Chien-Lun Lan, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Research Interests:
- Traffic Safety and Operations
- Traffic Modeling and Simulation
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
Education:
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Ph.D., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Memberships:
- TRB Standing Committee on Human Factors (ACD16), Member (2025 - present)
- NCHRP project, 17-107, Work Zone Intrusion Frequency and Characteristics (2022 - present)
- TRR: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Handling Editor (2022 - present)
- TRB Human Factors of Vehicles Committee (ACH30), Member (2019 - 2025), Committee Communication Coordinator (2020 - 2025)
- American Society of Civil Engineers (2015 - present)
Awards:
- VTRC Horizon Award, 2019
Current Projects
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Graphical Changeable Message Signs: Strategies, Impacts, and Best Practices
Project No: 127691 -
Evaluating the Impact of Speed Safety Cameras in Interstate Work Zones
Project No: 125976 -
Development of an Evaluation and Acceptance Process for Traffic Count Devices
Project No: 126329 -
Estimation of the Benefits of Detour Trailblazing Signs on the I-81 Corridor in the Staunton Area
Project No: 126328 -
Modeling Travel Time Reliability for Non-Interstate National Highway System Routes
Project No: 123124
Reports
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Cost of Congestion Due to Incidents on Freeways
Report No: 22-R15 -
Identification of Locations and Causes of Unreliable Travel Times on Virginia Freeways
Report No: 22-R17 -
A Pilot Application of the Sliding Window Screening Method on Virginia Roadways
Report No: 24-R4 -
Selection of an Appropriate Reference Speed for the Calculation of Highway Performance Measures
Report No: 25-R21 -
Evaluation of A Truck In-Cab Alert System
Report No: 25-R26
Team Membership
Last updated: August 7, 2025
