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This paper introduces a new approach to hybrid traffic modeling, along with its implementation in software. The software allows modelers to assign traffic models to individual links in a network. Each model implements a series of methods,…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2019-08-13 Gabriel Gomes

Air-ground collaborative intelligence is becoming a key approach for next-generation urban intelligent transportation management, where aerial and ground systems work together on perception, communication, and decision-making. However, the…

Bike-sharing systems (BSS) are key components of urban mobility, promoting active travel and complementing public transport. This paper presents a flexible, data-driven framework for optimizing BSS station placement. Existing methods…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-10-21 Jordi Grau-Escolano , David Duran-Rodas , Julian Vicens

Efficient traffic management is crucial for maintaining urban mobility, especially in densely populated areas where congestion, accidents, and delays can lead to frustrating and expensive commutes. However, existing prediction methods face…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-05-25 Xuhong Wang , Ding Wang , Liang Chen , Yilun Lin

Modeling human behavior in urban environments is fundamental for social science, behavioral studies, and urban planning. Prior work often rely on rigid, hand-crafted rules, limiting their ability to simulate nuanced intentions, plans, and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-06-30 Nicolas Bougie , Narimasa Watanabe

Recommending routes by their probability of having a rider has long been the goal of conventional route recommendation systems. While this maximizes the platform-specific criteria of efficiency, it results in sub-optimal outcomes with the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-04-24 Aqsa Ashraf Makhdomi , Iqra Altaf Gillani

Increasing urban concentration raises operational challenges that can benefit from integrated monitoring and decision support. Such complex systems need to leverage the full stack of analytical methods, from state estimation using…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-09-23 Sebastien Blandin , Laura Wynter , Hasan Poonawala , Sean Laguna , Basile Dura

The maintenance of big cities public transport service quality requires constant monitoring, which may become an expensive and time-consuming practice. The perception of quality, from the users point of view is an important aspect of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2017-05-11 Vasco Furtado , Carlos Caminha , Elizabeth Furtado , André Lopes , Victor Dantas , Caio Ponte , Sofia Cavalcante

Dynamic ride-sharing services, including ride-pooling offered by ride-hailing platforms and demand-responsive buses, have become an essential part of urban mobility systems. These services cater to personalized and on-demand mobility…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-15 Wang Chen , Jintao Ke , Linchuan Yang

Robots moving safely and in a socially compliant manner in dynamic human environments is an essential benchmark for long-term robot autonomy. However, it is not feasible to learn and benchmark social navigation behaviors entirely in the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-08-03 Jarrett Holtz , Joydeep Biswas

Task offloading, crucial for balancing computational loads across devices in networks such as the Internet of Things, poses significant optimization challenges, including minimizing latency and energy usage under strict communication and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-10 Frederico Metelo , Stevo Racković , Pedro Ákos Costa , Cláudia Soares

With the rapid growth of urban transportation and the continuous progress in autonomous driving, a demand for robust benchmarking autonomous driving algorithms has emerged, calling for accurate modeling of large-scale urban traffic…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-14 Yuheng Zhang , Tianjian Ouyang , Fudan Yu , Lei Qiao , Wei Wu , Jingtao Ding , Jian Yuan , Yong Li

This paper presents a dynamic routing guidance system that optimizes route recommendations for individual vehicles in an emerging transportation system while enhancing travelers' trip equity. We develop a framework to quantify trip quality…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-14 Ting Bai , Anni Li , Gehui Xu , Christos G. Cassandras , Andreas A. Malikopoulos

This paper presents OpenGridGym, an open-source Python-based package that allows for seamless integration of distribution market simulation with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) decision-making algorithms. We present the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-03-10 Rayan El Helou , Kiyeob Lee , Dongqi Wu , Le Xie , Srinivas Shakkottai , Vijay Subramanian

The idea of modern urban systems and smart cities requires monitoring and careful analysis of different signals. Such signals can originate from different sources and one of the most promising is the BTS, i.e. base transceiver station, an…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2015-06-23 Radoslaw Klimek , Leszek Kotulski

Public transit systems play a crucial role in providing efficient and sustainable transportation options in urban areas. However, these systems face various challenges in meeting commuters' needs. On the other hand, despite the rapid…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-10-22 Jiahao Wang , Amer Shalaby

Nowadays, the demand for optimized services in urban environments to provide better society wellness is increasing. In this sense, ground transportation in dense urban environments has been facing challenges for many years (e.g., congestion…

Transit networks often have existing infrastructure that cannot be modified when designing new lines for the network. This paper provides an algorithm to generate a line within a transit network without changing any existing lines or…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Zezhi Deng , Ruoxing Yang

Integrating land use, travel demand, and traffic models represents a gold standard for regional planning, but is rarely achieved in a meaningful way, especially at the scale of disaggregate data. In this report, we present a new pipeline…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-02-27 Paul Waddell , Geoff Boeing , Max Gardner , Emily Porter

As electric vehicle (EV) numbers rise, concerns about the capacity of current charging and power grid infrastructure grow, necessitating the development of smart charging solutions. While many smart charging simulators have been developed…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-02-05 Stavros Orfanoudakis , Cesar Diaz-Londono , Yunus E. Yılmaz , Peter Palensky , Pedro P. Vergara