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S. He, S. Wang, Y. Shao, Z. Sun, & M. W. Levin. A connectivity-based real-time traffic prediction considering lane-changing maneuvers with application to eco-driving control of electric vehicles. Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.
M. W. Levin & D. Rey. Charging station location and fleet sizing for shared autonomous electric vehicles using Benders' decomposition. Accepted for publication in Networks and Spatial Economics.
T, Xu, Y. Bika, & M. W. Levin. An approximate position-weighted back-pressure traffic signal control policy for traffic networks. Accepted for publication in Transportmetrica A: Transport Science.
S. Wang, M. W. Levin, & R. Stern. String stable control design for automated vehicles under cyberattacks. Accepted for publication in Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Technology, Planning, and Operations.
2025
M. W. Levin, J. Nie, & J. Grzesiak (2025). Does traveling to school before sunrise affect whether elementary school students walk or bike? Results from stated and revealed preference surveys in Minnesota. Transport Policy, 171, 476–486.
A. Paul, M. W. Levin, S. T. Waller, & D. Rey (2025). Data-driven optimization for drone delivery service planning with online demand. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transport Review, 198, 104095. (June 2025 Editor's Select)
S. Barman, M. W. Levin, R. Stern, & G. Lindsey (2025). Efficient pedestrian and bicycle traffic flow estimation combining mobile-sourced data with route choice prediction. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 173, 105046.
M. Zamanpour, S. He, M. W. Levin, Z. Sun (2025). Incorporating lane-change prediction into energy-efficient speed control of connected autonomous vehicles at intersections. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 171, 104968.
2024
H. Liu, V. Gayah, & M. W. Levin (2024). A max pressure algorithm for traffic signals considering pedestrian queues. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 169, 104865.
T. Xu, S. Barman, & M. W. Levin (2024). Smoothing-MP: A novel max-pressure signal control considering signal coordination to smooth traffic in urban networks. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 166, 104760.
T. Xu, Y. Bika, & M. W. Levin (2024). Ped-MP: A pedestrian-friendly max-pressure signal control policy for city networks. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 150(7), 04024028.
M. W. Levin (2024). A real-time control policy to achieve maximum throughput of an online order fulfillment network. Transportation Science, 58(2), 434–453.
T. Xu, M. Cieniawski, & M. W. Levin (2024). FMS-Dispatch: A fast maximum stability dispatch policy for shared autonomous vehicles including exiting passengers under stochastic travel demand. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, 20(3), 10.1080/23249935.2023.2214968.
T. Tao, G. Lindsey, R. Stern, & M. W. Levin (2024). The use of crowdsourced mobile data in estimating pedestrian and bicycle traffic: a systematic review. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 17(1), 41–65.
R. Cotta Antunez & M. W. Levin (2024). How does eco-routing affect total system emissions? City network predictions from user equilibrium models. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 25(2), 1408–1417.
V. V. Dixit, C. Niu, D. Rey, S. T. Waller, & M. W. Levin (2024). Quantum computing to solve scenario-based stochastic time-dependent shortest path routing. Transportation Letters, 16(8), 793–803.
2023
J. Robbennolt & M. W. Levin (2023). Maximum throughput dispatch for shared autonomous vehicles including vehicle rebalancing. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 24(9), 9871–9885.
Z. Li, M. W. Levin, X. Qu, & R. Stern (2023). A network traffic model for the control of autonomous vehicles acting as moving bottlenecks. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 24(9), 9004–9015.
M. W. Levin & D. Rey (2023). Branch-and-price for drone delivery service planning in urban airspace. Transportation Science, 57(4), 843–865.
M. W. Levin & D. Kang (2023). A multiclass link transmission model for a class-varying capacity and congested wave speed. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 149(10), 04023096. (Editor's Choice Collection)
M. W. Levin (2023). Max-pressure traffic signal timing: a summary of methodological and experimental results. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 149(4), 03123001. (2025 Alfred Noble Prize)
S. Wang, M. W. Levin, & R. Stern (2023). Optimal feedback control law for automated vehicles in the presence of cyberattacks: a min-max approach. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 153, 104204.
S. Wang, A. Mahlberg, & M. W. Levin (2023). Optimal control of automated vehicles for autonomous intersection management with design specifications. Transportation Research Record, 03611981221109166.
X. Zhang, W. Liu, M. W. Levin, & S. T. Waller (2023). Equilibrium analysis of morning commuting and parking under spatial capacity allocation in the autonomous vehicle environment. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 172, 103071.
