Research Interests

1. Real-Time Safety Analysis and Crash Risk Prediction

Publications

• J. Yuan, M. Abdel-Aty, L. Wang, J. Lee, R. Yu, X. Wang, 2018. “Utilizing Bluetooth and Adaptive Signal Control Data for Real-Time Safety Analysis on Urban Arterials”. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 97, 114-127.
• J. Yuan, M. Abdel-Aty, 2018. “Approach-Level Real-Time Crash Risk Analysis for Signalized Intersections”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 119, 274-289.
• J. Yuan, M. Abdel-Aty, Y. Gong, Q. Cai, 2019. “Real-Time Crash Risk Prediction Using Long Short-Term Memory Recurrent Neural Network”. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2673(4), 314-326.
• J. Yuan, M. Abdel-Aty, L. Yue, Q. Cai, 2020. “Modeling Real-Time Cycle-Level Crash Risk at Signalized Intersections Based on High-Resolution Event-Based Data”. IEEE Transaction on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
• J. Yuan, M. Abdel-Aty, Q. Cai, L. Yue, Y. Gong, 2020. “Deep Spatial-Temporal Network for Corridor-Level Real-Time Crash Risk Prediction”. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. (Under first-round review)
• Z. Cheng, J. Yuan, B. Yu, J. Lu, 2020. “Quantitative Characterization and Classification of Real-time Crash Risks”. IEEE Transaction on Intelligent Transportation Systems. (Under second-round review)
• P. Li, M. Abdel-Aty, J. Yuan, 2020. “Real-Time Crash Risk Prediction on Arterials Based on LSTM-CNN”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 135, 105371.
• Cai, Q., Abdel-Aty, M., Yuan, J., Lee, J. and Wu, Y., 2020. “Real-time crash prediction on expressways using deep generative models”. Transportation research part C: emerging technologies, 117, p.102697.

Patents and Copyrights

• “Real-Time Pro-active Traffic Safety Management UCF System including Operator and Decision-Making Components”. Provisional Patent, provisional patent application number 62/959,473 filed on January 10, 2020
• Real-Time Pro-active Traffic Safety Management UCF System including Operator and Decision-Making Components, Software and User Manual Copyright, UCF CPY No.: 34291

Awards

• Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards, HRH Prince Michael of Kent, GCVO, Sep. 2019 (Team Award, Major Contributor)
• Stage III Winner in the USDOT’s Solving for Safety Visualization Challenge, Video Demonstration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Nov. 2019 (Team Award, Major Contributor)

2. Intelligent Transportation System, Big Data, and Deep Learning

Publications

• J. Yuan, M. Abdel-Aty, Y. Gong, Q. Cai, 2019. “Real-Time Crash Risk Prediction Using Long Short-Term Memory Recurrent Neural Network”. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2673(4), 314-326.
• J. Yuan, M. Abdel-Aty, Q. Cai, L. Yue, Y. Gong, 2020. “Deep Spatial-Temporal Network for Corridor-Level Real-Time Crash Risk Prediction”. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. (Under first-round review)
• J. Yuan, M. Abdel-Aty, Q. Cai, 2020. “Short-Term Travel-Time Prediction on Signalized Arterials by Integrating Bluetooth and ATSPM data”. (Working paper)
• N. Formosa, M. Quddus, S. Ison, M. Abdel-Aty, J. Yuan, 2020. “Predicting real-time traffic conflicts using deep learning”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 136, 105429.
• P. Li, M. Abdel-Aty, J. Yuan, 2020. “Real-Time Crash Risk Prediction on Arterials Based on LSTM-CNN”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 135, 105371.
• Q. Cai, M. Abdel-Aty, Y. Sun, J. Lee, J. Yuan, 2019. “Applying a deep learning approach for transportation safety planning by using high-resolution transportation and land use data”. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 127, 71-85.
• Cai, Q., Abdel-Aty, M., Yuan, J., Lee, J. and Wu, Y., 2020. “Real-time crash prediction on expressways using deep generative models”. Transportation research part C: emerging technologies, 117, p.102697.
• L. Yue, M. Abdel-Aty, Y. Wu, J. Yuan, 2020. “An Augmentation Function for Active Pedestrian Safety System Based on Crash Risk Evaluation”. IEEE Transaction on Vehicular Technology.
• N. Mahmoud, M. Abdel-Aty, Q. Cai, J. Yuan, 2020. “Cycle-Level Real-Time Turning Movement Estimation Based on Adjacent Intersections’ Data”. IEEE Transaction on Intelligent Transportation Systems. (Under first-round review)
• Gong, Y., Abdel-Aty, M., Yuan, J. and Cai, Q., 2020. “Multi-objective reinforcement learning approach for improving safety at intersections with adaptive traffic signal control”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 144, p.105655.
• Abdelraouf, A., Abdel-Aty, M., and Yuan, J., 2020. “Utilizing Attention-Based Multi-Encoder-Decoder Neural Networks for Freeway Traffic Speed Prediction”. IEEE Transaction on Intelligent Transportation Systems. (Under first-round review)

