Dr. Eleni Christofa

Assistant Professor

Full Curriculum Vitae

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Research Interests

• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Traffic Operations and Control
• Sustainable Infrastructure Management
• Public Transportation Systems
• Incident Detection and Management

Education

Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2012
M.S., Transportation Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2008
Diploma, Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, 2007

Experience

Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2012 - present
Graduate Research Assistant, University of California, Irvine, 2007 - 2012

Classes Taught

CEE Engin 520 Traffic Flow Theory and Simulation 1

CEE Engin 697E Traffic Flow Theory and Simulation 1

Recent Papers Published

Skabardonis, A., Geroliminis, N., and Christofa, E. 2012. Prediction of Vehicle Activity for Emissions Estimation Under Oversaturated Conditions along Signalized Arterials. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems. (Forthcoming)

Christofa, E., and Skabardonis, A. 2011. Traffic Signal Optimization with Application of Transit Signal Priority to an Isolated Intersection. Transportation Research Record, 2259:192-201, doi: 10.3141/2259-18

Refereed Conference Publications

Christofa, E., Papamichail, I., and Skabardonis, A., 2012. Person-based Traffic Signal Optimization  for Real-Time Applications.  Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, 22–26 January, Washington, D.C., Paper No. 12-2228.

Argote, J., Christofa, E., Xuan, Y., and Skabardonis, A. 2012. Estimation of Arterial Measures of Effectiveness with Connected Vehicle Data. Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, 22–26 January, Washington, D.C., Paper No. 12-1493.

Skabardonis, A., Geroliminis, N., and Christofa, E. 2012. Vehicle Emissions Estimation Under Oversaturated Conditions along Signalized Arterials.  Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, 22–26 January, Washington, D.C., Paper No. 12-3899.

Argote, J., Christofa, E., Xuan, Y., and Skabardonis, A. 2011. Estimation of Measures of Effectiveness based on Connected Vehicle Data. 14th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 5–7 October, Washington, D.C.

Skabardonis, A., and Christofa, E. 2011. Impact of Transit Signal Priority on Level of Service at Signalized Intersections. 6th International Symposium on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service World Congress, June 28–July 1, Stockholm, Sweden.

Skabardonis, A., and Christofa, E. 2011. Evaluation of Methodologies for the Design and Analysis of Freeway Weaving Sections. 1st International Conference on Access Management, 14–17 June, Athens, Greece.

Christofa, E., and Skabardonis, A. 2011. Traffic Signal Optimization with Transit Signal Priority: Application to an Isolated Intersection. Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, 23–27 January, Washington, D.C.

Skabardonis, A., Geroliminis, N., and Christofa, E. 2010. Improved Analysis Framework for Emissions Estimation Under Oversaturated Conditions Along Signalized Arterials. 5th International Congress on Transportation Research in Greece, 27–28 September, Volos, Greece.

Christofa, E.M., and Skabardonis, A. 2010. Traffic Signal Optimization with Conditional Transit Signal Priority for Conflicting Transit Routes. 12th World Conference on Transportation Research, 11–15 July, Lisbon, Portugal.

Christofa, E.M., and Madanat, S.M. 2010. Development of Pavement Crack Initiation Models by Combining Experimental and Field Data. Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting, 10–14 January, Washington, D.C.

Christofa, E.M., and Vlahogianni, E.I. 2008. Incident Impacts on Travel Time on Urban Signalized Arterials. 10th ASCE International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation (AATT), 27–31 May, Athens, Greece.

Other Publications

Christofa, E. 2007. Travel Time Estimation in Signalized Arterials Under Incident Conditions. Diploma Thesis, National Technical University of Athens (In Greek).

Christofa, E. 2012. Traffic Signal Optimization with Transit Priority: A Person-based Approach. PhD Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley

Recent Research Contracts Funded

Eleni Christofa and John Collura, New England University Transportation Center, “Evauation of Transit Signal Priority Systems Using Person Delay Measures”, $60,000; June 2012 to December 2013.

Recent Honors and Awards

2011 University of California Transportation Center Award

2009–2011 Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship

2007 Gordon F. Newell Memorial Fellowship (U.C. Berkeley)

2007 Eugenides Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Studies