalized Intersections Based on the Driving Behavior, 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2008.
  32. Using Variable Sped Limits and Variable Message Signs for Real-Time Crash Risk Reductions on Freeways, 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2008.
  33. A Proactive Approach to Freeway Traffic Management, Civil & Env. Engineering Dept., Corporate Affiliates Board, Fall 2007 lecture series.
  34. Overview of Recent Research in Traffic Safety and Travel Demand Modeling at UCF, Transportation Research Seminar, CATSS, November 2007.
  35. Framework for Real-Time Crash Estimation: Implications of Random and Matched Sampling Schemes, 14th International Conference Road Safety on Four Continents, Bangkok, Thailand, November 2007.
  36. Relationship Between Presence of Passengers and Freeway Crash Characteristics, 14th International Conference Road Safety on Four Continents, Bangkok, Thailand, November 2007.
  37. Exploring the Crash Severity Along an Urban Freeway Based on Temporal, Spatial, and Real-Time Traffic Conditions, 11th World Conference on Transport Research, Berkeley, California, June 2007.
  38. Temporal and Spatial Safety Analyses of Signalized Intersections, 11th World Conference on Transport Research, Berkeley, California, June 2007.
  39. Can we Predict Traffic Crashes in Real-Time? An Overview of Recent Research at The University of Central Florida, Seminar Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Securite (INRETS), Paris June 19, 2007.
  40. Disaggregate Analysis of Safety Data: A New Approach for Proactive Traffic Management, Keynote Speech, the 7th International Conference of Chinese Transportation Professionals, Shanghai, May 21, 2007.
  41. Exploring Driving Simulator as a Traffic Safety Test Tool at Signalized Intersections, Tongji University Driving Simulator Lab Construction Technical Workshop, Shanghai, May 25, 2007.
  42. Integration of Freeway Safety and Advanced Traffic Management, Invited Speaker at the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Central Florida Chapter, April 30, 2007.
  43. Investigation of Signalized Intersection Right-Angle Crash Occurrence at Intersection, Roadway, and Approach Levels, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2007.
  44. Analysis of Output from Crash prediction Models and Their Amalgamation in A Proactive Traffic Management Framework, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2007.
  45. Impact of Presence of Passengers on Freeway Crash Potential, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2007.
  46. Market Basket Analysis: A Novel Way to Find Patterns In Crash Data From Large Jurisdictions, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2007.
  47. Coordinated use of Variable Speed Limits and Ramp Metering for Improving Traffic Safety on Congested Freeways, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2007.
  48. Using Traffic and Safety Measures for Driving Simulator Validation, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2007.
  49. Properties of Freeway Rear-end Crash Clusters, 11th International Conference of the Hong Kong Society of Transportation Studies, HK, December 2006.
  50. Real Time Simulation Applications for Traffic Safety, Transpo2006, Palm Harbor, Florida, November 2006.
  51. The Potential of ITS Applications to Reduce Crash Potential on Urban Freeways using Micro-Simulation, Proceedings of the International Symposium of Transport Simulation 2006 (ISTS06), Lausanne, Sep 2006.
  52. Evaluation of ITS alternatives targeting crash mitigation on Freeways using Micro-simulation, Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, AATT 2006, ASCE, Chicago, August 2006.
  53. Application of data mining techniques for real-time crash risk assessment on freeways, Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, AATT 2006, ASCE, Chicago, August 2006.
  54. Potential Real-Time Indicators of Sideswipe Crashes on Freeways, 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2006.
  55. Assessing Crash Occurrence on Urban Freeways by Applying a System of Interrelated Equations, 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2006.
  56. Applying Variable Speed Limits and the Potential for Crash Migration, 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2006.
  57. Crash Estimation at Signalized Intersections: Significant Factors and Temporal Effect, 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2006.
  58. Crash Estimation at Signalized Intersections along Corridors: Analyzing Spatial Effect and Identifying Significant Factors, 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2006.
  59. A Comprehensive Analysis of the Relationship between Real-time Traffic Surveillance data and Rear-end Crashes on Freeways, 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2006.
  60. A Conceptual Approach for Using the UCF Driving Simulator as a Test Bed for High Risk Locations, DSC 2005 North America - Orlando - November 2005
  61. Modeling Longitudinal Crash Frequencies at Signalized Intersections Using Generalized Estimating Equations with Negative Binomial Link Function, 13 th International Conference, Road Safety on Four Continents, Warsaw, October 2005.
  62. Proactive Real-Time Safety Implementation Strategy on Freeways, 13 th International Conference, Road Safety on Four Continents, Warsaw, October 2005.
