Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park
• M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park
• B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park

Research Interests

• Logistics and Transportation System Design
• Transportation System Security and Efficiency
• Traffic Modeling, Simulation and Safety
• Traffic Engineering and Design
• Freight Logistics

Research Sites

• Freight Mobility Research Institute
• Multimodal Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory

Current Research Funding

1. Freight Mobility Research Institute (FMRI) - A USDOT TIER 1 University Transportation Center
   • U.S. Department of Transportation
   • PI and Director: Evangelos Kaisar
   • 2016-2022
   • $10,516.500
2. Guidance for Identifying Corridor Conditions that Warrant Deploying Transit Signal Priority and Queue Jump
   • Florida Department of Transportation
   • PI: Evangelos Kaisar
   • 2016-2017
   • $135,723
3. A Smart Port Resiliency Assessment and Planning Tool
   • Department of Homeland Security
   • Co-PI: Evangelos Kaisar
   • 2014-2017
   • $525,000

Previous Funded Projects

Recent Publications

• Kaisar E., Teegavarapu, R., and Gundersen E., “Data Envelopment Analysis Model for Assessment of Safety and Security of Intermodal Transportation Facilities” Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (accepted to be appear).
• Soltani-Sobh A., Heaslip k., Scarlatos P., and Kaisar E., “Reliability Based Pre-Positioning of Recovery Centers for Resilient Transportation Infrastructure”, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Sept, 2016.
• Kaisar E., Coolahan J., Koomullil R., and Averkiou P., “Infectious Disease and Hospital Surge Capacity Impacts on Urban Transportation”, International Journal of Transportation, Vol 4, No. 2, pp-15-30, Aug. 2016.

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Grants

Funded Research. Total Career External Funding at FAU: $13,638,886

1. Principal Investigator, "Freight Mobility Research Institute (FMRI)" A USDOT TIER 1 University Transportation Center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, period: 2016-2022, Amount: $ 10,516.500.
2. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Guidance for Identifying Corridor Conditions that Warrant Deploying Transit Signal Priority and Queue Jump" sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation, period: 2016-2017, Amount: $ 135,723.
3. Co-Principal Investigator for the Research Project (50%): "A Smart Port Resiliency Assessment and Planning Tool" sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, period: 2014-2017, Amount: $525,000.
4. Co-Principal Investigator for the Research Project (30%): "Developing a Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan for South East Florida (FAU Multi campuses)" sponsored by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), period: 2010-2014, Amount: $400,000.
5. Co-Principal Investigator for the Research Project (25%): "Development of a Methodology for the Assessment and Mitigation of Sea Level Rise Impacts on Florida’s Transportation Models and Infrastructure" sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), period: 2010-2011, Amount: $149,071.
6. Co-Principal Investigator for the Research Project (50%): "Expansion of WMATA Transit Security into a National Training Model Using 3-D Visualization, and Demonstrate the Value of Transferability of Professional Development to Similar Transit Terminals" U.S. Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration (FTA), period: 2006-2010, $591,446.
7. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Management for the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area" sponsored by the Center for Intermodal Transportation Safety and Security/Federal Transit Administration (FTA), period: 2010-2011, Amount: $65,721.
8. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Emergency Evacuation Planning Model for Special Need Population Utilizing Public Transit Systems" sponsored by the Center for Intermodal Transportation Safety and Security/Federal Transit Administration (FTA), period: 2009-2010, Amount: 77,721.
9. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Transportation Simulation Modeling for bio-terrorism Preparedness and Response" sponsored by PACER/ Department of Homeland Security, period: 2008-2009, Amount: $114,500.
10. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Calamity Preparedness and Emergency Evacuation Plan Simulation for a Metropolitan Area" sponsored by PACER/ Department of Homeland Security, period: 2009, Amount: $17,030.
11. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Transportation Modeling for the Urban Chemical Disaster Federation" sponsored by PACER/ Department of Homeland Security, period: 2007-2008, Amount: $114,500.
12. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Traffic Simulation for Emergency Preparedness" sponsored by PACER/ Department of Homeland Security, period: Summer 2008, Amount: $9,000.
13. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Developing a Collaborative Profile of Intermodal Transportation Safety and Security through Federal and State Agency Impact Analysis" sponsored by the Center for Intermodal Transportation Safety and Security/Federal Transit Administration (FTA), period: 2008-2009, Amount: $99,999.
14. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Transportation Equity and Emergency Preparedness for Citizens with Special Needs: Model Calibration and Validation" sponsored by the Center for Intermodal Transportation Safety and Security/Federal Transit Administration (FTA), period: 2008, Amount: $25,150.
15. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Calamity Preparedness using Transportation Simulation Modeling for the Urban Chemical Disaster Federation" sponsored by PACER/ Department of Homeland Security, period: 2007-2008, Amount: $24,060.
16. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Traffic Simulation for Urban Chemical Disaster Simulation; II" sponsored by PACER/ Department of Homeland Security, period: Summer 2007, Amount: $4,500.
17. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Traffic Simulation for Urban Chemical Disaster Simulation" sponsored by PACER/ Department of Homeland Security, period: 2006-2007, Amount: $48,070.
18. Principal Investigator for the Research Project: "Traffic Impact Study of the Port of Miami’s Traffic Congestion Problem" sponsored by the Center for Intermodal Transportation Safety and Security/Federal Transit Administration (FTA), period: 2008, Amount: $25,000.
19. Co-Principal Investigator for the Research Project (50%): "Transit Security Project into a National Training Model Using 3-D Visualization and Simulation" U.S. Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration (FTA), period: 2004-2008, $693,855.

