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Utah Traffic Lab Alumni

Aleksander Stevanovic PhD

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Assistant Professor

Employer: Florida Atlantic University

Cameron Kergaye PhD

Dissertation Topic:

On/Off vs Before/After Signal Timing Analysis

Graduate Research Assistant

Employer: Utah Department of Transportation

Ivana Vladisavljevic PhD

Dissertation Topic: Cell Phone Related Traffic Efficiency

Graduate Research Assistant

Employeer: Unknown

Captain Benjamin Shepherd U.S.A.

MS Transportation

Graduate Research Assistant

Employeer: United States Army

Megan Sessions

Editor

Research Assistant
English

Employeer: Unknown

Dilya Yusufzyanova

Graduate Research Assistant

Employeer: Unknown

Venkatesh Jadhav

Graduate Research Assistant

Employeer: Unknown

Dejan Jovanovic

Graduate Research Assistant

 

Zuduo Zheng

Graduate Research Assistant

Employeer: Unknown

Lisa Van Orman Hadley

Editor

Research Assistant
English

Employeer: Unknown

Andrea Pullos

Graduate Research Assistant

Employeer: Unknown

Daniel Hadley

Network Administrator

Middle Eastern Studies, Fall 2006

Employeer: Unknown

Dan Adams

Network Administrator

BA University of Utah

Employer: The Lincoln Financial Group Hartford, Connecticut

Gayathri Dharmavaram

Graduate Research Assistant

Thesis Topic: Video Detection Systems: a Case Study

MS Transportation 2005

Employer: unknown

Projects:

1.Video Image System Evaluation

2.High Occumpancy Vehicle (HOV) Evaluation II

 

Dhruvajyoti Lahon

Graduate Research Assistant

Thesis Topic: Evaluation of the HOV Lanes from Utah's Salt Lake City

MS Transportation 2005

Employer: unknown

Projects:

1.Video Image System Evaluation

2.High Occumpancy Vehicle (HOV) Evaluation II

3.High Occumpancy Vehicle (HOV) Evaluation III

Kyle Cook

MS Transportation 2005

Employer: Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc.
Salt Lake City, UT

Projects:

Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS)

Jenny Poulson

Editor

BA English, History 2002 Westminster College

MeD University of Utah 2004

Employer: unknown

Rodrigo Disegni

Graduate Research Assistant

Thesis Topic: Fast Track

Email

MS Transportation 2003

Employer: unknown

Projects:

1.TRB Signal Systems Committee Adaptive Traffic Signal Control Systems Survey

2.Fast track

Carl Weckei

Network Administrator

Email

BS Bio-engineering
Employer: unknown

"I loved working with the trafficlab team. Just the cultural diversity in the lab made every day interesting."

YuQi Feng

Graduate Research Assistant

Thesis Topic: Evaluating Bus Priority of SCOOT in a VISSIM Simulation Environment

Email

MS Transportation 2003
Employer: unknown

"Working as a research assistant in the Utah Traffic Lab enriched my knowledge of the transportation field and improved my capability to resolve transportation problems. The lab provides students with advanced research technology and excellent support. With Dr. Martin’s help, I fine-tuned my research skills. My communication, technical writing, and presentation skills also improved. The two years of training I received in the lab make me confident that I will succeed in my future employment."

Projects:

1.Traffic Detection Technology Investigation

2.SCOOT Bus Priority Evaluation in a Vissim Simulation Environment

3.Detector Technology Evaluation

4.Advanced Parking Management Systems: A Literature Review

Naree Kim

Graduate Research Assistant

Project Topic: Internship

ME Transportation 2002

Employer: unknown

Robert Lambert

Graduate Research Assistant

Project Topic: Advanced Traffic Management Systems

Email

ME Transportation 2002

Employer: unknown

Project:

Evaluate Effectivenss of High Occumpancy Vehicle Lanes(HOV)

Vikram C. Kalyani

Graduate Research Assistant

Thesis Topic: Evaluation of Dilemma Zone Advance Warning Signals at High Speed Signalized Intersections

Email

MS Transportation 2003

Employer: unknown

Projects:

1.Evaluate Effectiveness of Dilemma Zone Advanced Signal Warning

2.Develop Automatic Measures of Effectiveness (MOE)

Wu Peng
Graduate Research Assistant

Thesis Topic: Automated Traffic Monitoring Station Data Collection, Archival and Analysis

Email

MS Transportation 2003
Employer: University of California in Davis

"I could not have found a better lab to work in. Our traffic monitors allowed me to watch traffic patterns all day without ever having to step outside of the lab! In addition to having access to the lab’s great technology, I also received rigorous training that will help me in my career."