J. Yang, M. W. Levin, L. Hu, H. Li, & Y. Jiang (2023). Fleet sizing and charging infrastructure design for electric autonomous mobility-on-demand systems with endogenous congestion and limited link space. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 152, 104172.
S. Barman & M. W. Levin (2023). Throughput properties and optimal locations for limited deployment of max-pressure controls. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 150, 140105.
S. Wang, M. Shang, M. W. Levin, & R. Stern (2023). A general approach to smoothing nonlinear mixed traffic via control of autonomous vehicles. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 146, 103967.
2022
S. Wang, Z. Li, & M. W. Levin (2022). Optimal policy for integrating autonomous vehicles into the auto market. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 143, 103821.
M. W. Levin (2022). A general maximum-stability dispatch policy for shared autonomous vehicle dispatch with a characterization of the stable region of demand. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 163, 258–280.
W. Sun, S. Wang, Y. Shao, Z. Sun, & M. W. Levin (2022). Energy and mobility impacts of connected autonomous vehicles with co-optimization of speed and powertrain on mixed vehicle platoons. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 142, 103764.
S. Barman & M. W. Levin (2022). Performance evaluation of modified cyclic max pressure controlled intersections in realistic corridors. Transportation Research Record, 03611981211072807.
J. Robbennolt, R. Chen, & M. W. Levin (2022). Microsimulation study evaluating the benefits of cyclic and non-cyclic max-pressure control of signalized intersections. Transportation Research Record, 03611981221095520.
S. Wang, R. Stern, & M. W. Levin (2022). Optimal control of autonomous vehicles for traffic smoothing. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23(4), 3842–3852.
T. Xu, S. Barman, M. W. Levin, R. Chen, & T. Li (2022). Integrating public transit signal priority into max-pressure signal control: methodology and simulation study on a downtown network. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 138, 103614.
D. Kang, F. Hu, & M. W. Levin (2022). Impact of automated vehicles on traffic assignment, mode split, and parking behavior. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 104, 103200.
D. Kang, Z. Li, & M. W. Levin (2022). Evasion planning for autonomous intersection control based on an optimized conflict point control formulation. Journal of Transportation Safety & Security, 14(12), 2074–2110.
2021
Y. Shao, M. W. Levin, S. D. Boyles, & C. Claudel (2021). Semi-analytical computation of solutions to the Lighthill-Whitham-Richards equation with switched triangular diagrams: application to variable speed limit control. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 19(1), 473–485.
S. Chakraborty, D. Rey, M. W. Levin, & S. T. Waller (2021). Freeway network design with exclusive lanes for automated vehicles under endogenous mobility demand. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 133, 103440.
D. Kang & M. W. Levin (2021). Maximum-stability dispatch policy for shared autonomous vehicles. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 148, 132–151.
D. Rey, M. W. Levin, & V. Dixit (2021). Online incentive-compatible mechanisms for traffic intersection auctions. European Journal of Operations Research, 293(1), 229–247.
M. W. Levin, M. Shang, & R. Stern (2021). Effects of short-term travel on COVID-19 spread: a novel SEIR model and case study in Minnesota. PLOS ONE, 16(1), e0245919.
S. Wang, M. W. Levin, & R. Caverly (2021). Optimal parking management of connected autonomous vehicles: a control-theoretic approach. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 124, 102924.
P. Venkatraman & M. W. Levin (2021). A congestion-aware tabu search heuristic to solve the shared autonomous vehicle routing problem. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 25(4), 343–355.
2020
M. W. Levin, J. Hu, & M. Odell (2020). Max-pressure signal control with cyclical phase structure. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 120, 102838.
M. W. Levin, E. Wong, B. Nault-Maurer, & A. Khani (2020). Parking infrastructure design for repositioning autonomous vehicles. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 120, 102828.
R. Shah, Nezamuddin, & M. W. Levin (2020). Supply-side network effects on mobile-source emissions. Transport Policy, 98, 21–34.
M. W. Levin, M. Duell, & S. T. Waller (2020). Arrival time reliability in strategic user equilibrium. Networks and Spatial Economics, 20, 803–831.
J. Olsson & M. W. Levin (2020). Integration of microsimulation and optimized autonomous intersection management. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 146(9), 0000407.
R. Chen, T. Zhang, & M. W. Levin (2020). Effects of variable speed limit on energy consumption with autonomous vehicles on urban roads using modified cell transmission model. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 146(7), 0000379.
M. W. Levin & S. D. Boyles (2020). Optimal guidance algorithms for parking search with reservations. Networks and Spatial Economics, 20, 19–45.
