Research Motivation

Due to the complexity of the environment, detection accuracy and legal constraints, it is unlikely that cyber technologies would completely replace human drivers, especially in the near-term. Building effective CTS applications to improve road safety is a non-trivial challenge, especially when we examine how the driver benefits from the existing and proposed technologies in the presence of Human Factors (HF) related negative factors such as information overload, confusion, and distraction. As a result, research into CTS requires an investigation into the multiple interactions (and influences) among the cyber system, transportation system and the human element.

Communication and Networking

• Human-Factor Aware Data Fusion
• Human-Factor Aware Service Delivery and Scheduling
• Human-Factor Aware Communication Protocol Design
• Etc.

Transportation Operation

• Large-scale Microscopic Traffic Simulation Model
• Intelligent Intersection Control System
• Intelligent Transportation Systems Strategic Planning
• etc.

Human Driver Modeling

• Human Factors
• Human Performance and Cognitive Modeling
• Neuroergonomics
• etc.

Integrated Traffic-Driving-Network Simulator (ITDNS)

• An overview of the Integrated Simulator
• A YouTube video of the ITDNS in action
• Pictures of the ITDNS at SUNY Buffalo
• Experiments on the Driving Simulator