Elena S Prassas
Associate Professor
Civil Engineering
- Phone: (718) 260-3788
- Email: eprassas@poly.edu
- Location: RH 400 A
Education
Polytechnic University
Doctor of Philosophy,
Polytechnic University
Master of Science,
State University on New York, Oneonta
Bachelor of Arts,
Courses Taught
Traffic Engineering I and II (Graduate and Undergraduate Levels) Transportation Economics and Finance
Research Interests
- Capacity Analysis
- Signalized Intersections
- Arterial Analysis and Planning
- Traffic Engineering
- Software Systems and Simulation for Transportation Applications
- Transportation Economics
- AI Applications
Awards + Distinctions
- Member, TRB's Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee (HCQSC)
- Chair, HCQSC Signalized Intersection Subcommittee
- Member, ITE
- Member, WTS
Journal Articles
- Principal Author (with McShane and Lieberman), “Investigating Whether Traffic Signals Are Warranted on Basis of Proximity of Railroad Grade Crossings, accepted TRR 2007
- Co-Author (with Vu, Roess, and Ulerio), “Simulation of a Weaving Section,” Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, January 2007.
- Co-Author (with Weinisch and Lieberman) “Applying Metamodeling and Simulation to Investigate the Risk Exposure of Traffic on Approaches to Intersections in Proximity to Railroad Grade Crossings” Proceedings 2007 TRB Annual Meeting, Washington DC 2007
- Principal Author (with McShane and Ulerio) “The Foundations for a Special Use Lane (SUL) Freeway Planning Model, Based upon Florida I-95 Data” Published Transportation Research Record 1852, 2004.
- Principal Author (with McLeod and Bonyani) “Freeway Planning Methodology”, Published Transportation Research Record, 1852, 2004