Alexander Skabardonis Research Highlights | Institute of Transportation Studies

Over the course of Alexander Skabardonis' more than four decades long career he published more than 260 journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports, which have more than 10,000 citations. The impact of his work on traffic operations and simulation is hard to quantify. Here are just a few highlights.

Traffic Monitoring and Analysis

PeMS

Chen, C., Petty, K., Skabardonis, A., Varaiya, P., Jia, Z., & Transportation Research Board. (2001). Freeway Performance Measurement System: Mining Loop Detector Data. Transportation Research Record, 1748, 96–102. https://doi.org/10.3141/1748-12

Choe, T., Skabardonis, A., Varaiya, P., & Transportation Research Board. (2002). Freeway Performance Measurement System: Operational Analysis Tool. Transportation Research Record, 1811, 67–75. https://doi.org/10.3141/1811-08

Skabardonis, A., Varaiya, P., & Petty, K. F. (2003). Measuring Recurrent and Nonrecurrent Traffic Congestion. Transportation Research Record, 1856(1), 118–124. https://doi.org/10.3141/1856-12

Mauch, M., Skabardonis, A., University of California, B., & California Department of Transportation. (2020). Improving the Traffic Census and Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) Programs (01747105; Final Report, p. 134p) [Digital/other]. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/64g416gb

Berkeley Highway Lab

Coifman, B., Lyddy, D., & Skabardonis, A. (2000). The Berkeley Highway Laboratory-building on the I-880 field experiment. ITSC2000. 2000 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems. Proceedings (Cat. No.00TH8493), 5–10. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC.2000.881009

Kim, Z. W., Skabardonis, A., University of California, B., & California Department of Transportation. (2003). Multi-Sensor Traffic Data Fusion. PATH Working Paper, 10 p. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0xf673n8

Skabardonis, A. (2005). Estimating and Validating Models of Microscopic Driver Behavior with Video Data. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/48s0p5gb

Traffic Simulation and Modeling

Deakin, E. A., Skabardonis, A., University of California, B., California Energy Commission, & California Department of Transportation. (1985). Fuel-Efficient Traffic Signal Management. Three Years of Experience 1983-85 (00470909; p. 15 p.). https://trid.trb.org/view/280505

Skabardonis, A., Singh, R., Deakin, E. A., University of California, B., & California Department of Transportation. (1988). The Fuel-Efficient Traffic Signal Management Program: Evaluation of the Fourth and Fifth Funding Cycles: Report to the California Department of Transportation. Publication of: California University, Berkeley, 30 p. https://trid.trb.org/view/283414

Dowling, R., & Skabardonis, A. (1992). Improving Average Travel Speeds Estimated by Planning Models. Transportation Research Record, 1366, 68–74. http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1992/1366/1366-010.pdf

Dowling, R., Kittelson, W., Zegeer, J., Skabardonis, A., Transportation Research Board, & Dowling Associates, I. (1997). Planning Techniques to Estimate Speeds and Service Volumes for Planning Applications (00739002; Issue 387). Transportation Research Board. http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_387.pdf

Dowling, R., Skabardonis, A., Alexiadis, V., Associates, I. D., & Federal Highway Administration. (2004). Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume III: Guidelines for Applying Traffic Microsimulation Modeling Software (01038279; Final Report, p. 145p) http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficanalysistools/tat_vol3/index.htm

Dowling, R., Skabardonis, A., Halkias, J., McHale, G., Zammit, G., & Transportation Research Board. (2004). Guidelines for Calibration of Microsimulation Models: Framework and Applications. Transportation Research Record, 1876, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.3141/1876-01

Sim, Z. W., Skabardonis, A., & Berkeley University of California. (2005). Extracting Vehicle Trojectories from Video Data: The NGSIM Ptototype Data Set. Intellimotion, 11(3), 2p.

Lu, X.-Y., Alexander Skabardonis, & Transportation Research Board. (2007). Freeway Traffic Shockwave Analysis: Exploring NGSIM Trajectory Data. 19p. https://trid.trb.org/view/802527

Yeo, H., Skabardonis, A., Halkias, J. A., Colyar, J., & Alexiadis, V. (2008). Oversaturated Freeway Flow Algorithm for Use in Next Generation Simulation. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2088, pp 68-79. https://doi.org/10.3141/2088-08

Traffic Control Systems

Skabardonis, A., & May, A. D. (1985). Comparative analysis of computer models for arterial signal timing (00459567). 1021, pp 45-52. http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1985/1021/1021-008.pdf

Skabardonis, A. & Transportation Research Board. (1996). Determination of timings in signal systems with traffic actuated controllers. Transportation Research Record, 1554, 18–26. https://doi.org/10.3141/1554-03

Skabardonis, A., Bertini, R. L., Gallagher, B. R., & Transportation Research Board. (1998). Development and application of control strategies for signalized intersections in coordinated systems. Transportation Research Record, 1634, 110–117. https://doi.org/10.3141/1634-14

Skabardonis, A. (2000). Control Strategies for Transit Priority. Transportation Research Record, 1727, 20–26. https://doi.org/10.3141/1727-03

Skabardonis, A., University of Toronto, University of California, B., California Department of Transportation, University of Toronto, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada, University of Iowa, I. C., National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, & PTV AG. (2001). ITS Benefits: The Case of Traffic Signal Control Systems. 19 p. https://trid.trb.org/view/675770

