Robert L. Bertini CV

Robert Lawrence Bertini, Ph.D., P.E.

Curriculum Vitae

 

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Urban Studies and Planning

Director, Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium

Portland State University

P.O. Box 751

Portland, Oregon, USA 97207-0751

Phone: 503-725-4249

Fax: 503-725-5950

Email: bertini@pdx.edu

Homepage: http://web.pdx.edu/~bertini

 

Education

 

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of California at Berkeley, 1999

Dissertation Title: Time Dependent Traffic Flow Features at a Freeway Bottleneck Downstream of a Merge

M.S. in Civil Engineering (Transportation), San Jose State University, 1991

B.S. cum laude in Civil Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1988 (Music Minor: French horn)

 

Professional History

 

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University, 2008–present

Director, Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC), a National University Transportation Center, Portland State University in partnership with the University of Oregon, Oregon State University and the Oregon Institute of Technology, 2006–2009

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University, 2004–2008

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Urban Studies and Planning (since 2003), Portland State University, 2000–2004

Director, Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory, Portland State University, 2000–2009

Director, Center for Transportation Studies, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, 2003–2006 (acting 2002–03)

Senior Research Scientist, DaimlerChrysler Research and Technology North America, Inc., Palo Alto, California, 1999–2000

University of California Transportation Center Fellow, Eisenhower Fellow, and Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Berkeley, 1995–1999

Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, San Jose State University, 1993–1995

Lead Civil Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc., San Jose and San Francisco, California, 1993–1995

Senior Civil Engineer, DeLeuw, Cather & Company, San Jose and San Francisco, California, 1990–1993

Associate Engineer, San Mateo County Department of Public Works, Redwood City, California, 1988–1990

Senior Engineering Aide, San Mateo County Department of Public Works, Redwood City, California, Summers 1984–1986.

 

 

Visiting Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, December 2008

Senior Fellow, Center for Transportation Studies, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, 2006–present.

Research Associate, Center for Urban Studies, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, 2001–present.

Research Associate, Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State University, 1994–2009.

 

Awards and Honors

 

National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, “Mining Archived Intelligent Transportation Systems Data: A Validation Framework for Improved Performance Assessment and Modeling,” $400,000, 2003–2008

Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award, Portland State University, 2007

WesternITE Editorial Award, Institute of Transportation Engineers District 6 Annual Meeting, Transportation Gets Googled, McCourt, R., Welch, T., Tufte, K., and Bertini, R.L., 2007

Best Annual Meeting Paper Award, Institute of Transportation Engineers District 6 Annual Meeting, Evaluating an Adaptive Signal Control System in Gresham, Peters, J.M., McCoy, J., and Bertini, R.L., 2007

Omega Rho, Operations Research and Management Science Honor Society, 2007

Outstanding Transportation Educator, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6, 2006.

Excellence in Community-Based Research Civic Engagement Award, Portland State University Center for Academic Excellence, with C. Monsere, 2006

Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Portland Chapter 2006 Diversity Achievement Award

Chinook Award, Outstanding Volunteer Group Contribution, Sullivan’s Gulch Trail Design, Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces, 2005.

Institute of Transportation Engineers, “Individual Achievement Award,” Oregon Section, 2004

Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting Best Paper Award, “Analysis of a Transit Bus as a Probe Vehicle for Arterial Performance Measurement,” with S. Tantiyanugulchai, 2003

Outstanding Research Award, Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, Portland State University, 2003

Outstanding Teaching Award, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State University, 2002

Innovative Ideas Award, Bus Rapid Transit and the American Community Design Competition, 2001

Eno Foundation Fellow, Eno Center for Transportation Leadership Development, 1998

Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship ($70,000), National Highway Institute, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1997–1999

University of California Transportation Center (UCTC) Dissertation Fellowship, 1999

University of California Transportation Center (UCTC) Fellowship, 1996

 

Publications

 

Refereed Archival Journal Publications

 

Published

1.     Berkow, M., Monsere, C., Koonce, P., Bertini, R.L., and Wolfe, M. and “Prototype for Data Fusion Using Stationary and Mobile Data Sources for Improved Arterial Performance Measurement” Transportation Research Record No. 2099, pp. 102-112, 2009.

2.     Bertini, R.L., and Lovell, D. “Impacts of Sensor Spacing on Accurate Freeway Travel Time Estimation for Traveler Information.” Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 97–110, April 2009.

3.     Zielke, B., Bertini, R.L., and Treiber, M. “Empirical Measurement of Freeway Oscillation Characteristics: An International Comparison.” Transportation Research Record No. 2088, pp. 57–67, 2008.

4.     Monsere, C., Bosa, P., and Bertini, R.L. “Combining Climate, Crash, and Highway Data for Improved Ranking of Speed and Winter-Weather Related Crash Locations in Oregon.” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Volume 134, Issue 7, pp. 287–296, 2008.

5.     Lyman, K., and Bertini, R.L. “Using Travel Time Reliability Measures to Improve Regional Transportation Planning and Operations.” Transportation Research Record No. 2046, pp. 1–10, 2008.

6.     Kothuri, S., Tufte, K., Fayed, E., and Bertini, R.L. “Toward Understanding and Reducing Errors in Real-Time Estimation of Travel Times.” Transportation Research Record No. 2049, pp. 21–28, 2008.

7.     Monsere, C., Breakstone, A., Bertini, R.L. and Bish, D. “Developing an Online Tool for Delivering Research Results: An Update to the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Crash Reduction Factor Database.” Transportation Research Record No. 2009, pp. 113–120, 2007.

8.     Ahn, S., Bertini, R.L., Auffray, B. and Ross, J. “Evaluating the Benefits of a System-Wide Adaptive Ramp-Metering Strategy in Portland, Oregon.” Transportation Research Record No. 2012, pp. 47–56, 2007.

9.     Bertini, R.L., Boice, S. and Bogenberger, K. “Dynamics of Variable Speed Limit System Surrounding a Bottleneck on a German Autobahn.” Transportation Research Record No. 1978, pp. 149–159, 2006.

10.  Monsere, C., Breakstone, A., Bertini, R.L., Deeter, D. and McGill, G. “Validating Dynamic Message Sign Freeway Travel Time Messages Using Ground Truth Geospatial Data.” Transportation Research Record No. 1959, pp. 19–27, 2006.

11.  Lindgren, R., Bertini, R.L., Helbing, D. and Schönhof, M. “Toward Demonstrating the Predictability of Bottleneck Activation on a German Autobahn.” Transportation Research Record No. 1965, pp. 12–22, 2006.

12.  Bertini, R.L., Hansen, S. and Bogenberger, K. “Empirical Analysis of Traffic Sensor Data Surrounding a Bottleneck on a German Autobahn.” Transportation Research Record No. 1934, pp. 97–107, 2005.

13.  Monsere, C., Nolan, C., Bertini, R., Anderson, A. and El-Seoud, T. “Measuring the Impacts of Speed Reduction Technologies: A Dynamic Advanced Curve Warning System Evaluation.” Transportation Research Record No. 1918, pp. 98–107, 2005.

14.  Byrne, N., Koonce, P., Bertini, R.L., Pangilinan, C. and Lasky, M. “Using Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation to Evaluate Signal Control Strategies for Transit Signal Priority.” Transportation Research Record No. 1925, pp. 227–234, 2005.

15.  Bertini, R.L., Hansen, S., Byrd, A. and Yin, T. “PORTAL: Experience Implementing the ITS Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon.” Transportation Research Record No. 1917, pp. 90–99, 2005.

16.  Bertini, R.L. and Myton, A.  “Using PeMS Data to Empirically Diagnose Freeway Bottleneck Locations in Orange County, California.” Transportation Research Record No. 1925, pp. 48–57, 2005.

17.  Bertini, R.L., Monsere, C., Byrd, A., Rose, M. and El-Seoud, T. “Using Custom Transportation Data Collection Software with Handheld Computers for Education, Research, and Practice.” Transportation Research Record No. 1924, pp. 37–45, 2005.

18.  Kimpel, T., Strathman, J., Bertini, R.L. and Callas, S. “Analysis of Transit Signal Priority Using Archived TriMet Bus Dispatch System Data.” Transportation Research Record No. 1925, pp. 156–166, 2005.

19.  Bertini, R.L. and Leal, M. “Empirical Study of Traffic Features at a Freeway Lane Drop.” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 6, pp. 397–407, 2005.

20.  Bertini, R.L., Glasgow, C., and Peters, J. “Evaluating Traffic Signal Improvements Using Archived Transit AVL Data.” Institute of Transportation Engineers Journal on the Web, Vol. 75, No. 2, pp. 69–75, 2005.

21.  Bertini, R.L. “Detecting Signals of Bottleneck Activation for Freeway Operations and Control.” Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 35–45, 2005.

22.  Bertini, R.L. and Malik, S. “Observed Dynamic Traffic Features On a Freeway Section with Merges and Diverges.” Transportation Research Record No. 1867, pp. 25–35, 2004.

23.  Bertini, R.L. and Tantiyanugulchai, S. “Transit Buses as Traffic Probes: Empirical Evaluation Using Geo-Location Data.” Transportation Research Record No. 1870, pp. 35–45, 2004.

24.  Astarita, A., Bertini, R., D’Elia, S. And Guido. G. “Motorway Traffic Parameters Estimation from Mobile Phone Counts.” European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 175, Issue 3, pp. 1435–1446, 2006.

25.  Lin, W.H. and Bertini, R.L. “Modeling Schedule Recovery Processes in Transit Operations for Bus Arrival Time Prediction.” Journal of Advanced Transportation, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 347–365, 2004.

26.  Bertini, R.L. and El-Geneidy, A.M. “Modeling Transit Trip Time Using Archived Bus Dispatch System Data.” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 130, No. 1, pp. 56–67, 2004.

27.  Bertini, R.L. and El-Geneidy, A.M. “Using Archived Data to Generate Transit Performance Measures.” Transportation Research Record No. 1841, pp. 109–119, 2003.

28.  Pahs, M., Rohden, M., Hampsten, D., Gallant, S. and Bertini, R.L. “Door–to–Door Mobility: A Bus Rapid Transit Community Transport Concept for Southeast Portland, Oregon.” Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 137–161, 2002.

29.  Bertini, R.L. and Cassidy, M.J. “Some Observed Queue Discharge Features at a Freeway Bottleneck Downstream of a Merge.Transportation Research, Part A, Vol. 36, No. 8, pp. 683–697, 2002.

30.  Steingröver, A., Krevet, R., and Bertini, R.L. “Feasibility, Financial and Environmental Analysis of an Advanced Maglev–Based Intermodal System.Transportation Research Record No. 1760, pp. 153–160, 2001.

31.  Daganzo, C.F., Cassidy, M.J. and Bertini, R.L. “Possible Explanations of Phase Transitions in Highway Traffic.Transportation Research, Part A, Vol. 33, No. 5, pp. 365–379, 1999.

32.  Smilowitz, K., Daganzo, C.F., Cassidy, M.J. and Bertini, R.L. “Some Observations of Highway Traffic in Long Queues.Transportation Research Record No. 1678, pp. 225–233, 1999.

33.  Cassidy, M.J. and Bertini, R.L. “Some Traffic Features at Freeway Bottlenecks.” Transportation Research, Part B, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 25–42,  1999.

34.  Skabardonis, A., Bertini, R.L. and Gallagher, B. “Development and Application of Control Strategies for Signals in Coordinated Systems.” Transportation Research Record No. 1634, pp. 110–117, 1998.

35.  Skabardonis, A., Petty, K., Bertini, R.L., Varaiya, P.P., Noemi, H. and Rydzewski, D. “The I–880 Field Experiment: Analysis Of The Incident Data.” Transportation Research Record No. 1603, pp. 72–79, 1997.

 

In Press

36.  Bigazzi, A., and Bertini, R.L. “Adding Green Performance Metrics to a Transportation Data Archive.” To appear in Transportation Research Record, 2009.

