Pei-Sung Lin , Ph.D., PE, PTOE, FITE
Biography
Dr. Lin the program director of ITS, Traffic Operations and Safety within CUTR. He leads a very energetic and innovative group of faculty, staff and students to conduct objective research projects and grants for our sponsors to develop technologies and improve our transportation safety and mobility.
Education:
Ph. D., Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of Florida, 1995
M.S., Civil Engineering(Transportation), University of Texas, 1991
B.S., Civil Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University, 1986
Projects and Publications:
- Pei-Sung Lin, Achilleas Kourtellis, Chanyoung Lee, and Peter Hsu, “Evaluation of Rear-View Video Systems to Reduce Truck Backing Crashes”, ITE 2011 Annual Meeting and Exhibit, Compendium of Technical Papers, ITE, Washington D.C., August 2011
- Pei-Sung Lin g and K. G. Courage, “Phase Time Prediction for Traffic-Actuated Intersections”, Transportation Research Record 1555, TRB, National Research Council, Washington D.C., 1996, pp. 17-22
- Pei-Sung Lin, Aldo Fabregas, Hongyun Chen and Sachin Rai, “Impact of Detection and Communication Degradation on Traffic Signal Operations”, ITE 2010 Annual Meeting and Exhibit, Compendium of Technical Papers, ITE, Washington D.C., August 2010
Representative Experience:
Director, ITS, Traffic Operations & Safety Program Oct 2006 – Present
Center for Urban Transportation Research, College of Engineering, University of South Florida
- Develop the ITS, Traffic Operations and Safety program, and supervise faculty and staff
- Seek for research funding and collaboration opportunities
- Develop, direct, and manage research projects as PI or Co-PI
Senior Research Associate, ITS, Traffic Operations & Safety Program Oct 2004 – Oct 2006
Center for Urban Transportation Research, College of Engineering, University of South Florida
- Develop research proposals and conduct research projects as PI, Co-PI, or researcher
Traffic Engineer, Traffic Engineering and Operations Division Feb 1996 – Oct 2004
Sarasota County Public Works, Florida
- Manage traffic control center, operate traffic signal systems, and develop ITS project
- Improve mobility and safety of county roadways, review plans, and resolve citizens’ complaints