Program Overview

Driver Behavior, Human Factors and Safety Analytics (DHS) is an encompassing program for CUTR’s safety research enterprise. DHS covers research relating to human/machine interactions that influence all aspects of transportation safety. Considering aspects such as impaired driving, aggressive driving, temporally shifting driver behavior, risk assessment and compensating behaviors, factors that affect the safety of vulnerable road users, the interaction of human drivers with connected and autonomous vehicles, and various aspects of transit and rail safety, the DHS program addresses a wide range of important contemporary transportation safety issues. Using traditional sources of data (crash and accident data) and emerging data sources (video analytics, sensor-generated data) the program has the capacity to apply an extensive portfolio of analytic methods including a variety of statistical and econometric methods, as well as the latest Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods. DHS seeks to extend broadly across the University of South Florida’s colleges and departments, leveraging the extensive capabilities of a university that is among North America’s elite research institutions in the Association of American Universities.

Video analytics using AI to extract pedestrian and vehicle trajectories
Use of field theory as a new approach to highway safety in mixed human and autonomous vehicle interactions
Trade-offs among key data analytic methods

Program Directors

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Pei-Sung Lin , Ph.D., PE, PTOE, FITE

Program Director, ITS, Traffic Operations & Safety; Driver Behavior, Human Factors and Safety Analytics ITS, Traffic Operations & Safety
Phone: 813-974-4910
Photo of Pei-Sung Lin Ph.D., PE, PTOE, FITE

Biography

Dr. Lin the program director of ITS, Traffic Operations and Safety within CUTR and a member of the Driver Behavior, Human Factors and Safety Analytics Program. 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.

 

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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

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DHS Program

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Pei-Sung Lin , Ph.D., PE, PTOE, FITE

Program Director, ITS, Traffic Operations & Safety; Driver Behavior, Human Factors and Safety Analytics ITS, Traffic Operations & Safety
Phone: 813-974-4910
Photo of Pei-Sung Lin Ph.D., PE, PTOE, FITE

Biography

Dr. Lin the program director of ITS, Traffic Operations and Safety within CUTR and a member of the Driver Behavior, Human Factors and Safety Analytics Program. 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.

 

View Resume
 

 


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

No results.

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Recent DHS Research & Presentations