V. Dixit, D. Jayakumar Nair, S. Chand, & M. W. Levin (2020). A simple crowdsourced delay-based traffic signal control. PLOS ONE, 15(4), e0230598.
R. Chen, J. Hu, M. W. Levin, & D. Rey (2020). Stability-based analysis of autonomous intersection management with pedestrians. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 114, 463–483.
2019
M. W. Levin, D. Rey, & A. Schwartz (2019). Max-pressure control of dynamic lane reversal and autonomous intersection management. Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, 7(1), 1693–1718.
D. Rey & M. W. Levin (2019). Blue phase: Optimal network traffic control for legacy and autonomous vehicles. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 130, 105–129.
M. W. Levin, M. Odell, S. Samarasena, & A. Schwartz (2019). A linear program for optimal integration of shared autonomous vehicles with public transit. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 109, 267–288.
M. W. Levin (2019). Linear program for system optimal parking reservation assignment. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 145(12), 0000280.
M. W. Levin (2019). A combinatorial dynamic network trajectory reservation algorithm for connected autonomous vehicles. Networks and Spatial Economics, 19(1), 27–55.
R. Chen & M. W. Levin (2019). Dynamic user equilibrium of mobility-on-demand system with linear programming rebalancing strategy. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (2673), 447–459. (Winner, 2019 Ryuichi Kitamura Award.)
M. W. Levin, H. Smith, & S. D. Boyles (2019). A dynamic four-step planning model of empty repositioning trips for personal autonomous vehicles. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 145(5).
K. A. Perrine, M. W. Levin, C. N. Yahia, M. Duell, & S. D. Boyles (2019). Implications of traffic signal security on potential deliberate traffic disruptions. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 120, 58–70.
E. Lukose, M. W. Levin, & S. D. Boyles (2019). Incorporating insights from signal optimization into reservation-based intersection controls. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23(3) 250–264.
2018
M. W. Levin & A. Khani (2018). Dynamic transit lanes for connected and autonomous vehicles. Public Transport, 10(3), 399–426.
C. L. Melson, M. W. Levin, B. E. Hammit, & S. D. Boyles (2018). Dynamic traffic assignment of cooperative adaptive cruise control. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 90, 114–133.
2017
M. W. Levin & D. Rey (2017). Conflict-point formulation of intersection control for autonomous vehicles. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 85, 528–547.
M. W. Levin, E. Jafari, R. Shah, & S. D. Boyles (2017). Network-based model for predicting the effect of fuel price on transit ridership and greenhouse gas emissions. International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 6(4), 272–286.
G. Sharon, M. W. Levin, J. P. Hanna, T. Rambha, S. D. Boyles, and P. Stone (2017). Network-wide adaptive tolling for connected and automated vehicles. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 84, 149–157.
M. W. Levin (2017). Congestion-aware system optimal route choice for shared autonomous vehicles. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 82, 229–247.
M. W. Levin, S. D. Boyles, K. Kockelman, & T. Li (2017). A general framework for modeling shared autonomous vehicles, with dynamic ride-sharing and dynamic traffic assignment application. Computers, Environment, and Urban Systems, 64, 373–383.
M. W. Levin, H. Fritz, & S. D. Boyles (2017). On optimizing reservation-based intersection controls. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 18(3), 505–515.
2016
M. W. Levin, S. D. Boyles, & R. Patel (2016). Paradoxes of reservation-based intersection controls in traffic networks. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 90, 14–25.
M. W. Levin & S. D. Boyles (2016). A cell transmission model for dynamic lane reversal with autonomous vehicles. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 68, 126–143.
R. Patel, M. W. Levin, & S. D. Boyles (2016). Effects of autonomous vehicle behavior on arterial and freeway networks. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (2561), 9–17.
M. Duell, M. W. Levin, S. D. Boyles, & S. T. Waller (2016). Impact of autonomous vehicles on traffic management: Case of dynamic lane reversal. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (2567), 87–94. (Finalist, 2016 Stella Dafermos Best Paper Award.)
M. W. Levin & S. D. Boyles (2016). A multiclass cell transmission model for shared human and autonomous vehicle roads. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 62, 103–116.
M. W. Levin, S. D. Boyles, J. Duthie, & C. M. Pool (2016). Demand profiling for dynamic traffic assignment by integrating departure time choice and trip distribution. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 31(2), 86–99.
M. W. Levin & S. D. Boyles (2016). Practice summary: Improving bus routing for KIPP charter schools. Interfaces, 46(2), 196–199.
