Journal Articles
Bold represents postdoctoral scholars and students that I advised as a committee chair.
Bold Italic represents other students that I mentored significantly.
* represents corresponding author
Bold Italic represents other students that I mentored significantly.
* represents corresponding author
- Kontar, W., Hicks, A.*, and Ahn, S., Autonomous vehicle adoption: Use phase environmental implications. Under review. Environmental Research Letter.
- Chen, Q., Zhou, Y., Ahn, S., Xia, J., Li, S., Li, S., Robustly string stable longitudinal control for automated vehicles: A generalized extended state observer-based control approach. Under review. IEEE-ITSC.
- Lin, Y., Zhou, Y., Ahn, S., Wang, P., Wang, X*, Trajectory completion in a mixed traffic environment under partial observation. Under review. IEEE-ITSC.
- Vohres, G.*, Li, S., Perry, E., Ahn, S., 2021. Identification of Potential Urban Truck Parking Locations for Urban Freight. Forthcoming in Transportation Research Record.
- Han, Y., Ahn, S.*, 2021. Estimation of traffic flow rate with data from connected-automated vehicles using deep learning and Bayesian inference. Forthcoming. Frontiers in Future Transportation.
- Kontar, W., Li, T., Srivastava, A., Chen, D., Ahn, S.*, 2021. Impact of multi-class connected and automated vehicles on traffic dynamics. Tentatively accepted. ISTTT24 and Transportation Research Part C (ISTTT24 Special Issue).
- Nagalur Subraveti, H.*, Srivastava, A., Ahn, S., Knoop, V., 2021. Lane assignment of CAVs in mixed traffic to improve traffic flow efficiency at diverge bottlenecks. Forthcoming. ISTTT24 and Transportation Research Part C (ISTTT24 Special Issue).
- Wu, J., Ahn, S.*, Zhou, Y., Liu, P., Qu, X., 2021. The cooperative sorting strategy for connected and automated platoons. Transportation Research Part C 123.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2021.102986 - Chen, D., Srivastava, A., Ahn, S.*, 2021. Harnessing connected and automated vehicle technologies to control lane changes at freeway merge bottlenecks. Transportation Research Part C 123.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2020.102950 - Srivastava, A., Chen, D., Ahn, S.*, 2020. Modeling and control using connected and automated vehicles with chained asymmetric driver behavior under stop-and-go oscillations. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120962494
- Wu, J., Kulcsár, B., Ahn, S., Qu, X., 2020. Emergency vehicle lane pre-clearing: from microscopic cooperation to routing decision making. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 141, 223–239.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2020.09.011 - Bang, S.*, Ahn, S., 2020. Analysis and Control of Heterogeneous Connected and Autonomous Vehicles using a Spring-Mass-Damper System. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120927696 - Zhou, Y., Ahn, S.*, Wang, M., Hoogendoorn, S., 2020. Stabilizing mixed platoons with connected automated vehicles: An H-infinity norm approach. Transportation Research Part B 132 (ISTTT 23 series), 152-170; Also in Transportation Research Procedia 38, 441-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2019.06.005
- Chen, D., Srivatava, A., Ahn, S.*, Li, T., 2020. Traffic dynamics under speed disturbance in mixed traffic with automated and non-automated vehicles. Transportation Research Part C 113 (ISTTT 23 series), 293-313; Also in Transportation Research Procedia 38, 709-729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2019.03.017
- Reina, P.*, Ahn, S., 2020. Lane flow distribution of congested traffic on three lane freeways. International Journal on Transportation Science and Technology 9(1), 1-13.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtst.2019.09.001 - Reina, P.*, Saman, G., Ahn, S., 2019. On the spatial evolution of traffic state transitions: Empirical observations and general features. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198119870996 - Zhou, Y., Wang, M., Ahn, S.*, 2019. Distributed model predictive control approach for cooperative car-following with guaranteed local and string stability. Transportation Research Part B 128, 69-86.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2019.07.001 - Bang, S.*, Ahn, S., 2019. Mixed traffic of connected and autonomous vehicles and human-driven vehicles: Traffic evolution and control using spring-mass-damper system. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198119847618 - Zhou, Y., Ahn, S.*, 2019. Robust local and string stability for a decentralized car following control strategy for connected automated vehicles. Transportation Research Part B 125, 175-196.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2019.05.003 - Han, Y., Ahn, S.*, 2019. Variable speed release (VSR): Speed control to increase bottleneck capacity. In press. IEEE-ITSC.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2019.2891314 - Bang, S., Ahn, S.*, 2018. Control of connected and autonomous vehicles for cut-in movement by using spring mass damper system. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board. (2019 Best Paper on Traffic Flow Theory given by the TRB’s Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics Committee)