37.  Berkow, M., El-Geneidy, A., Bertini, R.L. and Crout, D. “Beyond Generating Transit Performance Measures: Visualizations and Statistical Analysis Using Historical Data.” To appear in Transportation Research Record, 2009.

38.  Li, H., and Bertini, R.L. “Assessment of an Optimal Bus Stop Spacing Model Using High Resolution Archived Stop-Level Data.” To appear in Transportation Research Record, 2009.

 

Submitted

39.  Bigazzi, A., Siri, Helene, and Bertini, R.L. “Effects of Temporal Data Aggregation on Performance Measures and other ITS Applications.” 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2010 (Accepted).

40.  Bigazzi, A., and Bertini, R.L. “Carbon Sponsoring: Using Social Networks to Encourage Climate-Conscious Travel Choices.” 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2010 (Rejected).

41.  Saberi K., M, and Bertini, R.L. “Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Rain on Measured Freeway Traffic Parameters.” 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2010 (Submitted).

42.  Saberi K., M, and Bertini, R.L. “Beyond Corridor Reliability Measures: Analysis of Freeway Travel Time Reliability at the Segment Level for Hotspot Identification.” 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2010 (Submitted).

43.  Feng, W., and Bertini, R.L. “Assessing the Impacts of Freeway Sensor Spacing and Probe Vehicle Penetration on Travel Time Estimation Accuracy for Traveler Information and Traffic Management.” 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2010 (Submitted).

44.  Li, H., Fernández-Moctezuma, R., Wieczorek, J., and Bertini, R.L. “A Comparison of Algorithms for Systematically Tracking Congested Traffic Patterns on Freeways in Portland, Oregon.” 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2010 (Accepted).

45.  Wieczorek, J., Fernández-Moctezuma, R., and Bertini, R.L. “Techniques for Validating an Automatic Bottleneck Detection Tool Using Archived Freeway Sensor Data.” 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2010 (Accepted).

46.  Ou, Q., Bertini, R.L., van Lint, H., and Hoogendoorn, S. “A Theoretical Framework for Traffic Speed Estimation by Fusing Low Resolution Probe Vehicle Data.” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (Submitted).

47.  Ahn, S., Rayabhari, M., Qin, O., Feng, W., and Bertini, R.L. “Characteristics of Transitions in Freeway Traffic Near a Merge and Queue Tails.” Transportation Research Part B, 2009 (Submitted).

48.  Tufte, K., Ahn, S., Bertini, R.L., Wang, Y., Cheevarunothai, P., Auffray, B., and Monsere, C. “Toward the Systematic Improvement of Data Quality in the Portland, Oregon Regional Transportation Archive Listing (PORTAL).” Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

Conference Proceedings

 

Published Fully Refereed Conference Proceedings

1.     Ahn, S., Rayabhari, M., Ou, Q., and Bertini, R.L. “An Empirical Study of Transient Freeway Traffic States along Kinematic Waves.” Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2009.

2.     Monsere, C., Eshel, O., and Bertini, R.L. “Empirical Evaluation of Freeway Corridor Performance Before and After System-Wide Adaptive Ramp Metering System Implementation.” Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2009.

3.     Wieczorek, J., Li, H., Fernández-Moctezuma, R., and Bertini, R.L. “Integrating an Automated Bottleneck Detection Tool into an Online Freeway Data Archive.” Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2009.

4.     Fernández-Moctezuma, R., Bertini, R.L., Maier, D., and Tufte, K. “Toward Improved and Transparent Imputation Techniques for Online Traffic Data Streams and Archiving Applications.” Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2009.

5.     Bertini, R.L., Li, H., Wieczorek, J. and Fernández, R. “Using Archived Data to Systematically Identify and Prioritize Freeway Bottlenecks.” 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Athens, Greece, May 27– 31, 2008.

6.     Tasnim, S., Monsere, C. and Bertini, R.L. “Toward an Automated Incident Analysis Process Using Archived Data on the Portland Oregon Freeway System.” 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Athens, Greece, May 27– 31, 2008.

7.     Berkow, M., Wolfe, M., Monsere, C., and Bertini, R.L. “Using Signal System Data and Buses as Probe Vehicles to Define the Congested Regime on Arterials.” Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2008.

8.     Bertini, R.L., and Lovell, D. “Developing an Optimal Sensing Strategy for Accurate Freeway Travel Time Estimation and Traveler Information.” Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2008.

9.     Li, H., Mao, B., and Bertini, R.L. “Using Simulation to Evaluate Bus Facility Design Impacts on Transit Operations in Beijing, China.” Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2008.

10.  Auffray, B., Monsere, C., and Bertini, R.L. “An Empirical Investigation of the Impacts of Sun-Related Glare on Traffic Flow.” Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2008.

11.  Chavan, P., Tufte, K., Monsere, C., Stephens, M. and Bertini, R.L. “Extending the Use of Archived ITS Data As a Potential Management Tool to Evaluate Traveler Information on Dynamic Message Signs.” Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2008.

12.  Bertini, R.L., and Makler, J. “Beyond Archiving: Developing and Attracting Users of an Archived Data User Service.” Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2008.

13.  Bertini, R.L. “Toward Optimal Sensor Density for Improved Freeway Travel Time Estimation and Traveler Information.” 10th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Seattle, Washington, September 30October 3, 2007.

14.  Kothuri, S., Bertini, R.L. and Makler, J. “Lessons from Developing an Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon: Who Is Using It?” 10th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Seattle, Washington, September 30–October 3, 2007.

15.  Wolfe, M., Monsere, C., Koonce, P. and Bertini, R.L. “Improving Arterial Performance Measurement Using Traffic Signal System Data.” 10th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Seattle, Washington, September 30–October 3, 2007.

16.  Fernández-Moctezuma, R., Tufte, K., Maier, D. and Bertini, R.L. “Toward Management and Imputation of Unavailable Data in Online Advanced Traveler Information Systems.” 10th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Seattle, Washington, September 30–October 3, 2007.

17.  Horowitz, Z. and Bertini, R.L. “Using PORTAL Data to Empirically Diagnose Freeway Bottlenecks Located on Oregon Highway 217.” Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2007.

18.  Kothuri, S., Tufte, K., Ahn, S. And Bertini, R.L. “Using Archived ITS Data to Generate Improved Freeway Travel Time Estimates.” Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2007.

19.  Tufte, K., Ahn, S., Bertini, R.L., Auffray, B. and Rucker, J. “Toward the Systematic Improvement of Data Quality in the Portland, Oregon Regional Transportation Archive Listing (PORTAL).” Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2007.

20.  Potter, J., Tasnim, S., Tufte, K. and Bertini, R.L. “Incorporating Incident Data into a Freeway Data Archive for Improved Performance Measurement.” Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2007.

21.  Welch, T., Tufte, K., McCourt, R., Bertini, R.L. and Snook, A. “Implementing a User–Oriented Web-based Traffic Data Management and Archive System.” Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2007.

22.  Kothuri, S., Tufte, K., Ahn, S., and Bertini, R.L., “Development of an ITS Data Archive Application for Improving Freeway Travel Time Estimation.” 9th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Toronto, Canada, September 17–20, 2006.

23.  Bertini, R.L., Tufte, K., Rucker, J., Potter, J., and Welch, T. “Expansion of an ITS Data Archive with Applications for Improving Spatial Analysis and Tracking Non-Recurrent Congestion.” 9th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Toronto, Canada, September 17–20, 2006.

24.  Bertini, R.L. “You Are the Traffic Jam: An Examination of Congestion Measures.” Proceedings of the 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2006.

25.  Bertini, R.L., Lasky, M. and Monsere, C. “Validating an Automated License Plate Recognition System for Predicting Rural Corridor Travel Times.” 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, San Francisco, November 5–10, 2005.

26.  Bertini, R.L., Boice, S. and Bogenberger, K. “Using ITS Data Fusion to Examine Traffic Dynamics on a Freeway with Variable Speed Limits.” 8th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vienna, Austria, September 13–16, 2005.

27.  Bertini, R.L., Matthews, S., Hansen, S., Delcambre, A., and Rodriguez, A. “ITS Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon: Now and Into the Future.” 8th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vienna, Austria, September 13–16, 2005.

28.  Bertini, R.L., Lindgren, R.V., Helbing, D. and Schonhof, M. “The German Autobahn: An ITS Test Bed for Examining Dynamic Traffic Flow Phenomena.” 8th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vienna, Austria, September 13–16, 2005.

29.  Bertini, R.L., Lasky, M. and Monsere, C. “Validating Predicted Rural Corridor Travel Times from an Automated License Plate Recognition System: Oregon’s Frontier Project.” 8th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vienna, Austria, September 13–16, 2005.

30.  Astarita, V., Bertini, R.L. and Guido, G. “The Estimation of Traffic Flow Parameters From Instrumented Vehicles Counts.” Proceedings of the 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2005.

31.  Bertini, R.L., Rose, M. and El-Geneidy, A. “Using Archived ITS Data Sources to Measure the Effectiveness of a Freeway Incident Response Program.” Proceedings of the 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2005.

32.  Bertini, R.L. and Rose, M. “Using Archived ATMS Data for the Performance Evaluation of a Freeway Incident Response Program.” Proceedings of the IEEE 7th Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Washington, D.C., 2004.

33.  El-Geneidy, A. and Bertini, R.L. “Toward Validation of Freeway Loop Detector Speed Measurements Using Transit Probe Data.” Proceedings of the IEEE 7th Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Washington, D.C., 2004.

34.  Bertini, R.L., Byrd, A. and Yin, T. “Implementing the ITS Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon.” Proceedings of the IEEE 7th Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Washington, D.C., 2004.

35.  Bertini, R.L. and El-Geneidy, A. “Empirical Techniques for Improving the Performance of Ramp Control Systems Using Archived ITS Data.” Proceedings of the Eleventh World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Nagoya, Japan, 2004.

36.  Bertini, R.L., Lindgren, R., Helbing, D. and Schönhof, M. “Empirical Analysis of Flow Features on a German Autobahn.” Proceedings of the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2004.

37.  Bertini, R.L. “Toward the Systematic Diagnosis of Freeway Bottleneck Activation,” Proceedings of the IEEE 6th Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Shanghai, China, October 2003.

38.  Bertini, R.L. and Tantiyanugulchai, S. “Arterial Performance Measurement Using Transit Buses as Probe Vehicles,” Proceedings of the IEEE 6th Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Shanghai, China, October 2003. 

39.  Bertini, R.L., Leal, M. and Lindgren, R. “Examination Of Features of a Freeway Bottleneck Surrounding A Lane Drop,” Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2003

40.  Lin, W.H. and R. L. Bertini, “Modeling Schedule Recovery Processes in Transit Operations for Bus Arrival Time Prediction,” Proceedings of the IEEE 5th Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Singapore, 2002

41.  Bertini, R.L. and Leal, M. “Generating Performance Measures from Portland’s Archived Advanced Traffic Management System Data,” Proceedings of the 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2002.

42.  Cassidy, M.J. and Bertini, R.L. “Observations at a Freeway Bottleneck.” In: Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (14th ISTTT), Jerusalem, Israel, Pergamon, New York, 1999, pp. 107–124.

43.  Bertini, R.L., Botha, J.L. and Nielsen, K.O. “Light Rail Transit Implementation Perspectives for the Future: Lessons Learned in Silicon Valley.” Conference Proceedings 8, Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit, Transportation Research Board, Baltimore, Maryland, 1995, pp. 23–32.

44.  Bertini, R.L., Barnes, W.L. and Mackie, J. “Art Integration: An Essential Design Component and Vehicle for Community Commitment.” Conference Proceedings 8, Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit, Transportation Research Board, Baltimore, Maryland, 1995, pp. 87–95.

45.  Bertini, R.L. “Rail Corridor Evolution:  The Development of the San Francisco – San Jose Corridor.” Proceedings of the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 1993.

46.  Bertini, R.L., Botha, J.L., Colman, S.B. and McKean, P. “The Rail Transit/Land Use Synergism–Case Study of the San Francisco Bay Area.” Proceedings of the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 1993.

