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About the Director
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 The Director of the Ohio Transportation Consortium is Dr. Ping Yi,
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at The University of Akron.
Dr. Yi has been involved in transportation education and research for
more than twenty years. His engineering experiences include serving
in public, private, and academic sectors. From 1991-1995 he was actively
involved in the UTC committees at The University of Minnesota while
working as a Principle Engineer and Senior Scientist for the Minnesota
Department of Transportation.
EDUCATION
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University of Akron, August, 1996 – Present
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Chair of Undergraduate Committee
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Dept. of Civil Engineering Chair
of Graduate Committee
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Dept. of Civil Engineering
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Member of
College Undergraduate and Graduate Committees
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Advisor of Institute
of Transportation Engineers Student Chapter
- Tennessee Technological University, 1994-1996
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Minnesota Department of Transportation
(DOT), 1991-1994
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND AFFILIATIONS
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TRB Committee and Task Force
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National Research
Council, ITS – IDEA Program
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Institute of Transportation Engineers
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American
Society of Civil Engineers
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Intelligent Transportation Society
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American Society
of Highway Engineers
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American Society of Engineering Education
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Travel Time Estimation from Limited Detector
Data
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Real-Time Traffic Signal Coordination and Optimization
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Deer-Vehicle and Run Off Road Crash Studies
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Smart
Sign Ordering System
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Incorporating New Crash Data Format and Software
Development Standard in AVADIT
Implementation
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Development of Accident Visual Analysis and Data
Integration Tool
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Safety Study for Elderly Drivers at Unsignalized
Intersections
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Development of Intelligent Transportation System
Logic Architecture
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Development of Freeway Macroscopic Traffic Flow
Models
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Field Testing and Verification of Traffic Detection
Systems for Monitoring Urban Traffic Operations
PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
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Detection Technology for ITS, funded by FHWA to
Field testing of image sensing, microwave, infrared, radar, ultrasonic,
and
laser traffic detection systems, 1992.
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Saint Paul Incident Management,
funded by Minnesota DOT and FHWA
Development of an incident detection and response system for I-94
in downtown Saint Paul, 1993.
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Advanced Urban Signal Control
and Integration, funded by Minneapolis and FHWA
Implementation of the Split Cycle Offsets Optimization Technique
(SCOOT) traffic control
system over fifty intersections in downtown Minneapolis,
1994
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Saint Paul Advanced Parking Information System,
funded by Minnesota DOT and FHWA
Development of a parking advisory system to provide traffic
congestion and parking availability information to motorists
during special
events, 1994
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