https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118796927 - Chen, D., Ahn, S.*, 2018. Capacity-drop at extended bottlenecks: merge, diverge, and weave. Transportation Research Part B 108, 1-20.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2017.12.006 - Han, Y., Ahn, S.*, 2018. Stochastic modeling of breakdown at freeway merge bottleneck and traffic control strategies using connected/automated vehicle. Transportation Research Part B 107, 146-166.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2017.11.007 - Zhou, Y., Ahn, S.* Chitturi, M., Noyce, D., 2017. Receding horizon stochastic optimal control strategy for ACC and CACC under uncertainty. Transportation Research Part C 83, 61–76.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2017.07.011 - Bang, S., Ahn, S.*, 2017. Platooning strategy for connected and autonomous vehicles: transition from light traffic. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2623. DOI: 10.3141/2623-08.
https://doi.org/10.3141/2623-08 - Chen, D., Ahn, S.* Chitturi, M., Noyce, D., 2017. Truck platooning on uphill grades under cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC). Transportation Research Part C 83, 61–76.Also in Transportation Research Procedia 23 (for ISTTT 22), 1059-1078.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2017.08.025 - Chen, D., Ahn, S.*, Chitturi, M., Noyce, D., 2017. Towards vehicle automation: roadway capacity formulation for traffic mixed with regular and automated vehicles. Transportation Research Part B 100. 196–221.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2017.01.017 - Han, Y., Chen, D., Ahn, S.*, 2017. Variable speed limit control at fixed freeway bottlenecks using connected vehicles. Transportation Research Part B 98, 113-134.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2016.12.013 - Chen, D., Ahn, S.*, Bang, S., Noyce, D., 2016. Car-following and lane-changing behavior involving heavy vehicles. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2561, 89–97. (2016 Cunard Award: Best paper with first young author in the area of operations in Transportation Research Board)
http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2561-11 - Han, Y., Chen, D., Ahn, S.*, Hegyi, A., 2015. Analysis of driver response and traffic evolution under variable speed limit control. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2490, 1-10.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2490-01 - Reina, P., Ahn, S.*, 2015. On macroscopic freeway merge behavior: Estimation of merge ratios using asymmetric lane flow distribution. Transportation Research Part C 60, 24-35.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2015.07.008 - Reyna, J.*, Chester, M., Ahn, S., Fraser, A., 2015. Improving the accuracy of vehicle emissions profiles for urban transportation greenhouse gas and air pollution inventories. Environmental Science & Technology 49 (1), 369–376.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es5023575 - Chen, D., Ahn, S.*,2015. Variable speed limit control for severe non-recurrent freeway bottlenecks. Transportation Research Part C 51, 210-230.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2014.10.015 - Chen, D., Ahn, S.*, Hegyi, A., 2014. Variable speed limit control for steady and oscillatory queues at fixed freeway bottlenecks. Transportation Research Part B 70, 340-358.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2014.08.006 - Chen, D., Ahn, S.*, Laval, J., Zheng, Z., 2014. On the periodicity of traffic oscillations and capacity drop: the role of driver characteristics. Transportation Research Part B 59, 117-136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2013.11.005
