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Refereed Archival Journal Publications

*Zhao, F., Fu, L., Pan, X., Zhong, M., and Kwon, T.J. (2022) Investigating the Effect of Network Traffic Signal Timing Strategy with Dynamic Variable Guidance Lanes. Accepted for publication in the Sustainability. (IF: 3.889)
*Nowrin, T., and Kwon, T.J. (2022) Forecasting short-term road surface temperatures considering forecasting horizon and geographical attributes – An ANN-based Approach. Accepted for publication in the Cold Regions Science and Technology. (IF: 4.427)
*Wu, M., Kwon, T.J. (2022) An Automatic Architecture Designing Approach of Convolutional Neural Networks for Road Surface Conditions Image Recognition: Tradeoff between Accuracy and Efficiency. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Sensors. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3325282.
*Wu, M., Kwon, T.J., and Fu, L. (2022) Spatial Mapping of Winter Road Surface Conditions via Hybrid Geostatistical Techniques. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Cold Region Engineering - ASCE. (IF: 1.528)
*Elshabrawy, M., El-Basyouny, K., and Kwon, T.J. (2022) Integrating Ecological Vulnerability and Climate Resiliency: A Novel GIS-Based Method for Fire Hazard Modeling. Accepted for publication in the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. May 14, 2022. (IF: 1.432)
*Wu, M., Kwon, T.J. and El-Basyouny, K. (2022) A Hybrid Geostatistical Method for Estimating Citywide Traffic Volumes – A Large-scale Application. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Geographical Research. Vol 5-2, pp 52-68. April, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.30564/jgr.v5i2.4513 (IF: 1.100)
Xie, Q., Kwon, T.J. (2022) Development of a Highly Transferrable Urban Winter Road Surface Classification Model – A Deep Learning Approach. Accepted for publication in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. Washington D.C. Mar. 1 2022.
Abohassan, A., El-Basyouny, K., and Kwon, T.J. (2022) Effects of Inclement Weather Events on Road Surface Conditions and Traffic Safety – An Event-based Empirical Analysis Framework. Accepted for publication in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. Washington D.C. Feb. 23, 2022.
Biswas, S., and Kwon, T.J. (2022) Development of a Novel RWIS Location-Allocation Model Considering Multiple Road Weather Variables over Space and Time. Accepted for publication in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. Washington D.C. Jan. 21, 2022. DOI: 10.1177/03611981221084678
Xu, S., Wu, M., Kwon, T.J., and Perchanok, M. (2022) Optimization Models for Snowplow Routes and Depot Locations: A Real-World Implementation. Accepted for publication in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. Washington D.C. Dec. 21, 2021.
Abohassan, A., El-Basyouny, K., and Kwon, T.J. (2021) Exploring the Associations between Winter Maintenance Operations, Weather Variables, Surface Condition, and Road Safety: A Path Analysis Approach. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Accident Analysis and Prevention. (IF: 4.993), Oct. 2021.
Wong, A., and Kwon, T.J. (2021) Advances in Regression Kriging-Based Methods for Estimating Statewide Winter Weather Collisions – An Empirical Investigation. Accepted for publication in Future Transportation. Sep. 2021.
Wong, A.H., and Kwon, T.J. (2021) Development and Evaluation of Geostatistical Methods for Estimating Weather-Related Collisions – A Large Scale Case Study. Accepted for publication at the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. Washington D.C. April 2021.
Wu, M., Kwon, T.J., and El-Basyouny, K. (2021) A Citywide Location-Allocation Framework for Driver Feedback Signs: Optimizing Safety and Coverage of Vulnerable Road Users. Sustainability, 12, 10415. DOI:10.3390/su122410415
Xu, S., and Kwon, T.J. (2020) Optimizing Snowplow Routes using All-New Perspectives: Road Users and Winter Road Maintenance Operators. Accepted for publication at the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, July 2020. DOI:10.1139/cjce-2019-0768
Simita, B., and Kwon, T.J. (2020) Developing Statewide Optimal RWIS Density Guidelines using Space-Time Semivariogram Models. Accepted for publication at the Journal of Sensors.