 

Accepted Fully Refereed Proceedings

47.  Li, H., Bertini, R.L., and El-Geneidy, A. “Using Archived Stop-Level Transit Data for Assessing Bus Operations and Exploring Optimal Stop Spacing.” 11th International Conference on Advanced Systems for Public Transport (CASPT 2009), Hong Kong, 2009

48.  Saberi, M., and Bertini, R.L. “Toward Implementing Weather-Responsive Advanced Traffic Management and Information Systems.” Proceedings of the 16th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Stockholm, Sweden, September 21–25, 2009.

49.  Li, H., and Bertini, R.L. “Toward Sustainable Transit Operations and Performance Enhancement Using Archived Automatic Vehicle Location Data.” Proceedings of the 16th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Stockholm, Sweden, September 21–25, 2009.

50.  Palmer, J., Wieczorek, J., Fernandez, R., Rehborn, H., and Bertini, R.L. “Comparing a Bottleneck Identification Tool With a Congested Traffic Pattern Recognition System Using Archived Freeway Data from Portland, Oregon.” Proceedings of the 16th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Stockholm, Sweden, September 21–25, 2009.

 

Submitted Fully Refereed Proceedings

51.  Feng, W., Bertini, R.L., and Fernandez-Moctezuma, R. “Considering the Impacts of Sensor Spacing on Alternative Freeway Travel Time Estimation Techniques in a Traveler Information Framework.” 12th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, St. Louis, Missouri, October 3–7, 2009.  (Accepted but deferred)

52.  Saberi, M., and Bertini, R.L. “Examining Segment Level Analysis of Travel Time Reliability Using Archived ITS Data.” 12th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, St. Louis, Missouri, October 3–7, 2009.  (Accepted but deferred)

53.  Saberi K., M., Bertini, R.L., Fernandez-Moctezuma, R., and Wieczorek, J. “Using Archived ITS Data to Assess the Effects of Rain on Freeway Traffic Flow in Portland, Oregon.” 12th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, St. Louis, Missouri, October 3–7, 2009.  (Accepted but deferred)

54.  Tufte, K., Fernández-Moctezuma, R., Bertini, R.L., Matthews, S., and Chee, J. “Portal 2.0: Toward User-Centric Experiences in Archived Data User Services.” 12th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, St. Louis, Missouri, October 3–7, 2009.  (Rejected)

 

Published Proceedings (Based on Full Paper)

1.     Bertini, R.L. and Li, H. “Toward Optimal Transit Stop Spacing.” Sixth International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Studies (ICTTS), Nanning, China, August 5–8 2008.

2.     Bertini, R.L. and Horowitz, Z. “Diagnosing a Freeway Bottleneck in Portland Oregon (USA) Using Archived Sensor Data.” Sixth International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Studies (ICTTS), Nanning, China, August 5–8 2008.

3.     Bertini, R.L.  Developing Comparative Congestion Measures to Improve Transportation System Performance.” Fifth International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Studies (ICTTS), Xi’an, China, August 2–4, 2006.

4.     Bertini, R.L.  Unlocking the Mysteries of Freeway Sensor Data to Diagnose Detailed Bottleneck Dynamics.” Fifth International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Studies (ICTTS), Xi’an, China, August 2–4, 2006.

5.     Boice, S., Bertini, R.L. and Bogenberger, K. “Comparison of Key Freeway Capacity Parameters on North American Freeways with German Autobahns Equipped With a Variable Speed Limit System.” 5th International Symposium on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service, Yokohama, Japan, July 25–29, 2006.

6.     Bertini, R.L., Boice, S. and Bogenberger, K. S. “Measuring the Impacts of a Variable Speed Limit System on a German Motorway.” 1st International Symposium on Freeway & Tollway Operations, Athens, Greece, June 4–7, 2006.

7.     Bertini, R.L. and Kothuri, S. “Improving Travel Time Estimation for Freeway Traffic Management and Traveler Information Systems.” 1st International Symposium on Freeway & Tollway Operations, Athens, Greece, June 4–7, 2006.

8.     Bertini, R.L., Hansen, S., Nolan, C., Bosa, P. and El-Geneidy, A. “Deriving Metropolitan Planning Performance Measures from a Real-Time Regional Transportation Data Archive.” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management Conference (CUPUM), London, 2005.

9.     Monsere, C., Bertini, R.L., Kimpel, T., El-Geneidy, A. and Moes, T. “Exploring Spatial And Temporal Performance Measurement In Metropolitan Transportation Safety Improvement Programs.” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management Conference (CUPUM), London, 2005.

10.  Bertini, R.L., Monsere, C. and Byrd, A. “Using Custom Transportation Data Collection Software with Handheld Computers for Education, Research, and Practice.” American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 12–15, 2005.

11.  Bertini, R.L. and Hansen, S. “Educational Applications of the Portland, Oregon Regional Archived Data User Service (ADUS).” American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 12–15, 2005.

12.  El-Geneidy, A. and Bertini, R.L. “Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Intelligent Transportation Systems to Improve Incident Management and Life Safety.” Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM), Sendai, Japan, 2003.

 

Published Proceedings (Based on Abstract)

1.     Saberi, M. and Bertini, R.L. “Segment Level Analysis of Travel Time Reliability.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, July 12–15, 2009.

2.     Bigazzi, A. and Bertini, R.L. “Impacts of ITS Data Aggregation on Sustainable Transportation Performance Measures.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, July 12–15, 2009.

3.     Li, H., Bertini, R.L. and El-Geneidy, A. “Intelligent Transportation Solutions for Planning, Optimizing and Measuring Public Transport Performance.” Mobil.TUM 2009, International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport, Munich, Germany, May 12-13, 2009.

4.     Bigazzi, A. and Bertini, R.L. “Temporal Aggregation Effects on ITS Data Applications.” Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers, Quad Conference, Vancouver, B.C., May 1–2, 2009.

5.     Saberi, M. and Bertini, R.L. “The Effects of Weather on Freeway Traffic Flow.” Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers, Quad Conference, Vancouver, B.C., May 1–2, 2009.

6.     Feng, W. and Bertini, R.L. “Impacts of Sensor Spacing on Acurate Freeway Travel Time Estimation for Traveler Information.” Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers, Quad Conference, Vancouver, B.C., May 1–2, 2009.

7.     Li, H. and Bertini, R.L. “Assessment of an Optimal Bus Stop Spacing Model Using High Resolution Archived Stop-Level Data.” Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers, Quad Conference, Vancouver, B.C., May 1–2, 2009.

8.     Saberi, M. and Bertini, R.L. “Does Weather Affect Traffic Flow on Freeways?”  Transportation Research Forum, 50th Annual Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 16-18, 2009.

9.     Bigazzi, A. and  Bertini, R.L. “Green PORTAL.” Transportation Research Forum, 50th Annual Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 16-18, 2009.

10.  Bertini, R.L. “Can Sensors Be Used to Provide Accurate Travel Time Information?” Transportation Research Forum, 50th Annual Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 16-18, 2009.

11.  Eshel, O., Bertini, R.L., and Monsere, C. “Empirical Evaluation of Adaptive Ramp Metering Along Two Freeway Corridors in Portland, Oregon.” Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, New York, NY, November 16–20, 2008.

12.  Bertini, R.L., Fernández, R., Wieczorek, J., and Li, H. “Using Archived ITS Data to Automatically Identify Freeway Bottlenecks in Portland, Oregon.” Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, New York, NY, November 16–20, 2008.

13.  Fernández, R., Bertini, R.L., and Maier, D. “Developing an Imputation Strategy for an Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon.” Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, New York, NY, November 16–20, 2008.

14.  Coffman, M., and Bertini, R.L. “Toward Transport Payment Integration in Portland, Oregon.” Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, New York, NY, November 16–20, 2008

15.  Bertini, R.L. “Exploiting High Resolution Archived Transit Data for Improved Planning and Operations: A Portland, Oregon Case Study.” Conference for the Australian Institutes of Transport Research, University of Western Australia, December 10–12, 2008.

16.  Bertini, R.L. and Monsere, C. “Techniques for Establishing and Measuring Data Quality in an Archived Data User Service.” North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition & Conference (NATMEC), Washington, D.C., August 6–8, 2008.

17.  Bertini, R.L. and Monsere, C. “Towards Incorporating Arterial Performance Quality in the PORTAL Archived Data User Service.” North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition & Conference (NATMEC), Washington, D.C., August 6–8, 2008.

18.  Eshel, O., Monsere, C., and Bertini, R.L. “Empirical Evaluation of Oregon’s System-wide Adaptive Ramp Metering System.” 2008 TRB/IBTTA Joint Conference on Freeway and Tollway Operations, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 15–19, 2008

19.  Bertini, R.L., Monsere, C., Berkow, M., and Wolfe, M. “Using Automatic Vehicle Location Data to Determine Detector Placement.” CITE Annual Meeting and Quad Conference, Victoria, B.C. April 26–30, 2008.

20.  Bertini, R.L., Fernandez, R., Li, H., and Wieczorek, J. “Bottleneck Identification and Forecasting in Traveler Information Systems.” CITE Annual Meeting and Quad Conference, Victoria, B.C. April 26–30, 2008.

21.  Chavan, P.,  Tufte, K., Bertini, R.L., and Monsere, C. “Extending the Use of Archived ITS Data As a Potential Management Tool to Evaluate Traveler Information on Dynamic Message Signs.” CITE Annual Meeting and Quad Conference, Victoria, B.C. April 26–30, 2008.

22.  Bertini, R.L. “Building Planning and Operations Analysis Tools on an Archived ITS Data Platform: Who Are the Users?” 14th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Beijing, October 9–13, 2007.

23.  Makler, J., Coffman, M., and Bertini, R.L. “Regional Collaboration: A Model for Successful ITS Implementation in Portland, Oregon,” 14th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Beijing, October 9–13, 2007.

24.  Peters, J.M., McCoy, J., and Bertini, R.L. “Evaluating an Adaptive Signal Control System in Gresham,” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, July 15–18, 2007.

25.  Wolfe, M., Monsere, C., Koonce, P., and Bertini, R.L., “Improving Arterial Performance Measurement Using Traffic Signal System Data,” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, July 15–18, 2007.

26.  Coffman, M., Bertini, R.L., and Kloos, B., “Using an Incident Autopsy to Improve Travel Reliability,” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, July 15–18, 2007.

27.  Kothuri, S., Tufte, K., Hagedorn, H., Bertini, R.L., and Deeter, D., “Survey of Best Practices in Real Time Travel Time Estimation and Prediction,” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, July 15–18, 2007.

28.  Berkow, M., Chee, J., Bertini, R.L., and Monsere, C., “Transit Performance Measurement and Arterial Travel Time Estimation Using Archived AVL Data,” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, July 15–18, 2007.

29.  Bertini, R.L. and Lyman, K. “Developing Improved Travel Time Reliability Measures For Real-Time And Archived ITS Data Applications,” 6th European Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems and Services, Aalborg, Denmark, June 18–20, 2007.

30.  Tufte, K., Li, J., Maier, D., Papadimos, V., and Bertini, R.L. “Travel Time Estimation using NiagaraST and latte,” 2007 ACM SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data, Beijing, China, June 11–14, 2007.

31.  Bertini, R.L. “Leveraging Archived Freeway Sensor Data for Regional Transportation Performance Measurement.” Intelligent Transportation Society of America, 2007 Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Palm Springs, California, June 4–6, 2007.

32.  Bertini, R.L., Tufte, K., and Horowitz, Z. “Estimating Truck Flows on a Freeway Network to Improve Freight Operations and Planning,”13th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, London, October 8–12, 2006.

33.  Kothuri, S., Ahn, S., Tufte, K., and Bertini, R.L. “Improving the Accuracy of Freeway Travel Time Estimates Using Archived ITS Data,” 13th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, London, October 8–12, 2006.

