Publications

Recent Selected Publications and Conference Papers

Books (Editor)

Hamdar, S. H. “Traffic and Granular Flow ‘17”. Springer, 2019, ISBN: 978-3-030-11439-8 (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-11440-4)

Book Chapters

Pan, D., Hamdar, S. H. and Caamano, A. J.. "Towards a More Stable Traffic Flow Performance: Applying and Calibrating the Intelligent Driver Model". Traffic and Granular Flow '17, Ed. Hamdar, Springer, pp. 117-124 (first online: 24 October, 2019).
Fu, Jingwan, Cao, B., Hamdar, S. H. and Li, T. “Towards Safer Pedestrian Traffic: Investigating of The Impact of Social Field Characteristics on Crowd Dynamics”. Traffic and Granular Flow '17, Ed. Hamdar, Springer, pp. 373-381.(first online: 24 October, 2019)
Silverstein, C., Hamdar, S. H., Kang, S. and Jang, K. “Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram Validation for Collision Formation on Freeway Networks”. Traffic and Granular Flow '17, Ed. Hamdar, Springer, pp. 107-116 (first online: 24 October, 2019).
Excell, R., Ma, J., Shladover, S., Work, D., Levin, M., Hamdar S. H., Wang, M., Mattingly, S. P., and Talebpour, A., “Enhancing the Validity of Traffic Flow Models with Emerging Data”, Road Vehicle Automation 5, ISBN: 978-3-319-94896-6, Eds. Meyer, G. and S. Beiker, Springer, (March) 2018 (Copyright – 2019).
Calvert, S., Mahmassani, H. S., Meir, J.N., Varaiya, P., Hamdar S. H., Chen, D., Li, X., Talebpour, A, and Mattingly S. P., “Traffic Flow of Connected and Automated Vehicles: Challenges and Opportunities”, Road Vehicle Automation 4, ISBN: 978-3-319-60933-1, Eds. Meyer, G. and S. Beiker, Springer, 2017.
Porter, E., Hamdar, S. H., and Daamen W., “Pedestrian Dynamics at Transit Stations: An Integrated Pedestrian Flow Modeling Approach”. Traffic and Granular Flow '15, ISBN: 978-3-319-33481-3, Eds. Knoop, V. and W. Daamen, Springer, p. 361-368, 2016
Qin, L. and Hamdar, S. H. "Weather and Road Geometry Impact on Acceleration Behavior: Experimental Set-Up and Data Collection Using a Driving Simulator". Traffic and Granular Flow '13, ISBN: 978-3-319-10628-1, Eds. Chraibi M, Boltes, M., Schadschneider, A. and A. Seyfried, Springer, p. 513-524, 2015.
Hamdar, S. H. “Driver Behavior Modeling”, Handbook of Intelligent Vehicles, ISBN: 978-0-85729-086-1, Ed. Eskandarian, A., Springer, p. 538-556, 2012.
Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani, H. S. “Colliding Particles: Beyond Accident-Free Car Following Model”, Traffic and Granular Flow’07, ISBN: 978-3-540-77073-2, Eds. Appert-Rolland, C., Chevoir, F., Gondret, P., Lassarre, S., Lebacque, J.-P. and M. Schreckenberg, Springer, p. 65-84, 2009.