Wu, M., El-Basyouny, K., and Kwon, T.J (2020). Before-and-After Empirical Bayes Evaluation of Citywide Installation of Driver Feedback Signs. Accepted for publication at the Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Feb. 2020.
Wu, M., El-Basyouny, K., and Kwon, T.J. (2020). Lessons learned from the large-scale Application of Driver Feedback Sings in an Urban City. Accepted for publication at the Journal of Transportation Safety and Security. Feb 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/19439962.2020.1726546
Kwon, T.J. and Fu., L. (2020). Performance Evaluation of Road Surface Temperature Forecasts. Accepted for publication at the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2019-0772
Gu, L., Wu, M., and Kwon, T.J. (2019). An Enhanced Spatial Statistical Method for Continuous Monitoring of Winter Road Surface Conditions. Accepted for publication at the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. Oct 2019
Biswas, S., Wu, M., Kwon, T.J., and Melles, S.J. (2019). Use of Topography, Weather zones & Semivariogram Parameters to Optimize RWIS Station Density Across Large Spatial Scales. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. Washington D.C. Accepted in Feb 2019. In press.
Kwon, T.J., Muresan, M., Fu, L., Usman, T. (2019) Development of Zonal-specific Semivariograms for a Strategic RWIS Network Optimization - A Case Study. Journal of Infrastructure Systems.
Lu, Z., Kwon, T. J. and Fu, L. (2019). Effects of Winter Weather on Traffic Operations and Optimization of Signalized Intersections. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000491 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtte.2018.02.002
Gu, L., Kwon, T.J., and Qiu, T.Z. (2018). A Geostatistical Approach to Winter Road Surface Condition Estimation using Mobile RWIS Data. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering.
Wang, X., Gu, L., Kwon, T.J., and Qiu, Z. (2018). A Geostatistical Investigation into the Effective Spatiotemporal Coverage of Road Weather Information Systems in Alberta, Canada. Journal of Advanced Transportation. DOI https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5179694.
Sun, D., El-Basyouny, K., Kwon, T.J. (2018) Sun Glare: Network Characterization and Safety Effects. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Mar 2018.
Kwon, T. J. and Fu, L. (2017). Spatiotemporal Variability of Road Weather Conditions and Optimal RWIS Density – An Empirical Investigation. The Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (CJCE). DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2017-0052
Fu, Liping; Thakali, Lalita; Kwon, T. J.; Usman, Taimur. (2017). A Risk-Based Approach to Winter Road Surface Condition Classification. The Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (CJCE). DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2016-0215
Kwon, T.J., Fu, L., & Melles, S. (2016). Location Optimization of road weather information system (RWIS) network considering the needs of winter road maintenance and the traveling public. Computer Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.12222
Kwon, T.J., and Fu, L (2016). Chapter 8: Mobility Benefits of Winter Road Operations, Sustainable Winter Road Operations. Wiley-Blackwell (accepted for publication).
Fu, L, Muresan, M., Kwon, T.J., and Shi, X. (2016). Chapter 13: Source Control Strategies for Sustainable WRM, Sustainable Winter Road Operations. Wiley-Blackwell (accepted for publication).
Thakali, L., Kwon, T. J., & Fu, L. (2015). Identification of crash hotspot using kernel density estimation and kriging methods – a comparison. Journal of Modern Transportation. DOI: 10.1007/s40534-0150-0068-0 (Selected as one of the top five downloaded articles published in 2015)
Kwon, T. J., Fu, L. & Jiang, C. (2014). RWIS Stations – Where and How Many to Install: A Cost Benefit Analysis Approach, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (CJCE), DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2013-0569
Kwon, T. J., & Fu, L. (2013). Evaluation of alternative criteria for determining the optimal location of RWIS stations. Journal of Modern Transportation, vol. 21., pp 17-27. DOI: 10.1007/s40534-013-0008-9
Kwon, T. J., Fu, L., & Jiang, C. (2013). Effect of Winter Weather and Road Surface Conditions on Macroscopic Traffic Parameters, accepted for publication in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council. Washington D.C. DOI: 10.3141/2329-07
Kwon, T.J., Li, J., & Wong, A. (2012). ETVOS: An Enhanced Total Variation Optimization Segmentation Approach for SAR Sea-Ice Image Segmentation, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 51(2), 925–934. DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2012.2205259
Kwon, T.J., & Li, J. (2012). Mapping Marine Oil Spills from Space. In J. Yangm X., & Li (Ed.), Advances in Mapping from Remote Sensor Imagery (pp. 361–386). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis.