34.  Boice, S., Ahn, S., Bertini, R.L. and Bogenberger, K. “Influence of Variable Speed Limit and Driver Information System on Key Traffic Flow Parameters on a German Autobahn,” 13th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, London, October 8–12, 2006.

35.  Welch, T., Tufte, K., Mc.Court, R., Bertini, R.L., Snook, A. “Implementing a Web-based Transportation Data Management System,” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 25–28, 2006.

36.  Bertini, R.L. and Makler, J. “Using Real Time Transportation System Performance Measures to Fuel a Regional Congestion Management System,” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 25–28, 2006.

37.  Auffray, B., Tufte, K., Horowitz, Z., Matthews, S. and Bertini, R.L. “Evaluation of Single-loop Detector Vehicle-Classification Algorithms using an Archived Data User Service System,” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 25–28, 2006.

38.  Potter, J., Tasnim, S., Tufte, K. and Bertini, R.L. “Incorporating Incident Data into a Freeway Data Archive for Improved Performance Measurement,” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 25–28, 2006.

39.  Tufte, K., Monsere, C., Bertini, R.L., Kothuri, S. and Breakstone, A. “Comparative Analysis of Various Travel Time Estimation Algorithms to Ground Truth Data Using Archived Data.” North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition & Conference (NATMEC), Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 4–7, 2006.

40.  Monsere, C., Bertini, R.L., Horowitz, Z. and Tufte, K. “Incorporating Freight Performance Measures in an Archived Data User Service.” North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition & Conference (NATMEC), Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 4–7, 2006.

41.  Bertini, R.L., Hansen, S., Matthews, S. and Delcambre, A. “PORTAL: Implementing a New Generation Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon.” 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, San Francisco, November 5–10, 2005.

42.  Bertini, R.L., Bogenberger, K. and Boice, S. “Impact of Variable Speed Limit and Driver Information System on Traffic Dynamics on a German Autobahn: Lessons for U.S. Applications.” 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, San Francisco, November 5–10, 2005.

43.  Gutierrez, R. and Bertini, R.L. “Congestion War: Arterials vs. Freeways.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Kalispell, Montana, July 10–13, 2005.

44.  Monsere, C., Bertini, R.L., de la Houssaye, D. and ., Bosa, P. “Improving the Highway Safety Process: An Update and Enhancement to the Oregon DOT’s Crash Reduction Factors List.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Kalispell, Montana, July 10–13, 2005.

45.  Bertini, R.L., Hansen, S., Byrd, A., Delcambre, A., Rodriguez A. and Matthews, S. “Improving Travel Time-Delay Functions for the Highway 217 Corridor Study Using a Regional ITS Data Archive.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Kalispell, Montana, July 10–13, 2005.

46.  Hansen, S., Byrd, A., Delcambre, A., Rodriguez, A. Matthews, S. and Bertini, R. “Toward Real Performance Measurement: Portland Oregon Regional Transportation Archive Listing (PORTAL).” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Kalispell, Montana, July 10–13, 2005.

47.  Bertini, R.L., Monsere, C. and Breakstone, A. “Using Ground Truth Geospatial Data to Validate Advanced Traveler Information Systems Freeway Travel Time Messages.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Kalispell, Montana, July 10–13, 2005.

48.  Lasky, M., Monsere, C. and Bertini, R.L. “Validating Predicted Rural Corridor Travel Times from an Automated License Plate Recognition System: Oregon’s Frontier Project.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Kalispell, Montana, July 10–13, 2005.

49.  Monsere, C., Moes, T. and Bertini, R.L. “Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership – Measuring Traffic Safety Performance In Portland, Oregon.” Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers, Quad Conference, Vancouver, B.C., April 7–9, 2005.

50.  Dorado, M., Qureshi, E., Hwang, R., Koonce, P. and Bertini, R.L. “Measuring the Effects of Traffic Congestion On Transit Signal Priority Call Distances.” Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers, Quad Conference, Vancouver, B.C., April 7–9, 2005.

51.  Hansen, S., Byrd, A., Delcambre, A., Rodriguez, A. Matthews, S. and Bertini, R. “Using Archived ITS Data to Improve Regional Performance Measurement and Travel Demand Forecasting.” Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers, Quad Conference, Vancouver, B.C., April 7–9, 2005.

52.  Hansen, S., Byrd, A., Delcambre, A., Rodriguez, A. Matthews, S. and Bertini, R. “PORTAL: An On-Line Regional Transportation Data Archive with Transportation System Management Applications.” Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers, Quad Conference, Vancouver, B.C., April 7–9, 2005.

53.  Bertini, R.L., Nolan, C., Bonner, C., El-Seoud, T. and Monsere, C. “Examination of the Impact of Speed Upon Highway Safety: An Oregon Perspective.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Sacramento, California, June 20–23, 2004.

54.  Kimpel, T., Bertini, R.L. and Koonce, P. “Blueprint for Evaluation and Improvement of Transit Signal Priority: A Portland Case Study.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Sacramento, California, June 20–23, 2004.

55.  Leal, M. and Bertini, R.L. “Bus Rapid Transit: An Alternative for Developing Countries.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers 2003 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, 2003.

56.  Malik, S., Bertini, R.L. and Monsere, C. “Crash Data Reporting And Analysis – An Oregon Pilot Study.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers 2003 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, 2003.

57.  Tantiyanugulchai, S. and Bertini, R.L. “Analysis of a Transit Bus as a Probe Vehicle for Arterial Performance Measurement.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers 2003 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, 2003.

58.  Bertini, R.L. and McGill, G. “Analysis Of Oregon’s Rural Incident Response Program Using Archived ITS Data,” Ninth World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Chicago, Illinois, October 14–18, 2002.

59.  Bertini, R.L. and Doña, R.D. “Light Rail Transit Design in a Changing Economy: Adversity and Opportunity in Santa Clara County.” Compendium of Technical Papers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, 1994, pp. 269–274.

 

Submitted Proceedings (Based on Abstract)

60.  Lovell, D. and Bertini, R.L. “Impacts of Sensor Spacing on Accurate Freeway Travel Time Estimation for Traveler Information.” Mobil.TUM 2009, International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport, Munich, Germany, May 12-13, 2009. (Rejected)

61.  Belzner, H., Bertini, R.L. and Bogenberger, K. “Ein Vergleich der Verkehrsinfrastruktur und des Verkehrs Amerikanischer Metropolen.” Mobil.TUM 2009, International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport, Munich, Germany, May 12-13, 2009. (Rejected)

62.  Palmer, J., Li, H., Fernandez, R., Wieczorek, J., Rehborn, H. and Bertini, R.L. “Comparing a Bottleneck Identification Tool with a Congested Traffic Pattern Recognition System Using Archived Freeway Data from Portland, Oregon.” Mobil.TUM 2009, International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport, Munich, Germany, May 12-13, 2009. (Rejected)

 

Refereed Book Chapters

 

1.     Bertini, R.L. “Congestion and Its Extent.” In: Access to Destinations: Rethinking the Transportation Future of our Region, Ed: D. Levinson and K. Krizek, Elsevier, 2005

2.     Bertini, R.L. and El-Geneidy, A. “Using Archived Advanced Traffic Management System Data to Evaluate ITS Investments.” In: Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. 

3.     Bertini, R.L. and Rufolo, A.M. “Technology Considerations for the Implementation of a Statewide Road User Fee System.” In: Economic Impacts of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Innovations and Case Studies, Elsevier, 2004.

 

Technical Reports

 

1.     Monsere, C., Eshel, O., Ahn, S., and Bertini, R.L. “Using Archived ITS Data to Measure the Operational Benefits of a System-wide Adaptive Ramp Metering System,” Final Report, Oregon Department of Transportation SPR Project No. 645, and Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium, OTREC-RR-08-03, 2008.

2.     Bertini, R.L. and Bigazzi, A. “Third Annual Portland Metropolitan Region Transportation System Performance Report.” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2008.

3.     Lawton, K., Gray, J., Kothuri, S., and Bertini, R.L. “Changes in Travel Behavior/Demand Associated with Managed Lanes Facility System Expansion,” NCHRP 8–36B Task 52, AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning, 2006.

4.     Bertini, R.L. “Portland State University Intelligent Transportation Research Initiative,” Final Report, FY04 ITS Integration Component of the ITS Deployment Program, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2006.

5.     Njord, J., Peters, J., Freitas, M., Warner, B., Allred, K, Bertini, R.L., Bryant, R., Callan, R., Knopp, M., Knowlton, L., Lopez, C. and Warne, T., “Safety Applications of Intelligent Transportation Systems in Europe and Japan,” International Technology Scanning Program, Federal Highway Administration, 2006.

6.     Bertini, R.L., Horowitz, Z., Tufte, K. and Matthews, S. “Techniques for Mining Truck Data to Improve Freight Operations and Planning.” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2006.

7.     Bertini, R.L. “Transportation Seminar Visiting Scholars 2005–2006,” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2006.

8.     Bertini, R.L. “Transportation Seminar Visiting Scholars 2004–2005,” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2005.

9.     Monsere, C., Bertini, R.L., Breakstone, A., de la Houssaye, D., Horowitz, Z. and Hunter-Zaworski, K. “Update and Enhancement of Oregon Department of Transportation’s Crash Reduction Factors.” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2005.

10.  Monsere, C., Bertini, R.L., Bosa, P., Chi, D., Nolan, C., and Abou El-Seoud, T.  Determining Optimum Safety Countermeasures for Speed Related Crashes.” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2005.

11.  Monsere, C., Bertini, R.L., Nolan, C., Abou El-Seoud, T. and Bosa, P. “Field Evaluation of the Myrtle Creek Advanced Curve Warning System.” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2005.

12.  Bogenberger, K., Bell, M., Kaparias, I., Park, K., Bertini, R.L., Boice, S., Busch, F. and Leonhardt, A. “Offensive Project Summary.” BMW Group, Munich, Germany, 2005.

13.  Bertini, R.L. and Carey, N. “Second Annual Portland Metropolitan Region Transportation System Performance Report.” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2005.

14.  Monsere, C., Breakstone, A., Bertini, R.L. and Deeter, D. “Evaluation of Freeway Travel Time Estimates.” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2005.

15.  Bertini, R.L., Strathman, J., Kimpel, T., El-Geneidy, A., Tantiyanugulchai, S., Malik, S., and Callas, S. “Evaluation of Innovative Uses of Advanced Public Transportation Systems Data in Multimodal Corridors.” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Great Cities University Transportation Consortium Research Report, 2005.

16.  Bertini, R.L., Endo, S., Monsere, C. and Dill, J. “First Annual Portland Metropolitan Region Transportation System Performance Report.” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2004.

17.  Monsere, C., Dill, J., Newgard, C., Rufolo, T., Wemple, E., Milliken, C. and Bertini, R.L. “Impacts and Issues Related to Proposed Changes in Oregon’s Interstate Speed Limits.” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2004.

18.  Bertini, R.L., Rose, M. and El-Geneidy, A. “Using Archived Data to Measure Operational Benefits of ITS Investments: Region 1 Incident Response Program.”  Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2004.

19.  Bertini, R.L., Rose, M., El-Geneidy, A., Eder, A., Leal, M., Malik, S., Tantiyanugulchai, S. and Yin, T. “Using Archived Data to Measure Operational Benefits of ITS Investments: Ramp Meters.” Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Research Report, 2004.

20.  Bertini, R.L., Sullivan, K., Karavanic, K., “Data Transmission Options for VMT Data and Fee Collection Centers.” Portland State University, Transportation Research Group, Research Report, 2002.

21.  Bertini, R.L. and Byrd, A. “Custom Transportation Data Collection Software for Handheld Computers.” 2003.

22.  Bertini, R. and Malik, S., “Oregon Crash Data Reporting And Analysis – A Pilot Study.” Portland State University, Transportation Research Group, Research Report, 2002.

23.  Bertini, R., Lindgren, R. and Tantiyanugulchai, “Application of Paramics Simulation to a Diamond Interchange.” Portland State University, Transportation Research Group, Research Report, 2002.

