# overview
Modeling, Design and Optimization of Demand Responsive Services, such as Feeders, ADA Paratransit, Innovative Transit/Logistic Services, Car Sharing and UBER. Continuous Approximation Models; Valid Inequalities and Logic Constraints; Scheduling Algorithms.

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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Polytechnic University of Milan - (Milan, Italy)

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University of Southern California - (Los Angeles, California, United States)

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Polytechnic University of Milan - (Milan, Italy)

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University of Southern California - (Los Angeles, California, United States)

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Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award- 3rd Place

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Fair cost allocation for ridesharing services - modeling, mathematical programming and an algorithm to find the nucleolus

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Critical links for DRT feeder transit sevices

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A new street connectivity indicator to predict performance for feeder transit services

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Person-Based Adaptive Priority Signal Control with Connected-Vehicle Information

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Bid-Based Priority Signal Control in a Connected Environment: Concept

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Evaluation of Zoning Design with Transfers for Paratransit Services

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Mobility allowance shuttle transit (MAST) services: MIP formulation and strengthening with logic constraints

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Computer-aided prediction of Pavement Condition Index (PCI) using ANN

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Accounting for Nonlinearity in the MCDM Approach for a Transportation Planning Application

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Transportation, community quality of life, and life satisfaction in metro and non-metro areas of the United States

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Emissions of demand responsive services as an alternative to conventional transit systems

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A methodology for comparing distances traveled by performance-equivalent fixed-route and demand responsive transit services

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The ridesharing problem without predetermined drivers and riders: formulation and heuristic

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A simulation study of demand responsive transit system design

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Network design for a grid hybrid transit service

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Transit network design for small-medium size cities

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Feeder transit services: Choosing between fixed and demand responsive policy

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Sustainability Enhancement Tool for State Departments of Transportation Using Performance Measurement

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Optimal deployment of emissions reduction technologies for construction equipment.

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Scheduling Multiple Vehicle Mobility Allowance Shuttle Transit (m-MAST) Services

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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An Analytical Model to Select the Fleet Size for MAST Systems

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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A bottom-up risk-based resource allocation methodology to counter terrorism

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Estimating the minimal revenue tolls in large-scale roadway networks using the dynamic penalty function method

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Mobility Allowance Shuttle Transit (MAST) services: MIP formulation and strengthening with logic constraints

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An insertion heuristic for scheduling mobility allowance shuttle transit (MAST) services

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Fair cost allocation for ridesharing services - modeling, mathematical  programming and an algorithm to find the nucleolus

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Dispatch Problem of Automated Guided Vehicles for Serving Tandem Lift Quay Crane

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Modeling the Spatial Effects on Demand Estimation of Americans with Disabilities Act Paratransit Services

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Sensitivity Analyses over the Service Area for Mobility Allowance Shuttle Transit (MAST) Services

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Discovering Relationships between Factors of Round-trip Car Sharing by Using Association Rules Approach

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A methodology to derive the critical demand density for designing and operating feeder transit services

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Innovative Operating Strategies for Paratransit Services with Zoning

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A Simulation Study to Derive the Optimal Cycle Length for Feeder Transit Services

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Evaluating an innovative sub-leasing type of the round-trip carsharing

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Critical street links for demand responsive feeder transit services

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Optimal Zone Design for Feeder Transit Services

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A model for estimating the optimal cycle length of demand responsive feeder transit services

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Optimization of Container Operations at Inland Intermodal Terminals

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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2-Vehicle zone optimal design for feeder transit services

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Mobility Allowance Shuttle Transit (MAST) services: Formulation and simulation comparison with conventional fixed route bus services

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Analysis of Taxiway Aircraft Traffic at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas

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Comparing Ant Colony Optimization and Genetic Algorithm Approaches for Solving Traffic Signal Coordination under Oversaturation Conditions

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Reliability analysis of centralized versus decentralized zoning strategies for paratransit services

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Evaluating Centralized versus Decentralized Zoning Strategies for Metropolitan ADA Paratransit Services

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Performance and design of mobility allowance shuttle transit services: Bounds on the maximum longitudinal velocity

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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A multimodal location and routing model for hazardous materials transportation.

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Distribution product packaging to maximize net revenue

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United States Department of Transportation - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Texas A&M University; Civil Engineering; 3136 TAMU

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Xing, Yao (2013-07). Vehicle Dispatching Problem at the Container Terminal with  Tandem Lift Quay Cranes. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Chandra, Shailesh (2012-10). Enhancing Livability with Feeder Transit Services: Formulation and Solutions to First/Last Mile Connectivity Problem. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Bari, Muhammad Ehsanul (2010-10). Optimal Deployment Plan of Emission Reduction Technologies for TxDOT's Construction Equipment. Master's Thesis.

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Chandra, Shailesh (2010-10). Design and Optimization of a Feeder Demand Responsive Transit System in El Cenizo,TX. Master's Thesis.

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Li, Xiugang (2010-10). Optimal Design of Demand-Responsive Feeder Transit Services. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Lu, Wei (2015-12). Optimization and Mechanism Design for Ridesharing Services. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Sun, Xin (2014-12). Person-based Adaptive Priority Signal Control with Connected-vehicle Information. Master's Thesis.

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Bisadi, Vahid 1980- (2012-09). Structural Reliability of Bridges Elevated with Steel Pedestals. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Ramani, Tara Lakshmi (2009-05). An improved methodology for multi-criteria assessment of highway sustainability. Master's Thesis.

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Lu, Wei (2012-10). Multi-vehicle Mobility Allowance Shuttle Transit (MAST) System - An Analytical Model to Select the Fleet Size and a Scheduling Heuristic. Master's Thesis.

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Shen, Chung-Wei (2012-07). The Coordianted Decentralized Paratransit Sysyem: Design, Formulation, and Heuristic. Doctoral Dissertation.