2015
M. W. Levin & S. D. Boyles (2015). Effects of autonomous vehicle ownership on trip, mode, and route choice. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (2493), 29–38.
M. W. Levin & S. D. Boyles (2015). Intersection auctions and reservation-based control in dynamic traffic assignment. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (2497), 35–44.
M. W. Levin, C. M. Pool, T. Owens, N. Ruiz-Juri, & S. T. Waller (2015). Improving the convergence of simulation-based dynamic traffic assignment methodologies. Networks and Spatial Economics, 15(3), 655–676.
M. W. Levin, S. D. Boyles, & Nezamuddin (2015). Warm-starting dynamic traffic assignment with static solutions. Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, 3(2), 99–113.
2014
M. W. Levin, M. Duell, & S. T. Waller (2014). Effect of road grade on network wide vehicle energy consumption and eco-routing. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (2427), 26–33.
Technical reports
M. W. Levin et al. School start times impact on students walking or biking to school: Safe routes to school. Minnesota Department of Transportation report MN 2025-04.
M. W. Levin, Z. Sun, et al. Development and demonstration of a novel Red Light Running Warning System using connected v2i technology. Minnesota Department of Transportation report MN 2024-12.
R. Stern et al. Towards Implementation of Max-Pressure Control on Minnesota Roads: Phase 2. Minnesota Department of Transportation report MN 2024-26.
S. Barman, M. W. Levin, G. Lindsey, M. Petesch, S. Scotty, R. Stern. Mobile-device data, non-motorized traffic monitoring, and estimation of annual average daily bicyclist and pedestrian flows. Minnesota Department of Transportation report MN 2024-19.
M. W. Levin, Z. Sun, S. Wang, W. Sun, S. He, B. Suh, G. Zhao, J. Margolis, & M. Zamanpour. Cost/benefit analysis of fuel-efficient speed control using signal phasing and timing (SPaT) data: evaluation for future connected corridor deployment. Minnesota Department of Transportation report CTS 2023-06.
S. Barman, M. W. Levin, J. Robbennolt, J. Hu, M. Odell, & D. Kang. Towards implementation of max-pressure signal timing on Minnesota roads. Minnesota Department of Transportation report CTS 2022-24.
R. Chen, M. W. Levin, J. Hourdos, & M. Duhn. Generating traffic information from connected vehicle V2V basic safety messages. Minnesota Department of Transportation report CTS 2021-08.
M. W. Levin, R. Chen, C.-F. Liao, & T. Zhang. Improving intersection safety through variable speed limits for connected vehicles. Roadway Safety Institute report CTS 19-12.
M. W. Levin, R. Rajamani, W. Jeon, R. Chen, & D. Kang. Non-linear spacing policy and network analysis for shared-road platooning. Center for Transportation Studies.
M. W. Levin & D. Kang. Pressure-based dispatch for shared autonomous vehicles. Center for Transportation Studies.
K. Kockelman, S. D. Boyles, et al. Bringing smart transport to Texans: Ensuring the benefits of a connected and autonomous transport system in Texas. Texas Department of Transportation report FHWA/TX-18/0-6838-3.
K. Kockelman, S. D. Boyles, et al. Bringing smart transport to Texans: Ensuring the benefits of a connected and autonomous transport system in Texas. Texas Department of Transportation report FHWA/TX-16/0-6838-2.
K. Kockelman, S. D. Boyles, et al. An Assessment of Autonomous Vehicles: Traffic Impacts and Infrastructure Needs. Texas Department of Transportation report FHWA/TX-16/0-6847-1.
K. Kockelman, S. D. Boyles, et al. Implications of connected and automated vehicles on the safety and operations of roadway networks. Texas Department of Transportation report FHWA/TX-16/0-6849-1.
Book chapters
M. W. Levin, et al. Traffic models for automated vehicles. Smart Transport for Cities & Nations. Createspace, 2018.
Excell, Rita, et al. Enhancing the Validity of Traffic Flow Models with Emerging Data. Automated Vehicles Symposium 2018. Springer, Cham, 2018.
Theses
M. W. Levin (2017). Modeling and optimizing network infrastructure for autonomous vehicles. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin.
M. W. Levin (2015). Integrating autonomous vehicle behavior into planning models. M.S. Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin. (Winner, 2016 Milton Pikarsky Award.)
M. W. Levin (2013). A comparative analysis of heuristics for the improved convergence of dynamic traffic assignment models. B.S. Honors Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin.
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