  63. Identification of Rear-end Crash Patterns on Instrumented Freeways: A Data Mining Approach, 8th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC2005), Vienna, September 2005.
  64. Traffic Surveillance from a Safety Perspective: An ITS Data Application, 8th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC2005), Vienna, September 2005 .
  65. Simulation Experiments to Investigate Drivers Adherence with Traffic Information, 8th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC2005), Vienna, September 2005.
  66. Traffic Safety Evaluation of Orange County School Children, Orange County School Board, August 16, 2005.
  67. Improving safety and security by developing a traffic accident prevention system, First International Conference on Safety and Security Engineering, Rome, Italy, June 2005.
  68. Intelligent Transportation Systems: The Road into the 21st Century, The International Telecommunication and Information Technology Conference, Cairo ICT, February 2005.
  69. Analysis of the Types of Crashes at Signalized Intersections using Complete Crash Data and Tree-Based Regression, 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2005.
  70. Spatio-Temporal Variation of Risk Preceding Crash Occurrence on Freeways, 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2005.
  71. Split Models for Predicting Multi-Vehicle Crashes during High-Speed and Low-Speed Operating Conditions on Freeways, 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2005.
  72. Predicting Traffic Crashes Using Real-Time Traffic Speed Patterns, 10th World Conference on Transport Research, Istanbul, Turkey, July 2004.
  73. Modeling Drivers’ Diversion from Normal Route, Link Choice and Compliance Under ATIS Using Generalized Estimating Equations, 10th World Conference on Transport Research, Istanbul, Turkey, July 2004.
  74. Exploring the Safety Risks of Cellular Phone Use While Driving, 10th World Conference on Transport Research, Istanbul, Turkey, July 2004.
  75. Classification of Real-Time Traffic Speed Patterns to Predict Crashes on Freeways, 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2004.
  76. Predicting Freeway Crashes Based on Loop Detector Data Using Matched Case-Control Logistic Regression, 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2004.
  77. Modeling Long- and Short-Term Travel Time under ATIS Using Mixed Linear Models for Correlated Data, 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2004.
  78. Modeling Repeated Multinomial Route Choices Under ATIS Using Generalized Estimating Equations with Polytomous Logit Function, 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2004.
  79. Linking Roadway Geometrics and Real-Time Traffic Characteristics to Model Daytime Freeway Crashes Using Generalized Extreme Equations for Correlated Data, 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2004.
  80. Traffic Safety Research, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, October 2003.
  81. Modeling Multiple Route Choice Paradigms Under Different Types and Levels of ATIS Using Correlated Data, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, October 2003.
  82. Origin-Destination Travel Survey for the Central Florida Expressway System, Eindhoven University, The Netherlands, October 2003.
  83. Traffic Safety Research, Eindhoven University, The Netherlands, October 2003.
  84. Traffic Accident Simulation and Animation, Summer Computer Simulation Conference (SCSC'03), Montreal, July 2003.
  85. Exploring the Viability of Non-Traditional Injury Severity Modeling Methods, Proceedings of the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, Banff, Alberta, June 2003.
  86. A Preliminary Investigation into the Impact of the Increase in Minivans, Light-duty Trucks, and SUVs on Future Traffic Fatality Trends, Proceedings of the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, Banff, Alberta, June 2003.
  87. Traffic Safety Research,2003 CECS Distinguished Research Lecturers, UCF, June 2003.
  88. Spatial Analysis of Expressway Ramps, 8th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM'03), Sendai, Japan, May 2003.
  89. Computer Simulation and Animation Tool for Realistic Route Choice Data Collection, 8th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM'03), Sendai, Japan, May 2003.
  90. Configuration Analysis of Two-Vehicle Rear-End Crashes, 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2003
  91. Design and Development of a Computer Simulation Tool to Collect Data that Support Hybrid Travel Models Under ATIS, the 4 th Transportation Speciality Conference, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, Montreal, Quebec, June 2002.
  92. Calibration of Florida Nested-Logit Mode-Choice Model, the 4 th Transportation Speciality Conference, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, Montreal, Quebec, June 2002.
  93. Traffic Safety Analysis for Toll Plazas of Toll Facilities using Artificial Neural Networks and Logit Models, 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2002.
  94. Investigating the Travel and User Characteristics of Toll Roads Based on a Travel Survey of the Central Florida Expressway System, 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2002.
  95. Driver Distraction Metrics, Vehicle User Characteristics Committee, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January, 2002.
  96. Development of Artificial Neural Networks Models to Predict Driver Injury Severity in Traffic Accidents at Signalized Intersections, 80th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2001.
  97. Design and Implementation of an Origin-Destination Travel Survey for the Central Florida Expressway System, 80th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 2001.