- Ahn, S.*, Vadlamani, S.,Laval, J., 2013. A method to account for non-steady state conditions in measuring traffic hysteresis. Transportation Research Part C 34, 138-147.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2011.05.020 - Zheng, Z.,Ahn, S.*, Chen, D., Laval, J., 2013. The impact of lane-changing on the immediate follower: anticipation, relaxation, and behavioral change. Transportation Research Part C 26 (1), 367-379.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2012.10.007 - Chen, D.*, Laval, J., Ahn, S., Zheng, Z., 2012. Microscopic traffic hysteresis in traffic oscillations: a driver behavioral perspective. Transportation Research Part B 46 (10), 1440-1453.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2012.07.002 - Duret, A., Ahn, S.*, Buisson, C., 2012. Lane-flow distribution on a three-lane freeway: Empirical observation and model implementation. Transportation Research Part C 24, 157-167.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2012.02.009 - Chen, D.*, Laval, J., Zheng, Z., Ahn, S., 2012.A behavioral car-following model that captures traffic oscillations. Transportation Research Part B 46 (6), 744-761.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2012.01.009 - Zheng, Z., Ahn, S.*, Chen, D., Laval, J., 2011. Freeway traffic oscillations: microscopic analysis of formations and propagations using wavelet transform. Transportation Research Part B 45 (9), 1378-1388. (Also in the proceedings of the 19thInternational Symposium of Transportation and Traffic Theory).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2011.05.012 - Duret, A., Ahn, S.*, Buisson, C., 2011. Passing rates to measure relaxation and impact of lane-changing in queue. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering 26 (4), 285-297.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8667.2010.00675.x - Ahn, S.*, Kandala, S., Uzan, J., El-Basyouny, M., 2011. Impact of input traffic data in predicting pavement distress using the mechanistic empirical pavement design guide (MEPDG). Road Materials and Pavement Design 12 (1), 195-216.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3166/rmpd.12.195-216 - Zheng, Z., Ahn, S.*, Chen, D., Laval, J., 2011. Applications of wavelet transform for analysis of freeway traffic: bottlenecks, transient traffic, and traffic oscillations. Transportation Research Part B 45 (2), 372-384.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2010.08.002 - Vadlamani, S., Chen, E., Ahn, S.*, Washington, S., 2011. Identifying large truck hot spots using crash counts and PDOEs. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering 137 (1), 11-21.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000183 - Ahn, S.*, Laval, J., Cassidy, M., 2010. Effects of merging and diverging on freeway traffic oscillations: theory and observation. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2188, 1-8.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2188-01 - Bar-Gera, H.*, Ahn, S., 2010. Empirical macroscopic evaluation of freeway merge-ratios. Transportation Research Part C 18, 457-470.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2009.09.002 - Zheng, Z., Ahn, S.*, Monsere, C.M., 2010. Impact of traffic oscillations on freeway crash occurrences. Accident Analysis and Prevention42 (2), 626-636.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2009.10.009 - Laval, J.*, Chen, D., Ben Amer, K., Guin, A., Ahn, S., 2009. Evolution of oscillations in congested traffic: improved estimation method and additional empirical evidence. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2124, 194-202.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2124-19 - Ma, T., Ahn, S.*, 2008. Comparisons of speed-spacing relations under general car-following vs. Lane-changing.Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2088, 138-147.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2088-15 - Ahn, S.*, Bertini, R., Auffray, B., Ross, J., Eshel, O., 2007. Evaluating the benefits of a system-wide adaptive ramp-metering strategy in Portland, Oregon. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2012, 47-56.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2012-06 - Ahn, S.*, Cassidy, M. J., 2007. Freeway traffic oscillations and vehicle lane-change maneuvers. In: R.E. Allsop, M.G.H. Bell, B.G. Heydecker (Eds.),17thInternational Symposium of Transportation and Traffic Theory, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 691-710.
- Cassidy, M. J.*, Ahn, S., 2005. Driver turn-taking behavior in congested freeway merges. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1934, 140-147.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1934-15 - Ahn, S., Cassidy, M. J.*, Laval, J., 2004. Verification of simplified car-following theory. Transportation Research Part B 38 (5), 431-440.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0191-2615(03)00074-2