Professor
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Dr. Yao-Jan Wu is a professor of transportation engineering in the Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics Department at the University of Arizona (UArizona). He is the founder and executive director of both the Center for Applied Transportation Sciences (CATS) and the Arizona Transportation Institute (AzTI). In these roles, he collaborates with local transportation agencies to address and resolve real-world transportation issues. As the AzTI Executive Director, Dr. Wu also fosters a strong partnership with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), Arizona State University (ASU), and Northern Arizona University (NAU) to address state’s transportation research needs and workforce development. He holds Professional Engineering (PE) licenses in both Arizona and Missouri, and has served as the Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI on more than 50 national and international research projects.
Dr. Wu has authored or co-authored over 160 refereed publications, including more than 70 journal articles, and has presented his research findings at more than 100 national and international conferences and invited speaker events. His research focuses on a strong connection between information technology (IT) and traditional transportation research. His research broadly covers four major fields: 1) intelligent transportation systems (e.g., advanced traffic detection technology, sensor data quality control, and computer vision applications), 2) data-driven large-scale transportation system analysis and optimization (e.g., freeway and arterial operations, system, traffic data management, mining, and analysis, and traveler behavior analysis), 3) traffic safety (e.g., accident modeling and analysis), and 4) sustainable transportation planning (e.g., transit, pedestrians, bikes, and climate change).
Dr. Wu currently serves as an associate editor of the Transportation Research Record (TRR) and is on the editorial boards of Transportation Research Part C and the Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems. In addition, he is a member of the Arizona Council for Transportation Innovation.
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Evaluating the Impact of Pricing Plans on Bike-Sharing Usage in Mid-Sized City of the United States
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM MT
Field Experiment of Connected Vehicle Applications to Improve Mobility and Safety in Phoenix
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM MT
Dilemma Zone Modeling and Driver Behavior Analysis using Crowdsourced Trajectory Data
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM MT
Assessing the Impact of Extended Yellow Durations on Driver Violations: An Empirical Bayes Approach
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM MT
Comparative Analysis of Daytime and Nighttime Crashes in the City of Yuma, Arizona
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM MT
Evaluating Red-Light Camera Effectiveness: A Data-Driven Study of Safety and Operational Challenges
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM MT
Examining Nighttime Driver Compliance and Interactions at Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM MT
Exploring Trends and Patterns of Non-Compliant Crashes at Signalized Intersections in Phoenix, AZ
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM MT
Leveraging Multisource Data for Insights into Split Failure Occurrences
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM MT
Machine learning-based framework for reidentifying vehicles at a signalized intersection approach
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM MT
Modeling Influence Area for Urban Signalized Intersections using Crowdsourced Trajectory Data
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM MT
Systematically Assessing and Comparing Data-Driven Traffic Speed Prediction Models After Crashes
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM MT