Refereed Conference Papers and Presentations

Li, Y., Xu, S., Lei, Z., Wu, L., AbourRizk, S., and Kwon, T.J. (2019). A Resilient Simulation Model for Fleet Optimization in Snow Plowing Operations. Proceedings of the 2019 Winter Simulation Conference, National Harbor, Maryland, US., Dec 8-11.
Biswas, S., Wu, M., Melles, S., and Kwon, T.J. (2019). Use of Topography, Weather Zones & Semivariogram Parameters to Optimzie RWIS Station Density across Large Spatial Scales. Accepted for presentation and recommended for publication at the 2019 Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., United States, Jan 2019
Biswas, S., Kwon, T.J., and Fu, L. (2018) A Geostatistical Approach for an Optimal Planning of a Regional RWIS Network. Accepted for presentation at the 19th International Road Weather Conference – SIRWEC 2018, Smolenice, Slovakia, May 2018.
Pan, G., Fu., L., Yu, R., and Kwon, T.J. (2018) Image-based Automated Winter Road Condition Monitoring – a Depp Learning Approach. Accepted for presentation at the 19th International Road Weather Conference – SIRWEC 2018, Smolenice, Slovakia, May 2018.
Wang, X., Gu, L., Kwon, T.J., and Qiu, Z. (2019). A Geostatistical Investigation into the Effective Spatiotemporal Coverage of Road Weather Information Systems in Alberta, Canada. Accepted for presentation and recommended for publication at the 2019 Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., United States, Jan 2019.
Gu, L., and Kwon, T.J. (2018). Estimating Winter Road Surface Conditions of Alberta’s Highway Network using Kriging with External Drift. Accepted for presentation at the 2018 Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., United States, Jan 2018.
Kwon, T.J., and Gu, L. (2017). Modeling of Winter Road Surface Temperature (RST) – A GIS-Based Approach. Conference Proceeding at the 4th International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety (ICTIS), Banff, Alberta, Canada, August 2017.
Kwon, T. J., Fu, L., and Alhenius, K. (2017). TRB Standing Committee on Surface Transportation Weather (AH010): We Want YOU for TRB Operations and Preservation Standing Committees, 2017 Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., United States, Jan 2017.
Kwon, T.J., Muresan, M., & Fu, L.(2017). Development of Zonal-specific Semivariograms for a Strategic RWIS Network Optimization– A Case Study. Accepted for presentation at the 2017 Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., United States, Jan 2017.
Lu, Z., Fu, L., and Kwon, T.J. (2017). Effect of winter weather on traffic operations and optimization of signalized intersections. Accepted for presentation at the 2017 Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., United States, Jan 2017.
Fu, L., Usman, T., and Kwon, T. J. (2017). Development of a model-based performance measurement tool for winter road maintenance management. Accepted for presentation at the 2017 Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., United States, Jan 2017.
Kwon, T. J., and Fu, L. (2016). A Systematic Approach to the Planning of a Region-wide RWIS Network. Accepted for Poster Presentation and Proceedings of the 2016 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Conference, Toronto, ON., Sept 25-28, 2016.
Kwon, T. J., Fu, L., Melles, S., and Perchanok, M. (2016). Optimizing the Location of Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) Stations - A Sampling Design Optimization Approach. Accepted for Presentation and Proceedings of the 11th International Transportation Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, London, ON., June 1-4, 2016.
