Dr. Adel W. Sadek

Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science

University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, USA

Associate Professor

E-mail: asadek@buffalo.edu

Qualifications

1998 Ph.D., University of Virginia, USA

1995 M.Sc., University of Virginia, USA

1991 B.Sc., University of Alexandria, Egypt

Publications(Selected)

Refereed Journal Publications

1. S. Huang, A.W. Sadek and Y. Zhao.  (2012). Assessing the mobility and environmental benefits of reservation-based intelligent intersections using an integrated simulator. Accepted for publication in IEEE Transaction on Intelligent Transportation Systems DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2012.2186442.
2. S. Huang, A.W. Sadek and L. Guo.  (2012).   A Computational-based Approach to Estimating Travel Demand in Large-scale Microscopic Traffic simulation Models.  Accepted for publication in ASCE Journal of Computing. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000202).
3. S. Huang, L. Guo, Y. Yang, I. Casas, and A.W. Sadek. (2012). Dynamic Demand Estimation and Microscopic Traffic Simulation of a University Campus Transportation Network.  Accepted for publication in Transportation Planning and Technology (DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2012.680818).
4. Y. Zhao, A.W. Sadek, and D.P. Fuglewicz. (2012). Modeling Inclement Weather Impact on Freeway Traffic Speed at the Macroscopic and Microscopic Levels.  Accepted for publication in the Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
5. J. Ring and A.W. Sadek. (2012). Predicting Lane Utilization and Merge Behavior at Signalized Intersections with Auxiliary Lanes: A Buffalo, New York, Study. Accepted for publication in ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000426).
6. Y. Ma, M. Chowdhury, A.W. Sadek, and M. Jeihani. (2012). Integrated Traffic and Communication Performance Evaluation of an Intelligent Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) System for Online Travel Time Prediction. Accepted for publication in IEEE Transaction on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
7. A.W. Sadek, Y. Zhao, S. Huang, D. Fuglewicz, K. Hulme, and C. Qiao. (2011). Advanced Transportation Simulation Modeling for Transportation System Evaluation and Management during Emergencies.  Special online Issue of the Journal of Homeland Security on Catastrophes and Complex Systems: Transportation.
8. J. Tracy, P. Su, A. W. Sadek, Q. Wang. (2011). Assessing the Impact of the Built Environment on Travel Behavior:  A Case Study of Buffalo, New York.  Transportation, Vol. 38, Issue 4, pp. 663-668.
9. N.J. Hayden, D.M. Rizzo, M. Dewoolkar, M.D. Neumann, S. Lathem, and A.W. Sadek. (2011). Incorporating a Systems Approach into Civil and Environmental Engineering Curricula: Effect on Student Work, and Student and Faculty Attitudes. Advances in Engineering Education, Volume 2, Issue 4.
10. H. Zhou, J. Ivan, A.W. Sadek, and N. Ravishanker.  (2010). Safety Effects of Exclusive Left Turn Lanes at Unsignalized Intersections and Driveways. Journal of Transportation Safety and Security, Vol. 2, Issue 3, pp. 221-238.
11. S. Huang and A.W. Sadek.  (2009). A novel forecasting approach inspired by human memory: The example of short-term traffic volume forecasting. Transportation Research Part C, Vol. 17(5), pp. 510-525.
12. Ma, Y., Chowdhury, M., A.W. Sadek, and M. Jeihani. (2009). Real-time Highway Traffic Condition Assessment Framework Using Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration (VII) with Artificial Intelligence (AI). IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 10(4), pp. 615-627.
13. S. Lawe, J. Lobb, A.W. Sadek, S. Huang, and C. Xei.  (2009).   TRANSIMS Implementation in Chittenden County, Vermont: Development, Calibration and Preliminary Sensitivity Analysis.  Journal of the Transportation Research Board – Record 2132, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
14. M. Smith, A. W. Sadek and S. Huang. (2008). Large-scale Microscopic Simulation: Toward an Increased Resolution of Transportation Models. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 134, No. 7, pp. 273-281.
15. Gagnon, C., A. W. Sadek. A. Touchette, and M. Smith. (2008). Calibration Potential of Common Analytical and Micro-simulation Roundabout Models: A New England Case Study.  Journal of the Transportation Research Board – Record 2071, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
16. S. Ranade, A. W. Sadek and J. Ivan.  (2007).  A Decision Support System for Predicting the Benefits of Left-turn Lane Installations at Unsignalized Intersections.  Journal of the Transportation Research Board – Record no. 2023, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
17. P. Bhavsar, M. Chowdhury, A. W. Sadek, W. Sarasua, and J. Ogle. (2007). A Decision Support System for Predicting Traffic Diversion Impacts across Transportation Networks using Support Vector Regression.  Journal of the Transportation Research Board – Record no. 2024, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
18. M. Chowdhury, A. W. Sadek, Y. Mal, N. Kanhere, and P. Bhavsar.  (2006). Application of Artificial Intelligence Paradigms to Decision Support in Real-Time Traffic Management.  Journal of the Transportation Research Board – Record no. 1968, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.