Project:

Automated Data Collection, Archival and Analysis

Girish Koli

Graduate Research Assistant

Project Topic: Salt Lake City Internship
Email

MS Transportation 2003
Employer: unknown

I am very grateful to Dr. Peter T. Martin for helping me to pursue Graduate Studies at the University of Utah. He is very helpful and a great mentor. Also special thanks to Diana Hansen for helping every one of us with our problems. I had a great time with all members of the Traffic Lab. I wish All The Best and pray that the Utah Traffic Lab will make progress day by day!

Xiaodong Wang

Graduate Research Assistant

Project Topic: Salt Lake City Internship

Employer: unknown

 

Liz Holmes
Editor & Communications

Email

MS English Spring 2003

PhD University of Carlifornia in San Diego

"As an editor of the traffic lab, I had the opportunity to see firsthand the many exciting and innovative projects that evolve there. I think one of the lab's strongest assets is its diversity. Brilliant engineers from around the globe come to the Utah Traffic Lab to work in a professional and supportive environment. As a result, I can honestly say that I greatly enjoyed both the people and the work I did there, as I made new friends while learning a great deal."

Bhargav Chilukuri

Graduate Research Assistant

Thesis Topic: SCOOT and Incidents: A Performance Evaluation in a simulated Environment

Email

MS Transportation 2002

Employer: Walter P. Moore
Salt Lake City, UT

Projects:

1.SCOOT-Adaptive Signal Control For Salt Lake City

2.Evaluation and Improving Pedestrian Safety in Utah

3.Olympic Data Collection Summary

4.UTA Bus Transit Priority Project: Data Collection and Analysis for Before Implementation Phase


Brett Hansen
Editor & Communications

Email

BA English 2001

Employer: ASCE, Virginia

"The Utah Traffic Lab was perhaps the best springboard into my masters program in rhetoric and professional communication. As an undergraduate, I worked at UTL as an editor. Dr. Martin helped me gain the skills that I was interested in learning. The flexibility of the job really gave me an opportunity to broaden my skills and work with the latest technology. Overall, the technical communication and research experience I gained from UTL helped me become a better writer, communicator, and researcher."


Stephen C. Bryan

Graduate Research Assistant

Email

ME Transportation 2002

Employer: Michael Baker Salt Lake City, UT


>Chintan Jhaveri

Graduate Research Assistant

Thesis Topic: SCOOT Adaptive Signal Control: An Evaluation of ITS Effectiveness on Networks and Corridors

Email

MS Transportation 2002

Employer: Wood Patel Associates

Projects:

1.Olympic Data Collection Summary

2.Adaptive Signal Control II

3.Testing and Evaluation of NC-97 Counters

4.SCOOT-Adaptive Signal Control For Salt Lake City

Dan Moore

Network Administrator

Email

BS University of Utah

Employer: unknown

Brad Coleman

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Email

BS Civil Engineering

Employer: US Navy

Pratima Bandla

Web Master & Lab Architect
Email

MA Architecture

Employer: unknown

Dawn Guegan
Graduate Research Assistant

Thesis Topic: Traffic Calming
Email

MS Transportation 2001

Employer: Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc.
Salt Lake City, UT

James Webb
Graduate Research Assistant

Project Topic:

ME Transporation 2000

Employer: Tranportation Consultant

Seattle, WA

Erik W.Brondum
Undergraduate Research Assistant

Email

BS Transportation 2000

Employer: The Sear - Brown Group

Salt Lake City, UT

Project:

AutoBase Engineering Equipment Fund (B.E.E.F.) Service Learning Project Opportunitiesmated Data Collection, Archival and Analysis

Blake Hansen

Graduate Research Assistant

Thesis Topic: SCOOT Adaptive Signal Control in a CORSIM Simulation Environment

Email

MS Transportation 2000
Employer: Transcore Consultants

Salt Lake City, UT

Projects:

1.SCOOT-Corsim Link

2.Inclement Weather Signal Timings

3.Incident Detection Algorithm Evaluation

4.BYU Ramp Metering