Skabardonis, A. (2004). Traffic Signal Control Systems. In D. Gillen & D. Levinson (Eds.), Assessing the Benefits and Costs of ITS (pp. 131–144). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-7874-9_8

Skabardonis, A., & Geroliminis, N. (2008). Real-Time Monitoring and Control on Signalized Arterials. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 12(2), pp 64-74. http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/15472450802023337

Christofa, E., & Skabardonis, A. (2011). Traffic Signal Optimization with Application of Transit Signal Priority to an Isolated Intersection. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2259, pp 192-201. https://doi.org/10.3141/2259-18

Highway Incident Management

Skabardonis, A., California Department of Transportation, & University of California, Berkeley. (1995). Freeway Service Patrol Evaluation (00773992). University of California, Berkeley. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/36r1t2m2

Petty, K. F., Noeimi, H., Sanwal, K., Rydzewski, D., Skabardonis, A., Varaiya, P., & Al-deek, H. (1996). The freeway service patrol evaluation project: Database support programs, and accessibility. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 4(2), 71–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/0968-090X(96)00001-0

Skabardonis, A., Varaiya, P. P., & ITS America. (1996). Methodology for Estimating the Impacts of Incident Management Measures (00741706). n.p. https://trid.trb.org/view/574655

Skabardonis, A., Petty, K., Noeimi, H., Rydzewski, D., Varaiya, P. P., & Transportation Research Board. (1996). I-880 Field Experiment: Data-Base Development and Incedent Delay Estimation Procedures. Transportation Research Record, 1554, 204–212. https://doi.org/10.3141/1554-24

Petty, K. F., Skabardonis, A., Varaiya, P. P., & Elsevier. (1997). Incident Detection with Probe Vehicles: Performance, Infrastucture Requirements, and Feasibility (00767463). 125–130. https://trid.trb.org/view/505668

Margiotta, R., Lomax, T., Hallenbeck, M., Dowling, R., Skabardonis, A., & Turner, S. (2012). Analytical Procedures for Determining the Impacts of Reliability Mitigation Strategies (01468531; Issues S2-L03-RR-1). Transportation Research Board. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3605

Top cited works

Akin, D., Sisiopiku, V. P., & Skabardonis, A. (2011). Impacts of Weather on Traffic Flow Characteristics of Urban Freeways in Istanbul (01367678). 16, pp 89-99. http://ac.els-cdn.com/S1877042811009785/1-s2.0-S1877042811009785-main.pdf?_tid=82f4542592fafba7bdd94955dec08912&acdnat=1334092270_ab59ff20b15994dba77469bf8c607d40

Brockfeld, E., Kühne, R. D., Skabardonis, A., & Wagner, P. (2003). Toward Benchmarking of Microscopic Traffic Flow Models. Transportation Research Record, 1852(1), 124–129. https://doi.org/10.3141/1852-16

Chen, C., Kwon, J., Rice, J., Skabardonis, A., Varaiya, P., & Transportation Research Board. (2003). Detecting Errors and Imputing Missing Data for Single-Loop Surveillance Systems. Transportation Research Record, 1855, 160–167. https://doi.org/10.3141/1855-20

Chen, C., Skabardonis, A., Varaiya, P., & Transportation Research Board. (2003). Travel-time reliability as a measure of service. Transportation Research Record, 1855, 74–79. https://doi.org/10.3141/1855-09

Chen, C., Skabardonis, A., Varaiya, P., & Transportation Research Board. (2004). Systematic identification of freeway bottlenecks. Transportation Research Record, 1867, 46–52. https://doi.org/10.3141/1867-06

Christofa, E., Ampountolas, K., & Skabardonis, A. (2016). Arterial traffic signal optimization: A person-based approach. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 66, pp 27-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2015.11.009

Dowling, R., Skabardonis, A., Alexiadis, V., Associates, I. D., & Federal Highway Administration. (2004). Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume III: Guidelines for Applying Traffic Microsimulation Modeling Software (01038279; Final Report, p. 145p) [Print]. http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficanalysistools/tat_vol3/index.htm

Geroliminis, N., Karlaftis, M. G., & Skabardonis, A. (2009). A spatial queuing model for the emergency vehicle districting and location problem. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 43(7), pp 798-811.

Kopelias, P., Elissavet, D., Vogiatzis, K., Skabardonis, A., & Zafiropoulou, V. (2020). Connected & Autonomous Vehicles – Environmental Impacts – A review. Science of the Total Environment, 712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135237

Lu, X.-Y., Alexander Skabardonis, & Transportation Research Board. (2007). Freeway Traffic Shockwave Analysis: Exploring NGSIM Trajectory Data (01049609). 19p. https://trid.trb.org/view/802527

Skabardonis, A. (2000). Control Strategies for Transit Priority. Transportation Research Record, 1727, 20–26. https://doi.org/10.3141/1727-03

Skabardonis, A., Geroliminis, N., & Elsevier. (2005). Real-Time Estimation of Travel Times on Signalized Arterials (01002777). pp 387-406. https://trid.trb.org/view/758896

Skabardonis, A., Varaiya, P., Petty, K. F., & Transportation Research Board. (2003). Measuring recurrent and nonrecurrent traffic congestion. Transportation Research Record, 1856, 118–124. https://doi.org/10.3141/1856-12