Lu, Z., Fu, L., Kwon, T. J. (2016). Modifying Signal Control at Intersections under Adverse Weather Conditions. Accepted for Presentation and Proceedings of the 11th International Transportation Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, London, ON., June 1-4, 2016.
Kwon, T.J., Fu, L., & Perchanok, M. (2016). Spatiotemporal Variability of Road Weather Conditions and Optimal RWIS Density – Case Studies. Presented at and Proceedings of the 95th Annual TRB conference, Washington D.C., Jan 10-14
Fu, L., Thakali, L., Linkton, M., Kwon, T. J., Usman, T. (2015) Cost-benefit analysis of winter road maintenance standards – a case study. Proceedings of the 2015 CSCE Annual Conference, May 27-30, 2015. Regina, SK.
Kwon, T. J., Fu, L., & Jiang, C. (2014). RWIS Stations – Where and How Many to Install: A Cost Benefit Analysis Approach. Presented at and proceedings of the 93rd Annual TRB conference, Washington D.C., Jan 12-16.
Fu, L., Thakali, L., Kwon, T.J., & Usman, T. (2014). Winter Road Condition Classification and Reporting, A Risk Based Approach. Conference Proceedings of 14th International Winter Road Congress, World Road Association. Andorra la Vella, 4-7 Feb 2014
Kwon, T. J., Fu, L., Perchanok, M. S., & McClintock, H. (2013). A Systematic Approach for Locating Road Weather Information System (RWIS) Stations in Canada. Presented at and Proceedings of 2013 TAC Conference and Exhibition, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 22-25.
L. Fu, Cao, J., Kwon, T.J., Perchanok, M. S., and McClintock, H. (2013). Winter Road Maintenance – a comparison of alternative performance measures and service standards. Presented at 2013 TAC Conference and Exhibition, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 22-25.
Kwon, T. J., Fu, L., & Perchanok, M.S. (2013). Performance Benchmarking of RWIS Pavement Temperature Forecasts. Presented at and Proceedings of the 92nd Annual TRB conference, Washington D.C., Jan 13-17.
Kwon, T. J., & Fu, L. (2012). Effect of Inclement Weather Conditions on Macroscopic Traffic Behaviour. Conference Proceedings of the 9th International Transportation Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Edmonton, AB., 2012.
Kwon, T.J., T Chin, Hilbert W., and Shaker, A. (2009). High Resolution Stereo Satellite Imagery for the Extraction of 3-D Highway Parameters. Presented at and proceedings of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Annual Conference, St John’s, Canada.

Project Reports

Gu, L., and Kwon, T.J. (2018). Developing Models for Estimating Winter Road Weather and Surface Conditions – A Case Study. Final report submitted to and accepted by Alberta Transportation. May 2018
Kwon, T. J. Nguyen, B., and Wong, A. (2017). Development of Spatial Rules and Guidelines for Accurate Delineation of Boundary Collisions in the City of Edmonton, Final report submitted to Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), City of Edmonton. May 2017.
Kwon, T.J., and Fu, L. (2017). Development of a GIS based RWIS Network Planning Tool, A Final Report, Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP). April 2017.
Fu, L., Usman, T., and Kwon, T.J. (2016). GIS Based Road Salt and Performance Dashboards for Winter Road Maintenance Management. MTO Provincial Highways Management Division Report, Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP). April 2016.
Kwon, T. J., and Fu, L. (2015). RWIS Network Planning: Optimal Density and Location, Final report submitted to Aurora Program (http://www.aurora-program.org), Aurora Project 2010-04, Jan 2016.
Fu, L., Thakali, L., Usman, T., and Kwon, T. J. (2014). Application of Winter Road Maintenance (WRM) Performance Models for Evaluating the Implications of Varying Service Standards. Final Report submitted to Ontario Ministry of Transportation.
Kwon, T. J., Fu, L., & Perchanok, M.S. (2013). Performance Benchmarking of RWIS Pavement Temperature Forecasts. Final report submitted to Aurora Program (http://www.aurora-program.org), Aurora Project 2000-01, March 2012.

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