Dr Grigorios Fountas presents research papers at the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington

The Transport Research Institute had an active participation in the 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), which was held between 13 and 17 January in Washington, D.C.  The TRB Annual Meeting is an internationally renowned transportation forum that attracts more than 13,000 professionals across the globe. Dr Achille Fonzone, Dr Grigorios Fountas as well as the former PhD student of TRI, Dr Md Faqhrul Islam, were involved in the following sessions:

Poster Session 1300:

Can You Explain What You Cannot See?: Unobserved Heterogeneity in Transportation
Grigorios Fountas, presiding

Poster Session 1366:

Gaining Insight into Highway Safety and Risk Through Improved Methods and Models
Analysis of Accident Injury-Severity Outcomes: The Zero-Inflated Hierarchical Ordered Probit Model with Correlated Disturbances

Grigorios Fountas, Edinburgh Napier University
Panagiotis Ch. Anastasopoulos, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Poster Session 1371:

Current Issues in Aviation
An Exploratory Investigation of Public Perceptions Toward Key Benefits and Concerns from the Future Use of Flying Cars

Ugur Eker, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Grigorios Fountas, Edinburgh Napier University
Panagiotis Anastasopoulos, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Stephen Still, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Poster Session 1631:

Traffic Law Enforcement Research and Applications: Speeding, Work Zones, and Automated Enforcement
Effect of High-Visibility Enforcement Programs on Aggressive Driving Behavior: An Empirical Analysis Using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) Data
Sarvani Sonduru Pantangi, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Grigorios Fountas, Edinburgh Napier University
Panagiotis Anastasopoulos, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
John Pierowicz, Public Safety & Transportation Group, CUBRC
Kevin Majka, Public Safety & Transportation Group, CUBRC
Alan Blatt, Public Safety & Transportation Group, CUBRC

Poster Session 1749:

Impacts of Information Communication and Technologies on Transportation
Does Ubiquitous Real-Time Passenger Information Make Any Difference in Practice?
Md Faqhrul Islam, Edinburgh Napier University
Achille Fonzone, Edinburgh Napier University