Professor

Education

• PhD, The University of Maryland at College Park
• MS, The University of Maryland at College Park
• BS, Tamkang University in Taiwan

Areas of Research

Public Transportation Systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Transportation Systems Analysis, Dynamic Control and Prediction Systems, and Traffic Simulation

Current Areas of Research

Dynamic travel times prediction in congested traffic networks, dynamic modeling of transportation systems, traffic simulation, and applications of artificial intelligence concepts in transportation problems

Selected Publications

Rajat Rajbhandari, Steven Chien, and Janice Daniel, "Development of Statistic Models for Estimating Bus Dwell Times with AVL/APC Data," Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRR No. 1841, pp 120~127, 2004.

Steven Chien, Chuck Tsai, and Edwin Hou, "Optimization of Multi-Route Feeder Bus Service - An Application of GIS," Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRR No. 1857, pp 56~64, 2004.

Steven Chien, Xiaobo Liu, and Kaan Ozbay, "Predicting Travel Times for the South Jersey Real-Time Motorist Information System," Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRR No. 1855, pp 32~40, 2004.

Chandra Mouly Kuchipudi, and Steven Chien, "Development of a Hybrid Model for Dynamic Travel Time Prediction," Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRR No. 1855, pp 22~31, 2004.

Jaikrishna Patraik, Steven Chien, and Athanassios Bladikas, "Prediction of Bus Arrival Times with AVL/APC Data," Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp 1~20, 2004.

Steven Chien and Zhouqiong Qin, “Optimal Bus Stop Locations for Improving Transit Accessibility,” Journal of Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp 211~227, June 2004.

Mei Chen, Xiaobo Liu, Jingxin Xia, and Steven Chien, "A Dynamic Bus Arrival Time Prediction Model Based on APC Data," Journal of Computer-Aided and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp 364~376, Sep. 2004.

Mei Chen, Jason Yaw, Steven Chien, and Xiaobo Liu, "Using AVL/APC Data in Bus Arrival Time Prediction," Journal of Advanced Transportation, January 2004. (forthcoming) .

Janice Daniel and Steven Chien, “Truck Safety Factors on Urban Arterials,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 6, pp 742~752, 2004.

Kaan Ozbay, Bekir Bartin, and Steven Chien, “South Jersey Real-Time Motorist Information System: Technology and Practice,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRR No. 1886, pp 68~75, 2005.