Rakha becomes a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
Recent paper published in Sensors: Farag, M.M.G.*; Rakha, H.A.; Mazied, E.A.; Rao, J. INTEGRATION Large-Scale Modeling Framework of Direct Cellular Vehicle-to-All (C-V2X) Applications. Sensors 2021, 21, 2127. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21062127.
Recent paper published in the Journal of Advanced Transportation: Elhenawy M.*, Rakha H.A., Ashqar H.I.*, "Joint Impact of Rain and Incidents on Traffic Stream Speeds", Journal of Advanced Transportation, vol. 2021, Article ID 8812740, pp. 12, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8812740.
Recent paper published in TRR: Eteifa S*, Rakha HA, Eldardiry H. Predicting Coordinated Actuated Traffic Signal Change Times using Long Short-Term Memory Neural Networks. Transportation Research Record. March 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211000748.
Recent paper published in Sensors: Elouni, M.*; Abdelghaffar, H.M.*; Rakha, H.A. Adaptive Traffic Signal Control: Game-Theoretic Decentralized vs. Centralized Perimeter Control. Sensors 2021, 21, 274. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21010274.
Congratulations to CSM for receiving 1st place in the IEEE ITSC 2020 UAS4T Competition.
Recent paper published in Transport Findings: Du, Jianhe, and Rakha H.A. (2020), “Preliminary Investigation of COVID-19 Impact on Transportation System Delay, Energy Consumption and Emission Levels.” Transport Findings, July. https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.14103.
Recent paper published in TRR. Ahn K.*, Rakha H.A., Park S.* (2020), “Eco Look-Ahead Control of Battery Electric Vehicles and Roadway Grade Impacts,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120935445.
Recent paper published in IEEE Access. Abdelghaffar H.*, Elouni M.*, Bichiou Y.*, and Rakha H.A. (2020), “Development of a Connected Vehicle Dynamic Freeway Sliding Mode Variable Speed Controller,” IEEE Access.
Recent paper published in Energies. Chen H.* and Rakha H.A. (2020), “Battery Electric Vehicle Eco-Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control in the Vicinity of Signalized Intersections,” Energies, 13(10), 2433. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13102433.
Ahmed Ghanem successfully defended his PhD on May 18, 2020.
Taqwa Alhadidi successfully defended her PhD on May 7, 2020.
Recent paper accepted for publication in TRR. Osman O. and Rakha H.A. (2020), "Characterization of Drivers’ Engagement in Secondary Tasks: Application of Deep Learning for Data-Driven In-Vehicle Systems", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
Recent paper published in the Journal of Optics and Laser Technology. Elbakary M., Abdelghaffar H., Afrifa K., Rakha H.A., Cetin M., and Iftekharuddin K. (2020), “Aerosol tracking using lidar-based atmospheric profiling and Bayesian estimation,” Optics & Laser Technology, Vol. 128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2020.106248.
User Information Systems (AND20) 2019 Best Paper Award, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 12-16, 2020. Paper: Osman O. and Rakha H.A. (2020), "Characterization of Drivers’ Engagement in Secondary Tasks: Application of Deep Learning for Data-Driven In-Vehicle Systems", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
Hesham A Rakha became an IEEE Fellow (class of 2020) for contributions to optimization, modeling and assessment of transportation systems.