24.  Rufolo, A., Bertini, R., Kimpel, T. “Alternatives to the Motor Fuel Tax.” Portland State University, Transportation Research Group, Research Report, 2001.

25.  Bertini, R., Leal, M. and El-Geneidy, A. “Analysis and Validation of Loop Detector Data in the I-5 Corridor.” Portland State University, Transportation Research Group, Research Report, 2002.

26.  Bertini, R., Tantiyanugulchai, S., Anderson, E., Lindgren, R., Leal, M. “Evaluation of Region 2 Incident Response Program Using Archived Data.” Portland State University, Transportation Research Group, Research Report, 2001.

27.  Hamel, C.J., Johnson, S.T., Mueller, W.H., Bertini, R.L. “Traffic Signal Pole Failure Testing.” Portland State University, Seismic Testing and Applied Research Laboratory, Research Report, 2001.

28.  Kaplan, B., Armstrong, K., Bertini, R.L., “Micro–Compact Car Fleet Applications in the U.S.” DaimlerChrysler Research and Technology North America, Inc., 2000.

29.  Bertini, R.L. and Kaplan, B. “Market Perspectives for a Micro Compact Car in a Shared Use Fleet Application.” Submitted to Transportation Research Board, 2000.

30.  Bertini, R.L., Fels, K., and Wollenberg, S. “Telematics Competitive Environment Analysis.” DaimlerChrysler Research and Technology North America, Inc., 1999.

31.  Wollenberg, S., Fels, K., and Bertini, R.L. “Intelligent Transportation Systems Monitoring in the U.S.” DaimlerChrysler Research and Technology North America, Inc., 1999.

32.  Skabardonis, A., Petty, K., Varaiya, P.P., and Bertini, R.L. “The Los Angeles Freeway Service Patrol Evaluation.” University of California at Berkeley, PATH Research Report, UCB–ITS–PRR–98–31, 1998.

33.  Bertini, R.L., Editor. “The Transportation Enterprise: Challenges of the 21st Century. Proceedings of the Institute of Transportation Studies 50th Anniversary Symposium April 23–24, 1998.” University of California at Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies Conference Proceedings, UCB–ITS–CP–98–01, 1998.

34.  Smilowitz, K., Daganzo, C.F., Cassidy, M.J. and Bertini, R.L. “Some Observations of Highway Traffic in Long Queues.” University of California at Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies Research Report, UCB–ITS–RR–98–06, 1998.

35.  Bertini, R.L., Lovell, D.J. and Lin, W–H. “Daganzo’s Fundamentals of Transportation and Traffic Operations: Problem Set Solutions.” University of California at Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies Course Notes, to accompany UCB–ITS–CN–98–01, 1998.

36.  Daganzo, C.F., Cassidy, M.J. and Bertini, R.L. “Causes and Effects of Phase Transitions in Highway Traffic.” University of California at Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies Research Report, UCB–ITS–RR–97–08, 1997.

37.  Daganzo, C.F., Cassidy, M.J. and Bertini, R.L. “Causes of Phase Transitions in Highway Traffic.” Submitted to Physical Review Letters, 1997.

38.  Cassidy, M.J. and Bertini, R.L. “Some Traffic Features at Freeway Bottlenecks.” University of California at Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies Research Report, UCB–ITS–RR–97–07, 1997.

39.  Bertini, R.L., Petty, K., Skabardonis, A. and Varaiya, P.P. “The Los Angeles Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) Evaluation: Site Selection and Database Development.” University of California at Berkeley, PATH Working Paper, UCB–ITS–PWP–97–16, 1997.

40.  Bertini, R.L., Klieman, L., Petty, K., Skabardonis, A. and Varaiya, P.P. “The Los Angeles Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) Evaluation: Analysis of the Incident Data.” University of California at Berkeley, PATH Working Paper, UCB–ITS–PWP–97–18, 1997.

41.  Skabardonis, A. and Bertini, R.L. “Fixed–Time Versus Actuated Control In Coordinated Signal Systems.” Working Paper, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Berkeley, 1997.

42.  Petty, K., Bertini, R.L., Skabardonis, A. and Varaiya, P.P. “The Los Angeles Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) Evaluation: Study Methodology and Preliminary Findings.” University of California at Berkeley, PATH Working Paper, UCB–ITS–PWP–97–17, 1997.

43.  Coifman, B. and Bertini, R.L. “Median Light Rail Crossings: Accident Causation and Countermeasures.” University of California at Berkeley, PATH Working Paper, UCB–ITS–PWP–96–13, 1996.

44.   “San Francisco International Airport Inbound/Outbound Ramps.” Project Study Report, California Department of Transportation and City and County of San Francisco Airports Commission, 1995.

45.  “Exposition Boulevard Extension/SR 160 Interchange Improvements.” Project Study Report, California Department of Transportation and City of Sacramento, California, 1993.

46.   “SR 160 Related Roadway Studies.” Engineering Feasibility Studies for Evergreen Street Extension, Garden Highway Widening, and the All-Weather Northgate Boulevard and Del Paso Boulevard, City of Sacramento, California, 1993.

47.  Bertini, R.L. “Rail Corridor Evolution: The San Francisco–San Jose Corridor.” Master’s Degree Project Report, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, San Jose State University, 1991.

48.  “Mission/Foothill Corridor Study Final Report.” City of Hayward, California, 1991.

49.  “SR 51/SR 160 Interchange Operational Improvements.” Project Study Report, California Department of Transportation and City of Sacramento, California, 1991.

50.   “Fixed Guideway Planning Charrette Summary Report.” Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Santa Cruz California, 1991.

51.  Bertini, R.L. and Pang, J. “Lobitos Creek Bridge Replacement: Design and Analysis.” Senior Project, Department of Civil Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1987.

 

Articles in Industry Publications

 

1.     Belzner, H., Bertini, R.L., and Bogenberger, K. “Qualität der Verkehrsinfrastruktur 

amerikanischer Metropolen.” Internationales Verkehrswesen Vol. 61, November 2009.

2.     Monsere, C., Eshel, O., Bertini, R.L., and Hagedorn, H. “Evaluating Oregon’s Statewide Adaptive Ramp Metering System.” Traffic Technology International, 2009 Annual Review, October 2008.

3.     Bogenberger, K., Bertini, R.L. and Boice, S. “Analytische Methoden zur Interpretation von Verkehrsdaten.” Straβenverkehrstechnik, September 2006.

4.     Welch, T., Tufte, K., McCourt, R., Bertini, R.L., and Snook, A. “Getting Googled: Managing Traffic Data Using a Web-based Map Interface.” WesternITE, Institute of Transportation Engineers District 6, January–February 2006, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 1–4.

5.     Tantiyanugulchai, S. and Bertini, R.L. “Can Buses Predict Your Car’s Travel Time?WesternITE, Institute of Transportation Engineers District 6, Vol. 57, No. 5, September–October, 2003.

6.     Bertini, R.L. and McGill, G. “Getting Traffic Moving Again.” Public Roads, Federal Highway Administration, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Volume 67, No. 2, September/October 2003.

7.     Rufolo, A.M. and Bertini, R.L. “Designing Alternatives To State Motor Fuel Taxes.” Transportation Quarterly, Vol. 57, No. 1, Winter 2003, pp. 33–46.

8.     Steingröver, A., Krevet, R., and Bertini, R.L. “Intermodal Innovation.” Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 71, No. 4, April 2001, pp. 56–61.

9.     Bertini, R.L. “The Freeway’s Guardian Angels.” Access Magazine, No. 9, University of California Transportation Center, Berkeley, California, Fall 1996, pp. 26–28.

10.  Bertini, R.L. and Green, G.L. “San Mateo County Projects Incorporate Aesthetic Features.” APWA Reporter, American Public Works Association. July 1992.

 

Citations

 

Published work has been cited 228 times in the Institute for Scientific Information databases.

 

 

 

 

Other Significant Research Dissemination

 

Website for Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory: http://www.its.pdx.edu

Online Transportation Data Archive: http://portal.its.pdx.edu

Wiki for ITS Lab Project Management: https://wiki.cecs.pdx.edu/bin/view/ItsWeb/

Website for Transportation Research Board Committee on Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics: http://www.tft.pdx.edu

 

Other Scholarly Activity

 

Invited Lectures and Seminars

 

1.     Munich University of Technology, IntelliDrive and Vehicle Infrastructure Integration in the USA, Intelligent Transport Systems Education Network (ITS-Edunet) Short Course on Challenges and Opportunities of V2X Communication, May 14-15, 2009.

1.     University of Arizona, Systems and Industrial Engineering Seminar Series, Intelligent Transportation Solutions for Planning, Optimizing and Measuring Public Transport Performance, April 7, 2009.

2.     University of Nevada Reno, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Transportation Research Group Seminar, Impact of Sensor Spacing on Travel Time Estimation and Information, April 1, 2009.

3.     University of Nevada Reno, Department of Geography, Geography Colloquium, How Transportation Technology Can Limit the Impact of Future Climate Change, April 1, 2009.

4.     Portland State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, CE 351 Guest Lecture, Transportation Technology Impacts on Climate Change, February 24, 2009.

5.     Monash University, Department of Civil Engineering, Transportation Group Seminar, Transportation Research at Portland State University, December 5, 2008.

6.     Monash University, Department of Civil Engineering, Innovative Traffic Management Workshop, Freeway Performance Before and After Installation of a Systemwide Adaptive Ramp Metering System, December 1, 2008.

7.     Monash University, Department of Civil Engineering, Innovative Traffic Management Workshop, Freeway Travel Time Estimation, December 1, 2008.

8.     University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Urban Planning and Policy and Computational Transportation Science IGERT Seminar, Travel Time Estimation for Traffic Management and Traveler Information, November 10, 2008.

9.     Portland State University USP 556 Urban Transportation: Problems and Policies, Evaluation of Intelligent Transportation System Impacts, May 6, 2008.

10.  Portland State University, Computer Science Departmental Colloquium Series, Intelligent Transportation Systems: a Domain Area for Computer Scientists in the 21st Century, April 23, 2008.

11.  Portland State University Friday Transportation Seminar Series, Travel Time Estimation for Traffic Management and Traveler Information. April 4, 2008.

12.  Tsinghua University, Institute of Systems Engineering, Department of Automation, Unlocking the Mysteries of Freeway Sensor Data to Diagnose Detailed Bottleneck Dynamics. Beijing, China, October 12, 2007.

13.  Oregon Transportation Commission meeting, Portland Ramp Metering and Gresham Adaptive Signal System Evaluations, September 12, 2007.

14.  Portland State University USP 556 Urban Transportation: Problems and Policies, Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems, May 31, 2007.

15.  Portland State University, Environmental Sciences and Resources Seminar, Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium Environmental Priorities and Opportunities, April 27, 2007.

16.  Portland State University, Road Ecology Class, Environmental Sciences and Resources Program,Introduction to the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium, April 5, 2007.

17.  Portland State University Friday Transportation Seminar Series, PORTAL: Lessons from Developing an Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon, March 16, 2007.

18.  Portland State University, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) Seminar Series, Lessons from Doing Research: Developing Ideas, Getting Funding, and Doing the Work, November 17, 2006.

19.  Portland Traffic and Transportation Course, City of Portland, Portland State University Transportation Education And Research Overview, November 8, 2006.

20.  Federal Highway Administration, Oregon Division, PORTAL: Implementing a New Generation Archived Data User Service in Oregon, November 7, 2006.

21.  Delegation from Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, Portland State University Transportation Education And Research Overview, U.S. Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (UVCC), November 6, 2006.

22.  Mobility the Smart Way, The State of Intelligent Transportation Systems in the Portland Metropolitan Region, Portland State University’s Role in the Region’s ITS Program Development, Oregon Convention Center, October 26, 2006.

