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Biographical Information

Brian L. Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Brian Smith is an Assistant Professor specializing in transportation systems engineering. Dr. Smith is also the university director of the Smart Travel Laboratory. His research focuses on intelligent transportation systems (ITS), particularly in advanced transportation management. Dr. Smith is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award, an Eno Transportation Leadership Fellow, a 2001-2002 University of Virginia Teaching Fellow, and a selected participant in the 2000 NAE Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering. He is the author of a chapter on Transportation Management in the text "Intelligent Transportation Primer."

Dr. Smith serves on numerous national committees and task forces. He is a member of Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems and Technology committees of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), ASCE's Committee on Computing in Transportation, and the IEEE ITS Council. Finally, Dr. Smith is a founding member of the ITS Virginia, having served as Vice President and on the Board of Directors

Awards

Civil Engineering Teaching Award 2003

University of Virginia Teaching Fellows Program 2001-2002

National Science Foundation CAREER Award 2000-2004

Selected participant - National Academy of Engineering's Sixth Annual 2000 Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering (100 engineers selected competitively)

Horizon Award for Outstanding Achievement (Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research) 1993

Fellow - Eno Center for Transportation Leadership 1993

Research Interests

• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), particularly in advanced transportation management.
• Specifically: statistical modeling, traffic flow theory, software engineering, simulation, data mining, geographic information systems (GIS), and artificial intelligence.
   

Recent Publications

Smith, B. L., and Oswald, R. K. “Meeting Real-Time Requirements with Imprecise Computations: A Case Study in Traffic Flow Forecasting.” Computer Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. Vol. 18, 2003. Pp. 201-213.

Smith, B. L., Qin, L., and Venkatanarayayana, R. “Characterization of Freeway Capacity Reduction Resulting from Traffic Accidents.” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering. Vol. 129, No. 4. 2003. Pp. 362-368.

Smith, B. L., Ulmer, J. M. “Traffic Flow Rate Measurement: An Investigation Into the Impact of the Measurement Time Interval.” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering. Vol. 129, No. 3. 2003. Pp. 223-229.

Smith, B. L., Durvasula, P. K., and Demetsky, M. J. “A Multiobjective Optimization Model for Flexroute Transit Service Design.” Journal of Public Transportation. Vol. 6, No. 1. 2003. Pp. 81-100.

Smith, B. L., Hauser, T. A., and Scherer, W. T. “Prototype Classification Tool To Support Maintenance Of Traffic Signal Timing Plans” Transportation Research Record 1804. 2002. Pp. 162-167.

Turochy, R. E., and Smith, B. L. “Measuring Variability in Traffic Conditions Using Archived Traffic Data.” Transportation Research Record 1804. 2002. Pp. 168-172.

Smith, B. L., and Conklin, J. H. “The Use of Local Lane Distribution Patterns to Estimate Missing Data Values from Traffic Monitoring Systems.” Transportation Research Record 1811. 2002. Pp. 50-56.

Smith, B. L., Williams, B. M., and Oswald, R. K. " Comparison of Parametric and Nonparametric Models for Traffic Flow Forecasting." Transportation Research Part C. Volume 10C, No. 4, 2002. Pp. 303-321.

Smith, B. L., Scherer, W. T., Hauser, T. A., and Park, B. B. “Data-Driven Methodology for Signal Timing Plan Development: A Computational Approach.” Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol 17. 2002. Pp. 387-395.

Smith, B. L. " Software Development Cost Estimation for Infrastructure Systems." ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering. Vol. 18, No. 3. 2002. Pp. 104-110.

Smith, B. L., Scherer, W. T., and Hauser, T. A. “Data Mining Tools for the Support of Traffic Signal Timing Plan Development.” Transportation Research Record 1768. 2001. Pp. 141-147.

Scherer, W. T., Sadek, A. W., and Smith, B. L. “Proposed framework for State-Based, Data-driven Models for Improved Transportation Operations.” Transportation Research Record1768. 2001. Pp. 44-50.

Sadek, A. W., Smith, B. L., Demetsky, M. J. " A Prototype Case-Based Reasoning Decision-Support System for Real-Time Freeway Traffic Routing." Transportation Research Part C. Volume 9C, No. 5, 2001. Pp. 353-380.

Smith, B. L. and Smith, B. E. “Configuration Management in Transportation Management Systems.” Transportation Research Record 1748. 2001. Pp. 103-109.

Smith, B. L., Miller, J. S., Revels, B. M., Smith, K. W. "Planning for Civil Engineering Applications of Information Technology." ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering. Vol. 17, No. 2, 2001. Pp. 86-94.

Contact

briansmith@virginia.edu
(434) 243-8585
Thornton Hall, B-227

University of Virginia
Department of Civil Engineering
351 McCormick Road
Box 400742
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4742