  98. Modeling Severe Traffic Crashes at Intersections, 9 th World Conference on Transport Research, Seoul, Korea, July 2001.
  99. Applying Fuzzy ARTMAP Neural Networks to Predict Driver’s Injury Severity in Traffic Accidents, 9 th World Conference on Transport Research, Seoul, Korea, July 2001.
  100. The Design and Administration of an Origin/Destination Survey for The Central Florida Expressway System, 9 th World Conference on Transport Research, Seoul, Korea, July 2001.
  101. Using Induced Exposure to Investigate the Effect of Driver Factors in Traffic Safety, the 3 rd Transportation Speciality Conference, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, London, Ontario, June 2000.
  102. Log-Linear Analysis of the Relationship Between Alcohol Involvement and Driver Characteristics in traffic Crashes, the 3 rd Transportation Speciality Conference, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, London, Ontario, June 2000.
  103. Origin/Destination Survey for the Central Florida Expressway System, Florida Transportation Modeling Applications Conference, Clearwater, May 2000.
  104. The Design and Administration of an Origin/Destination Survey for the Central Florida Expressway System, Al-Azhar Engineering Sixth International Conference, Cairo, Egypt September 2000.
  105. Applying MLP Neural Networks to Predict Driver’s Injury Severity in Traffic Accidents, Al-Azhar Engineering Sixth International Conference, Cairo, Egypt September 2000.
  106. Central Florida Expressway System Origin/Destination Survey, OOCEA Board Meeting, February 2000.
  107. Using GIS to Locate High Risk Driver Population, International Conference “Traffic Safety on Two Continents”, Malmo, Sweden, September 1999.
  108. Developing Crash Predictive Models for a Principal Arterial, International Conference “Traffic Safety on Two Continents”, Malmo, Sweden, September 1999.
  109. Exploring the Relationship Between Drivers’ Demographic Characteristics and Traffic Accident Involvement, Seminar, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, November 1998.
  110. Exploring the Relationship Between Drivers Age and Crash Involvement, the 2 nd Transportation Specialty Conference, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 1998.
  111. Safety Aspects at a Toll Plaza Equipped with Automatic Vehicle Identification Technology, the 2 nd Transportation Speciality Conference, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 1998.
  112. Survey of the Elderly: An Assessment of their Travel Characteristics, 77th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 1998.
  113. Modeling Incident-Related Routing Decisions Including the Effect of Traffic Information Using a Nested Logit Structure, 77th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 1998.
  114. Using Travel Surveys and Experiments to Explore the potential Impact of Transit Information Systems on Mode Choice, 30 th International Symposium on Automotive Technology & Automation (ISATA), Florence, Italy 16th-19th June 1997.
  115. Investigating the Factors Influencing the Motor Vehicles Fire Accidents, 30 th ISATA, Florence, Italy, June 1997.
  116. Using New Technologies to Meet the Transportation Demand of the Special Needs Travelers, 30 th ISATA, Florence, Italy, 1997.
  117. Investigating the Factors Influencing Route Choice in Transportation Networks, Seminar, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, March 1997.
  118. A Methodology for Route Selection and Guidance Using GIS and Computer Network Models, 76th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January, 1997.
  119. Investigating the Effect of Advanced Traveler Information on Commuters' Tendency to Use Transit, 75th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., January 9, 1996.
  120. Impact of ATIS on Route Choice, Transportation Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), San Diego, October 1995.
  121. A New Approach to Route Choice Data Collection: Multi-phase, CATI Panel Surveys Using A GIS Database, 5th National Transportation Planning Methods Application Conference, Seattle, April 1995.
  122. Understanding the Effect of ATIS on Commuters' Route Choice Decisions, 5th Annual Meeting of ITS America, Washington D.C., March 1995.
  123. Investigating the Factors Influencing Route Choice: New Approaches in Data Collection and Modeling, Winter Seminar Series Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, February 1995.
  124. Investigating the Effect of Travel Time Variability on Route Choice Using Repeated-measurement Stated Preference Data, 74th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., January 1995.
  125. Route Choice Models Using GIS-based Alternative Routes and Hypothetical Travel Time Information Input, 74th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., January 1995.
  126. Models of Commuters' Information Use and Route Choice: Initial Results Based on a Southern California Commuter Route Choice Survey, 73rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 1994.
  127. Impact of Advanced Traveler Information Systems on Drivers' Route Choice Decisions, meeting of the Northern California Chapter of ITE, Davis, California, February 1993.

Several presentations to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, FL Turnpike Enterprise, California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) and Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH) related to several research projects, 1991-2007.
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