Students

• Total Thesis Chairing at FAU: 32 M.S. and 2 PhD
  (26 MS Students Graduated, 6 on-going)
• Non-Thesis M.S.: (10 Graduated, 8 under my supervision)
• Total M.S. Thesis supervisory committee: 16 students
• Total PhD dissertation supervisory committee: 2 students
• Directed Research in Transportation: 5 students supervised in independent study course credit
• Undergraduate Volunteers and Employees: 25 students supervised
• International Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program: 10 students supervised
1. Robin Nieland: University of Twente, Netherlands, 2007
2. J.W. Schokkin; University of Twente, Netherlands, 2008
3. Ashvarya Agarwal: IIT Kharagpur, India, 2010
4. Herish Patel: Nirma University, India, 2012
5. Adhar Rajeshkumar, Nirma University, India, 2012
6. Eric Carvalho: Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, 2014
7. Aline Machado: Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, 2014
8. Gustavo Madalozo Laffitte: Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, 2014
9. Kellen Teles Santos: Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, 2015
10. Catalina Andrea Velasquez Carrasco: Universidad Finis Terrae, Chile, 2015

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

• TTE 4004 Transportation Engineering I
• TTE 3004 Introduction to Transportation Engineering
• TTE 4005 Transportation Engineering II
• TTE 4005 Transportation Planning & Logistics
• CGN 2327 Fundamentals of AutoCad
• ENCE 370 Introduction to trasnportation Engineering
• TTE 4105 Seminar in Transportation Planning and Management
• TTE 4105 Transportation Operations and Logistics Management

Graduate Courses

• TTE 6815 Highway Engineering
• TTE 6536 Airport Planning & Design
• CGN 6930 Maritime Freight and Cargo
• CGN 6930 Highway Traffic Characteristics and Measurements
• CGN 6930 Freight Operations and Logistics
• CGN 6905 Directed Independent Study
• CGN 6930 Transportation Systems Analysis
• CGN 6930 Quantitative Methods in Transportation Engineering
• CGN 6930 Urban Public Transportation
• CGN 6930 Transportation and Supply Chain Systems
• CGN 6930 Supply Chain and Logistics Management
• CGN 6930 Public Transportation Systems
• CGN 6930 Adv. Transportation Operation and Mgmt.
• CGN 6930 Transportation Logistics and Supply Chain Management