23.  CH2MHill Lunchtime Seminar, Transportation Research and Education at Portland State University. October 24, 2006.

24.  Portland State University, PSU Weekend, Fuel for Thought, October 21, 2006.

25.  Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Lunchtime Seminar, Transportation Research and Education at Portland State University. August 10, 2006.

26.  Metro Seminar, PORTAL: Implementing a New Generation Archived Data User Service in Oregon, Portland, Oregon, February 22, 2006.

27.  Portland State University USP 556 Urban Transportation: Problems and Policies, Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems, February 13, 2006.

28.  Technische Universität München, Department of Traffic Engineering and Control, International Definitions of Congestion: An Examination of Macroscopic Models. Munich, Germany, January 27, 2006.

29.  University of Washington, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, ITS Data Applications. CEE 412/599 Transportation Data Management and Analysis, December 7, 2005.

30.  University of Portland, Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate Studies and Transportation Research at PSU. December 6, 2005.

31.  Portland State University, Introduction to Public Transportation. CE 454 Urban Transportation Systems Guest Lecture, November 28, 2005.

32.  ASCE Oregon Capital Branch, Expanding Transportation Research in Oregon. Salem, Oregon, November 17, 2005.

33.  Joint Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)/International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA) Meeting, Designation of a Partnership of Four Oregon Universities as a National University Transportation Center. October 31, 2005.

34.  Portland State University, Natural and Urban Ecology of Portland, Geography Seminar, Urban Transportation: Human and Natural Impacts on the Portland Landscapes, November 2, 2005.

35.  Portland Traffic and Transportation Course, City of Portland, Transportation Research, Education and Outreach at Portland State University, October 27, 2005.

36.  Portland State University, PSU Weekend, Congestion: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. October 22, 2005.

37.  Portland Freight Committee, Intelligent Transportation Systems and Freight, October 6, 2005.

38.  Imperial College, London, What is Traffic Congestion, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, June 28, 2005.

39.  Technische Universität München, Department of Traffic Engineering and Control, Using Basic Traffic Flow Principles to Diagnose Bottlenecks on German Autobahns, Munich, Germany, May 19, 2005.

40.  BMW Research and Innovation Center, An International Comparison of Macroscopic and Microscopic Measures of Congestion, Munich, Germany, May 18, 2005.

41.  University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Prototype for Advanced Public Transit Systems in Multimodal Corridors, April 25, 2005.

42.  Faculty Association at Portland State University, Intelligent Transportation Systems: An Oxymoron or Can Technology Really Reduce Congestion? April 12, 2005.

43.  Sigma Xi Columbia-Willamette Chapter and PSU Department of Geology, Intelligent Transportation Systems: An Oxymoron or Can Technology Really Reduce Congestion? March 9, 2005.

44.  National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Idaho, Unlocking Some Mysteries of Traffic Flow Theory, February 22, 2005.

45.  Traffic Monitoring Peer Exchange, Innovations in Intelligent Transportation Systems, Oregon and Washington Departments of Transportation, February 16, 2005.

46.  Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Congestion and Its Extent. Fall Seminar Series, November 19, 2004.

47.  U.S. Department of Transportation Site Visit, TransNow University Transportation Center, University of Washington, Intelligent Transportation Systems Research at Portland State University, September 22, 2004.

48.  Oregon Model Steering Committee, Portland Performance Measures for 2002, Oregon Department of Transportation, Salem, Oregon, September 15, 2004.

49.  Transportation and Livability Summit, New Transportation Ideas, Insights and Opportunities for 21st Century Livable Communities, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Gresham, Oregon, August 3, 2004.

50.  Comet Operators Meeting, Evaluation of Comet Incident Response Program, Oregon Department of Transportation, Region 1, June 16, 2004.

51.  PSU Alumni Association Events, Transportation and Technology: Solutions for Seattle. Seattle, Washington, April 7, 2004.

52.  BMW Group Research and Innovation Center, Empirical Comparison of German and U.S. Traffic Sensor Data and Impact on Driver Assistance Systems, Munich, Germany, March 22, 2004.

53.  CH2Mhill, Intelligent Transportation Systems Research and Education, Portland, Oregon, December 2, 2003.

54.  Oregon State University, Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, Freeway Bottleneck Analysis, November 21, 2003.

55.  University of California at Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies, Using Archived Stop-Level Transit Geo-Location Data for Improved Operations and Performance Monitoring, Transportation Seminar Series, September 26, 2003.

56.  ITS Oregon Workshop, Benefits of Freeway Service Patrol Vehicles, Wilsonville, Oregon, April 17, 2003.

57.  Portland State University, Center for Transportation Studies, Recent Research on the Transformation of Oregon’s Gasoline Tax Into a Road User Fee System, Winter Seminar Series, February 14, 2003.

58.  Institute of Transportation Engineers Oregon Section, Transportation Education at Portland State University, Workshop on Transportation Education in the Northwest, January 24, 2003.

59.  Oregon Department of Transportation, Evaluation of ODOT’s Region 2 Incident Management Program. Regional Maintenance Managers’ Meeting, Salem, Oregon, January 23, 2003.

60.  Value Pricing in the Northwest – Can We Make it Work?, Value Pricing Technology and Institutional Issues and Options, Workshop, December 17, 2002.

61.  Oregon Road User Fee Task Force, Data Transmission Options for VMT Data and Fee Collection Centers, Legislative Testimony, Salem, Oregon, November 15, 2002.

62.  Northwest Transportation Training and Education and Training Alliance (NWTTEA) Traffic Operations Workshop, Inventory of Current Traffic Operations Training and Education Resources, Portland, Oregon, September 12, 2002.

63.  Oregon State University, Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, Archived ITS Data: A New Resource For Operations, Planning and Research, March 6, 2002.

64.  Oregon State University, Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, Technology Options for Alternative Road User Fee Systems, Graduate Seminar, March 6, 2002.

65.  National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Idaho, Capacity and the Breakdown Phenomenon at a Freeway Merge Bottleneck: Unlocking the Potential of Loop Sensor Data, March 1, 2002.

66.  Portland State University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Seminar, Capacity and the Breakdown Phenomenon at a Freeway Merge Bottleneck: Unlocking the Potential of Loop Sensor Data, February 22, 2002.

67.  Institute of Transportation Engineers, Oregon Section, Workshop on Transportation Finance, Alternatives to the Motor Fuel Tax. January 24, 2002.

68.  Oregon Road User Fee Task Force, Alternatives to the Motor Fuel Tax. Legislative Testimony, Salem, Oregon, November 30, 2001.

69.  TransPort ITS Technical Advisory Committee, Archived ITS Data: A New Resource For Operations, Planning and Research, November 14, 2001.

70.  American Society of Civil Engineers, Oregon Section Meeting, Transportation in the 21st Century. Portland, Oregon, October 18, 2001.

71.  Oregon Transportation Forum, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Women’s Transportation Seminar, ITS Oregon, Performance Measures for Improving Transportation Operations. Portland, Oregon, February 15, 2001.

72.  Portland State University, Transportation Research Group, Benefits of Archived ITS Data: Measuring Capacity at a Freeway Bottleneck. Fall Seminar Series, October 5, 2000.

73.  University of California, Irvine, Institute of Transportation Studies, ITS Seminar Series, Time Dependent Traffic Flow Features at Freeway Bottlenecks. June 1999.

74.  University of California at Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies, Transportation Seminar Series, Time Dependent Traffic Flow Features at Freeway Bottlenecks. April 1999.

75.  San Jose State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Public Transit Technology. Guest Lecture, CE 296B Public Transportation Systems, September 1997.

76.  San Jose State University, College of Engineering/International Institute of Transportation Policy Studies, Symposium on the Future of Public Transportation. 1994.

77.  American Society of Civil Engineers, Younger Member Forum, Light Rail Design in a Changing Economy. San Jose, California, September 1994.

 

 

Conference Presentations

 

55.  Li, H., Bertini, R.L., and El-Geneidy, A. “Using Archived Stop-Level Transit Data for Assessing Bus Operations and Exploring Optimal Stop Spacing.” 11th International Conference on Advanced Systems for Public Transport (CASPT 2009), Hong Kong, 2009

1.     Bertini, R.L. “UTC Best Practices—OTREC and Livability.” University Transportation Center Directors Summer Meeting, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, June 30, 2009.

2.     Bertini, R.L. “The Future of a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) User Fee.” Congressional Fact Finding Panel, ITS America Annual Meeting and Exposition, Washington, D.C., June 1-3, 2009

3.     Saberi, M., and Bertini, R.L. “Toward Implementing Weather-Responsive Advanced Traffic Management and Information Systems.” 16th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Stockholm, Sweden, September 21–25, 2009.

4.     Li, H., and Bertini, R.L. “Toward Sustainable Transit Operations and Performance Enhancement Using Archived Automatic Vehicle Location Data.” 16th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Stockholm, Sweden, September 21–25, 2009.

5.     Li, H., Bertini, R.L., and El-Geneidy, A. “Using Archived Stop-Level Transit Data for Assessing Bus Operations and Exploring Optimal Stop Spacing.” 11th International Conference on Advanced Systems for Public Transport (CASPT 2009), Hong Kong, July 20-22, 2009

6.     Bertini, R.L., Li, H., and El-Geneidy, A. “Intelligent Transportation Solutions for Planning, Optimizing and Measuring Public Transport Performance,” mobil.TUM 2009, International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport, Munich, Germany, May 12-13, 2009.

7.     Bertini, R.L. “Can Sensors Be Used to Provide Accurate Travel Time Information?” Transportation Research Forum, 50th Annual Forum, Portland, Oregon, March 16-18, 2009.

8.     Bertini, R.L. “How Transportation Technology Can Limit the Impact of Future Climate Change.” International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Las Vegas, Nevada, January 9, 2009.

9.     Bertini, R.L. “Exploiting High Resolution Archived Transit Data for Improved Planning and Operations: A Portland, Oregon Case Study.” Conference for the Australian Institutes of Transport Research, University of Western Australia, 10–12 December, 2008.

10.  Eshel, O., Bertini, R.L., and Monsere, C. “Empirical Evaluation of Adaptive Ramp Metering Along Two Freeway Corridors in Portland, Oregon.” 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, New York, NY, November 16–20, 2008.

11.  Bertini, R.L., Fernández, R., Wieczorek, J., and Li, H. “Using Archived ITS Data to Automatically Identify Freeway Bottlenecks in Portland, Oregon.” 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, New York, NY, November 16–20, 2008.

12.  Fernández, R., Bertini, R.L., and Maier, D. “Developing an Imputation Strategy for an Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon.” 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, New York, NY, November 16–20, 2008.

13.  Bertini, R.L. Leveraging Intelligent Transportation Systems Data to Improve Transportation Efficiency.” Keynote Address, Sixth International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Studies (ICTTS), Nanning, China, August 5–8 2008.

14.  Bertini, R.L. and Horowitz, Z. “Diagnosing a Freeway Bottleneck in Portland Oregon (USA) Using Archived Sensor Data.” Sixth International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Studies (ICTTS), Nanning, China, August 5–8 2008.

15.  Bertini, R.L. “Perspectives on Traffic Flow Theory: Beyond Greenshields.” Panel Discussion, Symposium on The Fundamental Diagram: 75 Years (Greenshields 75 Symposium), Woods Hole, Massachusetts, July 10, 2008.

16.  Eshel, O., Monsere, C., and Bertini, R.L. “Empirical Evaluation of Oregon’s System-wide Adaptive Ramp Metering System.” 2008 TRB / IBTTA Joint Conference on Freeway and Tollway Operations, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 15–19, 2008

17.  Bertini, R.L., Li, H., Wieczorek, J. and Fernández, R. “Using Archived Data to Systematically Identify and Prioritize Freeway Bottlenecks.” 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Athens, Greece, May 27– 31, 2008.

18.  Tasnim, S., Monsere, C. and Bertini, R.L. “Toward an Automated Incident Analysis Process Using Archived Data on the Portland Oregon Freeway System.” 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Athens, Greece, May 27– 31, 2008.

