College of Design and Built Environment
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Research Profile Bulletin
Name:
| Nedal Taisir A Al-Ratrout |
Rank:
| Professor |
Specialization:
| ☐ | Structural Engineering | ☒ | Transportation Engineering |
| ☐ | Construction Materials | ☐ | Water Resources Engineering |
| ☐ | Geotechnical Engineering | ☐ | Environmental Engineering |
PhD:
| Institution: | Michigan State University |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Dissertation Title: | Transportation Option |
Selected Research Projects:
| 1.Prediction of Traffic Crash Severity 2.The acceptance of Truck Platooning in Saudi Arabia 3.Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Road Traffic Cash Severity Prediction 4.Development of Demand Responsive Dynamic Lane Assignment Strategy for Signalized Intersections 5.Improve Passenger Service through the Ports of the Eastern Provence, Saudi Arabia |
Selected Patents:
| 1.Real-Time Traffic Crash Severity Predication Tool 2.Quick Process for Optimizing Space and Signal Timing at Intersections 3.Method for Allocation Traffic Flow in a Three- Legged Signalized Intersection |
Research Publications:
| Scopus Link: | https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56016440400 |
| Google Scholar Link: | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=184td10AAAAJ&hl=en |
Selected Graduate Thesis Supervised:
| 1.Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles with different levels of penetration on Traffic operation characteristics through Simulation 2.Machine Learning Optimization of Adaptive Traffic Signal Control for Mixed Traffic Environment of Autonomous and Conventional Vehicles 3.Application of Dynamic Lane Grouping and Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Predicting the Optimum Lane Groups at isolated signalized intersections 4.Modeling and Predicting Traffic Crash Severity using Artificial Intelligence Techniques 5.Application of Dynamic Lane Grouping with Movement-based Signal phasing schemes at Isolated Signalized Intersection |
Research Interests (as per CEE Strategic Research Goals):
| ☐ | Develop Structural Health Monitoring Systems | ☐ | Renewable Energy |
| ☐ | Rehabilitation Materials and Techniques | ☒ | Sustainable Environment |
| ☐ | Carbon Utilization | ☐ | Climate Change Adaptation |
| Cycling of Waste Materials | Automation / Process Intensification | ||
| Develop Smart and Sustainable Materials | Novel Physical-Chemical Processes | ||
| Novel Modeling / Testing Methods | Exposure and Risk Analysis | ||
| Natural Resources Management | Smart Mobility Systems | ||