3. Crash Analysis and Modeling

Publications

• J. Yuan, M. Abdel-Aty, J. Fu, Y. Wu, L. Yue, N. Eluru, 2020. “Developing Short-Term Safety Performance Functions for Freeways at Different Aggregation Levels by Using Multi-State Microscopic Traffic Detector Data”. Transportation Research Record. (Under first-round review)
• A. Abdelrahman, M. Abdel-Aty, J. Yuan*, M. Al-Omari, 2020. “Systematic Safety Evaluation of Diverging Diamond Interchanges Based on Nationwide Implementation Data”. Transportation Research Record. (Under first-round review)
• L. Yue, M. Abdel-Aty, Y. Wu, O. Zheng, J. Yuan*, 2020. “In-depth approach for identifying crash causation patterns and its implications for pedestrian crash prevention”. Journal of Safety Research, 73, 119-132.
• X. Wang, J. Yuan, G. Schultz, S. Fang, 2018. “Investigating the safety impact of roadway network features of suburban arterials in Shanghai”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 113, 137-148.
• X. Wang, J. Yuan, 2017. “Safety Impacts Study of Roadway Network Features on Suburban Highways”. China Journal of Highway and Transport, 30 (4), 106-114. (In Chinese, Second Prize for Outstanding Paper Award, China Journal of Highway and Transport)
• X. Wang, J. Yuan, X. Yang, 2016. “Modeling Research of Crash Types at Signalized Intersections Base on the Random Effect Model”. Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), 44 (01): 81-86. (In Chinese, FRONTRUNNER 5000 Top Articles in Outstanding S&T Journals of China)

4. Video Based Traffic Safety Analysis

Publications

• J. Yuan, M. Abdel-Aty, O. Zheng, Y. Wu*, C. Yuan, 2020. “Modeling Vehicle-Pedestrian Conflicts based on Large-Scale CCTV Video Data”. (Working paper)
• L. Xing, J. He, M. Abdel-Aty, Y. Wu, J. Yuan, 2020. “Time-varying analysis of traffic conflicts at the upstream approach of toll plaza”. Accident Analysis & Prevention 141 (2020): 105539.
• L. Xing, J. He, Y. Li, Y. Wu, J. Yuan, X. Gu, 2019. “Comparison of different models for evaluating vehicle collision risks at upstream diverging area of toll plaza”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 135, 105343.
• X. Gu, M. Abdel-Aty, Q. Xiang, Q. Cai, J. Yuan, 2019. “Utilizing UAV Video Data for In-depth Analysis of Drivers’ Crash Risk at Interchange Merging Areas”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 123, 159-169.

5. Driving Behavior and Driving Simulator

Publications

• J. Yuan, M. Abdel-Aty, Q. Cai, J. Lee, 2019. “Investigating Drivers’ Mandatory Lane Change Behavior on the Weaving Section of Freeway with Managed Lane: A Driving Simulator Study”. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behavior, 62, 11-32.
• Q. Cai, M. Saad, M. Abdel-Aty, J. Yuan, J. Lee, 2018. “Safety Impact of Weaving Distance on Freeway Facilities with Managed Lanes Using Both Microscopic Traffic and Driving Simulations”. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2672(39), 130-141.
• Y. Li, M. Abdel-Aty, J. Yuan, Z. Cheng, J. Lu, 2020. “Analyzing Traffic Violation Behavior at Urban Intersections: A Spatial-Temporal Kernel Density Estimation Approach Using Automated Enforcement System Data”. Accident Analysis & Prevention 141 (2020): 105509.
• Yue, L., Abdel-Aty, M., Wu, Y., Yuan, J. and Morris, M., 2020. “Influence of pedestrian-to-vehicle technology on drivers’ response and safety benefits considering pre-crash conditions”. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 73, pp.50-65.

Project Report

• M. Abdel-Aty, J. Lee, L. Wang, Q. Cai, M. Saad, J. Yuan, 2017. “Phase II: Operational and Safety-Based Analyses of Varied Toll Lane Configurations”, U.S.DOT SAFER-SIM University Transport Center, Iowa City, IA.