Refereed Archival Journal Publications

Hamdar, S. H., Dixit, V. V., Talebpour, A. and Treiber, M. "A behavioral microeconomic foundation for car-following models". Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Volume 113, April 2020, pp. 228-244.
Xu, Z., AMC Vignon, D., Yin, Y., & Ye, J. (2020). “An empirical study of the labor supply of ride-sourcing drivers”. Transportation Letters, 1-4.
Xu, Z., Yin, Y., & Ye, J. (2020). “On the supply curve of ride-hailing systems”. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological. 132, 29-43.
Ahn, S., Coifman, B., Gayah, V., Hadi. M., Hamdar, S. H., Leclercq, L., Mahmassani, H., Menendez, M., Skabardonis, A. and Van Lint, H. Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics Centennial Paper. Transportation Research Board Centennial Paper Series (Transportation Research Record), October 2019 (https://trid.trb.org/view/1661157).
Shima, J., Yeoa, J., Lee, S., Hamdar, S. H. and Jang, K. "Empirical evaluation of influential factors on bifurcation in macroscopic fundamental diagrams". Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Volume 102, pp. 509-520, 2019.
Xiao, F., Shen, M., Xu, Z., Li, R., Yang, H., & Yin, Y. (2019). “Day-to-day flow dynamics for stochastic user equilibrium and a general Lyapunov function”. Transportation Science, 53(3), 683-694.
Dong, P., Hamdar, S. H., Campbell, J. L. and Farrahi, A. “Measuring the Impact of Motivations on Travelers’ Strategic Decisions in Different Traffic Conditions: Data Collection, Analysis, and Modeling”. Transportation Research Record, Volume 2672, Issue 47, (September) 2018.
Zha, L., Yin, Y., & Xu, Z. (2018). “Geometric matching and spatial pricing in ride-sourcing markets”. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 92, 58-75.
Porter, E., Hamdar, S. H., and Daamen W., “Pedestrian Dynamics at Transit Stations: An Integrated Pedestrian Flow Modeling Approach”, TransportMetrica A: Transport Science, Volume 14, No. 5-6, pp. 468-483, (October) 2017.
Talebpour, A., Mahmassani, H. S. and Hamdar, S. H. “Effect of Information Availability on Stability of Traffic Flow: Percolation Theory Approach”. Transportation Research Procedia (and Special Issue of Transportation Research Part B: Methodological – available online: 2 October 2018), Volume 23, p. 81-100, (October) 2017.
Xu, Z., Yin, Y., & Zha, L. (2017). “Optimal parking provision for ride-sourcing services”. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 105, 559-578.
Schorr, J. P., Hamdar, S. H. and Silverstein, C. “Measuring The Safety Impact Of Road Infrastructure Systems On Driver Behavior: Vehicle Instrumentation And Exploratory Analysis”. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, DOI: 10.1080/15472450.2016.1198699, June 2016.
Danaf, M., Hamdar, S. H., Abou Zeid, M. and Kaysi, I. “Comparative Assessment of Aggressiveness at Signalized Intersections Using Driving Simulators: Exploratory Case Study”. Journal of Transportation Safety and Security, p. 1-35, June 2016.
Hamdar, S. H., Khoury, H. and Zehtabi, S. “A Simulator-Based Approach for Modeling Longitudinal Driving Behavior in Construction Work Zones: Exploration and Assessment”. SIMULATION: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Volume 92(6), pp. 579-594, (June) 2016.
Hamdar, S. H., Qin L. and Talebpour, A. “Weather and Road Geometry Impact on Longitudinal Driving Behavior: Exploratory Analysis Using an Empirically Supported Acceleration Modeling Framework”. Transportation Research Part – C: Emerging Technologies, Volume 67, pp. 193-213, (June) 2016.
Chen, Z., Xu, Z., Zangui, M., & Yin, Y. (2016). “Analysis of advanced management of curbside parking”. Transportation Research Record, 2567(1), 57-66.
Silverstein, C., Schorr, J. P. and Hamdar, S. H. “Work Zones VS. Non-Work Zones: Risk Factors Leading to Rear-End and Sideswipe Collisions”. Journal of Transportation Safety and Security, In Press, 2015.
Hamdar, S. H., Mahmassani, H. S. and Treiber M. “From Behavioral Psychology to Acceleration Modeling: Calibration, Validation, and Exploration of Drivers’ Cognitive and Safety Parameters in a Risk-Taking Environment”. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Volume 78, pp. 32-53, 2015.
Talebpour, A., Mahmassani, H. S. and Hamdar, S. H. “Modeling Lane-Changing Behavior in a Connected Environment: A Game Theory Approach”. Transportation Research Procedia, Volume 7, pp. 420-440 (Special Issue on 21s International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory - ISTTT, Kove, Japan, 5-7 August, 2015 - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies), 2015.
Schorr J., P. and Hamdar, S. H. “Safety Propensity Index for Signalized and Unsignalized Intersections: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach”. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Volume 71, p. 93-105, 2014.
Hamdar, S. H., Talebpour, A. and Dong, J. “Travel Time Reliability versus Safety: A Stochastic Hazard-Based Modeling Approach”. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Volume 16, Issue 1, p. 264-273, 2014.
Talebpour, A., Mahmassani, S. H., Mete, F. and Hamdar, S. H. “Near-Crash Identification in a Connected Vehicle Environment”. Transportation Research Record, No. 14-2424, p. 20-28, 2014.
Hamdar, S. H. and Schorr, J. P. “Interrupted Versus Uninterrupted Flow: A Safety Propensity Index for Driver Behavior”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 55, p. 22-33, 2013.
Talebpour, A., Mahmassani, H. S. and Hamdar, S. H. “Speed Harmonization: Effectiveness Evaluation under Congested Conditions”. Transportation Research Records, No. 13-4247, pp. 19, 2013
Talebpour, A., Mahmassani, H. S. and Hamdar, S. H. “Safety First: Assessing Congestion Effects on Experienced Driver Risk Using a Microsimulation Approach”. Transportation Research Record, No. 12-2988, p. 16, 2012.
Talebpour, A, Mahmassani, H. S. and Hamdar, S. H. “A Multi-Regime Sequential Risk-Taking Model of Car-Following Behavior: Specification, Calibration and Sensitivity Analysis”. Transportation Research Record, No. 11-4296, p. 13, 2011.
Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani H. S. “Life in the Fast Lane: A Duration-Based Investigation of Driver Behavior Differences across Freeway Lanes”. Transportation Research Record, No. 2124, p. 89-102, 2009.
Hamdar, S. H., Treiber, M., Mahmassani, H. S., and Kesting A. “Modeling Driver Behavior as a Sequential Risk Taking Task”. Transportation Research Record, No. 2088, p. 208-217, 2008.
Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani, H. S. “From Existing Accident-Free Car-Following Models to Colliding Vehicles: Exploration and Assessment”. Transportation Research Record, No. 2088, p. 45-56, 2008.
Hamdar, S. H., Mahmassani, H. S and Chen, R. B. “Aggressiveness Propensity Index for Driving Behavior at Signalized Intersections”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 40, Issue 1, p. 315-326, 2008.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

