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E-mail : heng.wei@uc.edu
Office  :792 Rhodes Hall
Phone :(513)-556-3781
Fax     :(513)-556-2599  

Areas of Interest

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS), computing and communication technologies in transportation infrastructure systems, geographic information system (GIS) application, vehicle routing modeling and optimization, microscopic traffic simulation modeling, vehicle trajectory data extraction, ITS security and survival systems engineering, transportation systems performance, advanced technologies in highway safety, traffic flow theory and characteristics, travel demand forecasting, adaptive signal control, artificial intelligent techniques in transportation, and Transport Telematics.

Publications

• Wei, Heng, Eric Meyer, Joe Lee, and Chuen Feng. “Video-Capture-Based Approach to  Extract Multiple Vehicular Trajectory Data for Traffic Modeling,” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering Volume 131, No. 7 (2005), pp 496-505

• Tao, Ruihua, Heng Wei, Yinhai Wang, and Virginia P. Sisiopiku. “Modeling Speed Disturbance Absorption Following SAS Chains: Integrated Car-Following and Lane-Changing Scenarios,” Transportation Research Record, No. 1934 (2005), pp 83-93

• Zhang, Guohui, Yinhai Wang, and Heng Wei. “An Artificial Neural Network Method for Vehicle Classification Using Single-Loop Outputs,” Transportation Research Record, No. 1945 (2006), pp 100-108

• Zhang, Guohui, Yinhai Wang, Heng Wei, and Yanyan Chen. “Examining Headway Distribution Models Using Urban Freeway Loop Event Data,” Transportation Research Record (accepted).

• Anant, R. Kukreti, Heng Wei, et al. “An Engineering Research Experience for Teachers: Implementation and Assessment,” Journal of American Society for Engineering Education (accepted)

• Wei, Heng, Feng Lu, Gang Hou, and Abi Mogharabi. “Non-Motorized Disturbances and Control Measures at Signalized Intersections in China,” Transportation Research Record, No. 1846 (2003), pp 44-49

• Wei, Heng, Yinhai Wang, and Qixin Shi. “Communication Systems and Technologies for ITS Deployment,” Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems.  Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Vol. 13 No. 3 (2002), pp 7-11

Research Projects and Grants

• Intelligent Transportation Systems Master Plan for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, funded by TEC Engineering, Inc

• Traffic Study to Treat Hazardous Locations in Riyadh, funded by TEC Engineering, Inc.

• Develop Interdisciplinary Collaboration Capacity to Integrate Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning, GIS and Air Quality Areas, funded by University of Cincinnati Faculty Development Council.

• Interdisciplinary Research on Framework of Integrated Urban Emergency Evacuation Contingency Plan (IUE2CP) Using Urban Transportation Networks, funded by University of Cincinnati Research Council.

• RET Sites Supplementary: Summer Research Experiences for Seventh to Twelfth Grade Teachers in Civil Infrastructure Renewal and Rehabilitation (PI: Dr. Anant Kukreti), funded by National Science Foundation.

• RET Sites: Summer Research Experiences for Seventh to Twelfth Grade Teachers in Civil Infrastructure Renewal and Rehabilitation (PI: Dr. Anant Kukreti), funded by National Science Foundation.

• Sustainable Urban Engineering (SUE) Seed Fund: Integrating Sustainability, Development, Crime, and Transportation in a Spatial Framework for Examining Metropolitan Environments (PI: Ali Minai), funded by University of Cincinnati SUE Program.