Dr. Alex Skabardonis
Dr. Skabardonis is a nationally recognized expert in traffic flow
theory, traffic management and control systems, modeling and simulation
of traffic operations, design and operation of transportation facilities,
intelligent transportation systems, energy and environmental impacts
of transportation facilities. He is an Adjunct Professor and Research
Engineer at the University of California and a Research Scientist
with Dowling Associates. He has worked extensively in the development
and application of models and techniques for traffic control, performance
analysis of highway facilities and applications of advanced technologies
to transportation. He has served as Principal Researcher for 40
extramurally funded contracts and grants totaling over $8M,
and has published over 130 papers and technical reports. He is a
co-developer of the California Freeway Performance Measurement System
(PeMS) and the Berkeley Highway Laboratory.
Skabardonis has also developed and taught several workshops on traffic
management, control systems and traffic modeling and analysis attended
by about 500 transportation professionals. He is a member of the
Transportation Research Board (TRB), Traffic Flow Theory Committee,
a Subcommittee member in the TRB Committees of Highway Capacity
and Quality of Service, and Traffic Signal Systems. He serves on
the editorial board of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Journal,
and as a reviewer for several transportation journals.
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