Porter E., Schorr, J. and Hamdar, S. H. “Built Environment Factors Contributing to Pedestrian Collisions: Structural Equation Modeling Approach”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (94rd: 2015: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
Hamdar, S. H. and Schorr, J. “Measuring The Safety Impact Of Road Infrastructure Systems On Driver Behavior: Vehicle Instrumentation And Exploratory Analysis”. Symposium Celebrating 50 Years of Traffic Flow Theory, Portland, Oregon, USA, 11-13 August 2014.
Danaf, M., Hamdar, S. H., Abou Zeid, M. and Kaysi, I. “Comparative Assessment of Aggressiveness at Signalized Intersections Using Driving Simulators: Exploratory Case Study”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (93rd: 2014: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
Arnoldy, M, Talebpour, A., Hamdar, S. H. and Dong, J. “The Effects of Safety Parameters on Vehicular Emissions: An Integrated Car-Following and Fuel Consumption Modeling Approach”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (93rd: 2014: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
Hamdar, S. H., Talebpour, A. and Dong, J. “Travel Time Reliability versus Safety: A Stochastic Risk-Based Acceleration Modeling Approach”. 16th International IEEE Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, The Hague, The Netherlands, October 6 – 9, 2013.
Schorr, J. P. and Hamdar, S. H. “From Census Data to Social Networks: Household and Individual Level Agent-Based Model for Hurricane Evacuation Departure Time Choice”. Conference on Agent-Based Modeling in Transportation Planning and Operations, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, September 30 – October 2, 2013.
Schorr, J. P., Hamdar, S. H. and Vassallo, T. “Collision Propensity Index for Un-signalized Intersections”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (92st: 2013: Washington, D.C.), Preprint CD-ROM.
Schorr, J. P., Hamdar, S. H. and Robertson, J. “From Social Networks to Evacuation Traveler Decision Making: Exploratory Departure Time Choice Modeling and Simulation”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (91st: 2012: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
Hamdar, S. H., Mahmassani, H. S. and Treiber. M. “Individual Variations versus Collective Traffic Patterns: Heterogeneity Effect in a Risk-Taking Environment”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (89th: 2010: Washington, D.C.). PreprintCD-ROM.
Hamdar, S. H., Treiber, M. and Mahmassani, H. S. “Calibration of a Stochastic Car Following Model Using Trajectory Data: Exploration and Model Properties”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (88th: 2009: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani, H. S. “Driver Car Following Behavior: From a Discrete Event Process to a Continuous Set of Episodes”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (87th: 2008: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
Mahmassani, H. S., Eisenman, S. and Hamdar, S. H. “Evaluation of Operational Strategies for Integrated Corridor Management”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (85th: 2006: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM, January, 2006.
Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani, H. S. “Modeling Driver Behavior under Extreme Conditions”. Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems, San Francisco, CA, November, 2005.

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