Completed Research Projects

  • "Guidelines for Using StreetLight Data for Planning Tasks", H. Yang, M. Cetin, Q. Ma, Final Report for VTRC/VDOT, 2019
  • “Feasibility of Estimating Commodity Flows on Highways with Existing and Emerging Technologies” M. Cetin, O. Sahin, R. Nezafat Vatani, W. Zatar, and A.P. Nichols, Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability Center – Region 3 University Transportation Center, Final Report, 2019.
  • “Leveraging Connected Vehicles to Enhance Traffic Responsive Traffic Signal Control” S. Fulari, M. Abbas, B. Salahshour, M. Cetin, W. Zatar, and A. P. Nichols, Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability Center – Region 3 University Transportation Center,  Final Report, 2019.
  • “An Integrated Dynamic Modeling Approach for Flooding of Coastal Transportation Infrastructure: Assessment of Impacts on Emergency Operations” N. Tahvildari, J. Goodall, P. Murray-Tuite, K. Heaslip, and M. Cetin, Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability Center – Region 3 University Transportation Center,  Final Report, 2019.
  • “Estimating Road Inundation Levels Due to Recurrent Flooding from Image Data” M. Cetin, K. Iftekharuddin, C. Sazara, J. Goodall, and Y. Shen, Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability Center – Region 3 University Transportation Center,  Final Report, 2019.
  • “Real-Time System State Prediction & Optimal Rebalancing Strategies for Public Bike Sharing Systems” R. Paleti, M. Cetin, S. Sohrabi, L. Balan, H. Rakha and M. Elhenawy, Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability Center – Region 3 University Transportation Center,  Final Report, 2018
  • Evaluation of Strategies to Reduce Truck Turnarounds at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT)” M. Cetin, R. Paleti, and H. Yang, Final Report from VDOT, 2018
  • “Investigating the Vulnerability of the Transportation Infrastructure in Hampton Roads Region to Extreme Weather and Sea Level Rise” N. Tahvildari, L. Castrucci, and M. Cetin, Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability Center – Region 3 University Transportation Center,  Final Report, June 2017
  • “Investigating Relationship between Driving Patterns and Traffic Safety using Smartphones Based Mobile Sensor Data” O. Sahin, R. Paleti, and M. Cetin, Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability Center – Region 3 University Transportation Center,  Final Report, 2016
  • “Multimodal Freight Distribution to Support Increased Port Operations” W. Talley, M. Ng, M. Cetin, H. Rakha, B. Park, Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability Center – Region 3 University Transportation Center,  Final Report, 2016
  • “Performance Measures for Freight & General Traffic: Investigating Similarities and Differences Using Alternate Data Sources” F. Habtemichael, R. Paleti, M. Cetin, Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability Center – Region 3 University Transportation Center,  Final Report, 2015
  • Cetin -Principal Investigator, New strategies for the emergency vehicle routing to reduce response time using vehicle-to-vehicle communications, TranLIVE Tier-I University Transportation Center/USDOT , 2012-2013
  • Cetin -Principal Investigator, Real-time prediction of queues at signalized intersections to support eco-driving applications, TranLIVE Tier-I University Transportation Center/USDOT, , 2012-2013 
  • Cetin -Principal Investigator, Development of Base Macro and Micro Models for the City of Virginia Beach, City of Virginia Beach, VA.  2013-2014.
  • Khattak-Principal Investigator for ODU, Cetin & Robinson Co-PIs, Trans-LIVE: Tier 1 University Transportation Center, US Department of Transportation (ODU Transportation Research Institute), Consortium with University of Idaho as lead. $600,000 for 2012-2014.
  • Khattak-Principal Investigator, Unmet Data Needs of Transportation Planners, Virginia Department of Transportation, VA. (ODU Transportation Research Institute), $94,408 for 2011-2013.
  • Khattak-Principal Investigator, Analysis of Virginia add-on National Household Travel Survey and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Household Travel Survey, Virginia Department of Transportation, VA. (ODU Transportation Research Institute), $150,000 for 2011-2013.
  • Cetin PI, Investigation of New Equilibrium Assignment Methods for the VDOT Travel Demand Models, Virginia Department of Transportation, VA. (ODU Transportation Research Institute), $199,000 for 2010-2013.
  • Khattak-Principal Investigator, Do Trip Productions Vary in Space? Virginia Department of Transportation, VA. (ODU Transportation Research Institute), $16,251 for 2011-2012.
  • Khattak-Principal Investigator, Supplemental University National Household Travel Survey, Virginia Department of Transportation, VA. (ODU Transportation Research Institute), $52,046 for 2010-2011.
  • Khattak-Principal Investigator, Comparative Analysis of Virginia University NHTS, Virginia Department of Transportation, VA. (ODU Transportation Research Institute), $90,000 for 2010-2011.
  • Robinson PI, Khattak-Co-Principal Investigator, Virginia Multimodal Transportation and Distribution Study, US Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., DTOS59-10-G-00105, Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center and ODU Transportation Research Institute, $243,500 for 2010-2011.
  • ​Cetin-Principal Investigator, Exploratory Methods for Truck Re-identification in a Statewide Network Based on Axle Weight and Axle Spacing Data to Enhance Freight Metrics: Phase II” Funded by Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC), 2009-2011
  • Cetin-Principal Investigator, Exploratory Methods for Truck Re-identification in a Statewide Network Based on Axle Weight and Axle Spacing Data to Enhance Freight Metrics: Phase II” Funded by Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC), 2008-2009
  • Cetin PI, Khattak-Co-Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Volume-Delay Functions and their Implementations in VDOT's Travel Demand Models, Virginia Department of Transportation, VA. (ODU Transportation Research Institute), $195,000 for 2009-2010.
  • Robinson PI, Khattak-Co-Principal Investigator, Transportation Alternatives Modeling, Virginia General Assembly, through Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC), $148,000 for 2009-2010