19.  Zielke, B., Bertini, R.L., and Treiber, M. “Empirical Measurement of Freeway Oscillation Characteristics: An International Comparison.” 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board January 2008.

20.  Bertini, R.L.State of ITS Benchmarking in Portland, Oregon and the U.S.” Special Session on ITS in Cities (Benchmarking), 14th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Beijing, October 13, 2007.

21.  Bertini, R.L.Building Planning and Operations Analysis Tools on an Archived ITS Data Platform: Who Are the Users?14th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Beijing, October 13, 2007.

22.  Makler, J., Coffman, M., and Bertini, R.L.Regional Collaboration: A Model for Successful ITS Implementation in Portland, Oregon,” 14th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Beijing, October 11, 2007.

23.  Bertini, R.L.Toward Optimal Sensor Density for Improved Freeway Travel Time Estimation and Traveler Information,” 10th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Seattle, Washington, October 1, 2007.

24.  Kothuri, S., Bertini, R.L. and Makler, J. “Lessons from Developing an Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon: Who Is Using It?10th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Seattle, Washington, October 1, 2007.

25.  Bertini, R.L. “So You Want to Be a Transportation Professional,” Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, July 16, 2007.

26.  Bertini, R.L. and Lyman, K. “Developing Improved Travel Time Reliability Measures For Real-Time And Archived ITS Data Applications,” 6th European Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems and Services, Aalborg, Denmark, June 20, 2007.

27.  Bertini, R.L.Leveraging Archived Freeway Sensor Data for Regional Transportation Performance Measurement.” Intelligent Transportation Society of America, 2007 Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Palm Springs, California, June 6, 2007.

28.  Bertini, R.L. “Multimodal Transportation Planning and Engineering Challenges,” Joint Engineering Conference, Professional Engineers of Oregon, Bend, Oregon, May 17, 2007.

29.  Bertini, R.L. “Lessons from Developing an Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon,” Linking Archived Data User Service, Performance Measures and Freeway Operations to Improve Mobility, Workshop 124, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2007.

30.  Bertini, R.L. “Improving Collaboration in the Northwest,” Annual Meeting of the Council of University Transportation Centers, Washington, D.C., January 2007.

31.  Bertini, R.L. “Estimating Truck Flows on a Freeway Network to Improve Freight Operations and Planning,”13th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, London, October 10, 2006.

32.  Bertini, R.L. “Influence of Variable Speed Limit and Driver Information System on Key Traffic Flow Parameters on a German Autobahn,” 13th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, London, October 10, 2006.

33.  Bertini, R.L. “Improving the Accuracy of Freeway Travel Time Estimates Using Archived ITS Data,” 13th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, London, October 9, 2006.

34.  Bertini, R.L., “Development of an ITS Data Archive Application for Improving Freeway Travel Time Estimation.” 9th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Toronto, Canada, September 20, 2006.

35.  Bertini, R.L. “Expansion of an ITS Data Archive with Applications for Improving Spatial Analysis and Tracking Non-Recurrent Congestion.” 9th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Toronto, Canada, September 20, 2006.

36.  Bertini, R.L.  “Developing Comparative Congestion Measures to Improve Transportation System Performance.” Fifth International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Studies (ICTTS), Xi’an, China, August 2, 2006.

37.  Bertini, R.L.  “Unlocking the Mysteries of Freeway Sensor Data to Diagnose Detailed Bottleneck Dynamics.” Fifth International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Studies (ICTTS), Xi’an, China, August 3, 2006.

38.  Boice, S., Bertini, R.L. and Bogenberger, K. “Comparison of Key Freeway Capacity Parameters on North American Freeways with German Autobahns Equipped With a Variable Speed Limit System.” 5th International Symposium on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service, Yokohama, Japan, July 26, 2006.

39.  Bertini, R.L. and Makler, J. “Using Real Time Transportation System Performance Measures to Fuel a Regional Congestion Management System,” Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 26, 2006.

40.  Bertini, R.L., “Speeding and Speed Limits: Are Drivers Out of Control?” First International Symposium on Freeway & Tollway Operations, Athens, Greece, June 6, 2006.

41.  Bertini, R.L., Boice, S. and Bogenberger, K. S. “Measuring the Impacts of a Variable Speed Limit System on a German Motorway.” First International Symposium on Freeway & Tollway Operations, Athens, Greece, June 6, 2006.

42.  Bertini, R.L. and Kothuri, S. “Improving Travel Time Estimation for Freeway Traffic Management and Traveler Information Systems.” First International Symposium on Freeway & Tollway Operations, Athens, Greece, June 7, 2006.

43.  Bertini, R.L., “Portal: Implementing an Archived Data User Service in Oregon,” Northwest Transportation Conference, Corvallis, Oregon, February 8, 2006.

44.  Bertini, R.L., “A New National University Transportation Center in Oregon,” Northwest Transportation Conference, Corvallis, Oregon, February 8, 2006.

45.  Bertini, R.L., “You Are the Traffic Jam: An Examination of Congestion Measures.” 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2006.

46.  Bertini, R.L., “New Research Initiatives at the National University Transportation Center,” Oregon Modeling Symposium, Portland, Oregon, November 15, 2005.

47.  Bertini, R.L., Hansen, S., Matthews, S. and Delcambre, A. “PORTAL: Implementing a New Generation Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon.” 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, San Francisco, November 8, 2005.

48.  Bertini, R.L., Bogenberger, K. and Boice, S.Impact of Variable Speed Limit and Driver Information System on Traffic Dynamics on a German Autobahn: Lessons for U.S. Applications.” 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, San Francisco, November 9, 2005.

49.  Bertini, R.L., Lasky, M. and Monsere, C. “Validating an Automated License Plate Recognition System for Predicting Rural Corridor Travel Times.” 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, San Francisco, November 10, 2005.

50.  Bertini, R.L., Boice, S. and Bogenberger, K. “Using ITS Data Fusion to Examine Traffic Dynamics on a Freeway with Variable Speed Limits.” 8th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vienna, Austria, September 13–16, 2005.

51.  Bertini, R.L., Matthews, S., Hansen, S., Delcambre, A., and Rodriguez, A. “ITS Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon: Now and Into the Future.” 8th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vienna, Austria, September 13–16, 2005.

52.  Bertini, R.L., Lindgren, R.V., Helbing, D. and Schonhof, M. “The German Autobahn: An ITS Test Bed for Examining Dynamic Traffic Flow Phenomena.” 8th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vienna, Austria, September 13–16, 2005.

53.  Bertini, R.L., Lasky, M. and Monsere, C. “Validating Predicted Rural Corridor Travel Times from an Automated License Plate Recognition System: Oregon’s Frontier Project.” 8th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vienna, Austria, September 13–16, 2005.

54.  Bertini, R.L., Hansen, S. and El-Geneidy, A. “Using the Portland Regional Transportation Archive Listing (PORTAL) to Measure the Performance of the Portland, Oregon Regional Transportation System.” 9th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management Conference (CUPUM), London, June 29, 2005.

55.  Bertini, R.L., Monsere, C., El-Geneidy, A., Kimpel, T. and Bosa, P. “Exploring Spatial And Temporal Performance Measurement In Metropolitan Transportation Safety Improvement Programs.” 9th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management Conference (CUPUM), London, June 29, 2005.

56.  Bertini, R.L. “Educational Applications of the Portland Oregon Regional Archived Data User Service (ADUS),” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, June 14, 2005.

57.  Bertini, R.L., Hansen, S. and Bogenberger, K. “Empirical Analysis of Traffic Sensor Data Surrounding a Bottleneck on a German Autobahn.” 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2005.

58.  Monsere, C., Nolan, C., Bertini, R., Anderson, A. and El-Seoud, T. “Measuring the Impacts of Speed Reduction Technologies: A Dynamic Advanced Curve Warning System Evaluation.” 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2005.

59.  Byrne, N., Koonce, P., Bertini, R.L., Pangilinan, C. and Lasky, M. “Using Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation to Evaluate Signal Control Strategies for Transit Signal Priority.” 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2005.

60.  Bertini, R.L., Hansen, S., Byrd, A. and Yin, T. “PORTAL: Experience Implementing the ITS Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon.” 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2005.

61.  Astarita, V., Bertini, R.L. and Guido, G. “The Estimation of Traffic Flow Parameters From Instrumented Vehicles Counts.” 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2005.

62.  Bertini, R.L. and Myton, A.  “Using PeMS Data to Empirically Diagnose Freeway Bottleneck Locations in Orange County, California.” 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2005.

63.  Bertini, R.L., Monsere, C., Byrd, A., Rose, M. and El-Seoud, T. “Using Custom Transportation Data Collection Software with Handheld Computers for Education, Research, and Practice.” 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2005.

64.  Bertini, R.L., Rose, M. and El-Geneidy, A. “Using Archived ITS Data Sources to Measure the Effectiveness of a Freeway Incident Response Program.” 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2005.

65.  Bertini, R.L.Congestion and Its Extent.” Access to Destinations: Rethinking the Transportation Future of our Region, University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies, November 8, 2004

66.  Bertini, R.L. and El-Geneidy, A. “Empirical Techniques for Improving the Performance of Ramp Control Systems Using Archived ITS Data.” Eleventh World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Nagoya, Japan, October 21, 2004.

67.  Bertini, R.L. and Rose, M. “Using Archived ATMS Data for the Performance Evaluation of a Freeway  Incident Response Program.” IEEE 7th Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Washington, D.C., October 4, 2004.

68.  El-Geneidy, A. and Bertini, R.L. “Toward Validation of Freeway Loop Detector Speed Measurements Using Transit Probe Data.” IEEE 7th Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Washington, D.C., October 5, 2004.

69.  Yin, T., Bertini, R.L. and Byrd, A. “Implementing the ITS Archived Data User Service in Portland, Oregon.” IEEE 7th Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Washington, D.C., October 4, 2004.

70.  Bertini, R.L.Multimodal ITS Data Integration and Performance Measurement in Portland, Oregon.” North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition & Conference, San Diego, California, June 27–30, 2004.

71.  Bertini, R.L.Using ITS Data to Measure Arterial Travel Time in Portland.” North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition & Conference, San Diego, California, June 27–30, 2004.

72.  Bertini, R.L.Regional Data Archive and Performance Measures.” North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition & Conference, San Diego, California, June 27–30, 2004.

73.  Nolan, C. and Bertini, R.L. “Examination of the Impact of Speed Upon Highway Safety: An Oregon Perspective.” Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Sacramento, California, June 21, 2004.

74.  Bertini, R.L.  “Enhancing Transportation Education.” Panel Discussion, Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Sacramento, California, June 21, 2004.

75.  Koonce, P. and Bertini, R.L. “Blueprint for Evaluation and Improvement of Transit Signal Priority: A Portland Case Study.” Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, Sacramento, California, June 22, 2004.

76.  Bertini, R.L., Byrd, A. and Yin, T. “Developing a Transportation Data Archive for the Portland Metropolitan Area.” Institute of Transportation Engineers, Quad Conference, Portland, Oregon, April 23, 2004.

77.  Rose, M. and Bertini, R.L. “Using Archived ITS Data Sources to Measure the Effectiveness of a Freeway Incident Response Program.” Institute of Transportation Engineers, Quad Conference, Portland, Oregon, April 23, 2004.

78.  Koonce, P. and Bertini, R.L. The Importance of Bus Stop Location for Signal Priority.” Institute of Transportation Engineers, Quad Conference, Portland, Oregon, April 23, 2004.

79.  Bertini, R.L. and Rose, M. “Evaluation of the COMET Incident Response Program.” Northwest Transportation Conference, Oregon Department of Transportation, Corvallis, Oregon, February 2004.

80.  Bertini, R.L. and Malik, S. Observed Dynamic Traffic Features On a Freeway Section with Merges and Diverges.” 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2004.

81.  Bertini, R.L. and Tantiyanugulchai, S.Transit Buses as Traffic Probes: Empirical Evaluation Using Geo-Location Data.” 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2004.

82.  Bertini, R.L., Lindgren, R., Helbing, D. and Schönhof, M. “Empirical Analysis of Flow Features on a German Autobahn.” 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2004.

83.  Bertini, R.L.Toward the Systematic Diagnosis of Freeway Bottleneck Activation,” IEEE 6th Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Shanghai, China, October 2003.

84.  Bertini, R.L. and Tantiyanugulchai, S. “Arterial Performance Measurement Using Transit Buses as Probe Vehicles,” IEEE 6th Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Shanghai, China, October 2003. 

85.  Bertini, R.L. “Crash Data Reporting And Analysis – An Oregon Pilot Study.” Institute of Transportation Engineers 2003 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 25, 2003.

86.  Bertini, R.L.Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Intelligent Transportation Systems to Improve Incident Management and Life Safety.” Eighth International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM), Sendai, Japan, May 2003.

87.  Bertini, R.L., Leal, M. and Lindgren, R. “Examination Of Features Of A Freeway Bottleneck Surrounding A Lane Drop,” 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 13, 2003.

88.  Bertini, R.L. and El-Geneidy, A.M. “Using Archived Data to Generate Transit Performance Measures,” 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 13, 2003.

89.  Bertini, R.L. “Analysis Of Oregon’s Rural Incident Response Program Using Archived ITS Data,” Ninth World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Chicago, Illinois, October 18, 2002.

90.  Bertini, R.L. and Rufolo, T. “Alternatives to the Motor Fuel Tax.” Northwest Transportation Conference, Funding Transportation Panel, Corvallis, Oregon, February 6, 2002.

91.  Bertini, R.L. “Evaluation of ODOT’s Region 2 Incident Management Program.” Northwest Transportation Conference, Corvallis, Oregon, February 7, 2002.

92.  Bertini, R.L., “Generating Performance Measures from Portland’s Archived Advanced Traffic Management System Data.” 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 16, 2002.

93.  Bertini, R.L. “Time Dependent Traffic Flow Features at a Freeway Bottleneck.” Workshop on Doctoral Student Research in Transportation Modeling, 78th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 1999.

94.  Cassidy, M.J. and Bertini, R.L. “Some Traffic Features at Freeway Bottlenecks.” Third International Symposium on Highway Capacity, Transportation Research Board, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 1998.

95.  Bertini, R.L. “Freeway Incident Characteristics.” Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6 Annual Meeting, San Jose, California, July 1998.

96.  Bertini, R.L. “Time Dependent Traffic Flow Features at Freeway Bottlenecks.” Eisenhower Research Presentation, 77th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 1998.

97.  Skabardonis, A. and Bertini, R.L. “The Los Angeles Freeway Service Patrol Evaluation.” Conference on Traffic Management and Planning for Freeway Emergencies and Special Events, 76th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 1997.

98.  Skabardonis, A. and Bertini, R.L. “Determination of Timings in Signal Systems With Traffic Actuated Controllers.” 75th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 1996.

99.  Bertini, R.L. “Tasman Corridor Light Rail Design.” Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honor Society, Pacific District Conference, Technical Session Speaker, San Jose, California, 1994.

100.        Bertini, R.L. “Rail Corridor Evolution:  The Development of the San Francisco – San Jose Corridor.” 72nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 1993.

101.        Bertini, R.L., Botha, J.L., Colman, S.B. and McKean, P. “The Rail Transit/Land Use Synergism–Case Study of the San Francisco Bay Area.” 72nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 1993.

 

Professional Society Memberships

 

American Road and Transportation Builders Association, 2005–present

American Society for Engineering Education, 2005–present

American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988–present

Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honor Society, 1986–present

Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1988–present

Intelligent Transportation Society of America, 2001–present

Intelligent Transportation Society of Oregon, 2001–present

International Benefits, Costs and Evaluation (IBEC) Working Group for Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2002–present

Omega Rho, Operations Research and Management Science Honor Society, 2007–present

Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society, 1987–present

TransPort Technical Advisory Committee, 2000–present

Transportation Research Board, 1993–present

Women’s Transportation Seminar, 2005–present

 

Professional Registration

 

Registered Professional Civil Engineer: Oregon No. 65260PE and California No. C47064

 

Referee Activity [number in brackets is estimate of reviews since 2005]

 

10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Athens, Greece [3]

ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, 1997–present [5]

ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Management, 2004–present [1]

ASCE Journal of Computer Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2005–present [4]

Eighth World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Sydney, Australia, 2001

Eleventh World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Nagoya, Japan, 2004

IEEE 62nd Semiannual Vehicular Technology Conference, 2005 [2]

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), International Conferences on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2001–present [20]

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2002–present [3]

International Symposium on Highway Capacity, 1999

International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT) [3]

Internet Journal of Cooperative Transportation Dynamics, 2001–present

Journal of Public Transportation, 2003–present [1]

Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2004–present  [7]

Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2005–present [1]

National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), proposal review 2005 [1]

Ninth World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2002

Sixth International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Studies (ICTTS), Nanning, China [3]

mobil.TUM 2009 Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport, Munich Germany [19]

Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 1995–present [84]

Transportation Research Parts A and B, 2002–present [6]

Transportation Research Part C, 2007–present [4]

Transportation Science, 2006–present [3]

Various University Promotion and Tenure External Review, 2002–present

University of California at Berkeley and California Department of Transportation, PATH Program, Proposal Review, 2004–present [9]

Villanova University (Pennsylvania), Summer Research Fellowships and Research Support Grants, proposal review, 2003 [1].

 

Graduate Students

 

Chaired Doctoral Degrees

Roger Lindgren, Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering, “Analysis of Flow Features in Queued Traffic on a German Freeway,” 2002–2005

Sirisha Kothuri, Ph.D. Student, Student, Civil & Environmental Engineering, “Improving Freeway Travel Time Estimation,” 2006–present

Huan Li, Ph.D. Student, Civil & Environmental Engineering, “Automating Freeway Bottleneck Detection,” 2008–present

Benjamin Auffray, Ph.D. Student, Civil & Environmental Engineering, to begin Fall 2009

 

Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Member

Rafael Fernandez-Moctezuma, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science, “Feedback in Stream Engines via Punctuation,” 2009–present

Kathryn Mohror, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science, “Performance evaluation of MPI-2 Applications,” 2007–present

Jin Li, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science, “Windowed Queries Over Data Streams,” 2007–2008

James Terwilliger, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science, “The User Interface is the Conceptual Model,” 2007–2008

Chansung Kim, Ph.D. Candidate, Urban Studies, “Interrelationships Among Workplace Relocation, Residential Relocation and Commuting,” 2003–2005

Ali Eghtedari, Ph.D. Candidate, Systems Science: Civil Engineering, “Measuring the Benefits of an Adaptive Signal Control System,” 2000–2005

 

Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination Committee

       Ahmed M. El-Geneidy, Ph.D., Urban Studies, 2003.

 

Ph.D. Student Research Advisor

Jaturapat Bhiromkaew, Ph.D., Urban Studies, 2002

Ahmed El-Geneidy, Ph.D., Urban Studies, 2001–03

Paul Bender, Ph.D., Urban Studies, 2003–04

Rafael Fernandez-Moctezuma, Ph.D., Computer Science, 2006–present (w/D. Maier)

Heiko Jentsch, Visiting Ph.D. Student, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, 2008

Qing Ou, Ph.D., Visiting Ph.D. Student, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2008

 

Chaired Master’s Degrees

M.S. Thesis Advisor

Wei Feng, M.S. Candidate, 2008–2009

Meead Saberi, M.S. Candidate, 2008–present

Michael Wolfe, M.S. Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering, “The Effects of Data Aggregation on Measuring Arterial Performance,” 2007–2009

Steven Boice, M.S. Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering, “Evaluation of Variable Speed Limit and Driver Information System on a German Autobahn,” 2004–present

Benjamin Auffray, M.S., Transportation, L'école nationale des travaux publics d'Etat (ENTPE), France, “Impact of Adverse Weather on Traffic Conditions on an American Highway: Effect of Sun Glare on Traffic Flow,” 2006–2007

Benjamin Zielke, M.S., Transportation, Technical University of Dresden, Germany, “Identification of Country Specific Characteristics of Oscillating Congested Traffic,” 2006–2007

Sutti Tantiyanugulchai, M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, “Arterial  Performance Measurement Using Transit Buses as Probe Vehicles,” 2001–2003

 

M.S. Research Project Advisor

Amanda Owings, M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Evaluation of Oregon’s Formula for Section 5311 Funding Allocation,” 2009

Leah S. Tomlinson, M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, “Orange County Empirical Analysis: Using Loop Detector Data to Identify Bottleneck Locations and Characteristics,” 2006-2008

Lynn Peterson, M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, “Sub-Area Transportation System/Land Use Scenario Modeling,” 2003–2008

Monica Leal, M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, “Empirical Analysis of Traffic Flow Features of a Freeway Bottleneck Surrounding a Lane Drop,” 2000–2002

Shazia Malik, M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, “Observed Dynamic Traffic Features on a Freeway Section With Merges and Diverges,” 2001–2003

Aaron Myton, M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, “I-405 Freeway Bottleneck Analysis,” 2003–2004.

Nivedita Doijode, M.S. Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering, “Freeway Bottleneck Video Analysis,” 2003–2005

Jaspreet Anand, M.S. Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2004–2006.

 

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Field Area Paper First Reader

      Max Coffman, “Transport Payment Integration in Portland, Oregon,” 2006–2007

 

M.S. Thesis Committee Member

Robert Jones, M.S., Computer Science, “Content Aware Request Distribution for High Performance Web Service: A Performance Study,” 2002

Brian Kearns, M.S., Computer Science, “A Performance Study of LAM and MPICH on an SMP Cluster,” 2002

Bhaskar Bhatnagar, M.S., Mechanical Engineering, “Aerodynamic Design of Wind Tunnel Inlet for Testing Class 8 Trucks,” 2003

John Hoffman, M.S., Computer Science, “PPerfGrid: A Grid Services-based Tool for the Exchange of Heterogeneous Parallel Performance Data,” 2004

Rashawn Knapp, M.S., Computer Science, “Environment Aware Performance Analysis: Scope of Performance Analysis Tools for Cluster Computing and MPI Applications,” 2006

 

 Master of Urban and Regional Planning Field Area Paper Second Reader

      Carolyn Bonner, “Public Transportation for Small Cities,” 2004–2005

      Matthew Lasky, “Bicycle Use on Transit,” 2004–2005

      Kate Lyman, “Travel Time Reliability in Regional Transportation Planning,” 2006–2007

 

Master’s Student Research Advisor

Helene Siri, M.S., Transportation, L'école nationale des travaux publics d'Etat (ENTPE), France, 2009

Jerzy Wieczorek, M.S., Statistics, 2007–2009

Leah Tomlinson, M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2007–08

Priya Chavan, M.S., Computer Science, 2007–present (w/K. Tufte)

Enas Fayed, M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2007 (w/K. Tufte)

Matt Berkow, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2006–08

Oren Eshel, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2006–08

Maisha Mahmud, M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2006–08 (w/C. Monsere)

Jake Hofeld, M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2006–07 (w/C. Monsere)

Sandeep Puppala, M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2006 (w/C. Monsere)

Zachary Horowitz, M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2005–06

Suman Tasnim, M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2004–07 (w/C. Monsere)

Aaron Breakstone, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2004–06 (w/C. Monsere)

Peter Bosa, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2004–06 (w/C. Monsere)

Alex White, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2004–05

Sonoko Endo, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2004

Thareth Yin, M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003–05 (w/C. Monsere)

Steve Hansen, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2003–05

Casey Nolan, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2003–05

Mike Rose, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2003–04

Nina Rufer, Master of Business Administration, 2003

Sachin Karmarkar, M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002–03

Kerri Sullivan, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2002

Edward Anderson, M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000–01

 

Post-Doctoral Research Associate Supervisor

Kristin Tufte, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, 2005–2007

Soyoung Ahn, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, 2005–06